Candy Girl (album)

Candy Girl is the debut album of New Edition, released by Streetwise Records on March 1, 1983. The album was produced by Maurice Starr and Arthur Baker.

Candy Girl
Studio album by New Edition
Released	March 1, 1983
Recorded	1982
Studio	Unique Recording Studios[1]
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	43:40
Label	Streetwise
Producer	Maurice Starr (also exec.), Arthur Baker, Paul McCraven (exec.)
New Edition chronology
Candy Girl (1983) New Edition (1984)
Singles from New Edition
"Candy Girl" Released: November 14, 1982 "Is This the End" Released: May 4, 1983 "Popcorn Love" Released: August 6, 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Production and conception

New Edition was created by Bobby Brown after a failed talent show due to his stage fright. Bobby put the group together by adding Ricky Bell and Michael Bivins. With need for an additional singer, Ralph Tresvant was added in 1978. The name New Edition was given to them by Brooke Payne, choreographer and uncle of Ronnie DeVoe who decided the group would be better choreographed with five members so he added Ronnie, but only after proving he was able to make the cut. Maurice Starr wrote and produced the title song seeing New Edition perform at a talent show. He signed them and had them record "Candy Girl" in a small studio in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1982. By the time the title song "Candy Girl" was released, the group had hit their stride, so much so that Kurtis Blow, a rather popular rapper at that time, served as their opening act. The band members were between the ages of 14 and 16 when the song was released.

Track listing

All songs written by Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gimme Your Love"		Maurice Starr, Baker^[a]	4:15
2.	"She Gives Me a Bang"		Starr, Baker^[a]	4:00
3.	"Is This the End"		Starr, Baker^[a]	4:11
4.	"Pass the Beat"	Arthur Baker, Maurice Starr, M.C. Globe	Baker, Starr	4:38
5.	"Popcorn Love"		Starr, Baker^[a]	4:52
6.	"Candy Girl"		Starr, Baker^[a]	3:54
7.	"Ooh Baby"	Arthur Baker, Tina Klein-Baker, Maurice Starr	Baker, Starr	3:56
8.	"Should Never Have Told Me"		Starr, Baker^[a]	4:06
9.	"Gotta Have Your Lovin'"	Arthur Baker, Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun	Starr, Baker^[a]	4:50
10.	"Jealous Girl"		Starr, Baker^[a]	4:58
Total length:				43:40

25th Anniversary edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Candy Girl (12" Edit)"	7:20
12.	"Candy Girl (Singalong Version)"	7:08
Total length:		58:08

Notes

• ^a signifies a co-producer

Personnel

• Arthur Baker – executive producer, producer, mixer, Roland and Linn drums, sound effects
• Maurice Starr – producer, arrangement, mixer, bass guitar, lead guitar, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, drums, vocoder
• Paul McCraven – executive producer
• Michael Jonzun – co-arrangement
• Fred Torchio – recording
• James Mace – recording
• Frank Heller – engineer, mix engineer, tambourine
• Bobby Brown – lead and backing vocals
• Michael Bivins – lead and backing vocals
• Ralph Tresvant – lead and backing vocals
• Ricky Bell – lead and backing vocals
• Ronnie DeVoe – lead and backing vocals
• Tina B. – additional vocals
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Jimmy Johnson Jr. – percussion
• Gordon Worthy – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	90

References

1. "Unique Recording Studio". Mixonline.com. August 1, 2000. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
2. Christgau, Robert (September 27, 1983). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
3. Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Billboard 200 - April 14, 1984".

• New Edition "Candy Girl" CD Liner Notes. 1983, Streetwise/Warlock Records.