Prompting Gill’s entrance into the group was when lead singer Ralph Tresvant considered recording a solo album. They had joked that they would let him in the group if he could improve his dancing skills. The New Edition members had actually known Gill since they released their hit 'Candy Girl' in 1983 and Gill released his R&B Top 30 hit 'Super Love' that same year. In addition to employing the famed production team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to help steer their music into a new direction, they also recruited Washington, D.C.-based baritone/tenor Johnny Gill-who, in 1984, had scored a hit with R&B singer Stacy Lattisaw on 'A Perfect Combination'. The band members were aging out of their teens into their twenties, and sought for their image and sound to reflect their coming of age. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).īy 1987, New Edition was a group in transition. It is the first album to return the Boston-reared band as a quintet after the public exit of original member Bobby Brown, and the first album to feature Johnny Gill as member of the group. Heart Break is the fifth studio album by American R&B quintet New Edition, released Jby MCA Records.
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