New Kids on the Block (album)

This article is about the album. For the band, see New Kids on the Block. For other uses, see New Kids on the Block (disambiguation).
New Kids on the Block
Studio album by New Kids on the Block
Released April 1, 1986 (US/Canada)
1989 (International)
Recorded 1985-86
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length 42:43
Label Columbia 40475
CBS depending on country, 467504 or 465519)
Producer Maurice Starr, Erik Nuri (exec.), Larkin Arnold (exec.)
New Kids on the Block chronology
New Kids on the Block
(1986)
Hangin' Tough
(1988)
Singles from New Kids on the Block
  1. "Be My Girl"
    Released: March 5, 1986
  2. "Stop It Girl"
    Released: July 6, 1986
  3. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
    Released: August 11, 1989

New Kids on the Block is the self-titled debut album from American pop boy band New Kids on the Block.

Released in the spring of 1986, its very bubble-gum, pseudo early Osmonds/New Edition-esque stylings failed to garner any attention. In August 1989, during the success of their second album, Hangin' Tough, Columbia Records released the New Kids on the Block track "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" as a single, in an attempt to bring this album to the attention of the group's growing fanbase. The ploy worked, and albums sales spiked, causing it to be released outside the United States around the same time. Subsequently, the New Kids on the Block album would eventually be certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA; peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard 200.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Stop It Girl"  Maurice StarrDonnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre; rap by Mark Wahlberg3:43
2."Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)"  Thom Bell, William HartJordan Knight; secondary by Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre; spoken by Danny Wood4:24
3."Popsicle"  StarrJoey McIntyre and Jordan Knight; rap by New Kids on the Block4:49
4."Angel"  Starr, James CappraJoey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Jordan Knight3:32
5."Be My Girl"  StarrDonnie Wahlberg3:55
6."New Kids on the Block"  Starr, Donnie WahlbergDonnie Wahlberg3:22
7."Are You Down?"  A.J., Erik Nuri, Kenneth Banks, WahlbergNew Kids on the Block5:00
8."I Wanna Be Loved by You"  StarrNew Kids on the Block4:56
9."Don't Give Up on Me"  StarrDonnie Wahlberg, Phaedra Butler, Jordan Knight, and Joey McIntyre4:45
10."Treat Me Right"  StarrJoey McIntyre4:17

Personnel

New Kids on the Block

Production

Charts

Album

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 17
European Albums Chart[1] 31
Finnish Albums Chart[2] 34
French Albums Chart[3] 8
Japanese Albums Chart[4] 58
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 6
US Billboard 200[6] 25

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7] N/A 17,480^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

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

Footnotes

References

  1. http://books.google.ca/books?id=bCgEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1|title=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=10 November 1990
  2. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  3. InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste
  4. 「NEW KIDS、ストリート・タフ宣言」 ニュー・キッズ・オン・ザ・ブロック│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE
  5. "New Kids on the Block | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  6. "New Kids on the Block – Chart history" Billboard 200 for New Kids on the Block. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. "Japanese album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  8. "British album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". British Phonographic Industry. Enter New Kids on the Block in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  9. "American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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