The original 16 minute club version (yes, it is that long) of Loving You by 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 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…
The original 12″ version of One More Shot by C Bank About C-Bank C-Bank was a studio project of producer John Robie, one of the architects of New York electro. “One More Shot,” released on Next Plateau in 1982, put Jenny Burton’s vocal over a stark, synthesized arrangement that pointed directly at what freestyle would…
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…
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…
Club version of Try Yazz by Two Without Hats About Two Without Hats Two Without Hats recorded “Try Yazz” for Micmac Records, catalog number MIC-516, and the single became one of the label’s signature club records of the late 1980s, its title playing on the era’s fascination with jazzing up freestyle’s edit culture. Read the…
The video for Sincerely Yours 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 hits, including the…