![]() To circumvent New Edition being left without a lead singer, Michael Bivins suggested bringing in 20-year-old Gill to replace him. Prompting Gills entrance into the group was when lead singer Ralph Tresvant considered recording a solo album. They had joked that they would let him in the group if he could improve his dancing skills. The New Edition members had actually known Gill since they released their hit Candy Girl in 1983 and Gill released his RB Top 30 hit Super Love that same year. Johnny Gill who, in 1984, had scored a hit with RB singer Stacy Lattisaw on Perfect Combination. In addition to employing the famed production team of Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis to help steer their music into a new direction, they also recruited Washington, D.C. The band members were aging out of their teens into their twenties, and sought for their image and sound to reflect their coming of age. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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