New Kids On The Block – The Block / Interscope Records Audio CD 2008 / 0602517835702
UPC 602517835702
The Block is the fifth studio album by New Kids on the Block. The album was released on September 2, 2008, along with a deluxe edition that included four bonus tracks. It sold 95,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Pop Albums chart and at number two on the Billboard 200. Several artists collaborated on the album, such as Ne-Yo, Lady Gaga, The Pussycat Dolls, Akon, Teddy Riley and New Edition.
The first official single from the album is "Summertime" and the song was released on May 13, 2008.[1] The second official single titled "Single" featuring Ne-Yo was released on August 12, 2008. The third single "Dirty Dancing" was released on December 19. The single was the album's most successful single in Europe and Canada, peaking at number 31 and reaching the number-one position on the CHUM Chart in Toronto on February 21, 2009 after twelve weeks on the chart. The album's fourth single, "2 in the Morning", was officially released February 23, 2009 in the United States and the United Kingdom.
It is the group's first studio album in fourteen years since Face the Music.
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Interscope Records – 0602517835702 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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Aug 8, 2008 |
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| Genre: |
Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop |
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RnB/Swing, Europop |
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Tracklist:
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Click Click Click
Instruments – Hakim Abdulsamad
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Producer – Adam Messinger, Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Hakim Abdulsamad, Nasri Atweh
Recorded By – Adam Messinger
Written-By – A. Thiam, D. Wahlberg, H. Abdulsamad, N. Atweh
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3:44
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Single
Co-producer – Ne-Yo
Featuring – Ne-Yo
Mixed By, Producer [Vocals] – Adam Messinger
Producer – Polow Da Don
Recorded By – Tony Terrebonne
Written-By – J. Jones, S. Smith
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3:55
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Big Girl Now
Backing Vocals – Lady GaGa, NKOTB
Featuring – Lady GaGa
Instruments, Producer, Programmed By – RedOne
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Recorded By – Ben Chang, Jeremy Page, Perry Geyer, Tom Syrowskit
Written-By – D. Wahlberg, J. Knight, RedOne
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3:29
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Summertime
Instruments, Producer – Hakim Abdulsamad
Keyboards [Intro] – Joe Wolfe
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Producer [Vocals] – Adam Messinger, Nasri Atweh
Recorded By – Adam Messinger, Hakim Abdulsamad
Written-By – D. Wahlberg, H. Abdulsamad, N. Atweh
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3:22
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2 In The Morning
Drum Programming – Zukhan Bey
Edited By – Matty Green (2), Pat Thrall
Keyboards, Producer, Programmed By – Emanuel Kiriakou
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Recorded By – Emanuel Kiriakou, Matty Green (2)
Written-By – D. Wahlberg, E. Kiriakou, K. Livingston, Z. Bey
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3:26
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Grown Man
Backing Vocals – Teddy Riley, The Pussycat Dolls
Co-producer – Adida Kavarro
Featuring – Teddy Riley, The Pussycat Dolls
Mixed By – Jean-Marie Horvat
Producer, Recorded By – Teddy Riley
Programmed By [Additional] – Tyler Thurmond
Written-By – A. Kavarro, A. Toussaint, D. Riley, D. Covay, R. Stanard, T. Thurmond
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2:57
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Dirty Dancing
Backing Vocals – Joaquin Bynum, NKOTB
Instruments, Producer, Programmed By – RedOne
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Recorded By – Tom Syrowskit
Written-By – D. Wahlberg, J. Bynum, RedOne
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3:37
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Sexify My Love
Backing Vocals – Nasri, NKOTB, RedOne
Instruments, Producer, Programmed By – RedOne
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Recorded By – Ben Chang, Jeremy Page, Perry Geyer, Tom Syrowskit
Written-By – D. Wahlberg, N. Atweh, RedOne
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3:31
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Twisted
Instruments – Jerome "Jroc" Harmon
Mixed By – Chris Godbey
Producer – Jerome "Jroc" Harmon, Timbaland
Recorded By – Chris Godbey
Recorded By [Assistant] – Fareed Salamah, Julian Vasquez
Written-By – J. Fauntleroy II, J. Harmon, T. Mosley
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3:10
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Full Service
Backing Vocals – New Edition, NKOTB
Featuring – New Edition
Instruments, Producer, Programmed By – RedOne
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Recorded By – Tom Syrowskit
Written-By – D. Wahlberg, Lady Gaga, RedOne
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3:56
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Lights, Camera, Action
Backing Vocals – The Pussycat Dolls
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Producer – Polow Da Don
Producer [Vocals] – Adam Messinger
Recorded By – Adam Messinger, Tony Terrebonne
Written-By – B. Kennedy, C. Haynes, J. Jones, J. Cameron, L. Polite
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3:04
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Put It On My Tab
Backing Vocals – Akon, NKOTB, RedOne
Instruments, Producer, Programmed By – RedOne
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Recorded By – Keith Gretlein
Written-By – A. Thiam, D. Wahlberg, N. Atweh, RedOne
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3:54
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Stare At You
Instruments, Mixed By, Recorded By – Adam Messinger
Producer – Adam Messinger, Donnie Wahlberg, Nasri Atweh
Programmed By [Additional] – Donnie Wahlberg
Written-By – A. Messinger, D. Wahlberg, J. Knight, N. Atweh
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3:33
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Bonus Track |
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Close To You
Instruments, Mixed By, Recorded By – Adam Messinger
Producer – Adam Messinger, Nasri Atweh
Written-By – A. Messinger, D. Wahlberg, J. McIntyre, N. Atweh
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- A&R [Administration] – Gary NG, Jeanne Venton
- A&R [Consultant] – Vincent Herbert
- A&R [Coordination] – Andrea Ruffalo, Scott Enright
- A&R [Direction] – Martin Kierszenbaum
- Art Direction – Julian Peploe
- Booking – Chris Dalston, Darryl Eaton, Mitch Rose
- Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Gretchen Anderson
- Executive-Producer – Donnie Wahlberg, Jimmy Iovine, Martin Kierszenbaum
- Legal – Jaimie Roberts
- Management – Janelle Lopez, Jared Paul (2)
- Management [Business Management] – Eric Wasserman
- Management [Marketing Director] – Paul Orescan
- Management [Publicity] – Kristen Foster
- Mastered By – Gene Grimaldi
- Photography By – Olaf Heine
