Step by Step (New Kids on the Block album)
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| Studio album by New Kids on the Block | ||||
| Released | June 5, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | September 1, 1989 – April 30, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 47:44 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Maurice Starr | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
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| Smash Hits | (8/10) |
Step by Step is the third studio album, and fourth album overall, by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released in June 1990 via Columbia Records.
At the time of release the group was very popular and was being heavily merchandised, with everything from pillowcases, marbles, dolls, to a Saturday morning cartoon with their name and likeness. Step by Step went to number one on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, with the lead-off title track single topping the charts simultaneously and selling nearly three million copies, making it their highest selling single.
Another top ten single, "Tonight", followed, as the group embarked on their most ambitious world tour to date. After having earned success with Hangin' Tough, the group took a more active role creatively on this album, co-writing and producing several of its tracks. They even started playing instruments on most of their songs.
By the end of 1990, in spite of the album having gone multi-platinum, a public backlash against the group occurred, as is evident with the third and last single, "Let's Try It Again," failing to crack the Billboard Hot 100 top fifty and the album receiving much lower certifications than Hangin' Tough in the United States.
All tracks written by Maurice Starr, unless otherwise noted.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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