New Edition - 1984-96.

Review Score: (8/10)
When the boys in the Jackson Five grew to be men, New Edition took the throne as the reigning r&b boyband. In the 1980s, they stole the hearts of teenagers and had a string of decent hits both on the pop and r&b radio. "Hits" isn't the first collection of its kind, and the tracklisting isn't flawless, but it's a pretty good survey of this Roxbury-based group from 1984 to 1996. From the bubblegum fare of the irresistible "Cool it Now" and "Mr. Telephone Man" to the more adult-sounding "If It Isn't Love" and "Hit Me Off," New Edition's greatest hits set shows how these guys evolved from boys to men. I'm slightly disappointed that "Hits" doesn't have "Popcorn Love" and "Candy Girl" from their debut album, but those tracks were released from the Streetwise label. So, understandably, they wouldn't be here. It's a minor flaw, but I can live with it. Everybody has heard at least one song by New Edition, and "Hits" is the album to get for a one-stop survey of their singles. If nothing else, this CD gives us a much-needed reminder that Bobby Brown did indeed have a career long before he married you-know-who.

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