<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Candy Girl" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Is This the End" (1983) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Candy Girl" is an R&B song by boy band New Edition . Released in November 1982, it is the first single from their debut album Candy Girl . The song hit number one in the UK Singles Chart in May 1983, becoming the 31st best selling single of the year there . </P> <P> New Edition was first discovered and mentored by their manager Brooke Payne . He entered them in a local talent show where they met songwriter / producer Maurice Starr who wrote "Candy Girl" for the group, envisioning them as a 1980s answer to the Jackson 5 . Ralph Tresvant was positioned as the lead singer, because Starr considered his high tenor as reminiscent of a younger Michael Jackson, while having members Ricky Bell and Bobby Brown sharing alternate leads . </P> <P> The 12" version features producers Starr and Michael Jonzun doing some additional instrumentation in the outro . </P>

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