Candy Girl is a Soul & Funk album by New Edition, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 40 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Contemporary R&B
- synthetic
- playful
- urban
About
This is prime ‘80s synth-funk and hip-hop from five Boston kids who’d soon become icons. Falsetto-voiced lead singer Ralph Tresvant shines, especially on electrofied video-arcade jams like “Popcorn Love” and the title track, while Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, and Michael Bivins rock the hip-hop cipher of “Pass the Beat.” Bell’s heartbreak underlines the teenage ballad “Is This the End,” and Bivins’ spoken-word performance adds a doo-wop touch to “Jealous Girl.” Future boy bands like New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys took notes.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Gimme Your Love4:15
- A2She Gives Me A Bang4:00
- A3Is This The End4:11
- A4Pass The Beat4:38
- A5Popcorn Love4:52
Side B
- B1Candy Girl3:54
- B2Ooh Baby3:56
- B3Should Have Never Told Me4:06
- B4Gotta Have Your Lovin4:50
- B5Jealous Girl4:58
Credits
Performers
- Maurice StarrBASS GUITAR DRUMS ELECTRIC PIANO
- Arthur BakerELECTRONIC DRUMS KEYBOARDS DRUMS
- Jimmy JohnsonPERCUSSION
- Bobby Brown
- Michael Bivins
- Ralph Tresvant
- Ricky Bell
- Ronnie DeVoe
- Frank HellerTAMBOURINE
- Bashiri JohnsonPERCUSSION
- Tina BVOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Gordon WorthyKEYBOARDS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 40 pressings tracked on Gatefold