Released April 28, 1997 5 6 Label intercord japan | Length 68:00 Release date 28 April 1997 | |
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Producer Masaaki Saito (executive producer)
Hitoshi Namekata (producer) Genres Eurodance, House music, Pop music, Synthpop, Electronic music Similar Dancemania 7, Dancemania 6, Dancemania 4, Dancemania 3, Dancemania 9 | ||
Dancemania 5 is the fifth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1997 by EMI Music Japan.
Contents
The album debuted at #16 on Oricon's weekly album chart in May 1997 and reached #5 the next week, appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #98 in 1997 with 227,310 copies sold, along with its predecessor, 4, which ranked #92.
Further details
The album's overall average tempo is 142 bpm;
The slowest track is "Cyber Queen" (#9) at 130 bpm. The fastest track is "I'm Not in Love" (#22) at 185 bpm.The album contains 9 covers or remixes.
#5 "I Was Born to Love You" is a cover of Queen's "I Was Born to Love You". #6 "Physical" is a cover of Olivia Newton-John's "Physical". #7 "Dancing Queen" is a cover of ABBA's "Dancing Queen". #8 "Ai no Corrida" is a cover of Quincy Jones' "Ai no Corrida". #9 "Cyber Queen" sampled Richard Clayderman's "Ballade pour Adeline". #14 "Layla" is a cover of Derek & The Dominos' "Layla", sampling Catch 22's "Boogie Town" and LL Cool J's "It Gets No Rougher". #18 "Independent Love Song" is a cover of Scarlet's "Independent Love Song". #21 "Sun Always Shines on TV" is a cover of a-ha's "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.". #22 "I'm Not in Love" is a cover of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love".Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as 9, X4, X9, Delux 2, Delux 4, Extra, Diamond, Diamond Complete Edition, Zip Mania, Zip Mania II, Zip Mania Best, Speed 1, Happy Paradise, Happy Paradise 2, Bass #1, Best Red, Club the Earth II or Disco Groove.
Songs
1Together and ForeverCaptain Jack3:14
2Ring a LingTiggy3:27
3FreedomDJ BoBo3:02