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New Kids on the Block is the debut studio album from American pop boy band New Kids on the Block released on April 1, 1986, by Columbia Records. The album failed to garner any attention at the time of its release. In August 1989, during the success of their second album, Hangin’ Tough, Columbia released the New Kids on the Block track “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)” as a single, in an attempt to bring this album to the attention of the group’s growing fan-base. As a result, album sales spiked, causing it to be released outside the United States around the same time. Subsequently, the New Kids on the Block album would eventually be certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA, peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard 200.

Track listing

New Kids on the Block track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1.“Stop It Girl“Maurice Starr
3:43
2.“Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)“
  • Thom Bell
  • William Hart
4:24
3.“Popsicle”Starr
  • McIntyre
  • Jordan Knight
  • rap by New Kids on the Block
4:49
4.“Angel”
  • Starr
  • James Cappra
  • McIntyre
  • D. Wahlberg
  • Jordan Knight
3:32
5.“Be My Girl“StarrD. Wahlberg3:55
6.“New Kids on the Block”
  • Starr
  • D. Wahlberg
D. Wahlberg3:22
7.“Are You Down?”
  • D.W Wahlberg
  • A.J.
  • Erik Nuri
  • Kenneth Banks
New Kids on the Block5:00
8.“I Wanna Be Loved by You”StarrNew Kids on the Block4:56
9.“Don’t Give Up on Me”Starr
  • D. Wahlberg
  • McIntyre
  • Phaedra Butler
  • Jordan Knight
4:45
10.“Treat Me Right”StarrMcIntyre4:17

Personnel

New Kids on the Block

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for New Kids on the Block
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Footnotes

  • The group was originally named Nynuk. The name was changed to New Kids on the Block following the recording of the Donnie Wahlberg-written album track of the same name.

References

  1. ^ “New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block”. AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. ^ “INew Kids on the Block ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022”. ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  3. ^ “Hits of the World – Eurochart”. Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 12, 1991. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish). Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. ^ InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste
  6. ^ NEW KIDS、ストリート・タフ宣言 – ニュー・キッズ・オン・ザ・ブロック [NEW KIDS, Street Tough Declaration-New Kids on the Block]. ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. ^ “New Kids on the Block Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History“. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. ^ “New Kids on the Block Chart History (Billboard 200)“. Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ^ “Top 100 Albums of 1990”. RPM. Vol. 53, no. 6. December 12, 1990. Retrieved September 28, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ^ “Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1990”. Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  11. ^ “Canadian album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block”. Music Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  12. ^ “British album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block”. British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type New Kids on the Block New Kids on the Block in the “Search:” field.
  13. ^ “American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block”. Recording Industry Association of America.