New Edition released its debut album 40 years ago, and as members are celebrating that anniversary, theGrio is taking a look back on their story. A lot has happened in the last four decades!

Pre-order the standard and/or deluxe edition today on ... Alone’), and his new calling card (‘Cover Me Up’),” according to the list. “The album set a standard for new-age Seventies ...

However, things fell apart between New Edition and Starr when the paycheck came in. The biopic “The New Edition Story” describes ... releasing the album “New Edition” in 1984.