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I was in college when New Edition took the world by storm in the eighties. As a result, they were never the equivalent of the Jackson 5 in my mind. However, it is impressive to see how long they survived in the music industry. Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Rickey Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ralph Tresvant originally made up New Edition. They got their start in the music business when they weren't even teenagers. Their musical journey has seen them have success as a bubblegum pop group, a mature R&B group, and even as solo superstars.
The group originated in Boston and burst on the scene with their 1983 debut album 'Candy Girl.' Some of their early hits included 'Mr. Telephone Man,' and 'Cool It Now.' As they grew older, they drifted apart. Their most eclectic member, Bobby Brown, would leave New Edition to pursue a solo career in 1986. New Edition would remain strong, however, with R&B crooner Johnny Gill replacing Brown. The song that still resonates with me from New Edition was 'Can You Stand the Rain'.
I've been married twice ... and ... divorced twice. I started to think about famous break-ups. I figure that Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown is one of the most famous break-ups in recent history. For over 14 years, this pop music pair endured tumult that would have brought down the mightiest of marriages: drug use, jail time, infidelity rumors, career slumps, a reality show, a crush by Osama bin Laden, parachute pants, colonics. In the end, we may never know what finally killed the greatest love of all. We do know that Houston filed for divorce in October 2006.
Brown's career future is hazy at best. Perhaps the former New Edition member will do some work with another break-up victim, Kevin Federline ... in any case, I'm fairly certain that Bobby will need to search for an apartment because he won't be able to stay in Whitney's mansion any longer!
I encourage Bobby and others in need of a quick move to a new domicile to check out Apartment Finder.
