Dust Off and Dance
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Dust Off and Dance is the sixth regular studio album
by Tiffany
, released in May 2005. Its style is electronica
or dance music
, representing a departure from the styles she has used in earlier albums, and of particular interest to dance clubs, where its songs have achieved some success. Tiffany has stated that this album is especially aimed at the gay
community, which represents a significant portion of her fan base; she says "I have done the complete gay album."
Tiffany did not have a record contract at the time, so this album was released independently and sold online at the CDBaby site, where it was for a while the top-selling CD. It was also made downloadable in the iTunes
music store.
Tiffany has been performing in various places in the US
and the UK
, including songs from this album as well as her earlier releases and cover songs.
By December, 2005, the song "Be With U Tonite" was being played heavily on some dance-format radio stations.
Several tracks from the album ("Ride It", "Na Na Na" and "Fly") have been featured in several episodes of the television series Ugly Betty
.
"Ride It" was featured in a season two episode of "Brothers & Sisters".
In late April 2008, a track with the same name as this album (but not found on the album), "Dust Off and Dance", became available for download on the web. The song is Tiffany doing vocals for a dance team called Hydra Productions, and the song is found on their album Liquid.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Tiffany
Tiffany (singer)
Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...
, released in May 2005. Its style is electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
or 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...
, representing a departure from the styles she has used in earlier albums, and of particular interest to dance clubs, where its songs have achieved some success. Tiffany has stated that this album is especially aimed at the gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
community, which represents a significant portion of her fan base; she says "I have done the complete gay album."
Tiffany did not have a record contract at the time, so this album was released independently and sold online at the CDBaby site, where it was for a while the top-selling CD. It was also made downloadable in the iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
music store.
Tiffany has been performing in various places in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the UK
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...
, including songs from this album as well as her earlier releases and cover songs.
By December, 2005, the song "Be With U Tonite" was being played heavily on some dance-format radio stations.
Several tracks from the album ("Ride It", "Na Na Na" and "Fly") have been featured in several episodes of the television series Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
.
"Ride It" was featured in a season two episode of "Brothers & Sisters".
In late April 2008, a track with the same name as this album (but not found on the album), "Dust Off and Dance", became available for download on the web. The song is Tiffany doing vocals for a dance team called Hydra Productions, and the song is found on their album Liquid.
Track listing
- "Be with U Tonite" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan, Joe Brooks) – 5:09
- "Ride It" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan) – 4:54
- "Kama Sutra" (Tim Feehan, Dre Wilson) (featuring Dre Wilson) – 4:39
- "Na Na Na" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan, Joe Brooks) – 3:46
- "Everyone Get Down" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan, Joe Brooks) – 3:30
- "Fly" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan) – 3:30
- "Artificial Girlfriend" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan, Joe Brooks) – 3:53
- "Sacrifice" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan, Joe Brooks) – 6:19
- "I Luv How You Feel" (Tiffany, Tim Feehan, Joe Brooks) – 4:12
- "I Think We're Alone Now" (Ritchie Cordell) – 4:54
- "Artificial Girlfriend" (Second Sun Remix) – 4:23
Personnel
- Joe Brooks – guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Ron Davis – photography
- Tim Feehan – guitar, programming, backing vocals
- Janine Gobeil – backing vocals
- Jawa – rap
- Second Sun – remixing
- Tiffany – vocals, backing vocals