New Kids on the Block (album)

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New Kids on the Block
NKOTB debut album cover.jpg
Studio album by
New Kids on the Block
ReleasedApril 1, 1986 (US/Canada)
1989 (International)
Recorded1985–1986
GenreBubblegum pop
Length42:43
LabelColumbia 40475
CBS depending on country (467504 or 465519)
ProducerMaurice 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, 1986

New Kids on the Block is the debut studio 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 fan-base. 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 3× Platinum by the RIAA; peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard 200.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Stop It Girl"Maurice StarrDonnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre; rap by Joey McIntyre3:43
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

  • Maurice Starr – producer and all instruments
  • Larkin Arnold – executive producer
  • Erik Nuri – executive producer
  • Christopher Austopchuk – art direction
  • Paul Arnold – engineer
  • Phil Greene – engineer, mixing
  • Caroline Greyshock – photography
  • Jimmy Johnson – conga
  • Frank Heller – engineer, mixing
  • Gordon Worthy – keyboards
  • Phaedra Butler – backing vocals and duet vocals on "Don't Give Up on Me"
  • Pat Costa – engineer
  • William Garrett – engineer
  • Sidney Burton – engineer, mixing
  • Christopher Rich – beat box

Charts[]

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Footnotes[]

  • The group was originally named Nynuk. The name was changed to New Kids on the Block following the recording of the Donnie Wahlberg-written album track of the same name.

References[]

  1. ^ "New Kids on the Block - New Kids on the Block". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurochart". Billboard. Vol. 103 no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 12, 1991. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish). Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  4. ^ InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste
  5. ^ NEW KIDS、ストリート・タフ宣言 - ニュー・キッズ・オン・ザ・ブロック [NEW KIDS, Street Tough Declaration-New Kids on the Block]. ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "New Kids on the Block | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 1990". RPM. Vol. 53 no. 6. December 12, 1990. Retrieved September 28, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ^ "Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1990". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". Music Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". British Phonographic Industry.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". Recording Industry Association of America.
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