A Little TLC
"A Little TLC" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Terry Britten, about needing tender loving care. The song is registered with the ISWC as well as MusicBrainz and it has been recorded and released by a number of artists.
Marlene version
The first version of the song was recorded and released by Philippine born, Japanese soul singer Marlene de la Peña but more commonly referred to as "Marlene", where it was one of the tracks on her jazz/soul/funk album Looking for Love, recorded in Los Angeles and released on CBS/Sony in 1984. The album was re-issued on CD with the song featuring as track 8 on CD on 25 July 1991, and again on 8 November 2017 on Sony Records International.Kidd Video version
The band behind the children's real life/animation combination television show Kidd Video, played their version of the song on the TV show with lead vocals sung by Bryan Scott as the character "Kidd Video" at the end of the first episode of the series in September 1984. It was also featured as last song in the final episode of the series "Who's in the Kitchen with Dinah?" transmitted on December 7, 1985.The song was also featured as a track on the 1986 album The T.V. Show Hits, that was credited to 'Kidd Video' and produced by Shuki Levy and Haim Saban. The album was released both as a vinyl album and on cassette by the CBS label. The band reportedly toured Israel to support the release of the album in 1987. A different version of the song recorded with Hebrew lyrics by Moti Dacha with the title "Father " was released on the album Kid Video - Hits and Stories from the TV Show, 1986 in 1986. The song still receives radio plays in the U.S.
Sam Hui' award winning version
Hong Kong actor and singer Samuel Hui recorded a Chinese version of the song entitled 心思思 "Xin Si Si". Both the Cantonese and English language versions of the song were featured in his 1986 action movie Aces Go Places IV a.k.a. Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice,. The Cantonese lyrics were written by Lin Zhenqiang and the song was one of the 1986 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs. It won the ninth annual ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards. The song was awarded "Best Original Film Song" at the second Hong Kong Film Awards. It was the lead track of his album Live In Hong Kong, and was a track on his 1986 album Re Li Zhi Guan. A remix of the song was released on the 1987 Sam Hui album Xin Qu Yu Jing Xuan, and more recently was included on the CD, Nan Wan Hsu Guan Jie Sam Hui 30 Nian. It was certified platinum in Hong Kong.An instrumental cover version of the song was released by The Shaolin Band, also in 1986. Hui also recorded and released a Japanese version of the song with the title "ラブ・シック" that was re-released in 2017.
Hui, together with another Cantopop legend Alan Tam, performed the song as part of their "Happy Together World Tour" and it was included on their 6 CD collection "The Kings of Polygram: Sam & Tam 101 that was released in 2017.