Dancemania 4 Explained

Dancemania 4
Type:Compilation album
Artist:various artists
Cover:Dancemania 4 cover.jpg
Released:January 16, 1997[1]
Genre:Electronic, pop
(house, synthpop)
Length:71:00[2]
Label:EMI Music Japan
Producer:Masaaki Saito [3]
Hitoshi Namekata
Chronology:Dancemania
Prev Title:3
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:5
Next Year:1997

Dancemania 4 is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in early 1997 by EMI Music Japan.[2]

With its 23 tracks and one bonus track,[4] the album debuted at #6 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1997[5] and reached #3 the next week,[6] appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #92 in 1997 with 241,570 copies sold, along with its successor, 5, which ranked #98.[7]

Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 1, Delux, Extra, Diamond, Diamond Complete Edition, Best Yellow, Best Red, Zip Mania, Zip Mania DX, Zip Mania Best, Bass #1, Speed 3 or Winters.[8] __TOC__

Tracks

TrackByRef
1WannabeSpice Girls[9]
2PartyEx-It
3Saturday Every Man A QueenSister Queen
4Touch of Your LoveMe & My
5Fritz Love My TitsE-Rotic
6Killing Me SoftlyJust a Girl
7Por Causa Do AmorZona
8Boy ToyPhilly
9What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?Dancematic
10AnytimeObsession
11I Got To BelieveKate Project
12Baby, Show Me Your ButtJag
13I Want CandyCandy Girls[10]
14Go AwayLook Twice
15StayM.A.N.
16Love in the 1st DegreeBody Parts
17Thrill Me, Thrill MeChoice
18The FireProphesy
19Yodeling's on the SceneSandi
20HeartbeatXenia
21We Shall DanceFun Master
22EverybodyKinky
23The Beat of GreenFargetta
24Dub-I-DubThe Axel Boys Quartet

Further details

The album's overall average tempo is 140 bpm;[8]

The slowest track is "Dub-I-Dub" (#24) at 72 bpm.[8]

The fastest track is "We Shall Dance" (#21) at 177 bpm.[8] Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions.[8]

#6 "Killing Me Softly" is a cover remix version of Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song".[11]

#9 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" is a cover version of Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted".[12]

#15 "Stay" is a cover version of Jackson Browne's "Stay".[13]

#21 "We Shall Dance" is a cover remix version of Demis Roussos's "We Shall Dance".[14]

#24 "Dub-I-Dub", included as bonus track, is a cover version of Me & My's "Dub-I-Dub".[4] The non-stop mixing was done by DJ Smurf a.k.a. Paul Rincon and his partner, Dip "T" Jones, who has co-produced many remixes with Smurf.[15]

TrackLengthBPMRefArtist(s)From / based inRef
1Wannabe4:03113Spice GirlsUnited Kingdom[16]
2Party3:04113Ex-ItGermany[17]
3Saturday Every Man A Queen3:16134Sister QueenFrance[18]
4Touch of Your Love2:36136Me & MyDenmark[19]
5Fritz Love My Tits2:34145E-RoticGermany[20]
6Killing Me Softly3:56129Just a GirlAustralia
7Por Causa Do Amor2:31133ZonaAustria[21]
8Boy Toy3:08133PhillyGermany[22]
9What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?2:27136DancematicUnited Kingdom
10Anytime2:57136ObsessionUnited Kingdom[23]
11I Got To Believe2:35136Kate ProjectItaly[24]
12Baby, Show Me Your Butt2:48138JagGermany[25]
13I Want Candy2:47140Candy GirlsUnited Kingdom[26]
14Go Away2:31145Look TwiceSweden[27]
15Stay3:37150M.A.N.Italy
16Love in the 1st Degree2:18160Body PartsNetherlands[28]
17Thrill Me, Thrill Me2:40163ChoiceUnknown—
18The Fire4:10168ProphesySwitzerland[29]
19Yodeling's on the Scene2:51168SandiHungary[30]
20Heartbeat3:14175XeniaGermany
21We Shall Dance2:50177Fun MasterCzechoslovakia
22Everybody3:41130KinkyUnited Kingdom[31]
23The Beat of Green2:15131-115FargettaItaly[32]
24Dub-I-Dub2:5372The Axel Boys QuartetDenmark

Notes and References

  1. [Discogs]
  2. [Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]
  3. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.28
  4. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.26 : "24. THE AXEL BOYS QUARTET / DUB-I-DUB"
  5. Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997-1-27
  6. Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997-2-3
  7. Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997 Top 100
  8. Electronic Emotion, Dancemania DATA Dancemania 4
  9. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.1
  10. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.2
  11. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.8 : "6. JUST A GIRL / KILLING ME SOFTLY"
  12. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.11 : "9. DANCEMATIC / WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED?"
  13. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.17 : "15. M.A.N. / STAY"
  14. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.23 : "21. FUN MASTER / WE SHALL DANCE"
  15. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.27
  16. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.3 : "1. SPICE GIRLS / WANNABE"
  17. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.4 : "2. EX-IT / PARTY"
  18. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.5 : "3. SISTER QUEEN / SATURDAY EVERY MAN A QUEEN"
  19. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.6 : "4. ME & MY / TOUCH OF YOUR LOVE"
  20. [Discogs]
  21. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.9 : "7. ZONA / POR CAUSA DO AMOR"
  22. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.10 : "8. PHILLY / BOY TOY"
  23. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.12 : "10. OBSESSION / ANYTIME"
  24. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.13 : "11. KATE PROJECT / I GOT TO BELIEVE"
  25. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.14 : "12. JAG / BABY, SHOW ME YOUR BUTT"
  26. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.15 : "13. CANDY GIRLS / I WANT CANDY"
  27. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.16 : "14. LOOK TWICE / GO AWAY"
  28. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.18 : "16. BODY PARTS / LOVE IN THE 1ST DEGREE"
  29. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.20 : "18. PROPHESY / THE FIRE"
  30. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.21 : "19. SANDI / YODELING'S ON THE SCENE"
  31. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.24 : "22. KINKY / EVERYBODY"
  32. Dancemania 4, CD booklet p.25 : "23. FARGETTA / THE BEAT OF GREEN"

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