New Version’s fifth album Coronary heart Break, first launched via MCA Information is about to return on vinyl on February 14, 2025. Will probably be accessible on 2LP in clear vinyl and black vinyl editions.
First launched in June 1988, Coronary heart Break marked a transition to a extra mature sound for the group, and a transformative period in R&B because the musical panorama developed. It additionally performed a vital position in launching their solo careers, following the success of hits like “Mr. Telephone Man” and “Candy Girl.”
Coronary heart Break was the primary album the Boston-reared band recorded as a quintet after the general public exit of authentic member Bobby Brown, and the primary album to function Johnny Gill as a member of the group. Co-produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with New Version and Jellybean Johnson, the album peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart and went on to acquire a double platinum by the Recording Trade Affiliation of America (RIAA).
The report spun off 5 singles: “If It Isn’t Love”, “You’re Not My Kind of Girl”, “Can You Stand the Rain”, “Crucial”, and “N.E. Heart Break”. “Boys to Men” was launched as a sixth single on September 24, 1991. “If It Isn’t Love” was the largest hit from the album, reaching the highest ten of the US Billboard Scorching 100, peaking at No. 7.
Coronary heart Break additionally attracted widespread essential reward. AllMusic editor Craig Lytle known as the report an “outstanding album overall” and located that it displayed “New Edition’s growth and maturity due in part to the production work of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and the addition of group newcomer Johnny Gill.” Equally, Washington Put up critic Joe Brown famous that “New Edition has grown up visibly and audibly, and it doesn’t hurt that they’ve taken on D.C.’s own Johnny Gill as front man. The lyrics on Heart Break exemplify the changes – as usual, Jam-Terry Lewis spent some time hanging out with the group, then tailored the tunes with an autobiographical slant.”
Pre-order the vinyl version of Coronary heart Break.
