All for Love (New Edition album)

All for Love is the third studio album by American R&B quintet New Edition, released by MCA Records on November 8, 1985. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Also, this would be the final studio album to feature original group member Bobby Brown, who would shortly depart for a solo career until he would later return for their 1996 comeback album with the group, Home Again.

All for Love
Studio album by
New Edition
ReleasedNovember 8, 1985
RecordedApril–September 1985
StudioStudio Sound Recorders
(North Hollywood, California)
GenreR&B, soul, pop, funk[1]
Length45:15
LabelMCA
ProducerRicky Bell, Jheryl Busby (exec.), Michael Bivins, Vincent Brantley, Bill Dern (exec.), Ronnie DeVoe, Richard Rudolph, Michael Sembello, Rick Timas, George Tobin, Ralph Tresvant
New Edition chronology
New Edition
(1984)		 All for Love
(1985)		 Christmas All Over the World
(1985)
Singles from New Edition
  1. "Count Me Out"
    Released: October 14, 1985
  2. "A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)"
    Released: 1986
  3. "With You All the Way"
    Released: 1986

Overview

History

By Spring 1985, New Edition was one of the biggest pop acts in the world after the success of their self-titled second album released the year before. However, the group was now in mortgage to MCA Records, as a result of having borrowed money from the label to disentangle themselves from a stifling production deal they mistakenly signed during the recording of their previous album.[2] As a result, All for Love would become the first in a cluster of albums the group would be forced to record during this period to work off its debt.

Background and Brown's Departure

While most of the members were comfortable with the group's direction, Bobby Brown was becoming increasingly discontent and unappreciative with its bubblegum pop image.[2] Brown was also agitated at having not been more prominently featured as a lead vocalist on the album.[2] Vincent Brantley, the album's main producer, had originally sought to give Brown more solo spots. However, MCA balked at this idea — insisting that Ralph Tresvant continue to be used on principal vocals. During a national tour in Oakland, California to promote the album, Brown often cut in on Tresvant's leads, performing more raunchily onstage, compared to his band mates. Also, Brown angered the group's management by disrespectfully throwing his mike in the air and being ungrateful when not getting his way onstage. Growing tension between Brown and his band mates eventually reached a standoff, which contributed to his being terminated from the group in December 1985.[2] Following Brown's departure, New Edition would continue to promote All for Love as a quartet.[2]

Release and reaction
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Count Me Out"Vincent Brantley, Rick TimasBrantley, Timas5:37
2."A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)"Christine Perren, Richard Wyatt, Jr.Richard Rudolph, Michael Sembello4:05
3."Sweet Thing"Rudolph, Sembello, Randy WaldmanRudolph, Sembello4:13
4."With You All the Way"Carl WurtzGeorge Tobin3:30
5."Let's Be Friends"David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David TownsendBrantley, Timas4:19
6."Kickback"Brantley, TimasBrantley, Timas3:25
7."Tonight's Your Night"John Duarte, Mark PaulTobin3:34
8."Whispers in Bed"Duarte, PaulTobin3:40
9."Who Do You Trust?"David Batteau, Danny SembelloRudolph, Sembello4:10
10."School"Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph TresvantBell, Bivins, DeVoe, Tresvant4:52
11."All for Love"Duarte, PaulTobin3:50

Non Album B-sides
  • "Good Boys" (Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell) (3:50)
  • "Sneakin' Around" (Ralph Tresvant, D. Eastman, B. Hart) (3:20)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[4] 50
US Billboard 200[5] 32
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5] 13

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[6]
US
Pop		 US
Soul
1985 "Count Me Out" 51 2
1986 "A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)" 38 3
"With You All the Way" 51 7

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

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References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-for-love-mw0000191076
  2. Adams, Dart. "Where It All Started: 25th Anniversary Retrospective Of Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel" & New Edition's "Heart Break"". theurbandaily.com. The Urban Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  3. Wynn, Ron. New Edition: All For Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 October 2011.
  4. "New Zealand Albums Chart - February 16, 1986".
  5. "New Edition US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  6. "New Edition US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  7. "American album certifications – New Edition – All for Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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