| Dancemania 3 | |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | various artists |
| Cover: | Dancemania 3 cover.jpg |
| Released: | October 9, 1996[1] |
| Genre: | Electronic (Euro house, Happy hardcore, disco) |
| Length: | 75:00[2] |
| Label: | Intercord Japan (EMI Music Japan) |
| Producer: | Masaaki Saito [3] Hitoshi Namekata |
| Chronology: | Dancemania |
| Prev Title: | 2 |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | 4 |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
Dancemania 3 is the third set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1996 by EMI Music Japan.[2]
The non-stop mixing was done by Flex Records, a Danish dance label.[4] __TOC__
| Track | By | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Help Me Dr. Dick | E-Rotic | [5] | |
| 2 | Soldier Soldier | Captain Jack | ||
| 3 | Ladies Night | 7T feat. Kool & The Gang, J.T. and Takia | ||
| 4 | Let's Groove Rap | Big Mama feat. DJ Max | ||
| 5 | Can't Stop This Feeling | Nina | ||
| 6 | Xanadu | The Olivia Project feat. Paula | ||
| 7 | Sunshine | Umboza | ||
| 8 | Everybody | Worlds Apart | ||
| 9 | Come On and Do It | Pandora | ||
| 10 | Dream of the Night | EXP | ||
| 11 | Got To Believe | Amya | ||
| 12 | You and Me | Airbag | [6] | |
| 13 | Around and 'Round | Ann Bell Fell | ||
| 14 | Move Your Body | Sultans of Dance | ||
| 15 | World of Freedom | Magic Affair | ||
| 16 | Got To Get It On | KC Linn | ||
| 17 | Give Me Something To Dance To | Spikey | ||
| 18 | Without You | Body Parts | ||
| 19 | United States of Japan | Mach 7 | ||
| 20 | Where Have All the Flowers Gone | Central Park | ||
| 21 | I Want Your Mind | Habegale |
The non-stop mixing was handled by Danish dance label Flex Records, mainly, its two main producers; Kenneth Bager and Michael Pfundheller.[4]
The album's overall average tempo is 138 bpm;[7]
#1 The slowest track is "Help Me Dr. Dick" at 103 bpm.[7]
#21 The fastest track is "I Want Your Mind" at 180 bpm.[7] Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions.[7]
#4 "Let's Groove Rap" is a cover version of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove".[8]
#6 "Xanadu" is a cover remix version of Olivia Newton-John's "Xanadu".[9]
#7 "Sunshine" sampled Gipsy Kings' "Bamboleo".[10]
#20 "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" is a cover version of Marlene Dietrich's "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?".[11] Several tracks on the album can also be found on other Dancemania albums, such as Delux, Zip Mania, Extra, Best Red or Summers.[7]
| Track | BPM | Ref | Artist(s) | From / based in | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Help Me Dr. Dick | 103 | E-Rotic |  Germany | [12] | ||
| 2 | Soldier Soldier | 124 | Captain Jack | Germany | [13] | ||
| 3 | Ladies Night | 124 | 7T feat. Kool & The Gang, J.T. and Takia | Germany | [14] | ||
| 4 | Let's Groove Rap | 125 | Big Mama feat. DJ Max |  Ghana /  Italy | |||
| 5 | Can't Stop This Feeling | 125 | Nina | Germany | [15] | ||
| 6 | Xanadu | 127 | Olivia feat. Paula |  Australia | |||
| 7 | Sunshine | 128 | Umboza |  United Kingdom | |||
| 8 | Everybody | 140 | Worlds Apart | Germany / UK | [16] | ||
| 9 | Come On and Do It | 140 | Pandora |  Sweden | [17] | ||
| 10 | Dream of The Night | 137 | EXP | Italy | [18] | ||
| 11 | Got To Believe | 135 | Amya | Italy | [19] | ||
| 12 | You and Me | 135 | Airbag | Germany | [20] | ||
| 13 | Around and 'Round | 136 | Ann Bell Fell |  Finland | [21] | ||
| 14 | Move Your Body | 139 | Sultans of Dance |  Israel | [22] | ||
| 15 | World of Freedom | 140 | Magic Affair | Germany | [23] | ||
| 16 | Got To Get It On | 140 | KC Linn | Sweden | [24] | ||
| 17 | Give Me Something To Dance To | 140 | Spikey |  Denmark | [25] | ||
| 18 | Without You | 156 | Body Parts |  Netherlands | [26] | ||
| 19 | United States of Japan | 157 | Mach 7 | Sweden | [27] | ||
| 20 | Where Have All the Flowers Gone | 162 | Central Park | Germany | |||
| 21 | I Want Your Mind | 180 | Habegale | Italy | [28] |