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Bell Biv DeVoe
Poison
Release Date: 1990 03 zz
Running Time: 47:28
Label: MCA Records
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With so many faceless, sound-alike albums having come out of the "new jack swing" hybrid in the late '80s and early to mid-'90s, it's important to give credit to the form's more creative and imaginative figures. Along with Guy and Bobby Brown, Bell Biv DeVoe (a New Edition spin-off trio comprised of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe) delivered some of new jack swing's most worthwhile material. A hard-edged, tough-minded blend of R&B/funk and hip-hop, Poison was (like Brown's Don't Be Cruel) a radical departure from the Jackson 5-influenced "bubblegum soul" New Edition was originally known for. Defined by their urgency, rawness, and vitality, "Poison," "B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?," "Dope!," and "Do Me!" are considered new jack swing classics and are indeed among the best the style has to offer. Taking a break from the CD's overall aggression, BBD moves closer to New Edition's sound with the decent, though far from outstanding, ballads "When Will I See You Again?" and "I Do Need You." While other "new jacks" were content to simply emulate Guy, the distinctive BBD deserves applause for daring to stake out its own territory. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Dope!Straite3:44
2B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?Durant, Shocklee, Stewart, Hooks, Sadler4:35
3Let Me Know Something?!Durant, Sadler, Shocklee, Hooks4:40
4Do Me!Bivins, Bourelly, Bell, DeVoe4:33
5Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny (Word to the Mutha)!DeVoe, Bivins, Bell4:30
6PoisonStraite4:22
7Ain't Nut'in' ChangedSadler, Shocklee, Shocklee, Durant3:30
8When Will I See You Smile Again?Stewart, Gatling5:08
9I Do Need YouGatling4:36
10Poison [Extended Club Version][*]Straite7:50







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