| Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II | ||||
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| Released | 14 October 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Sony BMG, Columbia | |||
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| Singles from Walk the Tightrope | ||||
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Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II is the sixth studio album by Australian pop vocal group Human Nature and second Motown covers release. It was released on 14 October 2006.
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
AllMusic's brief review said that the album achieved "a nice balance between updating the classic Motown sound for contemporary dance-pop fans while still remaining faithful to the original recordings." [2]
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [4] | 4× Platinum | 280,000 |
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