| Dancemania 9 | |
| Type: | Compilation album |
| Artist: | various artists |
| Cover: | Dancemania 9 cover.jpg |
| Released: | April 29, 1998[1] |
| Genre: | Electronic, pop (Europop, Euro house) |
| Length: | 74:00[2] |
| Label: | EMI Music Japan |
| Producer: | Masaaki Saito [3] Hiro Kadoma |
| Chronology: | Dancemania |
| Prev Title: | 8 |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | 10 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Dancemania 9 is the ninth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.[2]
The album debuted at #12 on Oricon's weekly album chart in May 1998 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #10.[4]
The non-stop mixing was done by the Swedish DJ also credited as Disco Dude on the album, JJ.[5] __TOC__
| Track | By | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baby Please Me | E-Rotic | [6] | |
| 2 | Super Hero | Fireman | ||
| 3 | Follow Me | Captain Jack | ||
| 4 | Cafe Cafe | Vivian | ||
| 5 | Single | Popsie | ||
| 6 | Amnesia | Chumbawamba | ||
| 7 | Oh La La La | 2 Eivissa | ||
| 8 | Let's Get Down | JT Playaz | ||
| 9 | Get Up (On the Dancefloor) | Disco Dude | ||
| 10 | I Feel Love | Vanessa Mae | ||
| 11 | Day By Day | Regina | ||
| 12 | Children's Voices | T 4 2 | ||
| 13 | You Make Me Feel Brand New | The Scarlet | [7] | |
| 14 | Be My Lover | Luna | ||
| 15 | Virtual Lover | Debbie Clark | ||
| 16 | This Must Be Love | Pixie | ||
| 17 | Heaven | Berri | ||
| 18 | Tell Me | Peach | ||
| 19 | Pray | DJ BoBo | ||
| 20 | It Could Be Love | Elektra | ||
| 21 | You | Alexia Phillips | ||
| 22 | Lucky Star | Marysia | ||
| 23 | Cybersex Lovegame | DJ Company |
The album's overall average tempo is 136 bpm;[8]
The lowest bpm is 115 (#5).[8]
The highest bpm is 160 (#2-4).[8] The album contains 3 covers or remixes.[8]
#8 "Let's Get Down" is a remix / cover of Kool & the Gang's "Celebration".[9]
#10 "I Feel Love" is a cover of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love".[10]
#13 "You Make Me Feel Brand New" is a cover of The Stylistics' "You Make Me Feel Brand New".[11] Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 5, Extra, Happy Paradise 2, Speed 8, Delux 3, Best Yellow, Scorccio Super Hit Mix, Disco Groove, Bass #5 or Winters.[8]
| Track | Length | BPM | Ref | Artist(s) | From / based in | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baby Please Me | 3:30 | 140 | E-Rotic |  Germany | [12] | ||
| 2 | Super Hero | 3:02 | 160 | Fireman |  Italy | [13] | ||
| 3 | Follow Me | 3:30 | 160 | Captain Jack | Germany | [14] | ||
| 4 | Cafe Cafe | 3:31 | 160 | Vivian |  El Salvador Germany | [15] | ||
| 5 | Single | 3:22 | 115 | Popsie |  Sweden | [16] | ||
| 6 | Amnesia | 3:14 | 128 | Chumbawamba |  United Kingdom | [17] | ||
| 7 | Oh La La La | 3:02 | 128 | 2 Eivissa | Germany | [18] | ||
| 8 | Let's Get Down | 3:26 | 128 | JT Playaz | United Kingdom | [19] | ||
| 9 | Get Up (On the Dancefloor) | 3:39 | 129 | Disco Dude | Sweden | |||
| 10 | I Feel Love | 2:57 | 130 | Vanessa Mae |  Singapore | |||
| 11 | Day By Day | 2:27 | 130 | Regina |  Brazil / Italy | [20] | ||
| 12 | Children's Voices | 3:29 | 130 | T 4 2 | Italy | [21] | ||
| 13 | You Make Me Feel Brand New | 3:02 | 130 | The Scarlet | Unknown | — | ||
| 14 | Be My Lover | 2:53 | 132 | Luna | Italy | [22] | ||
| 15 | Virtual Lover | 2:40 | 137 | Debbie Clark | Italy | [23] | ||
| 16 | This Must Be Love | 3:11 | 135 | Pixie | Germany | [24] | ||
| 17 | Heaven | 3:49 | 135 | Berri | United Kingdom | [25] | ||
| 18 | Tell Me | 3:23 | 137 | Peach | United Kingdom | [26] | ||
| 19 | Pray | 3:29 | 137 | DJ BoBo |  Switzerland | [27] | ||
| 20 | It Could Be Love | 3:07 | 138 | Elektra |  Jamaica / Italy | [28] | ||
| 21 | You | 3:23 | 138 | Alexia Phillips |  United States  Canada | [29] | ||
| 22 | Lucky Star | 3:04 | 138 | Marysia |  Poland | [30] | ||
| 23 | Cybersex Lovegame | 3:33 | 146 | DJ Company | Germany | [31] |