1997 compilation album by various artists
Dancemania 4 is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums , released in early 1997 by EMI Music Japan .[ 2]
With its 23 tracks and one bonus track ,[ 4] the album debuted at #6 on Oricon 's weekly album chart in January 1997[ 5] and reached #3 the next week,[ 6] appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #92 in 1997 with 241,570 copies sold, along with its successor, 5 , which ranked #98.[ 7]
Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 1 , Delux , Extra , Diamond , Diamond Complete Edition , Best Yellow , Best Red , Zip Mania , Zip Mania DX , Zip Mania Best , Bass #1 , Speed 3 or Winters .[ 8]
Tracks
Further details
"Heartbeat" was the debut single by
Xenia , originally an actress whose popularity was rising at the time for appearing on the German TV series
Cult .
[ 11]
The album's overall average tempo is 140 bpm ;[ 8]
The slowest track is "Dub-I-Dub" (#24) at 72 bpm.[ 8]
The fastest track is "We Shall Dance " (#21) at 177 bpm.[ 8]
Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions .[ 8]
#6 "Killing Me Softly" is a cover remix version of Roberta Flack 's "Killing Me Softly with His Song ".[ 12]
#9 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" is a cover version of Jimmy Ruffin 's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted ".[ 13]
#15 "Stay" is a cover version of Jackson Browne 's "Stay ".[ 14]
#21 "We Shall Dance" is a cover remix version of Demis Roussos 's "We Shall Dance ".[ 15]
#24 "Dub-I-Dub", included as bonus track, is a cover version of Me & My 's "Dub-I-Dub ".[ 4]
The non-stop mixing was done by DJ Smurf a.k.a. Paul Rincon and his partner, Dip "T" Jones, who has co-produced many remixes with Smurf.[ 16]
References
^ a b c Discogs , Dancemania 4
^ a b c Amazon.co.jp , Dancemania (4) (in Japanese)
^ a b Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.28
^ a b c Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.26 : "24. THE AXEL BOYS QUARTET / DUB-I-DUB" (in Japanese)
^ Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997-1-27 (in Japanese)
^ Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997-2-3 (in Japanese)
^ Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1997 Top 100 (in Japanese)
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Electronic Emotion, Dancemania DATA Dancemania 4 (in Japanese)
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.1
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.2
^ a b Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.22 : "20. XENIA / HEARTBEAT" (in Japanese)
^ a b Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.8 : "6. JUST A GIRL / KILLING ME SOFTLY" (in Japanese)
^ a b Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.11 : "9. DANCEMATIC / WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED?" (in Japanese)
^ a b Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.17 : "15. M.A.N. / STAY" (in Japanese)
^ a b Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.23 : "21. FUN MASTER / WE SHALL DANCE" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.27
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.3 : "1. SPICE GIRLS / WANNABE" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.4 : "2. EX-IT / PARTY" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.5 : "3. SISTER QUEEN / SATURDAY EVERY MAN A QUEEN" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.6 : "4. ME & MY / TOUCH OF YOUR LOVE" (in Japanese)
^ Discogs , E-Rotic
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.9 : "7. ZONA / POR CAUSA DO AMOR" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.10 : "8. PHILLY / BOY TOY" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.12 : "10. OBSESSION / ANYTIME" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.13 : "11. KATE PROJECT / I GOT TO BELIEVE" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.14 : "12. JAG / BABY, SHOW ME YOUR BUTT" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.15 : "13. CANDY GIRLS / I WANT CANDY" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.16 : "14. LOOK TWICE / GO AWAY" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.18 : "16. BODY PARTS / LOVE IN THE 1ST DEGREE" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.20 : "18. PROPHESY / THE FIRE" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.21 : "19. SANDI / YODELING'S ON THE SCENE" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.24 : "22. KINKY / EVERYBODY" (in Japanese)
^ Dancemania 4 , CD booklet p.25 : "23. FARGETTA / THE BEAT OF GREEN" (in Japanese)