Dance!...Ya Know It!
1989 remix album by Bobby Brown
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Dance!...Ya Know it! is a remix album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1989. The album features previously unreleased, re-edited versions and remixes of various songs from his King of Stage and Don't Be Cruel albums as well as "On Our Own", Brown's hit single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. "Every Little Hit Mega Mix", a medley of "Every Little Step", "On Our Own", "Don't Be Cruel", and "My Prerogative", was released as a single to promote the album but was not included on the album itself. The UK and European version of the megamix was titled "The Free Style Mega-mix" and was produced by Rita Liebrand; the Australian version, "The 'Every Little Hit' Mix", was released as a B-side on the European version of the "Roni" single.
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| Released | October 26, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1989 | |||
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| Length | 45:09 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Louis Silas Jr. | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Overview
Released mostly to capitalize on the commercial success of Don't Be Cruel, Dance!...Ya Know It! was released by MCA Records. Production was mostly handled by producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Babyface, with additional production handled by Larry Blackmon, Gene Griffin, and Robert Brookins.
Track listing
Side One:
- "Roni" (Babyface, Darnell Bristol) – 6:12
- "Rock Wit'cha" (Babyface, Bristol) – 5:13
- "Girl Next Door" (Melvin Wells) – 5:34
- "Don't Be Cruel" (Babyface, Reid, Daryl Simmons) – 5:38
Side Two:
- "Every Little Step" (Babyface, Reid) – 4:38
- "On Our Own" (Babyface, Reid, Simmons) – 5:12
- "Baby, I Wanna Tell You Something" (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant) – 4:18
- "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin) – 5:12
- "Seventeen" (Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes) – 4:32
Personnel
- After 7 – vocals (background)
- Babyface – producer, remixing
- David Bianco – remixing
- Larry Blackmon – producer
- Robert Brookins – producer
- Bobby Brown – vocals, producer
- Jon Gass – remixing
- Boris Granich – editing
- Todd Gray – photography
- Gene Griffin – producer, remixing
- Matthew Kasha – engineer
- Kevin Kendricks – associate producer
- Thom "TK" Kidd – engineer
- Chris Modig – editing
- Taavi Mote – engineer
- Dave Ogrin – engineer, associate producer, remixing, mixing
- Donald Parks – programming
- L.A. Reid – producer, remixing
- Michel Sauvage – engineer
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Louis Silas Jr. – producer, executive producer, mixing
- Dale Sizer – artwork
- Donnell Sullivan – assistant engineer
- Al Teller – art direction
- Ilene Weingard – design
- Melvin Wells – associate producer
- Jon Wolfson – engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[12] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||