The original 12″ version of Clave Rocks by Amoretto
Amoretto, also known within the freestyle music genre, is notably associated with the hit single “Clave Rocks,” which became a significant track in the mid-1980s. While not as widely recognized as some of their contemporaries like Johnny O, TKA, or Exposé, Amoretto carved a niche within the freestyle community with this track. Read the full Amoretto biography.
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 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) by Samantha Fox About 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…
The video for For Tonight by Nancy Martinez About Nancy Martinez Nancy Martinez came from Montreal, one of the few Canadian voices in a genre built in New York and Miami. “For Tonight,” released on Atlantic in 1986, reached #2 on Billboard’s dance chart and crossed onto the Hot 100, and her album Not Just…
The official video for Show Me 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…
The official video for Look Into My Eyes by George Lamond About George Lamond George Lamond was born George Garcia in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York. “Bad of the Heart” first appeared on the small New York independent Ligosa before Columbia signed him and took the single national in 1990, where it reached…
The radio version of Right From The Start by La India About La India La India, born Linda Viera Caballero in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in the South Bronx, started in freestyle before becoming one of the most decorated voices in salsa. Her 1990 album Breaking Night, produced by Little Louie Vega, carried…