The dispute came after the group members received their checks in their mailboxes only to discover that they were only given $1.87 despite the success of their debut album, Candy Girl and their accompanying US tour.

The bitter split eventually led to Starr's creating "the white New Edition": New Kids on the Block.

Meanwhile, the boys left Starr's label, the independent Streetwise Records in February 1984 and signed a new contract through Jump & Shoot Productions with MCA.

[5] Being given a bevy of producers including R&B mainstay Ray Parker Jr. and writer-producer Mike Sembello of "Maniac" fame among them, the group released their self-titled second album in the early fall of 1984 to huge success.

Thanks to more thorough promotion and music tailored for more of a mainstream audience, New Edition won new fans upon the release of this album.