Lost Gem: KANO had a big moment with “Can’t Hold Back (Your Loving)”

KANO was an Italian band heavily influenced by a blend of German Keyboard and American Sounds. Despite having two solid hits on their debut album one year earlier with the Keyboard-based and VERY Kraftwerk + Disco + Hip-Hop tracks “I’m Ready” and “Its A War”, the band recruited soul vocalist and fellow Black European by way of Dutch Antilles- Glen White. 

The resultant album, New York Cake, sought to embrace more of their USA influences with more Chic-meets-Change sounds on display. Central to this new sound was the track “Cant Hold Back (Your Loving),” which was a radio hit of note, did decent sales, and charted fairly well. (Billboard Disco #20, R&B #35 & Pop #89).

Enjoy this bouncy, funky, energetically sung piece of the past that you might have never remembered just “who” it was by….until now!

By Donald Cleveland 

Kano

"Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)"

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