Soul Dancing

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Soul Dancing
Taylor Dane - Soul Dancing - CD.jpg
Studio album by
Taylor Dayne
ReleasedJuly 13, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
StudioMastermix Studios, New York City, Trax Recording, Los Angeles, California, Ground Control, Santa Monica, California, The Hit Factory, NYC, Axis Studios, NYC, Skyline Studios, NYC & House of Sound Studios, NYC, Sound Works, NYC, Cove Sound Studios, Long Island, New York, Criterion Studios, Hollywood, California, & Tarpan Studios San Rafael, California
Genre Pop [1] [2]
Length50:15
Label Arista
Producer
Taylor Dayne chronology
Can't Fight Fate
(1989)		Soul Dancing
(1993)		 Greatest Hits
(1995)
Singles from Soul Dancing
  1. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love"
    Released: June 10, 1993
  2. "Send Me a Lover"
    Released: September 6, 1993
  3. "I'll Wait"
    Released: February 28, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Calgary Herald C [4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly (favorable) [1]
The Hamilton Spectator (favorable) [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Washington Post (favorable) [9]

Soul Dancing is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne released on July 13, 1993 by Arista Records. [10] This album peaked at No. 51 on the US Billboard 200. Soul Dancing was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. [11]

Contents

Background

The album includes the singles "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love".

As well "I'll Wait" was featured in the 1994 Disney comedy feature film Blank Check . [12]

Critical reception

Dave Obee from Calgary Herald wrote, "Taylor Dayne is full of life, and as she sings she bites the heads off nails. She growls. Close your eyes, you can see her defiant strut. She even makes a Barry White song sound masculine." [4] Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly called Soul Dancing a "killer pop album". He added, "Can’t fault her choice of material; these are crisp, focused, hook-filled pop songs, every one of them a likely radio hit." [1]

Connie Johnson of the Los Angeles Times remarked "On this 11-song collection, Dayne's exaggerated enunciation and overblown, diva-style soulfulness have never been put to finer use". [7] Leonard Pitts Jr. of the Miami Herald wrote, "Soul Dancing is the one thing that few records are these days: solid. Solid vocalist. Solid songs. Solid production...Skip the hype. Taylor Dayne makes crisp, tuneful pop. Perfect summertime ear candy. And really, now, what more do you need?" [13]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Wait"
4:43
2."Send Me a Lover"
  • Rick Hahn
  • George Thatcher
4:28
3."Can't Get Enough of Your Love" Barry White 4:25
4."Say a Prayer"
5:23
5."Dance with a Stranger"Mark S. Cawley4:28
6."I Could Be Good for You" Diane Warren 4:26
7."Soul Dancing"
4:34
8."The Door to Your Heart" (duet with Keith Washington)Warren4:10
9."Someone Like You"
3:50
10."Memories"
4:47
11."If You Were Mine"
5:01
Total length:50:15
European and Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Let's Spend the Night Together"
5:35
Total length:55:50
Disc 1 (2014 remastered edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Wait"
4:44
2."Send Me a Lover"
  • Rick Hahn
  • George Thatcher
4:28
3."Can't Get Enough of Your Love" Barry White 4:26
4."Say a Prayer"
5:23
5."Dance with a Stranger"Mark S. Cawley4:29
6."I Could Be Good for You"Diane Warren4:26
7."Soul Dancing"
4:35
8."The Door to Your Heart" (duet with Keith Washington)Diane Warren4:11
9."Someone Like You"
3:50
10."Memories"
4:45
11."If You Were Mine"
5:01
12."Let's Spend The Night Together"
5:35
13."Original Sin" (Theme From The Shadow – Radio Mix) Jim Steinman 5:53
14."I'll Wait" (Hot Mix)
4:16
15."Say a Prayer" (Boss Edit)
4:00
16."Tell It to My Heart" (T-empo Radio Edit)
3:49
17."I'll Wait" (4 Minutes Of Soul)
4:20
Total length:78:11
Disc 2 (2014 remastered edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (C+C Special Edition Mix) Barry White 6:15
2."I'll Wait" (E-Smoove Vocal Remix)
7:00
3."Say a Prayer" (Boss Club Mix)
7:49
4."Tell It to My Heart" (T-empo Extended Mix)
8:49
5."I'll Wait" (7 Minutes Of Silk)
7:24
6."Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (C+C Bass Dub) Barry White 4:59
7."Say a Prayer" (Mass Dub)
6:43
8."Tell It to My Heart" (T-empo Blue Room Dub)
7:14
9."I'll Wait" (Silky Dub Total)
5:50
10."Say a Prayer" (Vission Lorimer Remix)
6:29
11."Tell It to My Heart" (Tony De Vit Club Mix)
7:57
Total length:76:29

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 3
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [15] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 31
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 33
US Billboard 200 [19] 51

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [21] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [22] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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