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[Freestyle/Latin Freestyle/Dance Pop/House/Pop/Electronic] Here is Debra Torre with her one and only album titled: "Step It Out". Extremely recommended for fans of Latin Freestyle music, a shame she is considered a forgotten freestyle artist because there are some great songs on this album and for that reason she deserved better credibility than what she had received. There is completely no info about her on the internet and usually when that happens its because she probably used a stage name for this album. What I can tell you is that she seemed the muse of songwriter/producer Michael Garvin and his brother Nathan. Michael wrote songs recorded by such diverse artists as George Benson, Sister Sledge, Reba McEntire, Cher and Steps, but his biggest success was as co-writer with Maria Christensen, of the song "Waiting For Tonight", which was first recorded by Maria's group "3rd Party" and then became a hit for Jennifer Lopez in 1999. His production credits weren't nearly as grand, but his work with Debra shows his production talent. Together, as simply Torré, they released the freestyle song "Is It Too Late For Tomorrow" for Blue Chip label in 1986. This album soon followed in 1990 and a single for "Fast Lane" (Track 8) was released for some strange reason in 1991 which contained 12" mixes/dubs of the track (that song also reminds me of a song that artist Veronique would perform). Also in 1990, Debra had a single for "Conceal Your Love" (Track 1) which sadly fell to minor dance club success on Esquire Records. Of course all of this went mostly unnoticed by the public, likely due to the inability of the small label (Esquire) to properly promote it. Tragic because it is just as good as any of the other dance pop records that were released around the time, with lots of freestyle elements, and should have got more attention. Also, the title track "Step It Out" (Track 5) was even written by Regina Richards, who recorded it herself but never released it. It also includes two remakes: Prince's "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (Track 6) and Steve Arrington's "(Dancing In The) Key Of Life" (Track 7) ...wonder where she is now? This album was released under Esquire Records '90.
Tracklist:
1) "Conceal Your Love" (0:10)
2) "Words" (3:26)
3) "World's Greatest Lover" (8:04)
4) "Up All Night" (11:50)
5) "Step It Out" (16:30)
6) "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (20:53)
7) "(Dancing In The) Key Of Life" (25:12)
8) "Fast Lane" (29:35)
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