Dance!...Ya Know It!
Dance!...Ya Know it! is a remix album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1989. The album features remixes of various songs from his King of Stage and Don't Be Cruel albums as well as "On Our Own," Brown's hit single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. "Every Little Hit Mega Mix," a medley of "Every Little Step," "On Our Own," "Don't Be Cruel," and "My Prerogative," was released as a single to promote the album but wasn't included on the album itself. The UK and European version of the megamix was titled "The Free Style Mega-mix" and was produced by Rita Liebrand; the Australian version, "The 'Every Little Hit' Mix," was released as a B-side on the European version of the Roni single.
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Released | October 26, 1989[1] | |||
Recorded | 1986-1989 | |||
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Length | 45:09 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Louis Silas, Jr. | |||
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Allmusic |
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 was mostly handled by producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Babyface, with additional production handled by Larry Blackmon, Gene Griffin, and Robert Brookins.
Track listing
- "Roni" (Babyface, Darnell Bristol) – 6:12
- "Rock Wit'cha" (Babyface, Bristol) – 5:13
- "Girl Next Door" (Melvin Wells) – 5:34
- "Don't Be Cruel" (Babyface, Reid, Daryl Simmons) – 5:38
- "Every Little Step" (Babyface, Reid) – 4:38
- "On Our Own" (Babyface, Reid, Simmons) – 5:12
- "Baby, I Wanna Tell You Something" (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant) – 4:18
- "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin) – 5:12
- "Seventeen" (Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes) – 4:32
Personnel
- After 7 – Vocals (background)
- 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
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United States (RIAA)[4] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- "Dance Ya Know It: Bobby Brown: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- Allmusic review
- "New Zealand album certifications – Bobby Brown – Dance! ... Ya Know It!". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "American album certifications – Bobby Brown – Dance! ... Ya Know It!". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.