Though Bell had primarily performed as a backup vocalist with New Edition, he emerged as one of the most utilized voices on singles released by the group in the 1990s. BBD, as the group is commonly known, was the first to integrate elements of Rap and R&B consistently, calling their style "Hip-hop smoothed out on an R&B tip with a pop feel appeal to it." BBD's 1990 debut established Bell as a lead singer capable of chart topping success.
The "best kept secret" originally gained the respect of the industry when record producer Jimmy Jam had the idea for the spin-off group Bell Biv DeVoe with Bell as the lead singer. After the group recorded the album "Heartbreak", Bell was given the chance to go solo but opted instead to form Bell Biv DeVoe, with Bivins and DeVoe.
Before Gill joined the group, Bell was originally the oldest member of New Edition. After the departure of Brown, Johnny Gill joined the group in the mid-1980s. The group began a career in 1978 that has spanned more than 30 years. Later, Bell, along with Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, and Ronnie DeVoe formed New Edition. He began his career singing with close friend Ralph Tresvant in the group Ricky and Ralph. The youngest of eleven children, Bell was born in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in the Orchard Park Projects. As a solo artist, Bell released the album Ricardo Campana in 2000. In 1991 they received a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year, Group, Band, or Duo and in 1992 they received an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group.Ricardo Bell (born September 18, 1967) is an American singer and actor best known as one of the founding members of R&B/ pop group New Edition, and the lead singer of Bell Biv DeVoe. The group started touring in 1990 after the release of their first album and has been on three tours, The Poison Tour from 1990 to 1991, Above the Rim Tour in 1994, and Three Stripes World Tour in 2017. They also released a remix album in 1991 and a compilation album in 2000. They went on to release three more studio albums, including Hootie Mack, BBD, and Three Stripes.
The album charted at the number one spot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart and sold over four million copies. They released their first studio album in 1990 titled Poison with the label MCA Records. The group’s name is a combination of the three members last names. The members of the group are Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. Bell Biv DeVoe is an American music group that split from the group New Edition in 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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