Dancemania 8

Dancemania 8
Compilation album by various artists
Released	January 16, 1998[1]
Genre	Electronic[1] (Euro house, Happy hardcore, Italodance)[1]
Length	74:00[2]
Label	EMI Music Japan[2]
Producer	Masaaki Saito (executive producer)[3] Hiro Kadoma (producer)[3]
Dancemania chronology
7 8 9

Dancemania 8 is the eighth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.^[2]

The album debuted at #9 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1998 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #8.^[4]

The non-stop mixing was done by Felix Gauder, a popular producer from Europe.^[2]

Tracks

#	Track	By	Ref
1	Samba De Janeiro	Bellini	[1]
2	Latin Lover	Popsie	[1]
3	Stay	Mizz Maya	[1]
4	Hot Hot Hot	Splash	[1]
5	Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang)	The Scarlet	[1]
6	All I Do	XXL	[1]
7	Let Me Feel the Love	DJ BoBo	[1]
8	Love Sensation	911	[1]
9	Rise Like the Sun	Worlds Apart	[1]
10	Angel Eyes	E-Rotic	[1]
11	Gotta Get It Groovin'	E-Rotic	[1]
12	Give Me Tomorrow	Peach	[1]
13	Shine Like a Star	Berri	[1]
14	Maybe Baby	Marysia	[1]
15	Hero	Papaya	[1]
16	No Way No Way	Vanilla	[1]
17	Faith in Love	Bug!	[1]
18	You Never Know	Sandi	[1]
19	Sweet Dreams	Sharon C.	[1]
20	Let Me Be Your Girl	Fact Or Fiction	[1]
21	Go-Just Get It	The Lovers	[1]
22	Why Don't You	Pixie	[1]
23	Sentimental Dreaming	Jesa X	[1]
24	Voyager Girl	Space Nina	[1]

Further details

The album's full length is 74:00.^[2]

The longest track is "Samba De Janeiro" (#1) at 4:05.^[7]

The shortest track is "Give Me Tomorrow" (#12) at 2:08.^[7]

The album's overall average tempo is 137 bpm;^[8]

The slowest track is "Stay" (#3) at 124 bpm.^[8]

The fastest track is "Voyager Girl" (#24) at 160 bpm.^[8]

Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions.^[8]

#1 "Samba De Janeiro" is a remix / cover version of Airto Moreira's "Tombo".^[5]

#3 "Stay" is a cover version of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' "Stay".^[9]

#4 "Hot Hot Hot" is a remix / cover version of Arrow's "Hot Hot Hot".^[10]

#5 "Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang)" is a dance cover version of Silver's "Wham Bam".^[11]

#6 "All I Do" is a cover version of Stevie Wonder's "All I Do".^[12]

#10 "Angel Eyes" is a cover version of ABBA's "Angeleyes".^[13]

#16 "No Way No Way" is a cover version of "Mah Nà Mah Nà".^[14]

#19 "Sweet Dreams" is a cover version of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams".^[15]

Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as Summers, Summers 3, Delux 2, Delux 3, Extra, Diamond, Diamond Complete Edition, Best Red, Zip Mania, Zip Mania II, Zip Mania 02, Zip Mania Best, Club The Earth, Sports, Speed 1, Speed 4, Speed 8, Speed Best 2001, Happy Paradise, Bass #1, Bass #6, Bass 9, Bass 10 Super Best 2001 or EX 8.^[8]

#	Track	Length	BPM	Ref	Artist(s)	From or based in	Ref
1	Samba De Janeiro	4:05	133	[8][7]	Bellini	Germany	[5]
2	Latin Lover	2:43	126	[8][7]	Popsie	Sweden	[16]
3	Stay	2:40	124	[8][7]	Mizz Maya	Denmark	[9]
4	Hot Hot Hot	2:43	128	[8][7]	Splash	United Kingdom	[10]
5	Wham Bam (Shang-A-Lang)	3:12	132	[8][7]	The Scarlet	Unknown	—
6	All I Do	2:56	131	[8][7]	XXL	Germany	[12]
7	Let Me Feel the Love	2:27	130	[8][7]	DJ BoBo	Switzerland	[17]
8	Love Sensation	3:20	128	[8][7]	911	United Kingdom	[18]
9	Rise Like the Sun	3:12	135	[8][7]	Worlds Apart	United Kingdom	[19]
10	Angel Eyes	3:34	134	[8][7]	E-Rotic	Germany	[20]
11	Gotta Get It Groovin'	3:18	140	[8][7]	E-Rotic	Germany	[20]
12	Give Me Tomorrow	2:08	140	[8][7]	Peach	United Kingdom	[21]
13	Shine Like a Star	3:25	137	[8][7]	Berri	United Kingdom	[22]
14	Maybe Baby	3:11	138	[8][7]	Marysia	Poland	[23]
15	Hero	3:26	138	[8][7]	Papaya	Denmark	[24]
16	No Way No Way	3:01	131	[8][7]	Vanilla	United Kingdom	[14]
17	Faith in Love	3:16	133	[8][7]	Bug!	Canada	[25]
18	You Never Know	3:23	143	[8][7]	Sandi	Hungary	[26]
19	Sweet Dreams	3:05	140	[8][7]	Sharon C.	Croatia/Italy	[15]
20	Let Me Be Your Girl	2:58	139	[8][7]	Fact Or Fiction	Canada	[27]
21	Go-Just Get It	3:34	142	[8][7]	The Lovers	Switzerland	[28]
22	Why Don't You	2:38	151	[8][7]	Pixie	Germany	[29]
23	Sentimental Dreaming	3:25	159	[8][7]	Jesa X	Italy	[30]
24	Voyager Girl	3:03	160	[8][7]	Space Nina	Switzerland	[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa} Discogs, Dancemania 8
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Amazon.co.jp, Dancemania (8) (Japanese)
3. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.27
4. ^ Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1998-1-26 (#9) - Oricon Album 1998-2-2 (#8) - Oricon Album 1998-2-9 (#12) - Oricon Album 1998-2-16 (#15) - Oricon Album 1998-2-23 (#19) (Japanese)
5. ^ ^{a b c} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.2 : "1. BELLINI / SAMBA DE JANEIRO" (Japanese)
6. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.25 : "24. SPACE NINA / VOYAGER GIRL" (Japanese)
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.0-1
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac} Electronic Emotion, Dancemania DATA Dancemania 8 (Japanese)
9. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.4 : "3. MIZZ MAYA / STAY" (Japanese)
10. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.5 : "4. SPLASH / HOT HOT HOT" (Japanese)
11. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.6 : "5. THE SCARLET / WHAM BAM (SHANG-A-LANG)" (Japanese)
12. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.7 : "6. XXL / ALL I DO" (Japanese)
13. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.11 : "10. E-ROTIC / ANGEL EYES" (Japanese)
14. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.17 : "16. VANILLA / NO WAY NO WAY" (Japanese)
15. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.20 : "19. SHARON C / SWEET DREAMS" (Japanese)
16. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.3 : "2. POPSIE / LATIN LOVER" (Japanese)
17. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.8 : "7. DJ BOBO / LET ME FEEL THE LOVE" (Japanese)
18. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.9 : "911 / LOVE SENSATION" (Japanese)
19. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.10 : "9. WORLDS APART / RISE LIKE THE SUN" (Japanese)
20. ^ ^{a b} Dancemania X1, CD booklet p.2 : "1. E-ROTIC / KISS ME" (Japanese)
21. ^ Discogs, Peach
22. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.14 : "13. BERRI / SHINE LIKE A STAR" (Japanese)
23. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.15 : "14. MARYSIA / MAYBE BABY" (Japanese)
24. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.16 : "15. PAPAYA / HERO" (Japanese)
25. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.18 : "17. BUG! / FAITH IN LOVE" (Japanese)
26. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.19 : "18. SANDI / YOU NEVER KNOW" (Japanese)
27. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.21 : "20. FACT OR FICTION feat. MIRAGE / LET ME BE YOUR GIRL" (Japanese)
28. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.22 : "21. THE LOVERS / GO-JUST GET IT" (Japanese)
29. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.23 : "22. PIXIE / WHY DON'T YOU" (Japanese)
30. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.24 : "23. JESA X / SENTIMENTAL DREAMING" (Japanese)