Scars of Love is the debut studio album by American Latin freestyle group TKA, released on October 11, 1987 through Tommy Boy Records. The album spawned six singles, the first, "One Way Love," was the most successful single, which reached number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100. No other single from this album managed to enter the Hot 100, although all of them the Top 30 of the Billboard Dance Club Songs. The album reached number 135 on the Billboard 200 in 1988.

Scars of Love
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 1987
Recorded1986–87
StudioUnique Recording
(New York City, New York)
Tommy Boy Recording
(New York City)
Shakedown
(New York City)
I.N.S.
(New York City)
GenreDance-pop, freestyle
LabelTommy Boy/Warner Bros. (TBCD 1011)
ProducerJoey Gardner, Tony Sankitts, Ulysses Sankitts, Robin Halpin, Robert Marcial, Jeff Mann, Marco Olivo, Andy "Panda" Tripoli, Tony Moran, Albert Cabrera, Leroi Evans
TKA chronology
Scars of Love
(1987)
Louder Than Love
(1990)
Singles from Scars of Love
  1. "One Way Love"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Come Get My Love"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Scars of Love"
    Released: 1987
  4. "Tears May Fall"
    Released: 1987
  5. "X-Ray Vision"
    Released: 1988
  6. "Don't Be Afraid"
    Released: 1988

Track listing edit

Scars of Love – Vinyl edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Scars of Love"Louis Sharpe, Joey Gardner5:04
2."X-Ray Vision"Peter Sinfield, Terry Taylor5:55
3."It's Got to Be Love"Robin Halpin, John Miller5:04
4."Come Get My Love"Robert Marcial5:59
5."One Way Love"Jeff Mann, Marco Olivo5:19
6."Tears May Fall"Andy Tripoli, Tony Moran, Albert Cabrera4:50
7."Someone in the Dark"Rod Temperton, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman4:35
8."Don't Be Afraid"Sharpe, Moran, Cabrera6:14
CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Broken Dreams"Leroi Evans5:11

Formats edit

  • CD – 9 track version includes the new track "Broken Dreams"
  • Vinyl – 8 track version omits the track "Broken Dreams"

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 135

References edit

  1. ^ "Scars of Love - TKA - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 September 2013.