You Are the One (TKA song)

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"You Are the One"
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Single by TKA
from the album Louder Than Love
Released 1989
Format 7" single
12" single
CD Maxi single
Genre Dance-pop, Freestyle
Length4:12(album version)
Label Tommy Boy Music
Songwriter(s) D. Gaskins, K. Lowery
Producer(s) Joey Gardner, Tony Moran
TKA singles chronology
"Don't Be Afraid"
(1988)
"You Are the One"
(1989)
"I Won't Give Up on You"
(1990)

"Don't Be Afraid"
(1988)
"You Are the One"
(1989)
"I Won't Give Up on You"
(1990)

"You Are the One" is the first single from freestyle group TKA's second album Louder Than Love . It was included on the soundtrack to the 1989 film Lean on Me. It was also later included as a track on their second album Louder Than Love .

TKA

TKA is a Latin freestyle trio that was prominent in the 1980s and early 1990s, mainly in New York City, Chicago and Miami, Florida. Its members originally were Tony Ortiz, Louis "Kayel" Sharpe, and "Aby" Cruz—the original lead singer. Due to tension within the group between Kayel and Aby, the latter was later replaced by Angel "Love" Vasquez, which allowed Kayel to assume the lead vocals. The acronym TKA represents their collective initials. Early on, the group's members would state in interviews that the acronym stood for "Tony. Kayel and Aby " as well. All of TKA's members are of Puerto Rican descent. Many Freestyle fans consider them the kings of that genre, although Kayel seemingly downplayed this label, having jokingly stated "There are no kings in freestyle. There is only one king in it—myself."

<i>Louder Than Love</i> (TKA album) album by TKA

Louder Than Love is an album by Latin freestyle group TKA. It was released on August 15, 1990, on Tommy Boy Records. The album contains four singles, and three entered on the Billboard Hot 100.

<i>Lean on Me</i> (film) 1989 film by John G. Avildsen

Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film written by Michael Schiffer, directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Morgan Freeman. Lean on Me is loosely based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is at risk of being taken over by the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Test. This film's title refers to the 1972 Bill Withers song of the same name. Parts of the film, including the elementary school scenes, were filmed in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

Contents

Track listing

US 12" single
No.TitleLength
1."You Are the One" (Eastside Extended Mix)7:48
2."You Are the One" (Eastside Dub)7:06
3."You Are the One" (Eastside Edit)5:05
4."You Are the One" (Lean On Me Edit)4:35
US Maxi Single
No.TitleLength
1."You Are the One" (Radio Edit)4:05
2."You Are the One" (Lean On Me Mix)4:35
3."You Are the One" (Eastside Extended Mix)7:56

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] 91
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play [1] 26
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [1] 20

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved December 17, 2009)