| Dancemania 2 | |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | various artists |
| Cover: | Dancemania 2 cover.jpg |
| Released: | July 17, 1996[1] |
| Genre: | Electronic (Euro house, Happy hardcore) |
| Length: | 68:00[2] |
| Label: | EMI Music Japan |
| Producer: | Masaaki Saito [3] Hitoshi Namekata |
| Chronology: | Dancemania |
| Prev Title: | 1 |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | 3 |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
Dancemania 2 is the second set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1996 by EMI Music Japan.[2]
The megamix album was mixed by Bob Salton, a popular DJ from Italy,[2] and debuted at #11 on Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1996.[4] __TOC__
| Track | By | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightfever | Ex-It | [5] | |
| 2 | Good Times | Blaxone | ||
| 3 | Fresh | Beat System | ||
| 4 | Ring My Bell | Black Nero | ||
| 5 | Captain Jack | Captain Jack | ||
| 6 | Drill Instructor | Captain Jack | ||
| 7 | Lion Eddie | Me & My | ||
| 8 | Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex | E-Rotic | ||
| 9 | Shame | Basic Element | ||
| 10 | Upside Down | Cut 'N' Move | ||
| 11 | Climb Any Mountain | Melodie MC | ||
| 12 | Dance With Me | Voice | ||
| 13 | Energy of Light | Magic Affair | ||
| 14 | Love Child | Mylin Brooks | ||
| 15 | Mr. Fantasy | Fantasy | ||
| 16 | Feel The Night | Look Twice | ||
| 17 | Another Dream | Claudja | ||
| 18 | Believe in Fireman | Fireman | ||
| 19 | Paradise | C.O.R. feat. Mike Nova | ||
| 20 | Rainbow To The Stars | Dune |
The album's overall average tempo is 142 bpm;[6]
The slowest track is "Nightfever" (#1) at 110 bpm.[6]
The fastest track is "Rainbow To The Stars" (#20) at 181 bpm.[6] Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions.[6]
#1 "Nightfever" is a cover version of Bee Gees' "Night Fever".[7]
#2 "Good Times" is a remix / cover version of Chic's "Good Times".[8]
#3 "Fresh" is a remix / cover version of Kool & The Gang's "Fresh".[9]
#4 "Ring My Bell" is a cover version of Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell".[10]
#10 "Upside Down" is a remix / cover version of Diana Ross' "Upside Down".[11] Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 1, Delux, Hyper Delux, Extra, EX1, Zip Mania 1, Zip Mania II, Summers, Summers 2001, Bass #1, Bass #10, Best Red, Speed 2, Speed 3, Speed 9, Speed Best 2001 or Speed G.[6]
| Track | Length | BPM | Ref | Artist(s) | From / based in | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightfever | 4:08 | 110 | Ex-It |  Germany | |||
| 2 | Good Times | 3:51 | 112 | Blaxone | Germany | |||
| 3 | Fresh | 3:29 | 116 | Beat System | Germany | |||
| 4 | Ring My Bell | 4:05 | 124 | Black Nero | Germany | |||
| 5 | Captain Jack | 3:06 | 150 | Captain Jack | Germany | [12] | ||
| 6 | Drill Instructor | 2:59 | 150 | Captain Jack | Germany | |||
| 7 | Lion Eddie | 3:41 | 136 | Me & My |  Denmark | [13] | ||
| 8 | Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex | 3:22 | 140 | E-Rotic | Germany | [14] | ||
| 9 | Shame | 3:19 | 130 | Basic Element |  Sweden | [15] | ||
| 10 | Upside Down | 3:45 | 135 | Cut 'N' Move | Denmark | [16] | ||
| 11 | Climb Any Mountain | 3:16 | 137 | Melodie MC | Sweden | [17] | ||
| 12 | Dance With Me | 3:15 | 140 | Voice | Germany | [18] | ||
| 13 | Energy of Light | 3:20 | 145 | Magic Affair | Germany | [19] | ||
| 14 | Love Child | 3:08 | 145 | Mylin Brooks |  USA /  Japan | [20] | ||
| 15 | Mr. Fantasy | 3:30 | 150 | Fantasy | Unknown | — | ||
| 16 | Feel The Night | 3:35 | 153 | Look Twice | Sweden | [21] | ||
| 17 | Another Dream | 2:01 | 160 | Claudja |  Italy | [22] | ||
| 18 | Believe in Fireman | 2:58 | 160 | Fireman | Italy | [23] | ||
| 19 | Paradise | 3:23 | 164 | C.O.R. feat. Mike Nova | Germany | [24] | ||
| 20 | Rainbow To The Stars | 4:22 | 181 | Dune | Germany | [25] |