New Edition

Released: July 6, 1984

Songwriter: David Batteau Danny Sembello

Producer: Michael Sembello Richard Rudolph

[Verse 1: Ralph Tresvant]
April
When you get that smile in your eye
Something inside
Goes wild, wild, wild

Sunshine
Chase away my rainy days
Our summer leave is here
Please stay

[Chorus: Ralph, New Edition]
(Hold) I'll hold you in my arms next to me
(You) You are the one that set me free
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious

(Hold) I'll never ever ever let you go
(You) You're my taste of honey, girl
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious

[Verse 2: Ralph]
Rainbow
Let me know the storm has passed
These memories
Will last, and last

Passion
Curling through the core of the night
Where have you been
All my life

[Chorus: Ralph, New Edition]
(Hold) I'll hold you in my arms next to me
(You) You are the one that set me free
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious

(Hold) I'll never ever ever let you go
(You) You're my taste of honey, girl
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious

[Bridge: Ralph]
We as one
Here we lie
Holding hands across the sky
Please be mine
I'll never ever leave you
Please be mine

[Chorus: Ralph, New Edition]
(Hold) I'll hold you in my arms next to me
(You) You are the one that sets me free
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious

(Hold) I'll never ever ever let you go
(You) You're my taste of honey, girl
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious (You put the fire in my heart)

(Hold) I'll hold you in my arms next to me
(You) You are the one that sets me free
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious (You put the fire in my heart)

(Hold) I'll never ever ever let you go
(You) You're my taste of honey, girl
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious (You put the fire in my heart)

(Hold) I'll hold you in my arms next to me
(You) You are the one that sets me free
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious (You put the fire in my heart)

(Hold) I'll never ever ever let you go
(You) You're my taste of honey, girl
(You) You put the fire in my heart
Delicious

[Outro: New Edition]
Hold
You
You
Delicious
Hold
You
You
Delicious
Hold
You
You
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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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