from the 12” single, Epic Records, 1988Okay, confessional time for a second here, I thought this track was the joint for a hot second back in the day---for real, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing this pumping from speakers up & down the beach: from bars, clubs, car stereos, radio stations, you name it. For the longest time I had no clue who had sung it, until the wonders of the internet solved everything for music obsessives like myself, and it wasn’t surprising to find out that the singer, one Nicole McCloud, had actually been earning her stripes in the dance music underground for a few years before this single dropped. I still can’t put my finger on exactly what I like about this track; I mean, it’s a pretty basic beat, but that sub-bass really rolls hard, and all the flashy effects which normally dry out new jack swing cuts work together flawlessly here for some reason. Plus, you can’t fuck with the fierce turquoise, bull fighting-ish outfit that she’s rocking on the cover!
