1989 remix album by Bobby Brown
Dance!...Ya Know it! is aremix album by AmericanR&B singerBobby Brown , released in 1989. The album features previously unreleased, re-edited versions and remixes of various songs from hisKing of Stage andDon't Be Cruel albums as well as "On Our Own ", Brown's hit single from theGhostbusters 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 was not 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.
Released mostly to capitalize on the commercial success ofDon't Be Cruel ,Dance!...Ya Know It! was released byMCA Records . Production was mostly handled by producersAntonio "L.A." Reid andBabyface , with additional production handled byLarry Blackmon , Gene Griffin, andRobert Brookins .
Side One:
"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 Side Two:
"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 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 Year-end chart performance forDance!...Ya Know It! Chart (1990) Position USBillboard 200[ 9] 46 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 10] 39
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