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Noel

Real Name:
Noel Pagan
Profile:
Noel Pagan, a Cuban-American born New Yorker, hit the ground running with the release of his knockdown dragout smash dance single, "Silent Morning," released in the first half of 1987. We had to wait until September of 1988 for his first album to be released in its entirety. Another hit to come off was "Like A Child," while songs like "Change," and "City Streets," among others, further demonstrated Noel's writing skills and vocal talent.

In 1990, Noel cameo'd on "How Could You Have The Heart," by fellow Freestyle artists Girls Club, as well as releasing the maxisingle "The Question," a collaboration with Tony Moran, which proved to be another powerful megahit for him. One of those songs that as soon as you hear it, you've got no choice but to hit the dance floor. If one puts it together, this 1990 tune could almost be a continuation of the story told in "Silent Morning."

When 1993 rolled around, "The Questionm" was re-released on a project which included several artists, the end result being the album "Concept Of One." However, Noel found his musical heart in a different place at this point, and decided to experiment with "pop-rock. ' The album entitled "Hearts On Fire," continued to showcase his maturing writing ability, and proved further vocal range for the deep-voiced artist. One of the songs was even featured in an episode of "Baywatch." Despite the quality of this album, it wasn't accepted very well by the general public, as many of them couldn't get the "freestyle artist," label out of their head when it came to Noel.

September, 2001 brought us Noel's new one, a collaboration with producer FORD. "Will I Find True Love." Going for "trance / tribal," now, Noel is currently working on an album with the likes of Eddie Arroyo and Eddie Baez.
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Discography

Releases:
Keep Dancin' (Funky Reggae) (Vinyl, Maxi)   Echo Records 1987
Noel (4 versions)   4th & B'way Records ... 1987
Silent Morning (Maxi) (6 versions)   Island Records ... 1987
Like A Child (4 versions)   Island Records ... 1988
Out Of Time (2 versions)   4th & B'way Records 1988
Change (12")   4th & B'way Records 1989
The Question (3 versions)   Cutting Records 1990
Hearts On Fire (Cass, Single)   Mercury 1993
Hearts On Fire (CD, Album)   Mercury 1993
Will I Find True Love (Maxi) (2 versions)   Nebulous Records 2001
Hearts On Fire (12")   Mercury  
Appears On:
Boogie On Broadway - Best Of Fourth And Broadway Volume One (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Silent Morning Island Records 1987
Stuck In The Middle With You (CD, Maxi, Enh)   EMI Records 2001
Jon Savage Presents Dreams Come True (CD, Comp) Silent Morning Domino Recording Company Ltd. 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Boogie On Broadway - Best Of Fourth And Broadway Volume One (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Silent Morning Island Records 1987
December 87 - Previews (12") Silent Morning DMC 1987
November 87 - Previews (LP) Silent Morning DMC 1987
October 88 - Mixes 1 (12") Silent Morning DMC 1988
Dance Club Beat (Cass, Album) Like A Child K-Tel 1989
House Remix Internacional (LP) Like A Child (12" Voca... WEA Discos Ltda. 1989
Promo - Disco Internacional No. 28 (12", Promo) Change WEA Discos Ltda. 1989
The Soul Grand Prix (Vinyl, Com) Out Of Time PolyGram Do Brasil 1991
Overnight Remixes II (LP) Silent Morning ToCo International 1992
Promo Only: April 93 (CD, Comp, Promo) Hearts On Fire (Blesse... Promo Only 1993
Freestyle Greatest Beats: The Complete Collection Volume 01 (CD, Comp) Silent Morning Tommy Boy Music 1994
Freestyle Greatest Beats: The Complete Collection Volume 02 (CD) Like A Child Tommy Boy Music 1994
Freestyle Greatest Beats: The Complete Collection Volume 06 (CD) The Question Tommy Boy Music 1994
Freestyle's Greatest Hits Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Silent Morning SPG Music Productions Ltd. 1994
Latin Hip-Hop Bass Bomb: Compilation Volume II - Freestyle (CD, Comp) Silent Morning Thump Records 1994
Project "X" - The Best Of X-Mix 1994 Limited Edition (2x12") Silent Morning 94 (Len... X-Mix 1994
Freestyle's Greatest Collection (4xCD, Comp) Silent Morning SPG Music Productions Ltd. 1997
The Best Freestyle Album In The Universe Vol. 3 (CD) Silent Morning Essex Entertainment, Inc. 1997
Clássicos Dos Bailes Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Silent Morning (12'' C... Spotlight Records 1998
Flash Back House 2 (CD) Like A Child Sony Music Entertainment (Brazil) 1998
Power Hits Vol.1 The Best Of Freestyle (CD, Comp) Out Of Time Cartoon Music 1998
Clássicos Dos Bailes Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Like A Child (12'' Voc... Spotlight Records 1999
Electricity Freestyle 4 (CD, Comp) Silent Morning SPV Recordings 1999
Disco Box Vol. 9 - Dance Machine (CD, Mixed, Comp) Silent Morning Disco Box 2000
Bad Boy Joe Presents The Best Of Freestyle Megamix (CD) Silent Morning What If Productions 2001
Freestyle's Best Extended Versions Volumes 1 & 2 (2xCD) The Question Cutting Records 2003
Jon Savage Presents Dreams Come True (Comp) (2 versions) Silent Morning Domino Recording Company Ltd. 2008
The Ultimix Medley Collection (Comp) (2 versions) Silent Morning, Like A... Ultimix  
Unofficial Releases:
The Lost Hits Vol. 2 (CDr) Fire To Ice Not On Label 2008
Electronic New Wave Megamix (CD) Silent Morning, Like A... Not On Label  
Freestyle Classics Two (12") Silent Morning, The Qu... Freestyle Classics (Bootleg)  
Miami Greatest Freestyle´s Hits 3 (CD, Comp, Pro) Out Of Time Not On Label  
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