All The Number Ones CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Candy Girl ~ New Edition

2. Cool It Now ~ New Edition

3. Mr. Telephone Man ~ New Edition

4. Girlfriend - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition

5. Don't Be Cruel - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition

6. Can You Stand The Rain ~ New Edition

7. My Prerogative - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition

8. Where Do We Go From Here - (with Stacy Lattisaw/Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition

9. Every Little Step - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition

10. On Our Own - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition

11. Rub You The Right Way - (with Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition

12. Poison - (with Bell Biv DeVoe) ~ New Edition

13. Sensitivity - (with Ralph Tresvant) ~ New Edition

14. My, My, My - (with Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition

15. B. B. D. (I Thought It Was Me) - (with Bell Biv DeVoe) ~ New Edition

16. Wrap My Body Tight - (with Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition

17. Humpin' Around - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition

18. Hit Me Off ~ New Edition

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	New Edition: Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronald DeVoe, Johnny Gill.
	Recording information: UMG Recording Inc.
	Photographers: Todd Gray; Eddie Wolfl; Angelica Chaplin; Carol Friedman.
	Arranger: Maurice Starr.
	An excellent idea that might be slightly disappointing in the execution, All the Number Ones collects 18 singles that topped Billboard magazine's R&B charts, all performed either by New Edition or its members in their various outside projects. That results in a terrific, endlessly playable collection of urban pop-soul and new jack swing, but it also means that several of the collective's best-known songs are left off simply because they didn't top the R&B charts. Missing in action are Bobby Brown's "Roni" and "Rock Wit'cha," Bell Biv DeVoe's "Do Me!," Johnny Gill's "Fairweather Friend," and Ralph Tresvant's "Stone Cold Gentleman" and "Do What I Gotta Do," plus a bevy of New Edition hits. In fact, it might have been an even better idea to gather the biggest hits by the various New Edition spin-offs and leave the parent group's output alone; such an approach would have erased the contrast between the early New Edition bubblegum singles that lead off this collection and the grittier, funkier new jack hits that follow. Still, at least these omissions are due to the compilation's stated intent (collecting All the Number Ones and nothing else), rather than a record-company marketing tactic. Even casual fans will undoubtedly miss at least a couple of the aforementioned hits, but really, what is here makes for a great listen and a fine introduction to one of the most influential R&B family trees of the '80s and early '90s. ~ Steve Huey
Producer: Daryl Simmons; Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; Gene Griffin; Hank Shocklee; Jimmy Jam; Keith Shocklee; L.A. Reid; Larry White; LeMel Humes; Maurice Starr; Ray Parker, Jr.; Silky; Babyface; Terry Lewis; Pat Lawrence (Compilation)

Artist Overview

Created in 1983 by Maurice Starr, the Svengali behind New Kids on the Block, New Edition were the first R&B boy band since the Jackson 5 to rule the pop charts. The group's delicious electro-pop sound and Tigerbeat persona provided the blueprint for the plethora of boy bands that would rule the charts on and off for decades to come. An R&B supergroup in retrospect, New Edition's line-up included an amazing number of future stars: Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, and all three members of Bel Biv Devoe.

Artist Influences
Little Anthony & the Imperials | Michael Jackson | The Four Tops | The Jackson 5 | The Sylvers

Compilation Appearances

	80S Soul Gold 0906
	90's Soul Number 1's
	80's Soul Number 1's
	Dance Nation
	Vows Of Love

Technical Info

	Release Date : 05/09/2000
	Original Release Date : 2000
	Catalog ID : 157598
	Label : Universal Distribution
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 06012157598228