And no, 106 & Park kids, I’m not talking about the Bow Wow and Ciara sample. I double and tripled checked this one because I could have sworn “I’m Leaving You Again” WAS a single. I always felt like this would’ve been a HUGE song for them in concert during the Home Again tour as each member could’ve pulled a lady on stage to serenade. Written by Gerald LeVert it was a sexy slow cut that gave Ricky, Johnny, Ralph to shine vocally.
“How Do You Like Your Love Served” from Home Again. If you had a chance to rewrite history, which song would you make a single?ĭerrick: “How Do You Like Your Love Served” Derrick’s right, the video was pretty fun (the first 3,000 times I saw it) but it’s still can’t stand up to “If It Isn’t Love.” Such a simple concept led to such iconic visuals. Well the SURE PLAYED “Hit Me Off” enough for you to see their secret agent fantasies OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. New Edition officially reuniting was one of the biggest music stories of the summer 1996, so the concept of the video mirrored the group becoming active in music again. While “If It Isn’t Love” is the most well-known primarily due to the choreography, I always loved the reactivated secret agent them of “Hit Me Off”. But this new sound fit like an ankle bracelet on an elephant. I mean, it’s gotta be “Hot2Nite,” right? This doesn’t even sound like a NE song – which I guess is the point Puff was making in developing this project. If I had to pick one I’d say “Hot2Nite.” Good song and I understand the market that Diddy was going for but there are stronger songs on the album that should’ve been the lead single, particularly the Jam & Lewis productions. Johnny Gill added the depth and maturity the revamped version of New Edition needed, producing, in my opinion, their greatest song of all time. NAY-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! That’s the telltale sign of a classic R&B cut. It was the perfect introduction to group’s new sound, while staying true to their earlier work By no means is it bad, but an album of doo-wop covers feels SO out of place and directionless even today. Under the Blue Moon is the true black (or blue?) sheep of their discography. One Love isn’t great – way too long and way too cluttered with interchangeable millennium club tracks – but the second half of the album is pretty solid.