The official video for Touch Me (I Want Your Body) by Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox was already a British tabloid celebrity when she turned to music, and the skeptics lasted about one single. “Touch Me (I Want Your Body)” reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986 and became a worldwide smash, its production pulling directly from the freestyle and hi-NRG sound of the moment. Read the full Samantha Fox biography.
The official video of Yo No Se by Pajama Party Note: This actually listed officially on Spotify as “You” instead of “Yo”. About Pajama Party Pajama Party was a New York vocal trio assembled in the late 1980s, part of the wave of girl groups that Atlantic Records signed as freestyle crossed toward pop. “Yo…
The original 12″ version of When I Hear Music by Debbie Deb About Debbie Deb Born Deborah Claire Wesoff-Kowalski in Miami, Florida, Debbie Deb was barely out of high school when she helped define the raw, electro-driven sound of Miami freestyle. Discovered by producer Tony “Pretty Tony” Butler—a pioneer of Miami bass and electro-funk—she brought…
The 12″ version of Roses Are Red by Maribelle About Maribelle Maribelle recorded “Roses Are Red,” a freestyle single remembered by the genre’s club audience and kept in circulation through compilation releases. Read the full Maribelle biography.
The official video for Take It While It’s Hot by Sweet Sensation About Sweet Sensation Sweet Sensation formed in the Bronx in the mid-1980s: Betty LeBron with sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez. Their debut album Take It While It’s Hot (1988) on Atco produced a run of freestyle radio and club hits, including the title…
The official video for I Wonder If I Take You Home by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam About Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Before freestyle had a name, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam were already defining its sound. Emerging from Hell’s Kitchen in the mid-80s, the trio—lead vocalist Lisa Velez, guitarist/bassist Alex “Spanador” Moseley, and…
The official version of Because Of You by-the Cover Girls About The Cover Girls In a genre dominated by solo acts and studio creations, The Cover Girls stood out as a genuine group—three voices harmonizing over some of freestyle’s most polished productions, delivering hit after hit through the late 80s and into the 90s. Read…