Dancemania 4

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Dancemania 4
Dancemania 4 cover.jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1997 [1]
Genre Electronic, pop [1]
(house, synthpop) [1]
Length71:00 [2]
Label EMI Music Japan [2]
Producer Masaaki Saito (executive producer) [3]
Hitoshi Namekata (producer) [3]
Dancemania chronology
3
(1996)		Dancemania 4
(1997)		 5
(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]

Contents

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]

Tracks

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

Further details

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Intro with "Wannabe"
#20 "Heartbeat"
"Heartbeat" was the debut single by Xenia, originally an actress whose popularity was rising at the time for appearing on the German TV series Cult. [11]
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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". [12]
#9 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" is a cover version of Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". [13]
#15 "Stay" is a cover version of Jackson Browne's "Stay". [14]
#21 "We Shall Dance" is a cover remix version of Demis Roussos's "We Shall Dance". [15]
#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. [16]

#TrackLength BPM RefArtist(s)From / based inRef
1Wannabe4:03113 [8] [9] Spice Girls Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [17]
2Party3:04113 [8] [9] Ex-It Flag of Germany.svg Germany [18]
3Saturday Every Man A Queen3:16134 [8] [9] Sister Queen Flag of France.svg France [19]
4Touch of Your Love2:36136 [8] [9] Me & My Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark [20]
5Fritz Love My Tits2:34145 [8] [9] E-Rotic Flag of Germany.svg Germany [21]
6Killing Me Softly3:56129 [8] [9] Just a Girl Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia [12]
7Por Causa Do Amor2:31133 [8] [9] Zona Flag of Austria.svg Austria [22]
8Boy Toy3:08133 [8] [9] Philly Flag of Germany.svg Germany [23]
9What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?2:27136 [8] [9] Dancematic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [13]
10Anytime2:57136 [8] [9] Obsession Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [24]
11I Got To Believe2:35136 [8] [9] Kate Project Flag of Italy.svg Italy [25]
12Baby, Show Me Your Butt2:48138 [8] [9] Jag Flag of Germany.svg Germany [26]
13I Want Candy2:47140 [8] [10] Candy Girls Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [27]
14Go Away2:31145 [8] [10] Look Twice Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden [28]
15Stay3:37150 [8] [10] M.A.N. Flag of Italy.svg Italy [14]
16Love in the 1st Degree2:18160 [8] [10] Body Parts Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands [29]
17Thrill Me, Thrill Me2:40163 [8] [10] ChoiceUnknown—
18The Fire4:10168 [8] [10] Prophesy Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland [30]
19Yodeling's on the Scene2:51168 [8] [10] Sandi Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary [31]
20Heartbeat3:14175 [8] [10] Xenia Flag of Germany.svg Germany [11]
21 We Shall Dance 2:50177 [8] [10] Fun Master Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia [15]
22Everybody3:41130 [8] [10] Kinky Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [32]
23The Beat of Green2:15131-115 [8] [10] Fargetta Flag of Italy.svg Italy [33]
24Dub-I-Dub2:5372 [8] [10] The Axel Boys Quartet Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark [4]

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References

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