New Edition - Greatest Hits

The 1996 reunion album Home Again rocked, but it wasn't quite the tour de force everyone was expecting. That's because what was so great about New Edition was their irresistible blend of bubblegum pop and sweet soul, the kind responsible for hits like "Popcorn Love" and "Candy Girl" (guided, of course, by the hand of producer Maurice Starr, who went on to recycle these songs for white-bread clones New Kids on the Block). Included here is also the song that inspired Boyz II Men's name, and one of the prototypical new-soul ballads, "Can You Stand the Rain." "Count Me Out" and "Cool it Now".

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TRACKLIST

1. BOYS TO MEN (RMX VERSION)

2. IF IT ISNT LOVE

3. CAN YOU STAND THE RAIN

4. COUNT ME OUT

5. A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (IS ALL IT TAKES)

6. COOL IT NOW

7. MR TELEPHONE MAN

8. LOST IN LOVE

9. CANDY GIRL

10. POPCORN LOVE

11. IS THIS THE END

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ALBUM PREVIEW

NEW EDITION - CANDY GIRL