New Edition

Released: March 15, 1983

Songwriter: Maurice Starr Michael Jonzun

Producer: Maurice Starr Arthur Baker

[Chorus]
Fellas
There's a jealous girl in our town
Ah, baby
Fellas
There's a jealous girl in our town
Ah, baby

[Verse 1: Bobby]
I know you feel bad about
Me and my girl
But I gave you the first chance to
Be in my world

Now you are saying things
To keep us apart
You had the very first chance to
Be in my heart

[Pre-Chorus]
When I loved you
You didn't love me
Our love had no unity
All you ever told me were lies
It's my girl I know you despise

[Chorus]
Fellas
There's a jealous girl in our town
Ah, baby
Fellas
There's a jealous girl in our town
Ah, baby

[Verse 2: Bobby]
Girl, I really hope you find another
I just can't take no more
Of you tryin' to be my lover
(Ooh)
You see
I've got what I want
And what I need
So girl
Won't you please try
Just to leave

[Pre-Chorus]
When I loved you
You didn't love me
Our love had no unity
All you ever told me were lies
It's my girl I know you despise

[Chorus]
Fellas
There's a jealous girl in our town
Ah, baby
Fellas
There's a jealous girl in our town
Ah, baby

Oooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

[Refrain: Ralph Tresvant]
There's a jealous girl
In our town
There's a jealous girl
In our town
There's a jealous girl
In our town
There's a jealous girl
In our town

[Spoken Interlude: Mike (Ronnie)]
Hey, girl (Hey, girl)
Why are you so jealous?
I mean you had your chance
If you loved me so much
You wouldn't let me go (Let me go)
Face it, girl
It's time for someone else
All those times when
I tried to show you how much I loved you
(All those times I tried to show you how much)
And how much I cared for you (I loved ya)
You never seemed to have the time
(I let go)
Girl, it's hurtin' me
As much as it's hurtin' you
But that's just how life goes
(That's how life goes)
You win some
You lose some
Sweetheart
Point blank
You lost this one

[Outro]
[Ricky]
I just wanna let you know
That it's hurting me so
Girl, I just had to let you go

[Bobby]
There's a jealous girl
In our town
And it's you
Girl, it's you

[Ralph]
There's a jealous girl
In our town
There's a jealous girl
In our town
There's a jealous girl
In our town

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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