Album: All for Love by New Edition (1985)
Genre: R&B | Style: Urban/R&B
Record Label: MCA Records
Format: Album

Description: 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. 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.

Artist Background: New Edition is an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. The group recorded mostly as a quintet. At the height of their early popularity in 1983, the group consisted of Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ralph Tresvant. Early hits included song... Part of the Boston, Massachusetts, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with R&B movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Boston, Massachusetts, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with R&B movement.

Tags: R&B, Urban/R&B, 1980s, Album, MCA Records

Additional Context: Sales figures: 4. Rating score: 10. Based on 1 votes


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. 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.

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