| Dancemania 6 | |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | various artists |
| Cover: | Dancemania 6 cover.jpg |
| Released: | July 16, 1997[1] |
| Genre: | Electronic (Italo disco, Euro house, trance) |
| Length: | 77:00[2] |
| Label: | EMI Music Japan |
| Producer: | Masaaki Saito [3] Hiro Kadoma |
| Chronology: | Dancemania |
| Prev Title: | 5 |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | 7 |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
Dancemania 6 is the sixth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in mid-1997 by EMI Music Japan.[2]
The album debuted at #10 on Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1997 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks.[4]
Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as X9, Delux 2, Delux 4, Delux 5, Extra, Zip Mania II, Speed 2, Speed 4, Speed Best 2001, Summers, Bass #1, Bass #9, Bass #10, Super Techno, Scorccio Super Hit Mix, Best Red or Happy Paradise.[5] __TOC__
| Track | By | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn Me On | E-Rotic | [6] | |
| 2 | Holiday | Captain Jack | ||
| 3 | Daddy Boom | Tiggy | ||
| 4 | 2 Become 1 | Wildside | ||
| 5 | People of Love | Amen UK | ||
| 6 | Can't Get Enough | Love & Devotion | ||
| 7 | Your Love | Fargetta | ||
| 8 | Getting Out | Bertine | ||
| 9 | Here in Paradise | Amya | ||
| 10 | When I Dream of You | Morgana | ||
| 11 | Let the Dream Come True | DJ BoBo | ||
| 12 | The Funky Generation | The Funky Reverend | [7] | |
| 13 | Who Wants to be Your Lover | Jimmy James | ||
| 14 | Just Playin' | JT Playaz | ||
| 15 | S.O.S. | Abbacadabra | ||
| 16 | Fame | Betty V | ||
| 17 | Tomorrow | Y.O.U.R.I. feat. Mireille | ||
| 18 | Atlantis | Ayla | ||
| 19 | Everytime I See You | Jemma & Elise | ||
| 20 | Is This the Way You Kill a Love | Gina | ||
| 21 | If You Were Here | Jennifer | ||
| 22 | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Mary Ann |
The album's overall average tempo is 137 bpm;[5]
The lowest bpm is 130 (#7-9).[5]
The highest bpm is 146 (#20).[5] The album contains 6 covers or remixes.[5]
#2 "Holiday" is a cover of Madonna's "Holiday".[8]
#4 "2 Become 1" is a cover of Spice Girls' "2 Become 1".[9]
#14 "Just Playin'" sampled Sister Sledge's "Greatest Dancer".[10]
#15 "S.O.S." is a cover of ABBA's "S.O.S.".[11]
#16 "Fame" is a cover of Irene Cara's "Fame".[12]
#22 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is a cover of Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow".[13] The non-stop mixing was done by Jonas Thorne, a DJ based in Sweden and Norway.[14]
| Track | Length | BPM | Ref | Artist(s) | From / based in | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn Me On | 4:15 | 137 | E-Rotic |  Germany | [15] | ||
| 2 | Holiday | 3:36 | 137 | Captain Jack | Germany | [16] | ||
| 3 | Daddy Boom | 2:57 | 137 | Tiggy |  Denmark | [17] | ||
| 4 | 2 Become 1 | 4:52 | 140 | Wildside |  Italy | |||
| 5 | People of Love | 3:45 | 139 | Amen UK |  United Kingdom | [18] | ||
| 6 | Can't Get Enough | 4:34 | 134 | Love & Devotion |  Sweden | [19] | ||
| 7 | Your Love | 3:20 | 130 | Fargetta | Italy | [20] | ||
| 8 | Getting Out | 2:39 | 130 | Bertine |  Norway | [21] | ||
| 9 | Here in Paradise | 3:33 | 130 | Amya | Italy | [22] | ||
| 10 | When I Dream of You | 3:10 | 134 | Morgana | Italy | [23] | ||
| 11 | Let the Dream Come True | 4:00 | 137 | DJ BoBo |  Switzerland | [24] | ||
| 12 | The Funky Generation | 2:44 | 137 | The Funky Reverend | Germany | [25] | ||
| 13 | Who Wants to be Your Lover | 3:07 | 136 | Jimmy James |  United States | [26] | ||
| 14 | Just Playin' | 3:20 | 136 | JT Playaz | United Kingdom | |||
| 15 | S.O.S. | 3:29 | 135 | Abbacadabra | United Kingdom | |||
| 16 | Fame | 3:47 | 135 | Betty V | Italy | |||
| 17 | Tomorrow | 3:32 | 135 | Y.O.U.R.I. feat. Mireille | Italy | [27] | ||
| 18 | Atlantis | 2:19 | 136 | Ayla | Germany | [28] | ||
| 19 | Everytime I See You | 2:43 | 139 | Jemma & Elise | Sweden | [29] | ||
| 20 | Is This the Way You Kill a Love | 3:55 | 146 | Gina | United States | [30] | ||
| 21 | If You Were Here | 3:32 | 145 | Jennifer | United States | [31] | ||
| 22 | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | 3:43 | 145 | Mary Ann |  Australia |