''Dancemania 5'' is the fifth set in the Dancemania series of

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. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...

compilation albums A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

, released in 1997 by

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. The album debuted at #16 on

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'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. __TOC__

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Further details

The album's overall average tempo is 142 bpm;Electronic Emotion
Dancemania DATA Dancemania 5
: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

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remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

es. :#5 "I Was Born to Love You" is a cover of

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's " I Was Born to Love You".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.7 : "5. WORLDS APART / I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU" :#6 "Physical" is a cover of

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".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.8 : "6. THE OLIVIA PROJECT featuring PAULA / PHYSICAL" :#7 "Dancing Queen" is a cover of

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...

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Dancing Queen "Dancing Queen" is a Europop and disco song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Arrival'' (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Andersson and Ulvaeus al ...

".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.9 : "7. ABBACADABRA / DANCING QUEEN" :#8 "Ai no Corrida" is a cover of

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Ai no Corrida ''In the Realm of the Senses'' (french: link=no, L'Empire des sens, Japanese: , ''Ai no Korīda'', "Bullfight of Love") is a 1976 erotic art film written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It is a fictionalised and sexually explicit treatment of a ...

".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.10 : "8. LISA MILTON / AI NO CORRIDA" :#9 "Cyber Queen" sampled

Richard Clayderman Richard Clayderman (; born Philippe Pagès , 28 December 1953 in Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier, instrumental renditions of popular ...

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Ballade pour Adeline "Ballade pour Adeline" ( French for "Ballad for Adeline") is a 1977 instrumental by Richard Clayderman, composed by Paul de Senneville. Paul de Senneville composed the piece as a tribute to his newborn daughter, Adeline. , worldwide sales of the r ...

".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.11 : "9. SISTER QUEEN with RICHARD CLAYDERMAN / CYBER QUEEN" :#14 "Layla" is a cover of

Derek & The Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previous ...

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Layla "Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' (1970). Its contrasting movements were compose ...

", sampling Catch 22's "Boogie Town" and

LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, along ...

's " It Gets No Rougher".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.16 : "14. CHICA / LAYLA" :#18 "Independent Love Song" is a cover of Scarlet's "

Independent Love Song "Independent Love Song" is a song by British musical duo Scarlet, taken from their debut album, ''Naked'' (1994). The power ballad was a hit single, entering the UK Singles Chart at number 26 and reaching a peak of number 12 in February 1995. ...

".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.20 : "18. BOMBERS / INDEPENDENT LOVE SONG" :#21 "Sun Always Shines on TV" is a cover of

a-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

's " The Sun Always Shines on T.V.".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.23 : "21. INTERACTIVE / SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV" :#22 "I'm Not in Love" is a cover of

10cc 10cc are an English rock band formed in Stockport in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who had written and recorded together since 1968. The group featured t ...

's " I'm Not in Love".''Dancemania 5'', CD booklet p.24 : "22. MEGABABE / I'M NOT IN LOVE" 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''.

References

{{Dancemania 5 1997 compilation albums Dance music compilation albums