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Prompting Gill’s entrance into the group was when lead singer Ralph Tresvant considered recording a solo album. To circumvent New Edition being left without a lead singer, Michael Bivins suggested bringing in 20-year-old Gill to replace him. Gill accepted the invitation, joining the group in the spring of 1987.
Ralph Edward Tresvant (born May 16, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the lead singer of R&B group New Edition. [3] [4] As a solo artist, Tresvant released his double platinum-selling debut album Ralph Tresvant (1990). [5] In 2008, he began touring with Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill in a new group named ...
Tresvant was the lead singer on most of the songs. [7] In 1990, both Gill and Tresvant released their own solo albums, while the remaining three members formed the trio Bell Biv DeVoe; the group ceased to work together for the first half of the 1990s. All six members of New Edition reunited in 1996 to record the group's sixth studio album Home ...
Gill began a new chapter in his career in 1987, when he was recruited by Michael Bivins to join New Edition. [2] Bobby Brown had been voted out of the group and Gill was brought in to replace lead singer Ralph Tresvant, who was rumored at the time to be leaving to pursue a solo career. Gill became the only member of New Edition who was not from ...
New Edition’s 1984 self-titled album for MCA Records was an even bigger success, going double platinum. ... Tresvant and Gill reportedly trademarked the group’s name without the others ...
The song and video is also notable for being the introduction of fellow R&B singer Johnny Gill as a new member of the R&B quintet. Its chart performance and well-received music video garnered the quintet their first, and to date, sole nomination for the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 31st Grammy Awards in February 1989.
WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album (Bell Biv DeVoe album) 1992 "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson featuring Bell Biv DeVoe and Ralph Tresvant) 10 6 — 6 36 Mo' Money soundtrack: 2015 "Old Thing Back" (Matoma and The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant) — 74 2 25 11 Non-album single
This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B/pop group, New Edition who sold over 20 million records worldwide. The group has released 7 studio albums, 2 holiday albums, 8 compilations and 29 singles (including 2 featuring singles).