All The Number Ones (2000) ( )

Product Summary Label: Uni/hip-O Records UPC: 00601215759822 Release Date: 5/9/2000 Buy.com Sku: 60405891 Item#: MLCGNK Buy.com Sales Rank: 26588 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Candy Girl ~ New Edition 2. Cool It Now ~ New Edition 3. Mr. Telephone Man ~ New Edition 4. Girlfriend - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition 5. Don't Be Cruel - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition 6. Can You Stand The Rain ~ New Edition 7. My Prerogative - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition 8. Where Do We Go From Here - (with Stacy Lattisaw/Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition 9. Every Little Step - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition 10. On Our Own - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition 11. Rub You The Right Way - (with Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition 12. Poison - (with Bell Biv DeVoe) ~ New Edition 13. Sensitivity - (with Ralph Tresvant) ~ New Edition 14. My, My, My - (with Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition 15. B. B. D. (I Thought It Was Me) - (with Bell Biv DeVoe) ~ New Edition 16. Wrap My Body Tight - (with Johnny Gill) ~ New Edition 17. Humpin' Around - (with Bobby Brown) ~ New Edition 18. Hit Me Off ~ New Edition (P) 2000 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 2000 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info New Edition: Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronald DeVoe, Johnny Gill. Recording information: UMG Recording Inc. Photographers: Todd Gray; Eddie Wolfl; Angelica Chaplin; Carol Friedman. Arranger: Maurice Starr. An excellent idea that might be slightly disappointing in the execution, All the Number Ones collects 18 singles that topped Billboard magazine's R&B charts, all performed either by New Edition or its members in their various outside projects. That results in a terrific, endlessly playable collection of urban pop-soul and new jack swing, but it also means that several of the collective's best-known songs are left off simply because they didn't top the R&B charts. Missing in action are Bobby Brown's "Roni" and "Rock Wit'cha," Bell Biv DeVoe's "Do Me!," Johnny Gill's "Fairweather Friend," and Ralph Tresvant's "Stone Cold Gentleman" and "Do What I Gotta Do," plus a bevy of New Edition hits. In fact, it might have been an even better idea to gather the biggest hits by the various New Edition spin-offs and leave the parent group's output alone; such an approach would have erased the contrast between the early New Edition bubblegum singles that lead off this collection and the grittier, funkier new jack hits that follow. Still, at least these omissions are due to the compilation's stated intent (collecting All the Number Ones and nothing else), rather than a record-company marketing tactic. Even casual fans will undoubtedly miss at least a couple of the aforementioned hits, but really, what is here makes for a great listen and a fine introduction to one of the most influential R&B family trees of the '80s and early '90s. ~ Steve Huey Producer: Daryl Simmons; Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; Gene Griffin; Hank Shocklee; Jimmy Jam; Keith Shocklee; L.A. Reid; Larry White; LeMel Humes; Maurice Starr; Ray Parker, Jr.; Silky; Babyface; Terry Lewis; Pat Lawrence (Compilation)   Compilation Appearances Vol. 1-1882-84 Rockin' 80'S 1099 Blues And Soul Years V.8 82-83 Hit Me With Your 80's Box Old School Vol 8 1 Soul Hits Of The 80s BODY & SOUL: THE 90'S Old School Nation 2 Give Love On Christmas Day Best Of Breakdance And Electric Boogi 80S Soul Gold 0906 Battle Of The Groups: The Men 90's Soul Number 1's 80's Soul Number 1's Body Soul:hip Hop Love The Block (Deluxe Edition) Old School Jams 8 Old School Box Set   Associated Artists and Works Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 05/09/2000 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 157598 Label : Hip-O Records Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 79m : 36s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00601215759822    Product Image