Dancemania 8
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1998 compilation album by various artists
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | January 16, 1998[1] | |||
| Genre | Electronic[1] (Euro house, happy hardcore, Italo dance)[1] | |||
| Length | 74:00[2] | |||
| Label | EMI Music Japan[2] | |||
| Producer | Masaaki Saito (executive producer)[3] Hiro Kadoma (producer)[3] | |||
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Dancemania 8 is the eighth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.[2]
The album debuted at #9 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1998 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #8.[4]
The non-stop mixing was completed by Felix Gauder, a popular producer from Europe.[2]
| # | Track | By | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samba De Janeiro | Bellini | [1] |
| 2 | Latin Lover | Popsie | [1] |
| 3 | Stay | Mizz Maya | [1] |
| 4 | Hot Hot Hot | Splash | [1] |
| 5 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) | The Scarlet | [1] |
| 6 | All I Do | XXL | [1] |
| 7 | Let Me Feel the Love | DJ BoBo | [1] |
| 8 | Love Sensation | 911 | [1] |
| 9 | Rise Like the Sun | Worlds Apart | [1] |
| 10 | Angel Eyes | E-Rotic | [1] |
| 11 | Gotta Get It Groovin' | E-Rotic | [1] |
| 12 | Give Me Tomorrow | Peach | [1] |
| 13 | Shine Like a Star | Berri | [1] |
| 14 | Maybe Baby | Marysia | [1] |
| 15 | Hero | Papaya | [1] |
| 16 | No Way No Way | Vanilla | [1] |
| 17 | Faith in Love | Bug! | [1] |
| 18 | You Never Know | Sandi | [1] |
| 19 | Sweet Dreams | Sharon C. | [1] |
| 20 | Let Me Be Your Girl | Fact Or Fiction | [1] |
| 21 | Go-Just Get It | The Lovers | [1] |
| 22 | Why Don't You | Pixie | [1] |
| 23 | Sentimental Dreaming | Jesa X | [1] |
| 24 | Voyager Girl | Space Nina | [1] |
Further details
"Samba De Janeiro" was one of the greatest hits in the all-European "latin boom" occurred in the summer of 1997.[5]
Voyager Girl was produced by popular Swiss producer team Trilogy and was the debut single by Space Nina, a singer credited simply as Nina in Switzerland.[6]
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The album's full length is 74:00.[2] The longest track is "Samba De Janeiro" (#1) at 4:05.[7] The shortest track is "Give Me Tomorrow" (#12) at 2:08.[7]
The album's overall average tempo is 137 bpm;[8] The slowest track is "Stay" (#3) at 124 bpm.[8] The fastest track is "Voyager Girl" (#24) at 160 bpm.[8]
Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions:[8]
- #1 "Samba De Janeiro" is a remix / cover version of Airto Moreira's "Tombo".[5]
- #3 "Stay" is a cover version of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' "Stay".[9]
- #4 "Hot Hot Hot" is a remix / cover version of Arrow's "Hot Hot Hot".[10]
- #5 "Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang)" is a dance cover version of Silver's "Wham Bam".[11]
- #6 "All I Do" is a cover version of Stevie Wonder's "All I Do".[12]
- #10 "Angel Eyes" is a cover version of ABBA's "Angeleyes".[13]
- #16 "No Way No Way" is a cover version of "Mah Nà Mah Nà".[14]
- #19 "Sweet Dreams" is a cover version of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams".[15]
Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as Summers, Summers 3, Delux 2, Delux 3, Extra, Diamond, Diamond Complete Edition, Best Red, Zip Mania, Zip Mania II, Zip Mania 02, Zip Mania Best, Club The Earth, Sports, Speed 1, Speed 4, Speed 8, Speed Best 2001, Happy Paradise, Bass #1, Bass #6, Bass 9, Bass 10 Super Best 2001 or EX 8.[8]
| # | Track | Length | BPM | Ref | Artist(s) | From or based in | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samba De Janeiro | 4:05 | 133 | [7][8] | Bellini |  Germany |
[5] |
| 2 | Latin Lover | 2:43 | 126 | [7][8] | Popsie |  Sweden |
[16] |
| 3 | Stay | 2:40 | 124 | [7][8] | Mizz Maya |  Denmark |
[9] |
| 4 | Hot Hot Hot | 2:43 | 128 | [7][8] | Splash |  United Kingdom |
[10] |
| 5 | Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang) | 3:12 | 132 | [7][8] | The Scarlet | Unknown | — |
| 6 | All I Do | 2:56 | 131 | [7][8] | XXL | Germany |
[12] |
| 7 | Let Me Feel the Love | 2:27 | 130 | [7][8] | DJ BoBo |  Switzerland |
[17] |
| 8 | Love Sensation | 3:20 | 128 | [7][8] | 911 | United Kingdom |
[18] |
| 9 | Rise Like the Sun | 3:12 | 135 | [7][8] | Worlds Apart | Germany / UK |
[19] |
| 10 | Angel Eyes | 3:34 | 134 | [7][8] | E-Rotic | Germany |
[20] |
| 11 | Gotta Get It Groovin' | 3:18 | 140 | [7][8] | E-Rotic | Germany |
[20] |
| 12 | Give Me Tomorrow | 2:08 | 140 | [7][8] | Peach | United Kingdom |
[21] |
| 13 | Shine Like a Star | 3:25 | 137 | [7][8] | Berri | United Kingdom |
[22] |
| 14 | Maybe Baby | 3:11 | 138 | [7][8] | Marysia |  Poland |
[23] |
| 15 | Hero | 3:26 | 138 | [7][8] | Papaya | Denmark |
[24] |
| 16 | No Way No Way | 3:01 | 131 | [7][8] | Vanilla | United Kingdom |
[14] |
| 17 | Faith in Love | 3:16 | 133 | [7][8] | Bug! |  Canada |
[25] |
| 18 | You Never Know | 3:23 | 143 | [7][8] | Sandi |  Hungary |
[26] |
| 19 | Sweet Dreams | 3:05 | 140 | [7][8] | Sharon C. |  Croatia /  Italy |
[15] |
| 20 | Let Me Be Your Girl | 2:58 | 139 | [7][8] | Fact Or Fiction | Canada |
[27] |
| 21 | Go-Just Get It | 3:34 | 142 | [7][8] | The Lovers | Switzerland |
[28] |
| 22 | Why Don't You | 2:38 | 151 | [7][8] | Pixie | Germany |
[29] |
| 23 | Sentimental Dreaming | 3:25 | 159 | [7][8] | Jesa X | Italy |
[30] |
| 24 | Voyager Girl | 3:03 | 160 | [7][8] | Space Nina | Switzerland |
[6] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Discogs, Dancemania 8
- 1 2 3 4 5 Amazon.co.jp, Dancemania (8) (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.27
- ↑ Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1998-1-26 (#9) - Oricon Album 1998-2-2 (#8) - Oricon Album 1998-2-9 (#12) - Oricon Album 1998-2-16 (#15) - Oricon Album 1998-2-23 (#19) (in Japanese)
- 1 2 3 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.2 : "1. BELLINI / SAMBA DE JANEIRO" (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.25 : "24. SPACE NINA / VOYAGER GIRL" (in Japanese)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.0-1
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Electronic Emotion, Dancemania DATA Dancemania 8 (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.4 : "3. MIZZ MAYA / STAY" (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.5 : "4. SPLASH / HOT HOT HOT" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.6 : "5. THE SCARLET / WHAM BAM (SHANG-A-LANG)" (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.7 : "6. XXL / ALL I DO" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.11 : "10. E-ROTIC / ANGEL EYES" (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.17 : "16. VANILLA / NO WAY NO WAY" (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.20 : "19. SHARON C / SWEET DREAMS" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.3 : "2. POPSIE / LATIN LOVER" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.8 : "7. DJ BOBO / LET ME FEEL THE LOVE" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.9 : "911 / LOVE SENSATION" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.10 : "9. WORLDS APART / RISE LIKE THE SUN" (in Japanese)
- 1 2 Dancemania X1, CD booklet p.2 : "1. E-ROTIC / KISS ME" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Discogs, Peach
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.14 : "13. BERRI / SHINE LIKE A STAR" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.15 : "14. MARYSIA / MAYBE BABY" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.16 : "15. PAPAYA / HERO" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.18 : "17. BUG! / FAITH IN LOVE" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.19 : "18. SANDI / YOU NEVER KNOW" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.21 : "20. FACT OR FICTION feat. MIRAGE / LET ME BE YOUR GIRL" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.22 : "21. THE LOVERS / GO-JUST GET IT" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.23 : "22. PIXIE / WHY DON'T YOU" (in Japanese)
- ↑ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.24 : "23. JESA X / SENTIMENTAL DREAMING" (in Japanese)
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