Taffy
Taffy is a British singer from Deptford, in south-east London. Key releases appeared on Ibiza Records, Phoenix Records, Ricordi International. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 9 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: Katherine Quaye
- Key labels: Ibiza Records, Phoenix Records, Ricordi International, Zyx Music (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
British singer from Deptford, in south-east London. She is best-known for her Italo-disco hit 'I Love My Radio', that reached no.6 in the UK chart, on 8th February 1987.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Taffy in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- White And Black (1982) 16 plays Phoenix Records
- I Love My Radio (USA Remix) (1986) 15 plays Ibiza Records
- White & Black (Remix) (1986) 22 plays Phoenix Records
- I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) (Remix) (1985) 8 plays Ibiza Records
- Midnight Radio (1985) 5 plays Ibiza Records
- Once More (1986) 30 plays Ibiza Records
- I Love My Radio '98 (1998) 15 plays Zyx Music
- Walk Into The Daylight (1984) 4 plays Ibiza Records
Tracks & releases
All 9 Taffy tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1982 - 1998).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White And Black | 1982 | 124.77 | Phoenix Records | Italy | 16 |
| Walk Into The Daylight | 1984 | 119.99 | Ibiza Records | Italy | 4 |
| I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) (Remix) | 1985 | 120.84 | Ibiza Records | Italy | 8 |
| Midnight Radio | 1985 | 121.20 | Ibiza Records | Italy | 5 |
| I Love My Radio (USA Remix) | 1986 | 119.60 | Ibiza Records | Italy | 15 |
| Once More | 1986 | 125.52 | Ibiza Records | Italy | 30 |
| White & Black (Remix) | 1986 | 125.08 | Phoenix Records | Italy | 22 |
| Step By Step | 1987 | 122.36 | Ricordi International | Italy | 3 |
| I Love My Radio '98 | 1998 | 129.76 | Zyx Music | Germany | 15 |
Cover gallery
All 9 unique single covers in the Taffy section of the library.
Catalog by decade
Of these, 8 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 1 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
8 of 9 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with I Love My Radio (USA Remix) (119.6 BPM) at the slow end and I Love My Radio '98 (129.8 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Taffy catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Once More 30 plays 1986
- White & Black (Remix) 22 plays 1986
- White And Black 16 plays 1982
- I Love My Radio (USA Remix) 15 plays 1986
- I Love My Radio '98 15 plays 1998
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Taffy's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (118 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.
- Laserdance - Sky Orbit before 2x · after 1x 127.9 BPM 1992
- Cristina - Love Is Like A Bird before 2x 120.8 BPM 1988
- Chi Chi Liah - Proud Mary (Remix) before 2x 120.5 BPM 1983
- Rosanna Raphaela - Sweet And Innocent before 1x · after 1x 120.0 BPM 1987
- Macho Gang - Naughty Boy before 1x · after 1x 123.8 BPM 1988
- Wanexa - The Man From Colours before 1x · after 1x 122.7 BPM 1982
- Sphinx - Collision before 1x · after 1x 125.6 BPM 1982
- Dosio - Dancin' before 1x · after 1x 125.8 BPM 1983
- Lee Marrow - The Lee Marrow Megamix before 2x 123.0 BPM 1991
- X Ray Connection - Get Ready before 1x · after 1x 124.7 BPM 1983
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Ibiza Records (5 tracks)
- Phoenix Records (2 tracks)
- Ricordi International (1 track)
- Zyx Music (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Taffy.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.