Effective period / Period of releases: 1969 - 2004

Members: Leslie Wilson, James Baker, Melvin Wilson, Nate Neblett, Charles Hearndon, Earl McDaniel, Londee Wiggins, Jerry Bell, Allen Frey, Tony Churchill, Robin Russell (2), Austin Lander, Tanita Gaines, Carl McDaniel, Slim (25), Robert Jackson (8), Leroy Taylor (5)

New Birth is an American funk and R&B band formed in Detroit, Michigan by former Motown songwriters and producers Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua and music industry veteran Tony Churchill.

New Birth was originally culled from several groups; The Nite-Liters, a quartet of male singers named the Now Sounds, a quartet of female voices named Mint Juleps (2), and later members of Love, Peace & Happiness. Over time various members of these groups became just one comprehensive group, The New Birth. The name stood for a new sound and a new beginning.