That's Love
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Album Summary
That's Love came rolling out in 1979, right at the height of T-Connection's commercial stride — and baby, these cats from the Bahamas, not Trinidad, were deep in their groove. The Capital Records family was putting T-Connection's sound out into the world, and this single release captured the band at a moment when they had already proven themselves as one of the most electrifying funk and soul acts to come out of the Caribbean. That tight, percussive energy they built their reputation on in the clubs and on stage translated beautifully to wax, and That's Love stood as a testament to a band that knew exactly who they were and exactly what the dance floors needed.
Reception
- That's Love performed on the R&B and Soul charts, continuing T-Connection's steady commercial presence in the United States market that they had cultivated through their earlier releases.
- The record found strong airplay on funk and soul radio stations, where programmers recognized the band's ability to deliver both rhythmic heat and melodic soul in equal measure.
Significance
- That's Love stands as a crystalline example of late-1970s Caribbean funk — a sound where Nassau's rhythmic sensibility met the hard-driving grooves of American soul and funk, producing something that belonged fully to neither world and beautifully to both.
- The release demonstrated T-Connection's command of the studio craft at a time when many live-heavy acts struggled to translate their energy to record — these brothers made it sound effortless.
- The album reinforced T-Connection's place in the global funk conversation, proving that the genre's creative pulse was not confined to the American mainland but was beating strong across the Atlantic and Caribbean worlds.
Tracklist
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A That's Love 106
3:58
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B Born To Boogie 110
4:03
Artist Details
T-Connection was a Bahamian funk and disco group that came together in Nassau in the early 1970s, bringing a smooth, infectious groove that blended Caribbean warmth with the driving pulse of American soul and funk. They broke through big with their 1977 hit Do What You Wanna Do and became one of the few Caribbean acts to make serious noise on the international disco and funk scene, holding it down on dance floors from Nassau to New York. Their sound carried a natural island elegance that set them apart from the pack, making them a shining example of how Black music from the Caribbean could stand tall right alongside anything coming out of Philadelphia or Detroit.
