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Under the Blue Moon

Field	Value
name	Under the Blue Moon
type	Studio
artist	New Edition
cover	Neundermoon.jpg
released	November 24, 1986
recorded	1986
genre	R&B, doo-wop
length	33:31
label	MCA
producer	Bill Dern (exec.), Freddie Perren, Ric Wyatt, Jr.
prev_title	Christmas All Over the World
prev_year	1985
year	1986
next_title	Heart Break
next_year	1988

Under the Blue Moon is the fourth studio album by American R&B boy band New Edition by MCA on November 24, 1986. Their fourth album and third with MCA and first album after New Edition member Bobby Brown was voted out of the group, the group was going through a transitional phase during this period. It is their only album as a quartet. The album reached number 43 on the Billboard 200, and number 18 on the R&B albums chart. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Overview

History

New Edition recorded their cover version of "Earth Angel" for the soundtrack to the 1986 film The Karate Kid Part II. At the time of its recording, the cover was intended to be a one-off endeavor, but the popularity of the film and its soundtrack helped make the song a minor chart hit. This spawned the idea for the group to record an entire album of covers of popular doo-wop songs.

Release and reaction

The album went gold primarily because of the airplay received by "Earth Angel" and marked the end of the group's management and production obligation to Jump & Shoot Productions, leaving them free to sign a subsequent new deal directly with MCA Records.

In the UK, the album was released under the title "Earth Angel" on February 16, 1987.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Freddie Perren; except "Bring Back the Memories" produced by Ric Wyatt, Jr.

Personnel

;New Edition

Ricky Bell - vocals
Michael Bivins - vocals
Ronnie DeVoe - vocals
Ralph Tresvant - vocals

Charts

Chart (1986–87)	Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)	13
US Billboard 200	43
US Billboard Top R&B Albums	11

Certifications

References

(20 June 2013). "Where It All Started: 25th Anniversary Retrospective Of Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel" & New Edition's "Heart Break"". The Urban Daily.
"New Edition - Earth Angel".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20210609213049/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-02-14.pdf World Radio History]
"charts.org.nz - New Edition - Under The Blue Moon".
"Billboard 200". [[Billboard (magazine).
"Top R&B Albums". [[Billboard (magazine).

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