Move It!

Move It!
Studio album by Reel 2 Real
Released	October 10, 1994
Length	56:02
Label	Strictly Rhythm Positiva
Producer	Erick Morillo
Reel 2 Real chronology
Move It! (1994) Reel 2 Remixed! (1995)

Move It! is the debut album by American electronic dance music project Reel 2 Real, featuring vocalist the Mad Stuntman. The musical project had seven top 10 hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1990s including "I Like to Move It", which was a big hit in many other countries around the world. Other singles released from the album were "Go on Move", "Can You Feel It?", "Raise Your Hands" and "Conway".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	(favorable) [2]
Select	[3]
Smash Hits	2/5 [4]

AllMusic said, "The mastermind of super DJ and remixer Erick Morillo, Move It combines the textures of Latin house music with a reggae vibe. Morillo is one of the world's busiest and most sought-after DJs and remixers. Some of Move It's other standout tracks are 'Raise Your Hands', 'Can You Feel It?', and 'Conway'." ^[1] Billboard magazine complimented it as "a solid set that blends the best elements of the house and reggae idioms. International hits 'I Like to Move It' and the more recent 'Can You Feel It' kick with hard and aggressive percussion and rapid-tongued toasting that is positively irresistible." ^[2] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian named it "a respectable enough debut. The mood is upbeat, and singer The Mad Stuntman is equally proficient on ragga tracks like 'The Stuntman's Theme' and Eurodisco affairs such as 'Conway'." ^[5]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Scientists couldn't invent it, but these New Yorkers headed by the Mad Stuntman could: the pocket-size jukebox." The reviewer felt it "all [was] made according the same "Euro-goes-ragga" concept, with 'The Stuntman's Anthem' being the purest reggae effort of the lot. As such it's vaguely reminiscent of Double Trouble & The Rebel MC's 1989 hit 'Street Tough'." ^[6] Lucie Cave from Smash Hits gave the album two out of five, writing, "Reel 2 Real have conjured up an album jam-packed with booming bass lines. And the Mad Stuntman proves that shouting loudly is not his only talent. 'One Life to Live' captures hints of a mellow Jamaican mood, but generally most of the tracks rely on all too familiar dance beats." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Erick Morillo and Mark Quashie, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Like to Move It" (UK Radio Edit)		3:51
2.	"Can You Feel It?"		4:25
3.	"Raise Your Hands"	Morillo Quashie Keith Litman	4:56
4.	"One Life to Live"	Morillo Quashie Peter Tulloch	4:19
5.	"The Stuntman's Anthem"	Morillo Quashie Tulloch	3:47
6.	"Erick "More"'s Anthem (Can You Feel It?)"		6:43
7.	"Conway"	Morillo Quashie Litman	4:40
8.	"Wine Your Body"		4:41
9.	"R.E.X."	Morillo Quashie Tulloch	4:27
10.	"Toety"		4:05
11.	"Go on Move"		4:11
12.	"I Like to Move It" (DJ Dero NRG Remix)		5:51

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[7]

Musicians

• Erick Morillo – all keyboards, drum programming
• The Mad Stuntman – vocals
• Althea McQueen – vocals (tracks 2, 10 and 12), background vocals (track 6), additional vocals (track 11)
• The Joker – rap (track 4)
• Donovan G. McKitty – guitar (tracks 4, 8 and 12)
• Marcus Quintanilla – live percussion (track 2)
• Karl Wright – additional percussion (track 4)
• Peter Tulloch – additional vocals (tracks 3 and 7), additional keyboards (track 8)
• Jose Nuñez – additional percussion (tracks 5, 7 and 10)

Production

• Erick Morillo – producer (all tracks), mixing (all tracks)
• Keith Litman – producer (tracks 1, 3 and 6)
• Peter Tulloch – producer (tracks 4, 5 and 9)
• Ralphie Muniz – producer (tracks 1 and 11)
• DJ Dero – additional production and remix (track 12)
• Nicolas Querrieri – additional production and remix (track 12), engineer (track 12)
• Alejandro Guerrieri – additional production and remix (track 12)
• Tuti Gianakis – executive producer (track 12)
• Dave Lambert – edit (track 1)
• Jose Nuñez – engineer (tracks 2–10)
• Ani Phearce – additional arrangements (tracks 3 and 6)
• Mark Humphrey – photography
• Campagna, New York – design
• Mastered at Townhouse, London, by Gordon Vicary

Charts

Chart performance for Move It!

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8]	135
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10]	71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11]	63
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12]	42
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13]	28
UK Albums (OCC) [14]	8

References

1. "Reel 2 Real – Move It!". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
2. "Album Reviews: Dance" (PDF). Billboard . October 29, 1994. p. 105. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
3. Grundy, Gareth (October 1994). "New Albums". Select . p. 102. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
4. Cave, Lucie (October 12, 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits . p. 65. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
5. Sullivan, Caroline (14 October 1994). "Music: Your essential guide to the new CDs - Pop". The Guardian .
6. "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 47. November 19, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
7. Move It! (liner notes). Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman. Positiva. 1994.
8. "Reel 2 Reel ARIA Chart history complete". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman – Move It" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman – Move It" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman – Move It" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman – Move It". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 10, 2022.