Candy Girl is the debut album of New Edition, released by Streetwise Records on July 19, 1983.

New Edition was created by Bobby Brown after a failed talent show due to his stage fright.

Maurice Starr wrote and produced the title song seeing New Edition perform at a talent show.

The lead single of the album, Candy Girl, while being a massive hit on Black radio stateside and overseas, struggled for consistent plays on Pop radio and the video failed to crack the rotation at MTV in the U.S. despite strong sales numbers and being No.

Disputes over sales and revenue generated by the "Candy Girl" single and album led to New Edition's family seeking representation to sue their label Streetwise Records and wrest control of the group from Bostonian songwriter/producers Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun and Arthur Baker.