| Ulta Mixes | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Studios 301, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, Pop music | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
| Producer | Jim Taig, Paul Gray | |||
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Ulta Mixes is the first remix album by Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The album included extended versions of four singles lifted from their debut studio album, Wa Wa Nee , and three previously unreleased tracks, including "Never Been So in Love", a track written and recorded for a Japanese TV series. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gone" (12" Mix) | Paul Gray | 5:15 |
| 2. | "Stimulation" (12" Mix) | Paul Gray | 7:11 |
| 3. | "Sugar Free" (New York Mix) | Paul Gray | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Never Been So in Love" | Paul Gray | 4:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One and One" (12" Mix) | Paul Gray | 7:09 |
| 2. | "I Could Make You Love Me" (12" Mix) | Paul Gray | 6:50 |
| 3. | "Sugar Free" (12" Oz Mix) | Paul Gray | 7:11 |
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