Best of Dance Rock is an odd title for this disc. While some of the inclusions "rock" and have guitars (whether sampled or played), it's a pretty straightforward dance-pop compilation, focusing on 2004 and early 2005, with much of its content coming from European artists. None of the songs fared well in the U.S. mainstream (or were even designed to do so), but several of them made a significant impact on the Billboard dance chart. While it's all downhill after Annie's opening "Chewing Gum," a few tracks do poke out, whether they're genuinely exciting or haunting in a very gaudy way (hear Eric Prydz's Steve Winwood-sampling "Call on Me" for evidence of the latter). ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Pat Legato (Producer), Andy Whitmore (Keyboards), Armand Van Helden (Producer), Eric Prydz (Arranger), Diane Charlemagne (Vocals), Lovefreekz (Engineer), Andy Whitmore (Programming), Matt Cantor (Producer), G. Sacchetto (Producer), Lovefreekz (Mixing), Daniele Tignino (Mixing), James Loughrey (Mixing), A. Payne (Producer), Matt Nordstrom (Engineer), G. Sacchetto (Arranger), Simon Duffy (Programming), Moltosugo (Producer), Pat Legato (Mixing), Mark Hadfield (Drum Programming), R. Malone (Mixing), Stephanie Karten (Producer), Mark Hadfield (Bass), Leigh Guest (Keyboards), Mark Hadfield (Keyboards), John Parker (Producer), Mauro Ferrucci (Executive Producer), G. Trivellato (Arranger), Peter Luts (Producer), Deep Dish (Producer), Planet Funk (Mixing), David Vervoort (Producer), Leigh Guest (Mixing), Simon Duffy (Engineer), Ali Shirazinia (Programming), Stefan Wuyts (Executive Producer), Moltosugo (Arranger), G. Trivellato (Producer), Frankie Tamburo (Executive Producer), Deep Dish (Engineer), Lisa Levy (Associate Producer), Sharam Tayebi (Programming), Joe Yannece (Mastering), Daniele Tignino (Producer), Leigh Guest (Programming), John Raf Allen (Guitar), Eric Prydz (Producer), Planet Funk (Producer), Rebecca Meek (Design), Lloyd Dukes (Guitar), Lovefreekz (Producer), Intenso Project (Producer), Richard Mayes (Guitar)
