New Kids on the Block (album)

New Kids on the Block
Studio album by New Kids on the Block
Released April 1, 1986 (US/Canada)
1989 (International)
Recorded 1985-86
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length 42:43
Label Columbia 40475
CBS depending on country, 467504 or 465519)
Producer Maurice Starr, Erik Nuri (exec.), Larkin Arnold (exec.)
New Kids on the Block chronology
New Kids on the Block
(1986)		 Hangin' Tough
(1988)Hangin' Tough1988
Singles from New Kids on the Block
  1. "Be My Girl"
    Released: March 5, 1986
  2. "Stop It Girl"
    Released: July 6, 1986
  3. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
    Released: August 11, 1989

New Kids on the Block is the debut studio album from American pop boy band New Kids on the Block.

Released in the spring of 1986, its very bubble-gum, pseudo early Osmonds/New Edition-esque stylings failed to garner any attention. In August 1989, during the success of their second album, Hangin' Tough, Columbia Records released the New Kids on the Block track "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" as a single, in an attempt to bring this album to the attention of the group's growing fanbase. The ploy worked, and albums sales spiked, causing it to be released outside the United States around the same time. Subsequently, the New Kids on the Block album would eventually be certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA; peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard 200.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Stop It Girl"Maurice StarrDonnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre; rap by Mark Wahlberg3:43
2."Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)"Thom Bell, William HartJordan Knight; secondary by Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre; spoken by Danny Wood4:24
3."Popsicle"StarrJoey McIntyre and Jordan Knight; rap by New Kids on the Block4:49
4."Angel"Starr, James CappraJoey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Jordan Knight3:32
5."Be My Girl"StarrDonnie Wahlberg3:55
6."New Kids on the Block"Starr, Donnie WahlbergDonnie Wahlberg3:22
7."Are You Down?"A.J., Erik Nuri, Kenneth Banks, WahlbergNew Kids on the Block5:00
8."I Wanna Be Loved by You"StarrNew Kids on the Block4:56
9."Don't Give Up on Me"StarrDonnie Wahlberg, Phaedra Butler, Jordan Knight, and Joey McIntyre4:45
10."Treat Me Right"StarrJoey McIntyre4:17

Personnel

New Kids on the Block

Production

  • Maurice Starr - producer and all instruments
  • Larkin Arnold - executive producer
  • Erik Nuri - executive producer
  • Christopher Austopchuk - art direction
  • Paul Arnold - engineer
  • Phil Greene - engineer, mixing
  • Caroline Greyshock - photography
  • Jimmy Johnson - conga
  • Frank Heller - engineer, mixing
  • Gordon Worthy - keyboards
  • Phaedra Butler - backing vocals and duet vocals on "Don't Give Up on Me"
  • Pat Costa - engineer
  • William Garrett - engineer
  • Sidney Burton - engineer, mixing
  • Christopher Rich - beat box

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] N/A 17,480^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Footnotes

  • The group was originally named Nynuk. The name was changed to New Kids on the Block following the recording of the Donnie Wahlberg-written album track of the same name.

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=bCgEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1%7Ctitle=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=10 November 1990
  2. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  3. ↑ InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste
  4. ↑ 「ＮＥＷ ＫＩＤＳ、ストリート・タフ宣言」 ニュー・キッズ・オン・ザ・ブロック│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE
  5. ↑ "New Kids on the Block | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 6, December 22 1990 RPM Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "British album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type New Kids on the Block in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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