Dancemania 5
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Dancemania 5 is the fifth set in the Dancemania series
of dance music
compilation albums, released in 1997 by EMI Music Japan.
The album debuted at #16 on Oricon
's weekly album chart in May 1997 and reached #5 the next week, appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #98 in 1997 with 227,310 copies sold, along with its predecessor, 4
, which ranked #92.
The album contains 9 cover
s or remix
es.
Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 9
, X4, X9, Delux 2, Delux 4, Extra, Diamond, Diamond Complete Edition, Zip Mania, Zip Mania II, Zip Mania Best, Speed 1, Happy Paradise, Happy Paradise 2, Bass #1, Best Red, Club the Earth II or Disco Groove.
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
of dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
compilation albums, released in 1997 by EMI Music Japan.
The album debuted at #16 on Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
's weekly album chart in May 1997 and reached #5 the next week, appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #98 in 1997 with 227,310 copies sold, along with its predecessor, 4
Dancemania 4
Dancemania 4 is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in early 1997 by EMI Music Japan.With its 23 tracks and one bonus track, the album debuted at #6 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1997 and reached #3 the next week, appearing on the yearly...
, which ranked #92.
Tracks
| # | Track | By | Ref |
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| 1 | Together and Forever | Captain Jack Captain Jack (band) Captain Jack is a musical duo, specializing in Eurodance music, originating from Germany.- History :Its members were Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez , and Sunny... |
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| 2 | Ring a Ling | Tiggy Tiggy Tiggy is a Danish Bubblegum Dance/Eurodance artist whose music is energetic, bouncy and sugar-coated. She is perhaps best known for her remix of the Sandy Fox song "Freckles" in DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution 6thMIX, originally the English version of the song "Sobakasu" by Judy and Mary from the... |
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| 3 | Freedom | DJ BoBo DJ Bobo Peter René Cipiriano Baumann , better known as DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 10 studio albums as well as a few compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format... |
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| 4 | Midnight | Fargetta Fargetta Mario Fargetta is an Italian dance/house/electronica/techno DJ, producer, recording artist, composer, and remixer... |
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| 5 | I Was Born to Love You | Worlds Apart Worlds Apart (boyband) Worlds Apart were a multi-national boy band of the 1990s that featured Marcus Patrick in the original group and Totally Scott-Lee's Nathan Moore in one of the later incarnations of the band... |
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| 6 | Physical | The Olivia Project feat. Paula | |
| 7 | Dancing Queen | Abbacadabra Abbacadabra Abbacadabra is the name of a French children's musical based on songs from the pop group ABBA, originally produced for French television in 1983 by Alain and Daniel Boublil, but which was later also transferred to an English stage version and two other television programs.-French television... |
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| 8 | Ai no Corrida | Lisa Milton | |
| 9 | Cyber Queen | Sister Queen with Richard Clayderman Richard Clayderman Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of most popular works of... |
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| 10 | Europa Europa | Intense | |
| 11 | Let Me Be Free | Samantha Fox Samantha Fox Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl... |
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| 12 | Power of Music | BC Dance | |
| 13 | Day By Day | 100th Debut | |
| 14 | Layla | Chica | |
| 15 | Light My Fire | Nausikaa | |
| 16 | Charlene | Missing Heart Missing Heart Missing Heart was a eurodance group managed by German producers David Brandes, Felix Gauder, Gary Jones and others.The project was started in 1994 with a single "Wild Angels". Project continued in 1996. with single "Charlene". The third single was released in 1997. It was a cover of "Moonlight... |
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| 17 | Sexuality (I Feel So Young) | Claudja | |
| 18 | Independent Love Song | Bombers | |
| 19 | Share a Piece of Your Heart | Concept of Sound | |
| 20 | Super Super Hero | Fireman | |
| 21 | Sun Always Shines on TV | Interactive Interactive (band) Interactive is an German electronic music group, founded in 1990. They are best known for their single "Who is Elvis", and their cover version of Alphaville's, "Forever Young".-Members:Current*Andreas Geraldo Schneider*Jens Lissat*Ramon Zenker... |
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| 22 | I'm Not in Love | Megababe |
Further details
The album's overall average tempo is 142 bpm;- The slowest track is "Cyber Queen" (#9) at 130 bpm.
- The fastest track is "I'm Not in Love" (#22) at 185 bpm.
The album contains 9 cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s or remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es.
#5 "I Was Born to Love You" is a cover of QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
's "I Was Born to Love YouI Was Born to Love You (song)"I Was Born to Love You" is a 1985 song by Freddie Mercury, and was released as a single and on the Mr. Bad Guy album. After Mercury's death, Queen remixed this song for their album Made in Heaven in 1995, by having the other members play their instrumental parts over the original track.The song...
".#6 "Physical" is a cover of Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
's "PhysicalPhysical (Olivia Newton-John song)"Physical" is a song by Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, released in September 1981. The song was an immediate success, shipping 2 million copies in the United States, being certified Platinum, and spending 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, ultimately becoming Newton-John's...
".#7 "Dancing Queen" is a cover of ABBAABBAABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
's "Dancing QueenDancing Queen"Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...
".#8 "Ai no Corrida" is a cover of Quincy JonesQuincy JonesQuincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
' "Ai no CorridaAi No Corrida (song)"Ai No Corrida" is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featuring on Chaz Jankel's self-titled debut album for A&M Records.- Interpretation :...
".#9 "Cyber Queen" sampled Richard ClaydermanRichard ClaydermanRichard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of most popular works of...
's "Ballade pour AdelineBallade pour Adeline"Ballade pour Adeline" is a 1976 instrumental composed by Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint. Paul de Senneville composed the piece as a tribute to his newborn daughter, Adeline. The first recording was by Richard Clayderman and world-wide sales now have reached 22 million copies in 38...
".#14 "Layla" is a cover of Derek & The Dominos' "LaylaLayla"Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally released by their blues-rock band, Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs...
", sampling Catch 22's "Boogie Town" and LL Cool JLL Cool JJames Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
's "It Gets No Rougher".#18 "Independent Love Song" is a cover of Scarlet's "Independent Love Song".#21 "Sun Always Shines on TV" is a cover of a-haA-haA-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
's "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.The Sun Always Shines on T.V."The Sun Always Shines on T.V." is a song by Norwegian pop band A-ha. It was released as the third single from the band's debut album, Hunting High and Low. In many countries the single was not as successful as the band's previous, "Take on Me", which hit #1 in the U.S. and several countries around...
".#22 "I'm Not in Love" is a cover of 10cc10cc10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
's "I'm Not in LoveI'm Not in Love"I'm Not in Love" is a song written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman of the English group 10cc, from the album The Original Soundtrack. The lyric reveals a narrator in denial about the title's ostensible theme.-The 10cc version:...
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Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 9
Dancemania 9
Dancemania 9 is the ninth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.The album debuted at #12 on Oricon's weekly album chart in May 1998 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #10.The...
, X4, X9, Delux 2, Delux 4, Extra, Diamond, Diamond Complete Edition, Zip Mania, Zip Mania II, Zip Mania Best, Speed 1, Happy Paradise, Happy Paradise 2, Bass #1, Best Red, Club the Earth II or Disco Groove.
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| 1 | Together and Forever | 3:14 | 150 | Captain Jack |  GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 2 | Ring a Ling | 3:27 | 136 | Tiggy |  DenmarkDenmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| 3 | Freedom | 3:02 | 140 | DJ BoBo |  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 4 | Midnight | 2:25 | 135 | Fargetta |  ItalyItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 5 | I Was Born to Love You | 2:55 | 135 | Worlds Apart | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| 6 | Physical | 3:13 | 136 | The Olivia Project feat. Paula |  AustraliaAustralia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 7 | Dancing Queen | 2:40 | 132 | Abbacadabra | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| 8 | Ai no Corrida | 2:32 | 132 | Lisa Milton | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| 9 | Cyber Queen | 2:51 | 130 | Sister Queen with Richard Clayderman |  FranceFrance The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| 10 | Europa Europa | 3:19 | 132 | Intense | Unknown | — | |
| 11 | Let Me Be Free | 2:32 | 132 | Samantha Fox | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| 12 | Power of Music | 3:37 | 136 | BC Dance |  South AfricaSouth Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
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| 13 | Day By Day | 3:14 | 138 | 100th Debut |  LatviaLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
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| 14 | Layla | 2:57 | 138 | Chica | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| 15 | Light My Fire | 3:32 | 138 | Nausikaa | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 16 | Charlene | 3:13 | 148 | Missing Heart | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 17 | Sexuality (I Feel So Young) | 4:06 | 147 | Claudja | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 18 | Independent Love Song | 2:53 | 148 | Bombers |  SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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| 19 | Share a Piece of Your Heart | 3:19 | 148 | Concept of Sound |  SwedenSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 20 | Super Super Hero | 3:20 | 160 | Fireman | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 21 | Sun Always Shines on TV | 2:38 | 159 | Interactive | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 22 | I'm Not in Love | 3:08 | 185 | Megababe | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |