New Edition

Released: November 9, 2004

Songwriter: Adonis Stevie J Kandice Love Michael Carlos Jones Jack Knight

Producer: Stevie J

[Intro: Ricky Bell]
Oh, oh I
Shoo do do do
Hey, yeah
Sha da da, oh, ooh ooh yeah yeah

[Verse 1: Ricky Bell & New Edition]
(Girl) I can't wait to get you by yourself
(Girl) 'Cause what I'm 'bout to do ain't for nobody else
(Come on, girl) Just the scent of you makes me wanna rush
(But I got a plan) So sit back and trust your man

[Pre-Chorus: New Edition & Ricky Bell]
I know you're wonderin' what I'm thinkin' of
(I know you're wonderin' what I'm thinkin' of)
And I won't stop until you've had enough
(I won't stop until you've had enough)
Can't wait until my lips and your lips touch
(Oh oh, in between your thighs)
Is where I've got my eyes
Oh baby girl

[Chorus: New Edition & Ricky Bell]
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl)
Keep it goin' (Baby girl)
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl; stop it, girl)

[Verse 2: Ricky Bell & New Edition]
(Girl)
Your lovin' like we're on a movie screen (Shh) Can't get too loud, got neighbors callin' police
(C'mon girl) A man like me could get locked up for seducing you
And if pleasing you is a crime, girl, I'll do the time

[Pre-Chorus: New Edition & Ricky Bell]
I know you're wonderin' what I'm thinkin' of
(I know you're wonderin' what I'm thinkin' of)
And I won't stop until you've had enough
(I won't stop until you've had enough)
Can't wait until my lips and your lips touch
(Oh oh, in between your thighs)
Is where I've got my eyes
Oh baby girl

[Chorus: New Edition & Ricky Bell]
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl)
Keep it goin' (Baby girl)
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl; stop it, girl)

[Bridge: Johnny Gill & Ricky Bell]
Can I be your go to
When you need a fix (Yeah yeah yeah)
Can't nobody hold you
Make you feel like this (Baby, I)
Baby, I just wanna know you
Be a player on your team (Oh yeah)
Go ahead and bite the pillow
'Cause I know you're about to scream (Oh baby)

[Chorus: New Edition & Ricky Bell]
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl)
Keep it goin' (Baby girl)
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl; stop it, girl)
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl)
Keep it goin' (Baby girl)
Sexy lady (Come here, girl)
Drive me crazy (Baby girl)
I'm so open (Stop it, girl; stop it, girl)

[Bridge: New Edition & Ricky Bell]
All I wanna do (Oh yeah)
Is lay it out for you (Lay it out for you)
Like no other man can do
You know you can get it, girl
(You know you can get it, girl)
All I want to do
Is lay down next to you (Down next to you)
Tonight I'm gonna prove (Yeah)
You know you can get it, girl

[Outro: Ricky Bell]
Come here, girl
Baby, girl
Stop it, girl
Baby, girl
Come here, girl
Baby, girl
Stop it, girl
Stop it, girl

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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