New York Cake
| New York Cake | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 a U.S. version of the cover. | ||||
| Studio album by Kano | ||||
| Recorded | 1981, G.R.S. Studios Milano, Italy | |||
| Genre |
Italo disco Post-disco Funk Hi-NRG | |||
| Length | 34:11 (original vinyl album) resp. 41:43 (2009 CD release) | |||
| Label |
Full Time Records (Italy) Mirage Records (US) Emergency Records (Hong Kong, US) Funky Town Grooves (UK) | |||
| Producer | Luciano Ninzatti, Matteo Bonsanto, Stefano Pulga | |||
| Kano chronology | ||||
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New York Cake is a 1981 Italo disco album by Italian band Kano, recorded for Full Time Records and released in the United States under Mirage label.[1] It has been produced by its members, namely Luciano Ninzatti, Matteo Bonsanto, Stefano Pulga. The album features Italian Top 3 hit "Baby Not Tonight" and American #89 Hit "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)".
The album itself entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums in 1982.[2]
The Album included 'chic-esque' funky basslines, especially by the Tracks A1, B3 and the 2009 Bonustrack.
In 2009 the British label 'Funky Town Grooves' released the album, in a limited edition, for the first time on CD (FTG-162) with the Bonustrack "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)" (Extended 12"). The album was taken from a vinyl LP not the master-tapes.
The song "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)" was featured on video game Grand Theft Auto V.
Track listing
All songs written by L. Ninzatti, S. Pulga, Mammared, B. Addoms.
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)" | 4:46 |
| 2. | "She's a Star" | 5:51 |
| 3. | "Baby Not Tonight" | 6:58 |
| Side B | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Party" | 5:56 |
| 2. | "Round and Round" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Don't Try to Stop Me" | 7:00 |
Production
- Cover: Novella Massaro
- Art direction: Michelangelo Farina
- Executive Producer: Luciano Ninzatti, Matteo Bonsanto, Stefano Pulga
- Associate producer: Claudio Donato
- Engineers: Bruno Malasoma, Luciano Ninzatti, Matteo Bonsanto, Stefano Pulga
- Mixing: Bruno Malasoma
Personnel
- Backing Vocals: Lella Esposito, Linda Wesley, Rossana Casale
- Bass guitar: Dino D'Autorio
- Bass guitar (tracks: A3, B3): Julius Farmer
- Drum kit: Flaviano Cuffari
- Drum kit: Tullio De Piscopo (tracks: A3, B3)
- Electric guitar: Luciano Ninzatti
- Keyboards: Stefano Pulga
- Percussion: Maurizio Preti
- Arrangement, songwriters: Luciano Ninzatti, Stefano Pulga
Chart positions
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | #189 |
| US R&B Albums[2] | #53 |
References
- ↑ "Kano at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- 1 2 3 "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of July 9, 2011". Billboard, Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-22.