Best Of Bell Biv Devoe (2000) ( )

Product Summary Label: Uni/mca UPC: 00008811236724 Release Date: 9/26/2000 Buy.com Sku: 60438481 Item#: MQVGN3 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Poison ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 2. Do Me! ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 3. B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me) ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 4. When Will I See You Smile Again? ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 5. She's Dope! (A.K.A. Dope) ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 6. Gangsta ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 7. Above The Rim ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 8. Something In Your Eyes ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 9. Show Me The Way ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 10. Nickel ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 11. Hootie Mack ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 12. Ghetto Booty ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 13. Word To The Mutha! - (featuring Bobby Brown/Johnny Gill/Ralph Tresvant) ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 14. Ain't Nut'in' Changed - (remix) ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 15. Poison - (remix) ~ Bell Biv DeVoe 16. Do Me - (remix) ~ Bell Biv DeVoe (P) 2000 Geffen Records (C) 2000 MCA Records Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Bell Biv DeVoe: Ricky Bell, Bichael Bivens, Ronnie DeVoe. Includes liner notes by A. Scott Galloway. Liner Note Author: A. Scott Galloway. Photographers: David Roth; Gerhard Yurkovic. On the one hand, Bell Biv DeVoe deserves a good best-of compilation -- they were one of the freshest-sounding new jack swing acts to hit the charts during the style's early-'90s heyday. On the other hand, they only recorded two albums during that heyday (not counting a remix album), and their third wasn't released until after this 2000 compilation, The Best of Bell Biv DeVoe. Thus, listeners get five tracks from the group's blockbuster debut, Poison; six from their decent but less-inventive follow-up, Hootie Mack; the non-LP single "Gangsta"; and four tracks from the aforementioned remix album, WBBD-Bootcity!, including the otherwise-unavailable single "Word to the Mutha." Aside from Hootie Mack's "Something in Your Eyes" (an R&B Top Ten), all of the group's biggest hits came from Poison -- the crossover smashes "Poison" and "Do Me!," the R&B chart-topper "B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?," and the R&B Top Tens "When Will I See You Smile Again?" and "She's Dope." As such, casual fans might be just as happy with the mid-priced compilation 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection, which -- even though it features fewer songs -- still has all their major hits, and costs a few dollars less. But for more devoted fans who want a generous BBD compilation, The Best of Bell Biv DeVoe does have all their best moments in one place, and makes for an excellent summary of why they were important to the development of '90s R&B. ~ Steve Huey Producer: Chris Stokes; D'La Vance; Daryl Simmons; Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; Kenyatta Kelo Williams; Anthony Velasquez; Jay Wright; Hiriam Hicks; Carl Bourelly; Lionel Caviness; Howard Hirsch; Rico Anderson; L.A. Reid; Louil Silas, Jr.; Alton "Wokie" Stewart; Timmy Ga Musical Guests Johnny Gill Ralph Tresvant Bobby Brown   Artist Overview At the very least, Bell Biv Devoe is a testament to the starpower that resulted from 1980s boy band New Edition. The trio left New Edition in the late '80s and went on to become one of the most successful New Jack Swing ensembles of the day. Their debut, POISON, was a smash and kept them competitive with fellow New Edition alumni Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant. Though BBD never repeated the success of their debut, their mark on pop music extended well beyond their own sound, as they were instrumental in launching the career of Boyz II Men, one of the top-selling R&B acts of the '90s. BBD continued to record and perform into the new millennium, and they participated in both New Edition reunions. Artist Influences Bobby Brown (R&B) | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers | Kurtis Blow | Luther Vandross | Michael Jackson | Teddy Pendergrass | The Jackson 5 | The O'Jays | The S.O.S. Band | The Temptations (R&B) Artist Contemporaries Al B. Sure! | En Vogue | Guy | Jodeci | Johnny Gill | Keith Sweat | Kid 'N Play | R. Kelly | Ralph Tresvant | Salt-N-Pepa | Wreckx-N-Effect | Young MC Artist Followers 112 | Another Bad Creation | Blackstreet | Boyz II Men | Dru Hill | Jagged Edge | Pretty Ricky | Puff Daddy | Sisq¢ | Usher   Compilation Appearances Vol. 2-Strip Jointz All The Number Ones Monster Booty Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (w/ Bonus DVD) (Explicit Version) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack (Explicit Version) Gold Urban Nostalgia 1001 All Ultimate Dance Old School 80S 0207 Body Soul:hip Hop Love Gold:new Jack Swing Fabriclive 39 Pineapple Express (Original Soundtrack)   Associated Artists and Works Brown, Bobby (R&B) New Edition   Technical Info Release Date : 09/26/2000 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 112367 Label : MCA Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00008811236724    Product Image