Bobby Brown – The Free Style Mega-Mix

"The Free Style Mega-mix" (also released as "Every Little Hit Mega Mix") is a remix medley of tracks by American R&B singer Bobby Brown. Produced and mixed by Rita Liebrand (with 7" editing by Steve "Froggy" Howlett). It was released as a promotional/single release around 1989–1990.

 

Artist: Bobby Brown

A-Side (Remixed by Rita-Liebrand): The Free Style Mega-Mix

    1: On Our Own
    2: Don't Be Cruel
    3: Every Little Step
    4: My Prerogative

B-Side: Rock Wit'cha

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop

Style: Contemporary R&B, New Jack Swing, Vocal

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: MCA Records

Label/Catalog #: MCA 1421

 

 

 

Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet

"Blue Velvet" is a popular song written and composed in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris. A top 20 hit for Tony Bennett in its original 1951 version, The most successful recording of "Blue Velvet" was recorded and released by Bobby Vinton in August 1963, Vinton's recording failed to make the British charts however when originally released, but the track's being heard in a televised ad campaign for Nivea cold cream effected a 1990 UK re-release with "Blue Velvet" reaching No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

 

Artist: Bobby Vinton

A-Side: Blue Velvet

B-Side: Blue On Blue

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Pop, Stage & Screen

Style: Ballad, Soundtrack

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Epic

Label/Catalog #: 650524 0

 

 

 

Dream Warriors - My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style

"My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" is a track by the Canadian hip hop duo Dream Warriors. "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", which was taken from the debut album was the groups most successful single, which sampled Quincy Jones' "Soul Bossa Nova", "And Now the Legacy Begins" is regarded as one of the finest alternative hip hop albums of the golden era (1985–1995).

 

Artist: Dream Warriors

A-Side: My Definition Of A Bombastic Jazz Style (Radio Mix)

B-Side: You Never Know A Good Thing Till You Lose It (Radio Mix)

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop

Style: Techno, Future Jazz, Hip Hop, Experimental, Acid Jazz, Boom Bap, Jazzy Hip-Hop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: 4th & Broadway / Island Records

Label/Catalog #: BRW 197 or 878 560-7

 

 

 

Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever

"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released in 1967 as a double A-side single with "Penny Lane". "Strawberry Fields Forever" returned to the charts in 1990 by the duo Candy Flip made up of Danny Spencer (vocals, keyboards) and Ric Peet (keyboards) from Stoke-on-Trent, one of the British acts associated with the Madchester revival of 1960s psychedelia and fashion, It featured as the second track on their first and only album Madstock... (1990).

 

Artist: Candy Flip

A-Side: Strawberry Fields Forever

B-Side: Can You Feel The Love

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Pop

Style: Downtempo, Breakbeat, House, Dance-pop, Synth-pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Debut Edge Records

Label/Catalog #: DEBT3092

 

 

Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K - Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)

"Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" is a song by Belgian musical group Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K. It was released in January 1990 as the second single from the band's debut album, Pump Up the Jam: The Album (1989), on which it features as the second track.

 

Artist: Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K

A-Side: Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)

B-Side: Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) (Instrumental Mix)

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic

Style: Euro House, Hip-House

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Swanyard Records Ltd

Label/Catalog #: SYR 8

 

 

 Alternate Version

"Because apparently Future Me didn't trust Past Me to remember what Past Me bought."

Artist: Technotronic

A-Side: Get Up (Before The Night Is Over) (Single Mix)

B-Side: Get Up (Before The Night Is Over) (Instrumental) 

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic

Style: Euro House, Hip-House

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: On The Beat

Label/Catalog #: OTB 1388-7 or 1388-7 

Soul II Soul - A Dreams A Dream

"A Dreams a Dream" is a song by British musical collective Soul II Soul, released in 1990 by 10 Records as the second single from the collective's second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade (1990). The song features American-born British singer Victoria Wilson-James.

 

Artist: Soul II Soul

A-Side: A Dreams A Dream 

B-Side: A Dreams A Dream (Instrumental) 

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop

Style: Downtempo, Soul,  Contemporary R&B

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: 10 Records

Label/Catalog #: TEN 300 

 

 

Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby?

"Where Are You Baby?" is a song by English singer, songwriter and pop-rap artist Betty Boo, included on her debut album, Boomania (1990).

 

 Artist: Betty Boo

A-Side: Where Are You Baby?

B-Side: Boo's Boogie

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop

Style: Synth-pop, Hip-House, House, Pop Rap, Breakbeat, Instrumental

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Rhythm King

Label/Catalog #: LEFT 43

 

Black Box - Fantasy

"Fantasy" is a song by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, which was issued as a single in 1978 by Columbia Records. In 1990, Italian group Black Box recorded a cover of "Fantasy" for their debut studio album, Dreamland (1990). Their version featured Martha Wash on lead vocals, but their music producers initially failed to credit her. It also contains a sample from the drum pattern of Grace Jones' rendition of "La Vie en rose" (1977).

 

Artist: Black Box

A-Side: Fantasy (Remixed Edit)

B-Side (feat. Stepz): Get Down

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Downtempo, Dance-pop, House

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Deconstruction

Label/Catalog #: PB 43895 

 

Scorpions - Wind Of Change

"Wind of Change" is a song by German rock band Scorpions, recorded for their 11th studio album, Crazy World (1990). A power ballad it was released as the album's third single. The lyrics were composed by Meine following the band's visit to the Soviet Union at the height of perestroika, when the enmity between the communist and capitalist blocs subsided concurrently with the start of large-scale socioeconomic reforms in the Soviet Union. 

 

 Artist: Scorpions      

A-Side: Wind Of Change   

B-Side: Tease Me Please Me

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Rock, Pop

Style: Hard Rock, Ballad, Soft Rock

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Mercury

Label/Catalog #: 878 692-7

 

Criminal Element Orchestra - Everybody (Rap)

"Everybody (Rap)" is a track by New York-based electronic and dance music project Criminal Element Orchestra (fronted by the legendary producer and DJ Arthur Baker with the hip hop lyrics by Wendell Williams), the "orchestra" wasn't a traditional band but rather a rotating collective of musicians, vocalists, and engineers under Baker's direction. They were a cornerstone of the New York club scene, bridging the gap between hip-hop, electro, and early house music.

 

Artist: Criminal Element Orchestra feat. Wendell Williams

A-Side: Everybody (Rap)

B-Side: Everybody (Doesn't Rap)

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop

Style: House, Hip-House, Deep House

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Deconstruction

Label/Catalog #: PB 44071

BBG - Snappiness

"Snappiness" is a Balearic track written by the British group BBG (a side project of Jazzie B from Soul II Soul under the alias of Beresford Romeo, Nellee Hooper, Tony Newland, Ben Angwin and Phil Hope) with vocals by American singer/songwriter Dina Taylor, released in 1990 it would go on to chart at No28. 

 

Artist: BBG

A-Side: Snappiness (Edit)

B-Side (feat. Dina Taylor): Snappiness (Sweet Inspiration Edit)

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic

Style: House, Ambient, Balearic, Downtempo

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Urban / Hoax Recordings / Polydor

Label/Catalog #: URB 54 or 877 194-7

Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman - Kinky Boots

"Kinky Boots" is a song written by Herbert Kretzmer and David Lee for an episode of the television programme That Was The Week That Was in 1963, and subsequently recorded in 1964 by Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman, stars of another television series, The Avengers. The track would be released again the the UK in 1990.

 

Artist: Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman

A-Side: Kinky Boots

B-Side: Let's Keep It Friendly

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Non-Music, Pop, Stage & Screen

Style: Novelty, Beat

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Deram

Label/Catalog #: KINKY1 or 882 202-7 

M.C.Sar & The Real McCoy feat. Sunday - Don't Stop

"Don't Stop" is a single released in 1990 by the German Eurodance and pop music project The Real McCoy (originally known in Europe as M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy), It features as the last track on the ghost side of the group's first album On The Move! (1990).

 

Artist: M.C.Sar & The Real McCoy feat. Sunday

A-Side: Don't Stop (Single Mix)

B-Side: Don't Stop

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic

Style: Eurodance

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Jonathan

Label/Catalog #: 15058