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sábado, 25 de abril de 2009

SANDEE - R.I.P VARIOS


Earlier this evening I recieved some sad news regarding Freestyle/Dance diva Sandee. I'm sad to inform the ones that don't know yet, Sandee has passed away. She was found dead in her Hollywood, Florida apartment today at 4pm. No details have yet surfaced, but I'm still in shocked. This is a great loss for the Freestyle & Dance community. My deepest sympathy goes out her family.

Growing up in Miami, Sandee was one of the few artist to blow up big and sign to a major label, making us all proud. Born in the lower east side of New York City, then raised in sunny South Florida, She first started her career as one of the original members of Expose recording such classics as "Point of no return" and "Exposed to Love". After she went solo she signed to East West Records and then Atlantic Records and released her first single, the now classic "You're the one". The record was a big success, it went and topped Billboards Dance Charts for weeks. In 1989 she released the smash hit "Notice me" on Fever Records. Produced and written by C&C's Robert Clivilles and the late David Cole, the song was a top 10 hit on Billboard. The remix version was also huge, and had a life of it's own. It was a favorite in the House clubs of New York, and to this day it's regarded as one of House Music's best classics. After "Notice Me" was released, the Puerto Rican diva signed a record deal with Columbia Records, recorded her debut album "Only time will tell", and released her third single, "Love Desire" which was her biggest single to date. The song reached the top 5 on Billboards Dance Charts, and also peaked on Billboards top 100, including the R&B/Hip Hop Charts.

One of my favorite memories of Sandee was the first time I saw her perform. I was 13 years old and it was at the Six Flags Atlantis Waterpark at the height of her career. she was doing "You're the one", and I'll never forget how great she was, so full of energy & fire. Right in the middle of the song she screams out "Que Viva La Musica Latina!!!", and The crowd went nuts. At that very moment I felt so proud to be a latino and to have one of our own representin' this music. Another memory was The very last time I saw her perform at the Copa for one of Sal Abbatiello's Freestyle Fever parties. She took a moment in between songs and spoke about her and her family's struggles in the past with drugs and alcholol. Man She touched me so deep that night That she had me in tears. I releated to well to her. I loved her so much for being real. Sandee you will be greatly missed by all, Your memory will live on forever through your fans who will continue to blast your music for years, never forgetting the amazing memories it has given us. The Music Industry has truly lost one of the best. You are now with the angels baby girl!

*Check out all her classics, including some of the remixes posted below. Please leave your comments and stories on Sandee on the comment box below. Would love to hear them.

LOVE DESIRE (HOUSE OF DEF MIX)

GIRLS IN CONTROL - DIS GIRL 12 SINGLE


What a crazy & sad week it's been. I ended a year long releationship with someone, got really sick all week from food poisoning (Just got back from the hospital), my computer crashed (Finally got it reformat at Apple) and to top it off we lost the beautiful Freestyle diva Sandee just a few days ago(Posted below). Hopefully things will start to look up this week. Here is a special treat that was sent to me by my friend Ivan Diller. I never heard of this song before Ivan sent it, but I'm loving it. Girls in Control were four girls from the Bronx named Denise, Diane, Frances, and Mona. I believe this was the only release the girls had. They performed at several clubs around Manhattan during Freestyle's heyday, including Roseland and also various clubs in California where they were quite popular. The track was written and produced by Michael Garvin and released on Marlo Records in 1989. Thanks Ivan!

LEGACY - GIRLS DO IT JUST FOR FUN 12 SINGLE



Here is some slammin' classic Chicago Freestyle for your ass! Legacy originally consisted of two guys named Jessie Settle and Joel. Jessie started his career as a local DJ, spinning all through the South East side of Chicago. Through his experience as a DJ, Jessie fell in love with Freestyle music. In 1989 he decided to retire from the DJ-world and pursue a singing career in the music industry. Soon after he met up and coming Freestyle singer Joel and the singing dou was born. The name originated as "Latin Lagacy" but the "Latin" was removed and it remained as Legacy. In 1989 they recorded their first demo called "Girls do it just for fun" and released it on their label Latin House Records. Only 500 copies of that original Latin House label were pressed and released. It has since become a collectors item with Freestyle vinyl freaks like myself. Despits the fact that limited copie were pressed, Jesie and Joel toured the city creating a huge buzz and following for Legacy. In 1991 the boys decided to part ways. Joel went on and pursued a solo artist career under Chicao's DJ International Records. He released his first single, the now classic Chicago Freestyle jam "Prisoner of Love".

Jessie decided to continue with Legacy and made the group into a three man show. He went to search for 2 more members and decided to bring in one of his good friends named Javier Romero, who was also a DJ. They also added dancer Juanie Rodriguez to the mix, who was spectacular on the dance floor and had talent to be a rap star. Thus the new and improved Legacy was born. They signed with DJ International Records and released the remix version of "Girls do it just for fun" which was produced by the legendary J.J. Flores. The song became a smash hit all over Chicago, getting spins on stations like WCYC 90.5 by another legend Harv Roman, B-96, and WCRX 88.1 FM. Legacy had put Freestyle back in the map in Chicago, it was a proud moment for the boys. They would release a few more hit singles (which I will post a little later) but their dreams were stopped short due to some unfortunate circumstances that were beyond their control. The boys Jessie and Javier were both placed in the Department of Corrections for a crime they say they did not do. It's been 14 years since the boys have been incarcerated and they're still fighting for their freedom.

The Legacy boys are calling on all the Freestyle fans across the U.S. to come together and help them come home. If you go on to their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/legacy2chicago you'll see a petition which will be posted soon for a Sentence Reduction addressed to the Illinois Governor. They look forward to recieving letters from their fans and promise to write them all back. Below is the re-recorded hit version of "Girls do it just for fun" which was released in 1992 on DJ International Records.

*A BIG SHOUT TO MY BOY ROB & SETH FOR THESE TRACKS*

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L.A.W - Remember The Times 12 SINGLE



Label: Strictly Hype Recordings
Format: Vinyl, 12"

Country: US
Released: 1995

Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Latin Underground

Credits: Written By Julio Rodriguez & Geraldo Echevarria
Produced By Julio Rodriguez And Dj Trajic Recorded And Mixed By
Ken Paul, Recorded At Chicago Music Works & Studio 3B
Mixed At OFF WORLD STUDIOS

Tracklisting:
A1-Remember The Times (Club Mix)
A2-Remember The Times (Accapella)
B1-Remember The Times (DJ Trajic's Chronic Remix)
Producer - DJ Trajic
B2-Remember The Times (Tim "Spinnin" Schommer's Radio Edit)
Edited By - Tim Schommer

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FIRST CLASS - MY SWEET ROSE 12 SINGLE



Here's a great Chicago Freestyle classic which is a now a rare hard to find record. The song was written and sung by vocalist Dino Cardone. I heard Dino wrote this track for his then girlfriend Rose after she left him. When "My Sweet Rose" became a hit, Rose ended up getting back together with Dino....funny thing is that Dino broke up with her right after. The track was produced by Onofrio Lollino on Groove Kontrol Records and released in 1991. A BIG THANK YOU to Seth Politano who's helped me find the rare classics for this Chicago series.

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MY SWEET ROSE (CLUB MIX)

IN - EFFECT - BABY YOU ARE THE ONE 12 SINGLE



I'm back. I can't believe it's finally 2009. What a wild & crazy New Years I had! I had sooo much fun partying with some my friends till 12pm the next day. We hit a bunch of house parties, about 5 or 6 clubs and bars, and I ended that morning in a 3-way makeout session (under the influence of a few drinks of course) Woooah. Good times!

Continuing with the Chicago series, I bring you another slammin' track I love. "Baby you are the one" by In-Effect is a favorite to many Freestyle heads who love that Chicago sound. The groups original lineup consisted of Troy guy, Erick G, and Cruzita. After Troy and Erick had a falling out, Troy went on to form D'zyre, and released the now classic "Forever Amour" on DJ International Records. Erick recreated In-Effect with another Female artist named Armante and released this banger, "Baby you are the one" on Rio Records. The track has became another rare hard-to-find 12'inch. It was recently seen on Ebay going for $140.00. The song was produced by the amazing legendary Chicago DJ Tim Spinnin' Schoomer and released in 1990. *Another big shout to Seth Politano for sending me this gem*

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BABY YOU ARE THE ONE (RADIO)

LATIN SOUL - PROMISE ME 12 SINGLE



Here's a cute little track by Latin Soul which I used to hear in mix shows when I was young but didn't know who sang it until years later. Latin Soul's lead singer Sandi Castillo released "Promise Me" when she was just 18 years old. The song was released in 1990, and was huge on Chicago stations like WCYC with Harv Roman, and also B96 with DJ's like Tim Spinnin' Schoomer. Sandi later teamed up with the Force in 1992 and re-released "The Promise" with new remixes on DJ International Records. The last few years we've seen Sandi doing Rock music with her cover band, but more recently she's been back on that stage performing her dance classic. Lookout for her in Chicago Freestyle reunion shows. Check out the classic "Promise me" below.

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PROMISE ME (CLUB MIX)

FELIX MIRANDA - TAKE MY LOVE 12 SINGLE



Classic Chicago Freestyle by Felix Miranda featuring the vocals of Jane Katherine. This song was produced by Mickey Oliver, with some Timbales action by the legendary Ralphi Rosario. Ralphi went on to produce many house classics and remixes, including his best work, hands down the classic, "You used to hold me" featuring Xavier Gold. These days Ralphi is still giving us bangin' house remixes from the likes of Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Pussycat Dolls just to name a few. You can catch Ralphi spinnin' at circuit parties alongside DJ Abel under Rosabel. Check them out along with DJ Tony Moran at my favorite New York City party Alegria, held every holiday at Webster Hall. "Take my Love" was released in 1988 on Mixin Music Records.

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LEGACY - STAY WITH ME TONIGHT 12 SINGLE


Jessie, Javier and Juanie of Legacy returned in 1993 with their biggest single "Stay with me tonight". This Chicago Freestyle classic was a big hit for the guys and established them as local stars, with the help of B-96's DJ extraordinaire Tim Spinnin' Schommer, and also JJ Flores who produced the song. This Chicago favorite came along with chants, Harmonies and rap as well, making it a stand out song in the scene. This gave Legacy their second top ten hit and another great Billboard review. They also had a cool video for "Stay with me" which was featured on "The Box", as well as "Street Mix show" channel 26 in Chicago. The boy's built a following and began touring the states making fans all over the country, but then an unfortunate incident happend.... Fastforward to 2009, Jessie and Javier have been incarcerated for the past 14 years for a crime they said they did not do (I posted earlier about their story) If you would like to get in contact with them, there is an address on their myspace where you can reach them. www.myspace.com.com/legacy2chicago. Below is Legacy's classic "Stay with me tonight" which was released on DJ International Records in 1993.

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STAY WITH ME TONIGHT (CLUB MIX)

BONTON - CRYING FROM A BROKEN HEART 12 SINGLE



Here's another old school Chicago Freestyle record from 1988. This song was produced by some dude named Raed, featuring the vocals of Sharon Najarro. It was released on Digital Dance Records.

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L.A.W - ONE MORE CHANCE FOR LOVE 12 SINGLE


What's going on guys. Sorry for not updating this blog lately but I had some personal issues I had to take care of. I'll try my best to finish this Chicago series by the end of this week. Here is L.A.W.'s (Love & Wisdom) first single, the classic "One more chance for love" which was a big hit for them. Law is pictured above, along with Rochelle who did the classic "Praying for an angel"(will post soon). Enjoy!

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JOHN TOPIA - ONE AND ONLY 12 SINGLE



By request for Mike, here is another rare Chicago record from 1992. The intro reminds me of that early Carlos Berrios/Lisette Melendez sound. Many thanks to Seth Politano for helping me with this series. More to come!

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EXOTIC LOVE - BOY YOU'RE MINE 12 SINGLE


Twin sisters, Josie and Elsie were known as Exotic Love back in the day. They first got their start in the music industry by entering a contest to compete for recording studio time. Their first release, "Boy you're mine" was a big hit with Freestyle lovers, and also a number one hit on Chicago stations like WCYC & WCRX, plus Spun on B-96 mix shows by DJ Tim Spinnin' Schommer. The girls ended up opening up for Freestyle legends like Judy Torres, George Lamond, Lil' Suzy, and others. They would also released another single titled "Tell me why" (I'll post later), and are now in the process of returning with some new material. Stay tuned!

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BOY YOU'RE MINE

ROCHELLE - PRAYING FOR AN ANGEL 12 SINGLE



"Praying For An Angel" by Rochelle was a big hit for her when she was really young. This Chicago Freestyle classic shot straight to the top of the charts, including Peaking at number #32 on Billboards Dance/Singles Sales. The song was produced by J.J. Flores & Charlie Babie of the 20 Fingers team who went on to produce dance classics like Gillette's "Short dick man," "Lick it" by Roula and others. Rochelle would go on to release a few more dance hits, including my favorite of hers, "Holding on to love" (will post soon). This bangin' classic was released on SOS Records in 1994.

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PRAYING FOR AN ANGEL (J.J.'S EXTENDED CLUB MIX)

SPEROCK - I WANT YOU BACK 12 SINGLE



More Chicago freestyle for your ass! Another J.J. Flores production from 1991.

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ISAAC - IN MY HEART 12 SINGLE



Here's one of the greatest new school Freestyle records ever, straight from the windy city of Chicago. This slammin' song blew me away when I first heard it play on Miami's Power 96. With it's hard hitting beat's and powerful vocals, "In My heart" was One of the few Chicago records to crossover to the Miami market. DJ Laz would always bang this record out on his Freestyle mix show where it attained cult status amongst Freestyle heads.

Written and produced by the 20 fingers crew of J.J. Flores & Charlie Babie (Babie & Keyes). These guys always came out with good quality Freestyle tracks that stood out in the Genre. Now a rare hard- to-find record (I paid $100 for mine on Ebay years ago), this song would've been huge if released during Freestyle's hey-day. Released in 1996 on Za-Za Records. Enjoy guys.

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BY DEZYN - YOUR LOVE IS ON THE RUN 12 SINGLE



Check out this hot song, produced by yet again Charlie Babie, who was originally part of the New York group Babie & Keyes. They released two classic Freestyle singles during their time together on Criminal Records titled "Playgirl" and "Secrets of love." Charlie later went solo and signed to Mic Mac Records where he released his classic, and favorite of mine, "In the name of love." He later moved to Chicago in the mid 90's to work on some projects and eventually wound up staying there and becoming part of the 20 Fingers crew. This was on of his records. "Your love is on the run" was released on the famous DJ International Records label back in 1994.

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INNEFECT - FOREVER AMOUR 12SINGLE



The rare and controversial "Forever Amour" record which was originally released by the Chicago group Innefect. Troy Guy, Eric G & Cruzita were all members of this group until Eric and Troy had a fall out. Troy eventually left and started D'Zyre and re-released "Forever Amor" to much greater success. Don't really know the real story behind this, but I know there was a lot of drama, and some people got sued. Anyone out there wants to touch on this? drop me an e-mail or comment. Here is the rare "Forever Amour" which was released back in 1991.

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D¨ZYRE - FOREVER AMO'R 12 SINGLE



D'Zye's "Forever amor" was probably Chicago's biggest Freestyle record. Originally released on DJ International Records and then picked up on Atlantic Records, "Forever amo'r" wound up cracking the Billboard Hot 100 at #36 in 1992, a strong achievement for a Freestyle record. Written, composed, produced and sung by Troy Guy with females vocals by Andrea Salazar. The song was originally recorded by Troy's old group Innefect until he parted ways, and re-recorded the track with a new female vocalist.

"Forever Amo'r" was also Produced by the great J.J. Flores . D'Zyre released another hot single before calling it quits. Troy Guy produced many great artist since then, and is also featured in the Dino Latino "Forever Amor" reggaeton flavored remake of "Forever amor" that was released a few years back.

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IN -EFFECT - HERE I GO AGAIN 12 SINGLE




I love this song. This group's original members were Erik G, Troy guy & Cruzita who recorded the original version of "Forever Amo'r"(Posted below). Erik G re-created the group after Troy left, and released two banging Freestyle jams (Check older post for "Baby you are the one"), this time featuring the vocals of Armante. "Here I go again" was produced by J.J. Flores and DJ Tim Spinnin' Schommer on Rio Records in 1993.

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ROCHELLE - HOLDING ON TO LOVE 12 SINGLE



By request, here's the slammin' second single from Chicago's Rochelle. The emotional "Holding On To Love" track was produced again by the 20 Fingers crew of J.J. Flores and Charlie Babie. Rochelle released one last single the following year, the latin flavored dance hit "Nene" which recieved lot's of airplay, including in Miami where it was a huge hit. As an added bonus I included "Nene" below. "Holding On To Love" was released on S.OS. Records in 1995.Enjoy!

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JOEL - PRISONER OF LOVE 12 SINGLE



East Chicago's Joel was one of the original members of the group Legacy. Members Jessie and Joel recorded the original version of "Girls Just Do It For Fun" on a label the boy's created called International Latin House Records. Joel eventually parted way's with Jessie and went on to pursue a solo career under Chicago's DJ International Records. This was his first single which was a big hit on Chicago radio. "Prisoner Of Love" was released in 1992, featuring the vocals of D' Zyre's Andrea Salazar.

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LEGACY - THE TIME IS RIGHT 12 SINGLE



During the end of 1994 Legacy released what would be their last single. "The Time Is Right" was another great track by the boys. They also had a music video which never had it's chance to air. It also included a cameo by Baseball legend Chicago cub's Sammy Sosa. Juanie Rodriguez left the group was replaced by Erick Perez, but Juanie eventually came back to join Legacy once more.

Lookout for two never heard before released tracks by Legacy. One's the rare 1990 song called "I Couldn't live Another Night Without You" and also "Without You" which will be released soon. For more info check out their myspace page at WWW.MYSPACE.COM/LEGACY2CHICAGO

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THE TIME IS RIGHT (EXTENDED MIX)

EXOTIC LOVE - TELL ME WHY 12 SINGLE



Here's the second single by twin sister's Elsie and Josie Piancarte of Exotic Love. A special thanks to one of the producer's of this song, Sal Medina for sending it to me. "Tell Me Why" was released in 1995 on Ultimate Records.

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L.A.W - MISSING YOUR LOVE 12 SINGLE



L.A.W. (Love & Wisdom) returned one last time with the amazing third single, "Missing Your Love." These guy's were one of the best new school acts around and one of my favorites, don't know why they didn't continue recording great songs. Lead singer Julio Rodriguez later went solo and recorded the unreleased single called "Angelina." The song was supposed to be released on Throb Records with DJ Tim Spinnin' Schommer and J.J. Flores as producers but for some reason it never did. It did play locally on Chicago radio, and was featured only on a Freestyle mix CD compilation.
Below is the classic "Missing Your Love" which was released on Strictly Hype Records in 1996. Check out the sick edits on version #2!

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D'Zyre - GAMES OF LOVE



This was D'Zyre's second and last single they ever released. Although not highly as popular as their first hit "Forever Amor," it still proved to be a banger! I actually like this song better than "Forever Amor," and feel as it should've also been a Billboard hit.

D' Zyre was supposed to released an album soon after but unfortunately it never got to see the light of day. "Games Of Love" was written, produced, and sung by Troy Guy, featuring the female vocals of Andrea Salazar. released on DJ International Records at the end of 1991.

BRENDA K. STARR - PICKIN' UP THE PIECES 12 SINGLER



Born to a Puerto Rican mother and an Israeli father in New York City, Brenda Kaplan first started her career with this record right here. After auditioning and recording a track called "Vicious Beat" for the movie Beat Street (where she also appears), Brenda was offered a recording contract with Mirage Records.

Her first single "Picking Up The Pieces" was a huge hit for Brenda peaking at #9 on Billboards Maxi-Singles Sales Chart, and on the Hot Dance Club Play Charts. The song also cracked the R&B/Hip Hop Billboard Charts at #83. Her debut album "I Want You" soon followed, but no other single in there matched the intensity of this song. This record is still one of my favorite's in my collection. Produced by the legend Arthur Baker in 1985 on Mirage. Check out the Dub and the old school cow bell's. Hot!

TKA - TEARS MAY FALL 12 SINGLE


One of my favorite groups of all time returned with their fourth straight hit, "Tears May Fall." This is arguably TKA's best song, and my favorite of theirs. It brings me back to my Junior High School days, and all the crazy house parties my parents used have in the 80's. They would blast the salsa music in the living room, while I would blast this record in my bedroom. "Tears May Fall" shot all the way up to #10 on Billboards Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, #6 on the Hot Dance Club Play, and even cracking the R&B/Hip Hop charts at #63 in 1988. It was produced by Andy "Panda" Tripoli, and the amazing Latin Rascals. The song was featured on their classic Freestyle album Scars Of Love. Released in 1987 on Tommy Boy Records.

The Cover Girls - Inside Outside 12 single



The Cover Girls released their fourth hit single, "Inside Outside" from their successful debut album "Show Me". The song was another smash for them, Peaking at number #12 on the Hot Dance Club Play, #21 on Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, and #55 on Billboard's Hot 100. The record was released in 1988 on Fever Records.

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sexta-feira, 24 de abril de 2009

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Tracklisting:
A1 Without Her (Hard Club Mix) (7:05)
A2 Without Her (Dub Mix) (6:07)
B1 Without Her (Radio Mix) (4:15)
B2 Without Her (House You Beats) (4:31)
B3 Without Her (Live From Club 1018, NYC) (5:04)

nas-t-boyz-search-vinyl-12-1991.

racklisting:
A1 The Search (Radio Mix) (4:00)
A2 The Search (Searching For Club) (6:40)
A3 The Search (Planet Radio Mix) (3:50)
B1 The Search (Search For House) (6:20)
B2 The Search (CBO Rub A Dub Dub) (5:18)
B3 The Search (Stringapella) (3:12)

Hint Of Grey - Lover 12 SINGLE



Label: Deet Records
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33RPM

Country: US
Released: 1989

Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle, Latin

Credits: Produced By Michael Ruocco & Harry Frank Towers
Edit & Enginneered By Michael Van Duzer Mixed By Ken Griffo
Michael Ruocco & Harry Frank Towers Recorded At Waterfront Studios.

Tracklisting:
A1-Lover (Town Away 12" Mix)
A2-Lover (Continental Freestyle Mix)
B1-Lover (Radio Edit)
B2-Lover (Bits And Pieces Dub)

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