Track Listing
1. Conference Call
2. Been So Long
3. Hot 2 Nite
4. Sexy Lady
5. Last Time
6. All On You
7. Wildest Dream
8. Start Turnin' Me On
9. Love Again
10. One Love Interlude
11. That's Why I Lied
12. Come Home With Me
13. Best Man
14. Re-Write The Memories
15. Newness
16. Feelin' It
17. Leave Me
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Big Chuck, Sean "P.Diddy" Combs, St | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Universal Music | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
New Edition: Johnny Gill, Mike Bivins, Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe (vocals).Producers: Sean "P.Diddy" Combs; Big Chuck; Stevie J.; Andre Harris; Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis.Recording information: Paramount, Hollywood, California; Daddy's House, New York, New York; Circle House, Miami, Florida; The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California.Eight years is a lifetime in the world of pop music, but R&B group New Edition endured a hiatus of that length and reunited on P. Diddy's Bad Boy label in 2004, resulting in ONE LOVE. The album is a solid follow-up to the ensemble's 1996 reunion effort, HOME AGAIN. Bobby Brown didn't make it onto ONE LOVE, however, leaving Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ricky Bell, and Michael Bivins to soldier on.Paired up with production talents like Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Mario Winans, the Boston quintet thrives with a sound that gilds New Edition's R&B roots with just enough of a hip-hop edge. Not surprisingly, this project is a long way from the more innocent beginnings of these former teeny-bopper heartthrobs. "That's Why I Lied" finds Tresvant crooning about infidelity amid Quiet Storm grooves, while Gill makes like Teddy Pendergrass on "Come Home with Me," a seductive plea. Balancing out the slower tunes are plenty of upbeat moments ranging from the Bell Biv DeVoe strut of "All on You" to the club-ready thump of "Feelin' It." With ONE LOVE, New Edition's chemistry remains largely unaffected by time's passage.
Editorial Reviews
3 1/2 discs out of 5 - [I]t's impressive that this group, which built the mold, has returned with ONE LOVE, a sleek new version of their sound..
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