Shut Up and Dance: Mixes

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Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
ShutUpAndDanceMix.jpg
Remix album by
ReleasedMay 8, 1990
Recorded1987 – March 1990
Genre Dance
Length49:53
Label Virgin
Paula Abdul chronology
Forever Your Girl
(1988)
Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
(1990)
Spellbound
(1991)
Singles from Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
  1. "1990 Medley Mix"
    Released: August 1990
Professional ratings
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
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Shut Up and Dance: Mixes is a Paula Abdul remix album, released in 1990. It contains dance remixes of the six hit singles from Abdul's debut album Forever Your Girl , one remixed album track and one medley. The album was another huge success for Abdul, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Following Abdul's continued UK singles success throughout 1990, Shut Up and Dance was re-released there late in the same year, featuring an additional four tracks.

There were two singles and accompanying music videos released from the project—the "1990 Medley Mix" and "Straight Up (Ultimix mix)".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cold Hearted" (Quiverin' 12") Elliot Wolff Wolff5:12
2."Straight Up" (Ultimix mix)WolffWolff6:55
3."One or the Other" (1990 mix) Paula Abdul  Curtis Williams Duncan PainWilliams6:43
4."Forever Your Girl" (Frankie Foncett mix) Oliver Leiber Leiber6:07
5."Knocked Out" (Pettibone 12") Babyface   Daryl Simmons   L.A. Reid Reid Babyface6:11
6."The Way That You Love Me" (Houseafire edit)LeiberLeiber4:42
7."Opposites Attract" (1990 mix)LeiberLeiber6:49
8."1990 Medley Mix" ("Straight Up" "Knocked Out" "Opposites Attract" "Forever Your Girl" "State of Attraction" "The Way That You Love Me" "Cold Hearted")Wolff Babyface Simmons Reid Leiber  Glen Ballard   Siedah Garrett Wolff Reid Babyface Leiber Ballard7:14
UK edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Knocked Out" (Power mix)Babyface Simmons ReidReid Babyface6:44
10."Opposites Attract" (Shep's Special mix)LeiberLeiber6:43
11."Forever Your Girl" (Shep's Special mix)LeiberLeiber6:27
12."Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson 12" remix)WolffWolff5:38

Charts and certifications

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