Dancemania 2

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Dancemania 2
Dancemania 2 cover.jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJuly 17, 1996 [1]
Genre Electronic [1]
(Euro house, Happy hardcore) [1]
Length68:00 [2]
Label EMI Music Japan [2]
Producer Masaaki Saito (executive producer) [3]
Hitoshi Namekata (producer) [3]
Dancemania chronology
1
(1996)		Dancemania 2
(1996)		 3
(1996)

Dancemania 2 is the second set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1996 by EMI Music Japan. [2]

Contents

The megamix album was mixed by Bob Salton, a popular DJ from Italy, [2] and debuted at #11 on Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1996. [4]

Tracks

#TrackByRef
1NightfeverEx-It [5]
2Good TimesBlaxone [5]
3Fresh Beat System [5]
4Ring My BellBlack Nero [5]
5Captain Jack Captain Jack [5]
6Drill Instructor Captain Jack [5]
7Lion Eddie Me & My [5]
8 Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex E-Rotic [5]
9Shame Basic Element [5]
10Upside Down Cut 'N' Move [5]
11Climb Any Mountain Melodie MC [5]
12Dance With MeVoice [5]
13Energy of Light Magic Affair [5]
14Love ChildMylin Brooks [5]
15Mr. FantasyFantasy [5]
16Feel The NightLook Twice [5]
17Another DreamClaudja [5]
18Believe in FiremanFireman [5]
19ParadiseC.O.R. feat. Mike Nova [5]
20Rainbow To The Stars Dune [5]

Further details

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The album's overall average tempo is 142 bpm; [6]

The slowest track is "Nightfever" (#1) at 110 bpm. [6]
The fastest track is "Rainbow To The Stars" (#20) at 181 bpm. [6]

Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions. [6]

#1 "Nightfever" is a cover version of Bee Gees' "Night Fever". [7]
#2 "Good Times" is a remix / cover version of Chic's "Good Times". [8]
#3 "Fresh" is a remix / cover version of Kool & The Gang's "Fresh". [9]
#4 "Ring My Bell" is a cover version of Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell". [10]
#10 "Upside Down" is a remix / cover version of Diana Ross' "Upside Down". [11]

Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 1, Delux, Hyper Delux, Extra, EX1, Zip Mania 1, Zip Mania II, Summers, Summers 2001, Bass #1, Bass #10, Best Red, Speed 2, Speed 3, Speed 9, Speed Best 2001 or Speed G. [6]

#TrackLength BPM RefArtist(s)From / based inRef
1Nightfever4:08110 [5] [6] Ex-It Flag of Germany.svg Germany [7]
2Good Times3:51112 [5] [6] Blaxone Flag of Germany.svg Germany [8]
3Fresh3:29116 [5] [6] Beat System Flag of Germany.svg Germany [9]
4Ring My Bell4:05124 [5] [6] Black Nero Flag of Germany.svg Germany [10]
5Captain Jack3:06150 [5] [6] Captain Jack Flag of Germany.svg Germany [12]
6Drill Instructor2:59150 [5] [6] Captain Jack Flag of Germany.svg Germany [12]
7Lion Eddie3:41136 [5] [6] Me & My Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark [13]
8Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex3:22140 [5] [6] E-Rotic Flag of Germany.svg Germany [14]
9Shame3:19130 [5] [6] Basic Element Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden [15]
10Upside Down3:45135 [5] [6] Cut 'N' Move Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark [16]
11Climb Any Mountain3:16137 [5] [6] Melodie MC Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden [17]
12Dance With Me3:15140 [5] [6] Voice Flag of Germany.svg Germany [18]
13Energy of Light3:20145 [5] [6] Magic Affair Flag of Germany.svg Germany [19]
14Love Child3:08145 [5] [6] Mylin Brooks Flag of the United States.svg USA / Flag of Japan.svg Japan [20]
15Mr. Fantasy3:30150 [5] [6] FantasyUnknown—
16Feel The Night3:35153 [5] [6] Look Twice Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden [21]
17Another Dream2:01160 [5] [6] Claudja Flag of Italy.svg Italy [22]
18Believe in Fireman2:58160 [5] [6] Fireman Flag of Italy.svg Italy [23]
19Paradise3:23164 [5] [6] C.O.R. feat. Mike Nova Flag of Germany.svg Germany [24]
20Rainbow To The Stars4:22181 [5] [6] Dune Flag of Germany.svg Germany [25]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Discogs, Dancemania 2
  2. 1 2 3 4 Amazon.co.jp, Dancemania (2) (in Japanese)
  3. 1 2 Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.26
  4. ↑ Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1996-7-29 (in Japanese)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.1-2
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Electronic Emotion, Dancemania DATA Dancemania 2 Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  7. 1 2 Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.3 : "1. EX-IT / NIGHTFEVER" (in Japanese)
  8. 1 2 Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.4 : "2. BLAXONE / GOOD TIMES" (in Japanese)
  9. 1 2 Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.5 : "3. BEAT SYSTEM / FRESH" (in Japanese)
  10. 1 2 Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.6 : "4. BLACK NERO / RING MY BELL" (in Japanese)
  11. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.12 : "10. CUT 'N' MOVE / UPSIDE DOWN" (in Japanese)
  12. 1 2 Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.7 : "5. CAPTAIN JACK / CAPTAIN JACK" (in Japanese)
  13. ↑ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.6 : "4. ME & MY / TOUCH OF YOUR LOVE" (in Japanese)
  14. ↑ Dancemania Delux 4, CD booklet p.2 : "1. E-ROTIC / GIMME GIMME GIMME" (in Japanese)
  15. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.11 : "9. BASIC ELEMENT / SHAME" (in Japanese)
  16. ↑ Discogs, Cut 'N' Move
  17. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.13 : "11. MELODIE MC / CLIMB ANY MOUNTAIN" (in Japanese)
  18. ↑ Discogs, Voice (4)
  19. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.15 : "13. MAGIC AFFAIR / ENERGY OF LIGHT" (in Japanese)
  20. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.16 : "14. MYLIN BROOKS" (in Japanese)
  21. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.18 : "16. LOOK TWICE / FEEL THE NIGHT" (in Japanese)
  22. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.19 : "17. CLAUDJA / ANOTHER DREAM" (in Japanese)
  23. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.20 : "18. FIREMAN / BELIEVE IN FIREMAN" (in Japanese)
  24. ↑ The Eurodance Encyclopedia, COR
  25. ↑ Dancemania 2, CD booklet p.22 : "20. DUNE / RAINBOW TO THE STARS" (in Japanese)
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