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Album Review: Dance Revolution

  • Artist: The Slumber Party Girls
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: October 24, 2006
  • Type: Soundtrack, Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Yet another teen pop group that was formed after a big-name producer started a search to find members, causing agents nationwide to call their young clients, telling them to fly out to L.A. as soon as possible. The producer in question in Ron Fair, the man who brought Christina Aguilera to fame, and accordingly, there's a lot on the Slumber Party Girls's debut, Dance Revolution, that very much resembles the former Mickey Mouse Clubber's records, to the extent that there is even a song on it called "Back to Basics," a Latin pop rousing closer encouraging listeners to "come join the [dance] revolution." But unlike Xtina, the Slumber Party Girls ditch sexuality and aim instead for fun, generally positive messages about friendship, boys, school, dancing, and hanging out. There is still a certain amount of sensuality in the music, as much as any club-oriented rhythm section provides, but SPG are much more kid-friendly than Ashlee Simpson or Britney Spears or most of the rest of the artists that pop radio listening youngsters may find. The album is expertly produced, moving gently between genres, presumably in an attempt to attract as large of an audience as possible, as well as to reflect the ethnic diversity of the group (representing Asian, Latina, Anglo-European, and African-American cultures), from the rock of "My Life" to the salsa, complete with Spanish lyrics, of the aptly named "Salsa," but stays mostly in the super-clean dancey pop/R&B realm, with good beats and hooks. It's absolutely nothing that hasn't already been done a million times before, but for what it is, it's done pretty well. The five girls in the group, Lina, Mallory, Cassie, Karla, and Caroline, all have great voices and sound much more mature than the 15- and 16-year-olds they were when they recorded Dance Revolution, and the songs are catchy in that fun and unmemorable way, a decent nice combination for kids who are too old for something like Kidz Bop but not quite mature enough for Christina or Britney. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Countdown T. Kura The Slumber Party Girls (2:55)
The Texting Song The Slumber Party Girls (2:56)
Bubblegum The Slumber Party Girls (3:24)
Make a Wish The Slumber Party Girls (3:05)
Good Times The Slumber Party Girls (2:51)
I Got Your Back The Slumber Party Girls (3:29)
My Life The Slumber Party Girls (2:50)
Dance with Me The Slumber Party Girls (2:44)
Carousel The Slumber Party Girls (3:26)
Salsa The Slumber Party Girls (3:15)
Summer's Gone The Slumber Party Girls (2:57)
Eavesdroppin' The Slumber Party Girls (3:34)
Back to Basics The Slumber Party Girls (2:46)
The Slumber Party Girls Theme [*] The Slumber Party Girls (1:12)
Dance Revolution Theme [*] The Slumber Party Girls (2:36)

Credits

Dean Nelson (Mixing Assistant), Peter Mokran (Mixing), Sammy (Stylist), Carlene K (Make-Up), Colin Emmanuel (Producer), Jerry Hey (Horn), Tal Herzberg (Producer), Charlie Bisharat (Violin (Electric)), Jeff Norskog (Management), Ron Fair (Mixing), Kimberly Kelley (Guitar), Drop Squad (Producer), John Easton (Producer), Christian Brucculeri (Producer), Stefanie Ridel (Producer), Anthony Mazza (Guitar), David Brookwell (Executive Producer), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Stefanie Ridel (Audio Production), Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos (Engineer), Bill Reichenbach Jr. (Horn), Jack Joseph Puig (Mixing), Dave Pensado (Mixing), Dan Higgins (Horn), Sheryl Nields (Photography), Tyler Coomes (Drum Programming), Judy (Stylist), Gelly Kusuma (Assistant Engineer), Hylah Hedgepeth (Artist Coordination), Luis Conte (Percussion), Ron Harris (Producer), Ron Fair (Arranger), Michelle Thomas (Marketing), Eric Weaver (Mixing Assistant), Moises Modesto (Producer), Ron Fair (Keyboards), Stefanie Ridel (Vocal Arrangement), Kyle Hendricks "Rain" (Producer), Sean McNamara (Executive Producer), Ron Fair (Vocal Arrangement), Deb Fenstermacher (Marketing), Tal Herzberg (Digital Editing), Ron Fair (Toy Piano), Anthony Mazza (Producer), Ashish Sheth (Producer), Tal Herzberg (Bass), Sabrina Sweet (Make-Up), Mike Maliani (Executive Producer), Jerry Hey (Horn Arrangements), Kimberly Kelley (Producer), Justin Siegel (A&R), Ron Harris (Bass), John Marx (Representation), Ron Harris (Keyboards), Gary Grant (Horn), Jun Ishizeki (Engineer), Stefanie Ridel (Executive Producer), Ron Fair (Executive Producer), Ron Fair (Percussion), Ron Fair (Producer), Ron Fair (Programming), Ron Fair (Slide Whistle), Ron Fair (Audio Production), Andy Heyward (Executive Producer), Anthony Caruso (Assistant Engineer), Ron Fair (Harmonica), Nicky Scapa (Producer)
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Dance Revolution
Studio album by Slumber Party Girls
Released October 3, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded 2006
Genre Dance, Pop
Length ?
Label Geffen Records
Producer Ron Fair
Professional reviews

Dance Revolution is the debut album from girl group, The Slumber Party Girls. A few of the group's songs have appeared on the television show Dance Revolution.

Track listing

  1. "Countdown" (Kura, Mazza, Ridel) – 2:55
  2. "The Texting Song" (Crawford, Ferguson, Mischle, Ridel) – 2:56
  3. "Bubblegum" (Emmanuel, Fair, Martin, Ridel) – 3:24
  4. "Make a Wish" (Fair, Munson, Ridel) – 3:05
  5. "Good Times" (Crawford, Ferguson, Louriano, Ridel) – 2:51
  6. "I Got Your Back" (Crawford, Fair, Ferguson, Louriano, Ridel) – 3:29
  7. "My Life" (Harris, Mazza, Ridel) – 2:50
  8. "Dance with Me" (Fair, Mischke, Munson, Ridel) – 2:44
  9. "Carousel" (Fair, Ridel, Scapa) – 3:26
  10. "Salsa" (Harris, Mazza, Ridel, Sandstrom) – 3:15
  11. "Summer's Gone" (Fair, Modesto, Ridel, Sheth) – 2:57
  12. "Eavesdroppin'" (Brucculeri, Fair, Hidalgo, Kelley, Pascal, Ridel) – 3:34
  13. "Back to Basics" (Fair, Hendricks, Ridel) – 2:46
  14. "The Slumber Party Girls Theme" (Bonus Track) (Fair, Ridel) – 1:12
  15. "Dance Revolution Theme" (Bonus Track) (Fair, Ridel) – 2:36

Personnel

  • Charlie Bisharat – Violin (Electric)
  • David Brookwell – Executive Producer
  • Christian Brucculeri – Producer
  • Anthony Caruso – Assistant Engineer
  • Luis Conte – Percussion
  • Tyler Coomes – Drum Programming
  • Drop Squad – Producer
  • John Easton – Producer
  • Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos – Engineer
  • Colin Emmanuel – Producer
  • Ron Fair – Harmonica, Percussion, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing, Slide Whistle, Toy Piano
  • Deb Fenstermacher – Marketing
  • Gary Grant – Horn
  • Bernie Grundman – Mastering
  • Ron Harris – Keyboards, Producer
  • Ron Harris – Bass
  • Hylah Hedgepeth – Artist Coordination
  • Kyle Hendricks "Rain" – Producer
  • Tal Herzberg – Bass, Producer, Digital Editing
  • Jerry Hey – Horn, Horn Arrangements
  • Andy Heyward – Executive Producer
  • Dan Higgins – Horn
  • Jun Ishizeki – Engineer
  • Judy – Stylist
  • Carlene K – Make-Up
  • Kimberly Kelley – Guitar, Producer
  • Gelly Kusuma – Assistant Engineer
  • Mike Maliani – Executive Producer
  • John Marx – Representation
  • Anthony Mazza – Guitar, Producer
  • Sean McNamara – Executive Producer
  • Moises Modesto – Producer
  • Peter Mokran – Mixing
  • Dean Nelson – Mixing Assistant
  • Sheryl Nields – Photography
  • Jeff Norskog – Management
  • Dave Pensado – Mixing
  • Jack Joseph Puig – Mixing
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Horn
  • Stefanie Ridel – Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Sammy – Stylist
  • Nicky Scapa – Producer
  • Ashish Sheth – Producer
  • Justin Siegel – A&R
  • Sabrina Sweet – Make-Up
  • Michelle Thomas – Marketing
  • Eric Weaver – Mixing Assistant

 
 

 

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