Greatest Hits

by TKA

Overview

In the 1980s and early '90s, TKA was the top male group in the genre termed "freestyle" and "Latin hip-hop." The latter is a definite misnomer, for this type of music isn't hip-hop per se, but rather dance music with hip-hop and Latin elements. Boasting such club smashes as "One Way Love," "Tears May Fall," "Scars of Love" and "Come Get My Love," this is the best TKA CD to own. While the New Yorkers' singing was never great, many of these high-tech songs (which use salsa and Afro-Cuban elements advantageously) are infectious and highly addictive. Much of the freestyle music that independent dance-oriented labels have flooded the market with has been mechanical and homogenized, but this CD illustrates that TKA -- whatever their limitations as singers -- often had heart as well as beats and grooves. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	03/28/2025
Label:	TOMMY BOY MUSIC
UPC:	0016998104026

Tracks

1. One Way Love
2. Come Get My Love
3. Scars of Love
4. Tears May Fall
5. X-Ray Vision
6. Don't Be Afraid
7. You Are the One
8. I Won't Give Up on You
9. Crash (Have Some Fun)
10. Give Your Love to Me
11. Louder Than Love
12. I Can't Help It
13. Is It Love?
14. Maria

Album Credits

Performance Credits

TKA   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Kayel Gardner   Composer
Tony Moran   Composer,Producer,Assistant Producer,Mixing,Editing
Stephen Lironi   Composer
Terry Taylor   Composer
Steve Sykes   Composer
Andy Marvel   Composer
Joey Gardner   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Jeff Mann   Composer,Producer
Peter Sinfield   Composer
Robert Marcial   Composer,Producer
Simon Horrocks   Composer
Frankie Cutlass   Producer
Frank de Wulf   Composer
Mac Quayle   Composer
Albert Cabrera   Mixing,Editing,Composer,Producer,Assistant Producer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Marco Olivo   Composer,Producer
Kayel   Composer,Producer
Erwin Gorostiza   Art Direction
Kayel Cutlass   Producer,Executive Producer
Andy Panda Tripoli   Composer
Alberto Cabera   Composer