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RELEASE
May 23, 2011
LABEL
Geffen

Album Review

New Edition's Icon compilation features the number one R&B singles “Cool It Now,” “Mr. Telephone Man,” “Can You Stand the Rain,” and “Hit Me Off,” along with seven other highlights from the group’s MCA years, 1984-1996. While material from the 1983 debut on Streetwise was licensed for Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, it’s not here -- so there’s no “Candy Girl,” “Is This the End,” or “Popcorn Love.” Even so, this is a succinct, sensibly selected set -- one that contains most of the Top Ten R&B singles from the years it covers. Those who want a deeper anthology that includes solo and Bell Biv DeVoe material should go straight to the two-disc Gold, released in 2005.
Andy Kellman, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Cool It Now
  2. Mr. Telephone Man
  3. Can You Stand the Rain
  4. Hit Me Off
  5. Lost in Love
  6. If It Isn't Love
  7. A Little Bit of Love
  8. Count Me Out
  9. With You All the Way
  10. You're Not My Kind of Girl
  11. I'm Still in Love with You