The remix album W.B.B.D.BootCity:The Remixes, with the Wolf & Epic produced "Word To The Mutha!" as accompanying single, was released the next year and was certified gold. (I Thought It Was Me)?", "When Will I See You Smile Again", and "Dope!" (the latter was retitled "She's Dope!" upon release due to the rising drug abuse among children at the time). The singles that followed were "Do Me!", "B.B.D. The CD was released in 1990, and its title track became a #1 hit on the R&B chart. BBD was a pioneering group that was the first to successfully combine hip-hop with R&B & pop. As a result, Bell Biv DeVoe's first album "Poison" has a larger new jack swing composition as compared to New Edition releases. Bell Biv Devoe's debut album Poison has a variety of producers, including Jam and Lewis, Wolf & Epic (Richard Wolf & Bret "Epic" Mazur), Guy's Timmy Gatling, and Public Enemy's Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee. Bell Biv DeVoe began to take shape in the late '80s, but not until completing the tour in support of Heart Break did the threesome decide to make the break from New Edition officially.Īt the suggestion of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, they chose to chart their own course. Bell Biv DeVoe is a successful splinter group of New Edition that consists of three previous members, Ricky Bell (also known as Slick), Michael Bivins (also known as Biv), and Ronnie DeVoe (also known as R.D.).
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