Every Dog Has Her Day!!! Explained

Every Dog Has Her Day!!!
Type:studio
Artist:Denise Lopez
Cover:Denise Lopez Every Dog Has Her Day 1990 Album Cover.jpg
Border:yes
Released:1990
Length:46:18
Label:A&M
Producer:David Bowler
Howard Bowler
John Morales
Oliver Leiber
Billy Biddle
David Z.
Prev Title:Truth in Disguise
Prev Year:1988

Every Dog Has Her Day!!! is the second studio album by American singer Denise Lopez, released by A&M in 1990. The album's various producers include David and Howard Bowler, John Morales, Oliver Leiber, Billy Biddle and David Z.[1]

The album's only single, "Don't You Wanna Be Mine", reached No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 69 on Billboard Radio Songs chart.[2] [3] Although it never received a full commercial release in the UK, the song became a popular song on the country's dance scene, largely due to a remix from the production duo Robert Clivillas and David Cole, better known as C+C Music Factory.[4]

In 1991, the song "I Want U 2 Know" was included in the romantic musical comedy film Cool as Ice, starring Vanilla Ice and Kristin Minter. The track was one of the main themes of the film, played during the Kristin Minter scenes, however was not included on the official soundtrack album.[5]

Critical reception

Upon release, Billboard wrote: "Lopez is a sassy singer who delivers on the money most of the time, but her work is too often sabotaged by sound-alike production that is infecting many dance records these days. Still, she's at her best on up-tempo tracks, and both "Don't You Wanna Be Mine" and "Causa U" have a good shot on the floor."

In a retrospective review, Justin Kantor of AllMusic described the album as "more versatile than her first - if not as consistent". He stated: "She shows she is equally comfortable with pop-dance workouts, moody ballads, and midtempo funk romps. But it's the trio of ballads that do the trick best. Some of the uptempo ditties are too heavily produced and, combined with the singer's no-holds-barred delivery, come across as caustic and harsh."[1]

Personnel

Production

Other

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justin Kantor . Every Dog Has Her Day - Denise Lopez | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 2019-02-01.
  2. Web site: Billboard . Denise Lopez Don't You Wanna Be Mine Chart History . Billboard . 2019-02-01.
  3. Web site: Billboard . Denise Lopez Don't You Wanna Be Mine Chart History . Billboard . 1990-11-10 . 2019-02-01.
  4. Web site: Hyperactive | Artist information Denise Lopez . Music-house.co.uk . 2014-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304000155/http://www.music-house.co.uk/hyperactive/artist_information.html?artist_id=1723 . 2014-03-04 . dead .
  5. Web site: Cool As Ice (1991) Soundtrack. 2014-02-06. Internet Movie Database.