The 12″ version of Summertime, Summertime by Nocera
Nocera recorded “Summertime, Summertime” for Sleeping Bag Records in 1986, and the single became one of the label’s defining dance releases, reaching #2 on Billboard’s dance club chart and permanent status as a warm-weather anthem. Read the full Nocera biography.
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 original 16 minute club version (yes, it is that long) of Loving You by Solid About Solid Solid recorded for Micmac Records, and “Loving You,” catalog number MIC-508, placed the group on the label’s founding roster in its first run of releases. Read the full Solid biography.
The official video for Never Let You Go by Sweet Sensation Read a Sweet Sensation biography. 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…
The official music video for Together Forever by Lisette Melendez Lisette Melendez Biography Lisette Melendez is an American freestyle singer from Spanish Harlem in New York City. She rose to prominence in the early 1990s with her breakout single “Together Forever,” which reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. A follow-up track, “A Day in…
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 12″ version of No Reason To Cry by Judy Torres Judy Torres, often dubbed the “Queen of Freestyle,” is a Bronx‑born vocalist who rose to prominence in the late 1980s. She made her mark with hits like “Come Into My Arms,” “Love Story,” and “No Reason to Cry,” blending dance‑floor energy with heartfelt lyrics….