New Jack Hits (1996)

About this title: New Jack Hits presents the hit singles from the short-lived late-'80s/early-'90s R&B sub-genre, including Wreckx-N-Effect's "New Jack Swing," Johnny Gill's "Rub You the Right Way," and Color Me Badd's "All 4 Love." Bell Biv DeVoe, the kings of New Jack Swing, contribute their two biggest hits, "Poison" and "Do Me!" En Vogue, who began during the New Jack era but managed to transcend it, deliver one of their earliest hits, "Lies," while the Winans, a group not usually associated with this style, adopt it for the single "It's Time." Tracks from Johnny Kemp, Timex Social Club, Denzil Foster, ... read more

Tracks:

1. New Jack Swing [Riley/Davidson/Mitc]
2. Poison [Straite]
3. Him or Me [Griffin/Adams/Singe]
4. Rub You the Right Way [Harris/Lewis]
5. Do Me! [East Coast Mental Mix] [Bourelly/Vibins/DeV]
6. Lies [McElroy/Foster/En V]
7. Crazy [AbdulSamad/Abdulsam]
8. Just Got Paid [Kemp/Griffin]
9. It's Time [Winans/Winans/Riley]
10. Dr. Soul [Foster/McElroy]
11. Rumors [Marshall/Thompson]
12. All 4 Love [Color Me Badd/Thomp]
13. Spread My Wings [Booker]
14. So You Like What You See [McElroy/Foster/Samu]
15. Spirit (Does Anybody Care?) [Dright/Isom/Savage]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.