New York Cake is a 1981 Italo disco album by Italian band Kano, recorded for Full Time Records and released in the United States by Mirage Records. It was produced by Luciano Ninzatti, Matteo Bonsanto, and Stefano Pulga. The album features Italian top 3 hit "Baby Not Tonight" and American No. 89 Hit "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)".

The album entered the Billboard 200 and Top R&B Albums charts in 1982.

New York Cake

In 2009 the British label, Funky Town Grooves, released the album in a limited edition for the first time on CD with an extended version of "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)" as a bonus track. The album was taken from a vinyl LP not the master-tapes.

New York Cake

The song "Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)" was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V.

New York Cake

Track listing

All songs written by L. Ninzatti, S. Pulga, Mammared, B. Addoms.

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

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

Charts

References

1981 albums

Kano (band) albums