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Dance!...Ya Know It!

 
Album Review: Dance!...Ya Know It!
 

  • Artist: Bobby Brown
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: 1990
  • Total Time: 46:29
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Cynics tend to dismiss remix albums as cheap exploitation and opportunism on the part of labels. But when the remixing is handled by inventive DJs, they definitely have their pleasures. Dance!...Ya Know It!, obviously fueled by MCA Records' desire to cash in on the enormous success of Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel, is neither one of the better nor one of the worst remix albums available. While the primary focus is material from Cruel -- including the hard and rugged new jack swing of "My Prerogative" and "Don't Be Cruel" and the vulnerable romanticism of "Roni," "Every Little Step," and "Rock Wit' Cha" -- Brown's debut solo album, King of Stage, is represented by remixes of "Seventeen," "Girl Next Door," and "Baby, I Wanna Tell You Something." Much of the remixing is done by hit R&B producers L.A. Reid and Babyface, who are far from adventurous and fail to add anything really new, interesting, or significant to the songs. Though an enjoyable release and one that works well enough as a best-of, Dance!...Ya Know It! is hardly essential listening for those who already own Stage and Cruel. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Roni Babyface, Darnell Bristol Bobby Brown (6:12)
Rock Wit'cha Babyface, Darnell Bristol Bobby Brown (5:13)
Girl Next Door Melvin Wells Bobby Brown (5:34)
Don't Be Cruel Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons Bobby Brown (5:38)
Every Little Step Babyface, L.A. Reid Bobby Brown (4:38)
On Our Own Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons Bobby Brown (5:12)
Baby, I Wanna Tell You Something Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant Bobby Brown (4:18)
My Prerogative Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin Bobby Brown (5:12)
Seventeen Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes Bobby Brown (4:32)

Credits

Babyface (Producer), Babyface (Remixing), After 7 (Vocals (Background)), Bobby Brown (Vocals), Bobby Brown (Producer), Bobby Brown (Main Performer), Larry Blackmon (Producer), David Bianco (Remixing), Robert Brookins (Producer), Jon Gass (Remixing), Gene Griffin (Producer), Gene Griffin (Remixing), Matthew Kasha (Engineer), Kevin Kendricks (Associate Producer), Thom "TK" Kidd (Engineer), Taavi Mote (Engineer), Dave Ogrin (Engineer), Dave Ogrin (Associate Producer), Dave Ogrin (Remixing), Dave Ogrin (Mixing), Donald Parks (Programming), L.A. Reid (Producer), L.A. Reid (Remixing), Michel Sauvage (Engineer), Eddy Schreyer (Mastering), Louis Silas, Jr. (Producer), Louis Silas, Jr. (Executive Producer), Louis Silas, Jr. (Mixing), Donnell Sullivan (Assistant Engineer), Melvin Wells (Associate Producer), Jon Wolfson (Engineer), Ilene Weingard (Design), Dale Sizer (Artwork), Boris Granich (Editing), Todd Gray (Photography), Chris Modig (Editing), Al Teller (Art Direction)
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Wikipedia: Dance!...Ya Know It!
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Dance!...Ya Know It!
Dance!...Ya Know It! cover
Remix album by Bobby Brown
Released 1989
Recorded 1986-1988
Genre R&B/Hip hop/Dance
Length 45.09
Label MCA
Producer Louis Silas, Jr.
Professional reviews
Bobby Brown chronology
Don't Be Cruel
(1988)
Dance!...Ya Know It!
(1989)
Bobby
(1992)

Dance!...Ya Know it! is a remix album by American singer Bobby Brown, released in 1989. The album features remixes of various recordings collected from his King of Stage and Don't Be Cruel albums including "On Our Own", a single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. A Bobby Brown Megamix was released as a single to promote the album, however it was not included within the albums tracklisting. The U.K. and European version of the megamix was called "The Bobby Brown Freestyle Megamix" and was produced by Rita Liebrand. The Australian version was called "The Every Little hit Mix", and was also released as a "B side" on the European version of the Roni single.

Overview

Released mostly to cash in on the enormous commercial success of Don't Be Cruel, Dance!...Ya Know It! was released by MCA Records. Production is mostly handled by producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Babyface with additional production handled by Larry Blackmon, Gene Griffin, and Robert Brookins.

Track listing

  1. "Roni" (Babyface, Darnell Bristol) – 6:12
  2. "Rock Wit'cha" (Babyface, Bristol) – 5:13
  3. "Girl Next Door" (Melvin Wells) – 5:34
  4. "Don't Be Cruel" (Babyface, Reid, Daryl Simmons) – 5:38
  5. "Every Little Step" (Babyface, Reid) – 4:38
  6. "On Our Own" (Babyface, Reid, Simmons) – 5:12
  7. "Baby, I Wanna Tell You Something" (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant) – 4:18
  8. "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin) – 5:12
  9. "Seventeen" (Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes) – 4:32

Personnel

  • After 7 – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Babyface – Producer, Remixing
  • David Bianco – Remixing
  • Larry Blackmon – Producer
  • Robert Brookins – Producer
  • Bobby Brown – Vocals, Producer
  • Jon Gass – Remixing
  • Boris Granich – Editing
  • Todd Gray – Photography
  • Gene Griffin – Producer, Remixing
  • Matthew Kasha – Engineer
  • Kevin Kendricks – Associate Producer
  • Thom "TK" Kidd – Engineer
  • Chris Modig – Editing
  • Taavi Mote – Engineer
  • Dave Ogrin – Engineer, Associate Producer, Remixing, Mixing
  • Donald Parks – Programming
  • L.A. Reid – Producer, Remixing
  • Michel Sauvage – Engineer
  • Eddy Schreyer – Mastering
  • Louis Silas, Jr. – Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing
  • Dale Sizer – Artwork
  • Donnell Sullivan – Assistant Engineer
  • Al Teller – Art Direction
  • Ilene Weingard – Design
  • Melvin Wells – Associate Producer
  • Jon Wolfson – Engineer

 
 

 

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