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
Personnel New Kids on the Block Jordan Knight – lead and backing vocals Jonathan Knight – lead and backing vocals Joey McIntyre – lead and backing vocals Donnie Wahlberg – lead and backing vocals Danny Wood – lead and backing vocals
Production
Larkin Arnold – executive producer Paul Arnold – engineer Christopher Austopchuk – art direction Sidney Burton – engineer, mixing Phaedra Butler – backing vocals and duet vocals on "Don't Give Up on Me" Pat Costa – engineer William Garrett – engineer
Phil Greene – engineer, mixing Caroline Greyshock – photography Frank Heller – engineer, mixing Jimmy Johnson – conga Erik Nuri – executive producer Maurice Starr – producer and all instruments Christopher Rich – beat box Gordon Worthy – keyboards
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for New Kids on the BlockChart (1989–1990)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)146Canadian Albums (RPM)17European Albums Chart31Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)34French Albums (SNEP)InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste8Japanese Albums (Oricon)58
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for New Kids on the BlockChart (1990)PositionCanadian Albums Chart87US Billboard 20036
Certifications
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.
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