''Dancemania 6'' is the sixth set in the
Dancemania series of
dance music 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 mid-1997 by
EMI Music Japan.
The album debuted at #10 on
Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1997 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks.
Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as ''X9'', ''Delux 2'', ''Delux 4'', ''Delux 5'', ''Extra'', ''Zip Mania II'', ''Speed 2'', ''Speed 4'', ''
Speed Best 2001'', ''Summers'', ''Bass #1'', ''Bass #9'', ''Bass #10'', ''Super Techno'', ''Scorccio Super Hit Mix'', ''Best Red'' or ''Happy Paradise''.
[Electronic Emotion]
Dancemania DATA Dancemania 6
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Tracks
Further details
The album's overall average tempo is 137
bpm;
:The lowest bpm is 130 (#7-9).
:The highest bpm is 146 (#20).
The album contains 6
covers or
remix
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es.
:
#2 "Holiday" is a cover of
Madonna
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's "
Holiday
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".
:
#4 "2 Become 1" is a cover of
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Vict ...
' "
2 Become 1
"2 Become 1" is a song by the English girl group the Spice Girls. Written by the group members, together with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for ...
".
[''Dancemania 6'', CD booklet p.5 : "4. WILDSIDE / 2 BECOME 1" ]
:
#14 "Just Playin'" sampled
Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge is an American musical vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1971, the group consisted of sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim, and Kathy Sledge. The siblings achieved international success at the height of the disco era. ...
's "
Greatest Dancer".
[''Dancemania 6'', CD booklet p.15 : "14. JT PLAYAZ / JUST PLAYIN'" ]
:
#15 "S.O.S." is a cover of
ABBA's "
S.O.S.".
[''Dancemania 6'', CD booklet p.16 : "15. ABBACADABRA / S.O.S." ]
:
#16 "Fame" is a cover of
Irene Cara's "
Fame".
[''Dancemania 6'', CD booklet p.17 : "16. BETTY V / FAME" ]
:
#22 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is a cover of
Judy Garland's "
Over the Rainbow".
[''Dancemania 6'', CD booklet p.23 : "22. MARY ANN / SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW" ]
The
non-stop mixing was done by Jonas Thorne, a DJ based in
Sweden
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and
Norway.
[''Dancemania 6'', CD booklet p.24 ]
References
{{Dancemania
6
1997 compilation albums
Dance music compilation albums