Under the Blue Moon

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).

Under the Blue Moon
Studio album by
New Edition
ReleasedNovember 24, 1986
Recorded1986
GenreR&B, doo-wop
Length33:31
LabelMCA
ProducerBill Dern (exec.), Freddie Perren, Ric Wyatt, Jr.
New Edition chronology
Christmas All Over the World
(1985)		 Under the Blue Moon
(1986)		 Heart Break
(1988)

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.[1]

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.[2]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Earth Angel"Curtis Williams, Dootsie Williams3:59
2."A Million to One"Phil Medley2:34
3."Duke of Earl"Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards, Bernice Williams3:02
4."(Hey There) Lonely Girl"Leon Carr, Earl Shuman3:39
5."A Thousand Miles Away"William Miller, James Sheppard2:56
6."What's Your Name?"Claude Johnson4:36
7."Tears on My Pillow"Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis3:56
8."Blue Moon"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers2:23
9."Since I Don't Have You"Jimmy Beaumont, Joe Rock2:47
10."Bring Back the Memories"Freddie Perren, Richard Wyatt, Jr.3:39

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1986–87) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[3] 13
US Billboard 200[4] 43
US Billboard Top R&B Albums[5] 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "New Zealand Albums Chart - May 3, 1987".
  4. "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  5. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  6. "American album certifications – New Edition – Under the Blue Moon". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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