New Edition

Released: November 8, 1985

Songwriter: John W. Duarte Mark Paul

Producer: George Tobin

[Verse 1: Ralph Tresvant]
Here we are
Just the two of us
Holding on to precious romance
Locked away in another world
There's nothing wrong when love is with us

[Pre-Chorus: Ralph Tresvant & New Edition]
Sometimes it makes me wonder (It makes me wonder)
If anybody understands
How it feels to be
So ready for love, girl
Now that you're with me

[Chorus: Ralph Tresvant & New Edition]
Tonight's your night (It's your night, tonight)
I want you to feel the power of our love
Tonight's your night (It's your night, tonight)
No one can stop us now

[Interlude: Ricky Bell]
Woo-ooh
Woo-ooh

[Verse 2: Ralph Tresvant]
When we met, I might have known
No matter what, you'd be my first love
Now this feeling sure has grown
Into so much more than I dreamed of

[Pre-Chorus: Ralph Tresvant & New Edition]
This night was made for magic (Made for magic)
We can't let go of what we feel
This one's ours alone
This time baby, all our own

[Chorus: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition, Ricky Bell]
Tonight's your night (It's your night, tonight)
I want you to feel the power of our love
Tonight's your night (It's your night, tonight)
(Tonight is your night)
No one can stop us now

[Bridge: Ralph Tresvant]
This night we will remember, baby, all of our lives

[Interlude: MIchael Bivins & New Edition]
Our time has come, the night has arrived (Your night, tonight)
So that means all games must be put aside (Put aside)
The magic is here, and it's coming on strong
(Let's start the magic...tonight)
And girl, nothing can stop us now

[Pre-Chorus: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition]
Sometimes it makes me wonder (It makes me wonder)
If anybody understands
How it feels to be
So ready for love, girl
Now that you're with me

[Outro: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition, Ricky Bell]
Tonight's your night (It's your night, tonight)
I want you to feel the power of our love
Tonight's your night (It's your night, tonight)
(Tonight is your night)
No one can stop us now
(No one can stop us now)
Tonight's your night (Feel it girl, feel it girl)
I want you to feel the power of our love
Tonight's your night...

New Edition is a Boston-based R&B group that was seen as the inspiration of the boy bands that followed them during the 1980s and 1990s. The group initially consisted of Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. They released their debut album Candy Girl in 1983 after being discovered by producer Maurice Starr. This album yielded the hits “Candy Girl,” “Popcorn Love,” and “Is This the End.” After a financial dispute, New Edition cut ties with Starr and released their second album New Edition in 1984, which features two of their biggest “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” In November 1985, they released All for Love featuring the hits “Count Me Out” and “A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)” and one month later released Christmas All Over the World.

Before the end of 1985, the group decided to vote Bobby Brown out of the group for his disruptive behavior. After their 1986 doo-wop cover album Under the Blue Moon, lead singer Ralph Tresvant was considering a solo career as the group’s direction was in question. In 1987, Johnny Gill was added to the group and the quintet went on to create their most popular album Heart Break with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis in 1988. This album was released on June 20, 1988—the same day as Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel—and features two more of their biggest “If It Isn’t Love” and “Can You Stand the Rain.”

In 1990, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bell Biv Devoe all went on to have successful hits. Among these hits was the remix to BBD’s “Word to the Mutha,” which was the first song to feature all six members. After a hiatus, all six members came together in 1996 to create the album Home Again, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and was a multi-platinum success. After some friction on the Home Again tour, Bobby Brown decided to depart the group again. In 2004, after leaving their longtime label MCA Records, New Edition signed with Bad Boy Records and released the album One Love but they left Bad Boy a year later due to a lack of promotion. The group continues to tour together and sell out shows after 30 years in the business. The group was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017—one day ahead of the BET premiere of their 3-night mini-series The New Edition Story.

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