Candy Girl | ||||
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Studio album by New Edition | ||||
Released | March 5, 1983 | |||
Recorded | July 1982 – February 1983 | |||
Genre | R&B, pop | |||
Length | 43:40 | |||
Label | Streetwise | |||
Producer | Maurice Starr (also exec.), Arthur Baker, Paul McCraven (exec.) | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Robert Christgau | B |
Rolling Stone |
Candy Girl is a debut album of New Edition, released by Streetwise Records on March 5, 1983. The album was produced by Maurice Starr and Arthur Baker.
The title song was written and produced by Maurice Starr after seeing New Edition perform at a talent show in 1982. He signed them and had them record "Candy Girl" in a small studio in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1982. The band members were between the ages of 13-15 when the song was released.
All songs written by Maurice Starr and Michael Jonzun, except where noted.