All for Love (New Edition album)
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All for Love is the third studio album by New Edition, released by MCA Records on September 8, 1985. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This would be group member's Bobby Brown last album with the group until their 1996 comeback album, Home Again.
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. The group, however, now was 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.[1] 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.
While most of the members were comfortable with the group's direction, Bobby Brown was becoming increasingly discontent with its bubblegum pop image.[1] Brown was also agitated at having not been more prominently featured as a lead vocalist on the album.[1] Vincent Brantley- the album's main producer- had originally sought to give Brown more solo spots. MCA, however, balked at this idea — insisting that Ralph Tresvant continue to be used on principal vocals. During a national tour to promote the album, Brown often cut in on Tresvant's leads, performing more raunchily onstage compared to his band mates, angering the group's management. Growing tension between Brown and his band mates eventually reached a standstill, which contributed to his being terminated from the group in December 1985.[1] Following Brown's departure, New Edition would continue to promote All for Love as a quartet.[1]
Release and reaction
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Track listing
- "Count Me Out" (Brantley/Timas) (5:37)
- "A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)" (Perren/Wyatt) (4:05)
- "Sweet Thing" (Rudolph/Sembello/Waldman) (4:13)
- "With You All the Way" (Wurtz) (3:30)
- "Let's Be Friends" (Conley/Jackson/Townsend) (4:19)
- "Kickback" (Brantley/Timas) (3:25)
- "Tonight's Your Night" (Duarte/Paul) (3:34)
- "Whispers in Bed" (Duarte/Paul) (3:40)
- "Who Do You Trust?" (Batteau/Sembello) (4:10)
- "School" (Bell/Bivins/DeVoe/Tresvant) (4:52)
- "All for Love" (Duarte/Paul) (3:50)
B-sides/Unreleased
- "Good Boys" (R. Tresvant/R. Bell) (3:50)
- "Sneakin' Around" (R. Tresvant/D. Eastman/B. Hart) (3:20)
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Albums Chart[3] | 50 |
| Billboard 200[4] | 32 |
| Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
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| 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 | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ Wynn, Ron. New Edition: All For Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 October 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand Albums Chart - February 16, 1986".
- ^ a b "New Edition US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "New Edition US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "American album certifications – New Edition – All for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.