New Kids on the Block (album)

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.

New Kids on the Block
Studio album by New Kids on the Block
Released	April 1, 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Genre	Bubblegum pop R&B
Length	42:43
Label	Columbia CBS
Producer	Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block chronology
New Kids on the Block (1986) Hangin' Tough (1988)
Singles from New Kids on the Block
"Be My Girl" Released: March 5, 1986 "Stop It Girl" Released: July 6, 1986 "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" Released: August 11, 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

New Kids on the Block track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Stop It Girl"	Maurice Starr	Donnie Wahlberg Joey McIntyre rap by Mark Wahlberg	3:43
2.	"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)"	Thom Bel William Hart	Jordan Knight secondary by D. Wahlberg McIntyre spoken by Danny Wood	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"	Starr	D. Wahlberg	3:55
6.	"New Kids on the Block"	Starr D. Wahlberg	D. Wahlberg	3:22
7.	"Are You Down?"	D.W Wahlberg A.J. Erik Nuri Kenneth Banks	New Kids on the Block	5:00
8.	"I Wanna Be Loved by You"	Starr	New Kids on the Block	4:56
9.	"Don't Give Up on Me"	Starr	D. Wahlberg McIntyre Phaedra Butler Jordan Knight	4:45
10.	"Treat Me Right"	Starr	McIntyre	4:17

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 Block Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 146 Canadian Albums (RPM) 17 European Albums Chart[3] 31 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 34 French Albums (SNEP)[5] 8 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 58 UK Albums (OCC)[7] 6 US Billboard 200[8] 25

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for New Kids on the Block Chart (1990) Position Canadian Albums Chart[9] 87 US Billboard 200[10] 36

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.