Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on Aug 7, 2004 11:48:17 GMT -5
New Edition, Boyz II Men Return to Singles Charts
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Two groups with intertwined histories have returned to Billboard's singles charts.
On the Hot 100, New Edition reappears after an absence of seven years. The group's last chart entry was "One More Day," which peaked at No. 61 the week of July 12, 1997, and spent its final frame on the survey dated Aug. 9.
The track that brings New Edition back is "Hot 2Nite" (Bad Boy), which debuted at No. 100 in the week ended August 1. It's rare to open in the anchor slot, but New Edition has done it twice. "You're Not My Kind of Girl" bowed at No. 100 the week of Nov. 12, 1988.
Counting back to the debut of "Candy Girl" the week of May 7, 1983, New Edition now has a chart span of 21 years, three months and one week.
In 1988, New Edition recorded an album titled "Heart Break." One of the tracks on that disc, "Boys to Men," served as inspiration to the group that returns to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
"What You Won't Do for Love" by Boyz II Men enters at No. 75. Marking the group's label debut for MSM/Koch, the song is a remake of a Bobby Caldwell hit that peaked at No. 6 on this chart in 1979.
It's been almost two years since a Boyz II Men song graced the R&B roster. "Relax Your Mind" went to No. 52 in September 2002.
"What You Won't Do for Love" expands the chart span of Boyz II Men to 13 years and two months, dating back to the June 15, 1991, debut of "Motownphilly." Motown was indeed the first label affiliation for the vocal group, and MSM is the seventh, following other chart entries on Biv 10, Columbia, DreamWorks, Universal and Arista.
Now that's what I'm talkin' about! And I would like to see N.E. go all the way to the top with this new album!!! 
