New Inside

New Inside
Studio album by Tiffany
Released	October 2, 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Pop, R&B, New Jack Swing
Length	50:41
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Phillip Damien, Maurice Starr
Tiffany chronology
Hold an Old Friend's Hand (1988) New Inside (1990) Dreams Never Die (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[2]

New Inside is the third regular studio album by Tiffany, released on October 2, 1990 (see 1990 in music). Tiffany had broken with manager/producer George Tobin soon after her 18th birthday, and signed with manager Dick Scott and producer Maurice Starr. Starr was the producer responsible for putting together the group New Kids on the Block, who had risen to teen popularity by opening for Tiffany in 1988, and who had since eclipsed Tiffany in degree of pop success (she even opened for them in 1989). This album came out on Tiffany's 19th birthday, and she hoped it would revive her faltering career.

New Inside was not a commercial success, and neither the album nor any single released from it made it onto the pop charts, though the title track got a little bit of airplay in some areas and reached some local radio stations' request-based countdowns thanks to the efforts of fans, who were starting to get organized on bulletin board systems and online services.

Billboard magazine reviewed the album in a somewhat favorable vein, saying "Teen diva gratefully shrugs off the dated sound of former svengali George Tobin and strikes a harder-edged, pop/funk pose on third album. While her matured, raspy vocals would be better served with less formulaic material than she has here, set offers several sterling moments."^[3]

An attempt was made to take advantage of current events by rededicating the song "Here in My Heart", written by superstar songwriter Diane Warren (who is responsible for many pop hits for other artists), to the troops serving in the Gulf War. Previously, the song had been dedicated to AIDS victim Ryan White.

Ultimately, Tiffany broke with Scott and Starr, and returned to George Tobin for her following album (released three years later).

"Dennis Cheese", credited with the rap in the title track, is Donnie Wahlberg of the New Kids.

The CD booklet and back cover show "A Moment to Rest" as track number 3, but this brief instrumental interlude is actually on the CD as part of the following track, "Tenderly", shown as track 4 on the cover but actually track 3; all subsequent tracks are confusingly shown with numbers one higher than actually displayed by a CD player.

Track listing

1. "New Inside" (Phillip Damien) – 5:35
2. "It's You" (Tiffany, Kevin Grady, Damien) – 5:22
3. "A Moment To Rest" / "Tenderly" (Nayan, Chris Bednar) – 5:27
4. "Never Run My Motor Down" (André Cymone, Gardner Cole) – 3:58
5. "Here in My Heart" (Diane Warren) – 4:08
6. "Tiff's Back" (Maurice Starr) – 3:52
7. "Our Love" (Damien) – 6:01
8. "Life Affair" (Gardner Cole, Matthew Garey) – 4:07
9. "Back in the Groove" (Starr, Tiffany) – 4:35
10. "There Could Never" (Damien, Mark Wilson) – 7:36

Singles

• "New Inside" - August 28, 1990
• "Here In My Heart" - January 8, 1991
• "Back In The Groove" - April 1991

Notes and references

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
3. ^ Album review, Billboard, October 27, 1990