Everybody Dance: Remixed Dance Classics

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: June 02, 1998
• Total Time: 142:39
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Electronica

Review

The abundance of forgettable, badly done remix albums that came out in the 1980s and 1990s made some consumers wary of remixes. And up to a point, their skepticism was justified -- in some cases, remix albums have amounted to cheap, crude exploitation. But when remixing is done with creativity, the results can be thrilling. Much like a jazz instrumentalist, a remixer can put an interesting new spin on your old favorites, and that's exactly what happens on Everybody Dance. One of the most captivating dance-music collections released in 1998, this superb two-CD set brings mostly classics from the Disco era and the early to mid-1980s into the club world of the 1990s. Gems like Chic's "Good Times," Linda Clifford's "Runaway Love" and Sister Sledge's "He's the Greatest Dancer" are given high-tech, late-1990s makeovers, and most of the remixes (which are provided by dance-music icons like Todd Terry, Albert Cabrera, and David Morales) sound organic rather than forced or unnatural. The only song from the 1960s is Aretha Franklin's "Respect," which works surprisingly well with a 1998 remix. Everybody Dance is a release that no dance music enthusiast should overlook. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Good Times [A Touch of Jazz Mix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Chic	(5:18)
Rapper's Delight [The TKC Old School Future Remix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	The Sugarhill Gang	(6:50)
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) [Pal Joey Mix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Kenny Lehman	Chic, Earth People	(4:08)
Could It Be I'm Falling in Love [Henry Street Mix]	Melvin Steals	The Spinners	(5:01)
He's the Greatest Dancer [Brutal Bill Mix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Sister Sledge	(5:29)
I Want Your Love [Stonebridge Mix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Chic	(8:44)
Owner of a Lonely Heart [Todd Terry Mix]	Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Trevor Horn	Yes	(4:52)
Runaway Love [MAW Mix]	Gil Askey	Linda Clifford	(5:57)
Weekend [Tommy Musto Mix]	Leroy Burgess, James Calloway	Phreek	(7:31)
Respect [One Rascal Mix]	Otis Redding	Aretha Franklin	(4:04)
Everybody Dance [Hardhouse Mix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Chic	(5:38)
Rock Steady [Arif's Classic Mix]	Aretha Franklin	Aretha Franklin	(5:57)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Funky Sensation [MAW Mix]	Kenton Nix	Gwen McCrae	(6:26)
The Night the Lights Went Out [Black Science NY Story, Pt. 1]	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	The Trammps	(6:51)
Soul Makossa [Johnick Mix]	Manu Dibango	Manu Dibango	(6:02)
Can You Move [Def Mix]	Geoffrey Deane, David Jaymes	Modern Romance	(7:54)
We Are Family [Marley's Tribute to Larry Levan Mix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Sister Sledge	(5:28)
You Are in My System [Tee's Freeze Mix]	Mic Murphy, David Frank	The System	(5:24)
I'll Be Around [Simp-House Mix]	Phil Hurtt, Thom Bell	The Spinners	(4:05)
Thinking of You [Ramp Mix]	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Sister Sledge	(7:29)
Just a Touch of Love [MAW Mix]	Steve Arrington, Mark Antone Adams, Mark Hicks, Danny Webster, Starleana Young, Raye Turner	Slave	(7:38)
Twlight Zone/Twlight Zone [Nevco Rascal Mix]	Jay Graydon, Bernard Herrmann, Alan Paul	Manhattan Transfer	(5:20)
Hi-Jack [Johnick Mix]	Fernando Arbex	Herbie Mann	(4:45)
Sometimes [Todd Terry Mix]	Ollie Olsen	Max Q	(5:48)

Credits

Marley Marl (Mixing), Johnny D. (Remixing), Touch of Jazz (Mixing), That Kid Chris (Remixing), Paul Simpson (Mixing), Aretha Franklin (Performer), Phreek (Performer), Sister Sledge (Performer), Glen Friscia (Mixing), Earth (Performer), Pal Joey (Remixing), Albert Cabrera (Remixing), Paul Simpson (Remixing), Chic (Performer), Pal Joey (Mixing), Jason Nevins (Mixing), Marley Marl (Remixing), Max Q (Performer), Linda Clifford (Performer), David Morales (Remixing), Black Science Orchestra (Remixing), The System (Performer), Jason Nevins (Remixing), Johnny D. (Mixing), That Kid Chris (Mixing), Manu Dibango (Performer), David Morales (Mixing), Herbie Mann (Performer), Masters at Work (Remixing), Modern Romance (Performer), Jay Graydon (Songwriter), Stonebridge (Mixing), Slave (Performer), "Brutal Bill" Marquez (Remixing), Todd Terry (Remixing), Johnny O. (?), Arif Mardin (Remixing), The Sugarhill Gang (Performer), Masters at Work (Mixing), Stonebridge (Remixing), "Brutal Bill" Marquez (Mixing), Touch of Jazz (Remixing), Ramp (Mixing), Yes (Performer), Arif Mardin (Mixing), The Trammps (Performer), Earth People (Performer), Nicky P. (Remixing), Glen Friscia (Remixing), Gwen McCrae (Performer), Black Science Orchestra (Mixing), Tommy Musto (Remixing), Nicky P. (Mixing), Tommy Musto (Mixing), Manhattan Transfer (Performer), Todd Terry (Mixing), Albert Cabrera (Mixing), The Spinners (Performer), Brutal Bill Marquez (?)