![]() Telephone Man', and went on to be certified double platinum in the United States. Eclipsing their debut album, New Edition spun off the top five hit 'Cool It Now' and the top twenty 'Mr. ![]() Through the production affiliate of AMI, Jump and Shoot, MCA released the group's self-titled second album the same year. The management company, AMI, proceeded to escalate the group's profile in both the urban and pop music worlds. In need of management, the group signed with Steven Machat and his two management partners Rick Smith and Bill Dern. The Machats won the legal game and then secured the group a bigger recording deal with major label MCA Records, which won the bidding war among various other major labels. (Starr responded by promptly creating the group New Kids on the Block, essentially formatted after New Edition, but with white teenagers.) Meanwhile, the group hired the law firm of Steven and Martin Machat and sued Streetwise for release from a contract that was unenforceable as well as materially breached by Streetwise. Due to these financial reasons, New Edition parted company with Starr in 1984. ![]() Tour budget and expenses were given as the explanation as to why they were not paid more. Returning from their first major concert tour, the boys were dropped off back at their homes in the projects and were given a check in the amount of $1.87 apiece for their efforts.
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