The official video for My Heart Skips A Beat by 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 full The Cover Girls biography.
The radio version of Give Me Back My Heart by Corina About Corina Corina Katt Ayala came out of the South Bronx and recorded her earliest singles for Cutting Records, the New York independent that served as freestyle’s farm system. “Out of Control” and “Give Me Back My Heart” built her club reputation in the…
TKA performing the song Scars Of Love live About TKA TKA formed in the Puerto Rican neighborhoods of New York City in 1984, when Louis “Kayel” Sharpe, Ralph Cruz, and Angel Vasquez began singing together as teenagers. Tommy Boy Records signed the trio, and their run of singles helped define what freestyle sounded like from…
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 12″ version of Say You Love Me by Lime Read a biography of Lime About Lime Before freestyle crystallized as a genre, Lime was already perfecting the formula—infectious hooks, pulsing synthesizers, and vocals built for maximum dancefloor impact. The Canadian duo helped define the Hi-NRG sound that would influence dance music on both sides…
Let The Music Play Official video: About Shannon Born Brenda Shannon Greene on May 2, 1958, in Washington, D.C., Shannon didn’t just record a hit—she helped invent a genre. Her 1983 single “Let the Music Play” is widely regarded as the first true freestyle record, a sonic blueprint that would launch a thousand imitators and…
The original 12″ version of Don’t Take Your Love by Lydia Lee Love Lydia Lee Love is an American singer best known for her contributions to the late-1980s and early-1990s house and freestyle music scenes. She gained recognition with club-oriented tracks like “Don’t Take Your Love” and “We Should Start Over,” both showcasing her energetic…