Album: Home Again by New Edition (1996)
Genre: R&B | Style: Urban/R&B
Record Label: MCA Records
Format: Album

Description: Home Again is the sixth studio album by American R&B/pop group New Edition. Released on September 10, 1996, it is the group's only album as a sextet—Bobby Brown, who'd left the group in 1985, rejoined the lineup—and was their final recording for MCA Records. Highly anticipated, and being their first album since, Heart Break (1988), the album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number one, becoming the group's first album to open at number one, selling 441,000 in its first week sales. It also topped the US Billboard R&B Albums Chart as the group's first album in twelve years to do so since their self titled album in 1984. The album's success spawned four singles which collectively received moderate Billboard chart success. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA, for sales and shipments of over two million copies on February 4, 1997.

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, 1990s, Album, MCA Records

Additional Context: Sales figures: 200000. Rating score: 10. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Home Again is the sixth studio album by American R&B/pop group New Edition. Released on September 10, 1996, it is the group's only album as a sextet—Bobby Brown, who'd left the group in 1985, rejoined the lineup—and was their final recording for MCA Records. Highly anticipated, and being their first album since, Heart Break (1988), the album debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number one, becoming the group's first album to open at number one, selling 441,000 in its first week sales. It also topped the US Billboard R&B Albums Chart as the group's first album in twelve years to do so since their self titled album in 1984. The album's success spawned four singles which collectively received moderate Billboard chart success. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA, for sales and shipments of over two million copies on February 4, 1997.

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