5 Great Freestyle Explosion Slow Jams

When Freestyle Explosion Throwback Jam returns to Amalie Arena in Tampa this August, you know you’ll spend very little time in your seat. With so many great dance hits from the freestyle legends, it’ll feel like Amalie Arena is one big dance club. But don’t forget – many of these artists had love songs to slow it down to as well. Here are 5 great slow jams from back in the day to look forward to August 10, 2024.

Stevie B “Because I Love You”
Oh sure, we love “Spring Love” and all of Stevie’s club classics from the ’80s. But don’t forget this #1 from the ’90s! It was one of the first songs I got to play when I got on the radio in 1990. Be ready to sing along with Stevie on this one. He loves to hear the lyrics coming back to the stage when he performs “Because I Love You.”

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Will To Power “Baby I Love Your Way”
This 1988 cover of Peter Frampton’s classic hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Oddly enough it only got to #12 for Peter Frampton! Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Freebird” also gets some time in this song. Many forget Will To Power had another cover that charted back then. Their version of “I’m Not In Love” (the 1975 hit for 10cc) reached the top 10 in 1991.

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Lisa Lisa “All Cried Out”
Oh sure we love Head to Toe and I Wonder If I Take You Home, but Lisa’s gut-wrenching ballad at this year’s Freestyle Explosion concert will take you back to your first heartbreak.

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Expose “I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me”
When you combine a song written by the legendary Diane Warren and the vocals of the ladies from Expose, you’re going to have a huge hit. This one from 1992 features the same saxophonist who played on their other big slow jam “Seasons Change,” Euge Groove. Those beach scenes in the music video were not filmed in Florida… they should’ve been though. (They were filmed at the Santa Monica Pier in California.)

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Sweet Sensation “If Wishes Came True”
Sweet Sensation is another one of those groups known for their uptempo club classics. “Hooked On You,” “Love Child,” “Take It While It’s Hot” and “Never Let You Go” were club anthems back in the day. And they’ll certainly perform them at Freestyle Explosion. But this track really shows off their other side and great vocals.

The Tampa 2024 Freestyle Explosion Lineup

• Stevie B

  You simply can’t leave the King of Freestyle off the list. Of course the legendary Stevie B will be there performing all of his classics like Spring Love, Party Your Body, Because I Love You, Dreamin’ Of Love, In My Eyes, and I Wanna Be The One.

• Lisa Lisa

  We’re so excited that Lisa’s back on the bill this year!  She’ll get the Amalie Arena crowd up and dancing with iconic jams like Head to Toe, Can You Feel The Beat, Lost In Emotion, Let The Beat Hit ‘Em and I Wonder If I Take You Home.  Don’t forget her awesome slow jams too like All Cried Out!

• Expose

  They’re back!  Expose has so many mega hits from the 80s dance club classics like Come Go With Me, Let Me Be The One, and Point of No Return.  But don’t forget their great slow jams too like I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me and Seasons Change.

• TKA

  While the Freestyle Explosion lineup rotates from year to year, I’m pumped these guys are still on the performer list every year.  No other throwback group brings the energy like the guys from TKA.  So many great songs like One Way Love, Tears May Fall and of course a Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party favorite, Maria.

• K7

  And when you have TKA, don’t forget you have K7.  He always works in his 90s club anthem “Come Baby Come.”

• George Lamond

  Known for his smash “Bad of the Heart,” George made a surprise appearance at Freestyle Explosion Throwback Jam at Amalie Arena a couple years ago.  As you may know, George is a hometown favorite.  When I spotted him backstage, I had an idea.  I told the audience we’d get back to the show momentarily, but first my buddy George from Wesley Chapel would like a chance to perform.  And then this happened…

• Lime

  This might be the act I’m most pumped to see. I’ve never seen Lime on stage before.  Their classic “Babe We’re Gonna Love Tonight” is one of my favorites.

• Will To Power

  Another one I’ve never had a chance to see live… Will To Power had their biggest hit with the cover of “Baby I Love Your Way” in the 80s.  But don’t forget their club classics like “Dreamin’!”

• Sweet Sensation

  Amalie Arena is gonna go wild when Betty Dee hits the stage to perform jams like Hooked On You, Never Let You Go, Love Child, Sincerely Yours, Take It While It’s Hot and her slow jam If Wishes Came True.

• Nocera

  Another act I’ve never been able to see perform live!  If the name Nocera doesn’t ring a bell, certainly her 1986 freestyle anthem “Summertime Summertime” will.