| Rip It Up | ||||
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| Released | 6 July 1987 | |||
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| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
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Rip It Up is a greatest hits album released by Dead or Alive in 1987 on Epic Records. It contains eight singles from their two prior albums, Youthquake (1985) and Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1986), segued together much like a DJ-mix. A new Japanese version entitled Rip It Up +1 was released in 2004.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brand New Lover" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "My Heart Goes Bang" | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Something in My House" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Lover Come Back to Me" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "I'll Save You All My Kisses" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "In Too Deep" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Hooked on Love" | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" (The Pearl & Dean "I Love" – BPM mix) | 8:36 |
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Rip It Up may refer to:
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