Dancemania 5

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Dancemania 5
Dancemania 5 cover.jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedApril 28, 1997 [1]
Genre Electronic, Pop [1]
(House, Euro house, synthpop) [1]
Length68:00 [2]
Label EMI Music Japan [2]
Producer Masaaki Saito (executive producer) [3]
Hitoshi Namekata (producer) [3]
Dancemania chronology
4
(1997)
Dancemania 5
(1997)
6
(1997)

Dancemania 5 is the fifth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1997 by EMI Music Japan. [2]

Contents

The album debuted at #16 on Oricon's weekly album chart in May 1997 [4] and reached #5 the next week, [5] appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #98 in 1997 with 227,310 copies sold, along with its predecessor, 4 , which ranked #92. [6]

Tracks

#TrackByRef
1Together and Forever Captain Jack [7]
2Ring a Ling Tiggy [7]
3Freedom DJ BoBo [7]
4Midnight Fargetta [7]
5I Was Born to Love You Worlds Apart [7]
6PhysicalThe Olivia Project feat. Paula [7]
7Dancing Queen Abbacadabra [7]
8Ai no CorridaLisa Milton [7]
9Cyber QueenSister Queen with Richard Clayderman [7]
10Europa EuropaIntense [7]
11Let Me Be Free Samantha Fox [7]
12Power of MusicBC Dance [8]
13Day By Day100th Debut [8]
14LaylaChica [8]
15Light My FireNausikaa [8]
16Charlene Missing Heart [8]
17Sexuality (I Feel So Young)Claudja [8]
18Independent Love SongBombers [8]
19Share a Piece of Your HeartConcept of Sound [8]
20Super Super HeroFireman [8]
21Sun Always Shines on TV Interactive [8]
22I'm Not in LoveMegababe [8]

Further details

The album's overall average tempo is 142 bpm; [10]

The slowest track is "Cyber Queen" (#9) at 130 bpm. [10]
The fastest track is "I'm Not in Love" (#22) at 185 bpm. [10]

The album contains 9 covers or remixes. [10]

#5 "I Was Born to Love You" is a cover of Queen's "I Was Born to Love You". [11]
#6 "Physical" is a cover of Olivia Newton-John's "Physical". [12]
#7 "Dancing Queen" is a cover of ABBA's "Dancing Queen". [13]
#8 "Ai no Corrida" is a cover of Quincy Jones' "Ai no Corrida". [14]
#9 "Cyber Queen" sampled Richard Clayderman's "Ballade pour Adeline". [15]
#14 "Layla" is a cover of Derek & The Dominos' "Layla", sampling Catch 22's "Boogie Town" and LL Cool J's "It Gets No Rougher". [16]
#18 "Independent Love Song" is a cover of Scarlet's "Independent Love Song". [17]
#21 "Sun Always Shines on TV" is a cover of a-ha's "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.". [18]
#22 "I'm Not in Love" is a cover of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love". [19]

Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 9 , X4, X9, Delux 2, Delux 4, Extra, Diamond, Diamond Complete Edition, Zip Mania, Zip Mania II, Zip Mania Best, Speed 1, Happy Paradise, Happy Paradise 2, Bass #1, Best Red, Club the Earth II or Disco Groove. [10]

#TrackLength BPM RefArtist(s)From / based inRef
1Together and Forever3:14150 [7] [10] Captain Jack Flag of Germany.svg Germany [20]
2Ring a Ling3:27136 [7] [10] Tiggy Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark [21]
3Freedom3:02140 [7] [10] DJ BoBo Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland [22]
4Midnight2:25135 [7] [10] Fargetta Flag of Italy.svg Italy [9]
5I Was Born to Love You2:55135 [7] [10] Worlds Apart Flag of Germany.svg Germany / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg UK [23]
6Physical3:13136 [7] [10] The Olivia Project feat. Paula Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia [12]
7Dancing Queen2:40132 [7] [10] Abbacadabra Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [13]
8Ai no Corrida2:32132 [7] [10] Lisa Milton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [14]
9Cyber Queen2:51130 [7] [10] Sister Queen with Richard Clayderman Flag of France.svg France [15]
10Europa Europa3:19132 [7] [10] IntenseUnknown
11Let Me Be Free2:32132 [7] [10] Samantha Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [24]
12Power of Music3:37136 [8] [10] BC Dance Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa [25]
13Day By Day3:14138 [8] [10] 100th Debut Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia [26]
14Layla2:57138 [8] [10] Chica Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [16]
15Light My Fire3:32138 [8] [10] Nausikaa Flag of Italy.svg Italy [27]
16Charlene3:13148 [8] [10] Missing Heart Flag of Germany.svg Germany [28]
17Sexuality (I Feel So Young)4:06147 [8] [10] Claudja Flag of Italy.svg Italy [29]
18Independent Love Song2:53148 [8] [10] Bombers Flag of Spain.svg Spain [17]
19Share a Piece of Your Heart3:19148 [8] [10] Concept of Sound Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden [30]
20Super Super Hero3:20160 [8] [10] Fireman Flag of Italy.svg Italy [31]
21Sun Always Shines on TV2:38159 [8] [10] Interactive Flag of Germany.svg Germany [18]
22I'm Not in Love3:08185 [8] [10] Megababe Flag of Germany.svg Germany [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Discogs, Dancemania 5
  2. 1 2 3 Amazon.co.jp, Dancemania (5) (in Japanese)
  3. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.25
  4. Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997-5-5 (in Japanese)
  5. Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997-5-12 (in Japanese)
  6. Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997 Top 100 (in Japanese)
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.0
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.1
  9. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.6 : "4. FARGETTA / MIDNIGHT" (in Japanese)
  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 25 26 27 Electronic Emotion, Dancemania DATA Dancemania 5 (in Japanese)
  11. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.7 : "5. WORLDS APART / I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU" (in Japanese)
  12. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.8 : "6. THE OLIVIA PROJECT featuring PAULA / PHYSICAL" (in Japanese)
  13. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.9 : "7. ABBACADABRA / DANCING QUEEN" (in Japanese)
  14. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.10 : "8. LISA MILTON / AI NO CORRIDA" (in Japanese)
  15. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.11 : "9. SISTER QUEEN with RICHARD CLAYDERMAN / CYBER QUEEN" (in Japanese)
  16. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.16 : "14. CHICA / LAYLA" (in Japanese)
  17. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.20 : "18. BOMBERS / INDEPENDENT LOVE SONG" (in Japanese)
  18. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.23 : "21. INTERACTIVE / SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV" (in Japanese)
  19. 1 2 Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.24 : "22. MEGABABE / I'M NOT IN LOVE" (in Japanese)
  20. Dancemania 3 , CD booklet p.3 : "2. CAPTAIN JACK / SOLDIER SOLDIER" (in Japanese)
  21. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.4 : "2. TIGGY / RING A LING" (in Japanese)
  22. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.5 : "3. DJ BOBO / FREEDOM" (in Japanese)
  23. Dancemania 3 , CD booklet p.9 : "8. WORLDS APART / EVERYBODY" (saying Germany) / Dancemania 8 , CD booklet p.10 : "9. WORLDS APART / RISE LIKE THE SUN" (saying UK) (in Japanese)
  24. Discogs, Samantha Fox
  25. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.14 : "12. BC DANCE / POWER OF MUSIC" (in Japanese)
  26. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.15 : "13. 100TH DEBUT / DAY BY DAY" (in Japanese)
  27. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.17 : "15. NAUSIKAA / LIGHT MY FIRE" (in Japanese)
  28. Discogs, Missing Heart
  29. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.19 : "17. CLAUDJA / SEXUALITY (I FEEL SO YOUNG)" (in Japanese)
  30. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.21 : "19. CONCEPT OF SOUND / SHARE A PIECE OF YOUR HEART" (in Japanese)
  31. Dancemania 5, CD booklet p.22 : "20. FIREMAN / SUPER SUPER HERO" (in Japanese)