Shut Up and Dance: Mixes

Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
Remix album by Paula Abdul
Released	May 8, 1990
Recorded	1987 – March 1990
Genre	Dance
Length	49:53
Label	Virgin
Paula Abdul chronology
Forever Your Girl (1988) Shut Up and Dance: Mixes (1990) Spellbound (1991)
Singles from Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
"1990 Medley Mix" Released: August 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Select	[5]

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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cold Hearted" (Quiverin' 12")	Elliot Wolff	Wolff	5:12
2.	"Straight Up" (Ultimix mix)	Wolff	Wolff	6:55
3.	"One or the Other" (1990 mix)	Paula Abdul  •Curtis Williams •Duncan Pain	Williams	6:43
4.	"Forever Your Girl" (Frankie Foncett mix)	Oliver Leiber	Leiber	6:07
5.	"Knocked Out" (Pettibone 12")	Babyface  • Daryl Simmons  • L.A. Reid	Reid •Babyface	6:11
6.	"The Way That You Love Me" (Houseafire edit)	Leiber	Leiber	4:42
7.	"Opposites Attract" (1990 mix)	Leiber	Leiber	6:49
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 •Ballard	7:14

UK edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
9.	"Knocked Out" (Power mix)	Babyface •Simmons •Reid	Reid •Babyface	6:44
10.	"Opposites Attract" (Shep's Special mix)	Leiber	Leiber	6:43
11.	"Forever Your Girl" (Shep's Special mix)	Leiber	Leiber	6:27
12.	"Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson 12" remix)	Wolff	Wolff	5:38

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 16 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 29 European Albums ( Music & Media ) [9] 74 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 37 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 24 UK Albums (OCC) [13] 40 US Billboard 200 [14] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [15] 65

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [16] 66 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [17] 42 US Billboard 200 [18] 54 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada) [19] Platinum 100,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] Gold 7,500^ United States (RIAA) [21] Platinum 1,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of best-selling remix albums worldwide

References

1. "Shut Up and Dance: Dance Mixes - Paula Abdul | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved January 1, 2022.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN   978-1-84609-856-7.
3. "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
4. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.  2. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
5. Harrison, Andrew (November 1990). "Paula Abdul Shut Up and Dance (The Dance Mixes)". Select . p. 124.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1255". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
9. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 23. June 9, 1990. p. 13 – via World Radio History.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
11. "Charts.nz – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
13. "Paula Abdul | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
14. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
15. "Paula Abdul Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
16. "Top 100 Albums of 1990". RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved November 27, 2022.
17. "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Music Canada.
20. "New Zealand album certifications – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
21. "American album certifications – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Recording Industry Association of America.