From 1983 and the electro-tastic and youthful New Edition. Yes they had this sort of shit back then. The Jackson 5 on Aciiieeed. It eas actually produced and mixed by Arthur Baker and Maurice Starr with rapper Michael Jonzun.
New Edition was an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978, At the height of their early popularity in 1983, the group consisted of Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown (yes, the notorious B Brown), Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ralph Tresvant.
A fun memory and I love the vocoder and squelchy synth bass but those vocals send a shiver down my spine! Thanks God there is a Singalong version!
http://www78.zippyshare.com/v/X3u1pa1L/file.html
London Records – LONX 21
| A | Candy Girl (Young & Strong Edition) | 5:45 |
| B1 | Candy Girl (Long Version) | 6:58 |
| B2 | Candy Girl (Singalong) | 6:55 |
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ABC, 123, just sayin’
Don’t forget they spun off Bell Biv Devoe.
How could I possibly forget 🙂