The 12″ version of Love You Will You Love Me by Judy Torres
Judy Torres grew up in the Bronx and was singing opera before Profile Records signed her at nineteen. “No Reason to Cry” arrived in 1987 and became a New York club anthem. Read the full Judy Torres biography.
The official video of Last Chance by Cyre About Cyre Cyre recorded “Last Chance” in the late 1980s, a single that matched a yearning lead vocal to hard club production and earned a lasting place in freestyle playlists. Read the full Cyre biography.
The original 12″ version of Dreamin’ by Will To Power Will to Power is an American pop/dance music group founded in Miami in the mid-1980s by producer and DJ Bob Rosenberg. They initially drew on South Florida’s emerging freestyle and dance-pop scenes but gained mainstream fame with their 1988 #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Baby,…
The official video for Temptation by Corina Corina Heading Corina, born Corina Katt Ayala, is an American singer-songwriter and actress known for her contributions to the freestyle music genre. She gained prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with several dance hits. Her most notable song, “Temptation,” peaked at number 6 on the Billboard…
The original 12″ version of Clave Rocks by Amoretto About 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…
The 12″ version of My Heart Gets All The Breaks by Monet About Monet Monet’s “My Heart Gets All the Breaks” was the first record on Ligosa, catalog number LIG-501, released in 1987 with production by Mark Liggett and co-production and mixing by Tommy Uzzo. Ligosa was the same New York independent that would later…
The radio version of Good Things Come To Those Who Wait by Nayobe About Nayobe Nayobe Gomez, Brooklyn-born and of Cuban descent, was singing at the very start of freestyle. “Please Don’t Go,” released in 1985, stands among Fever Records’ first singles and among the earliest records the genre can claim, cut when she was…