Music That You Can Dance To

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All tracks are written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael, except where noted.

Music That You Can Dance To
Music That You Can Dance To - Sparks 1.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1986
Recorded1985–1986
StudioSynsound Studios (Brussels, Belgium)
Genre Dance-pop, [1] hi-NRG [2]
Length37:17
Label
  • MCA (US)
  • Consolidated Allied (UK)
Producer
Sparks chronology
Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
(1984)
Music That You Can Dance To
(1986)
Interior Design
(1988)
Singles from Music That You Can Dance To
  1. "Change"
    Released: July 1985
  2. "Music That You Can Dance To"
    Released: November 1986
  3. "Fingertips"
    Released: 1986
  4. "Rosebud"
    Released: January 1987
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Music That You Can Dance To" 4:21
2."Rosebud" 4:37
3."Fingertips"4:20
4."Change" (substituted with "Armies of the Night" on non-MCA editions) 5:17
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."The Scene"6:11
6."Shopping Mall of Love"3:14
7."Modesty Plays" (New version)3:59
8."Let's Get Funky"6:05
Total length:37:17

Personnel

Sparks

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 AllMusic review
  2. Stubbs, David. "Sparks: Firestarters". Electronic Sound. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. Bernard, Edwin J (January 10, 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 13. ISSN   0144-5804.
  4. "TrouserPress.com :: Sparks". 2007 Trouser Press LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2009. Sparks next made Music That You Can Dance To, an aggressively loud high-energy dance record — dynamic keyboards, mock-symphonic arrangements and Bohem's bass play a large part
  5. 1 2 3 "Sparks Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. Sarko, Anita (December 1986). "Music that you can dance to - review". SPIN . 2 (9): 32 via Google Books.
  8. "TrouserPress.com :: Sparks". 2007 Trouser Press LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2009. In an outrageous attempt to mislead, Curb's 1990 CD reissue of the album is titled The Best of Sparks: Music That You Can Dance To
  9. "Sparks Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2025.