Rockell
Rockell is a New York-based dance-pop diva whose music is a throwback to the Hi-NRG and Miami freestyle sounds popular during the '80s. She was born Rachel Alexandra Mercaldo on March 4, 1977, on Staten Island; discovered in a bar while singing along with a recording of "Killing Me Softly with His Song," she was brought to the attention of producer Ewart A. Wilson, Jr., who helmed her 1996 debut single "I Fell in Love." After scoring a hit a year later with "In a Dream," Rockell issued her debut LP, What Are You Lookin' At?, on Robbins Entertainment in 1998. The album included both prior singles as well as "Can't We Try," a duet with freestyle act Collage, which was also a hit. Two years later she returned with Instant Pleasure, which featured producers like Hex Hector and Tony Moran. Club hit "What U Did 2 Me" was her best-selling single, but it narrowly missed hitting the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The album included a cover of Garth Brooks' "The Dance," which was also released as a single. Rockell returned in 2005 with a single called "L.O.V.E." on her own label. "Playin' My Love" and a cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" followed in 2007, and Rockell embarked on an American tour with Joe Zangie and other freestyle artists. She released a duet with Zangie, "When I Want You Back," in 2009, as well as a cover of Donna Summer's "On the Radio." After another extended break, Rockell returned in 2012 with a new single, "Turn Up the Heat."
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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In a Dream
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 16 May 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
What Are You Lookin' At?
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 28 Apr 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
When I Want You Back
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by WHOMAG Distribution on 3 Jun 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
What U Did 2 Me
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 10 Apr 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
When I'm Gone
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 8 Jan 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Instant Pleasure
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 10 Oct 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Fell in Love
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 27 Sep 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Dance
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 5 Sep 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tears - EP
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 26 Nov 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Can't We Try
Electronic - Released by Robbins Entertainment LLC on 15 May 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
You Keep Me Hangin' On
Dance - Released by 418 Music on 5 Sep 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
You Keep Me Hangin' On (The Remixes)
Dance - Released by 418 Music on 24 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo