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Dancemania 8
Compilation album by various artists
Released	January 16, 1998
Genre	Electronic (Euro house, happy hardcore, Italo dance)
Length	74:00
Label	EMI Music Japan
Producer	Masaaki Saito (executive producer) Hiro Kadoma (producer)
Dancemania chronology
7 (1997) Dancemania 8 (1998) 9 (1998)

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

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.

The non-stop mixing was completed by Felix Gauder, a popular producer from Europe.

Tracks

Further details

The album's full length is 74:00.

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

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

The album's overall average tempo is 137 bpm;

The slowest track is "Stay" (#3) at 124 bpm.

The fastest track is "Voyager Girl" (#24) at 160 bpm.

Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions.

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

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

#4 "Hot Hot Hot" is a remix / cover version of Arrow's "Hot Hot Hot".

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

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

#10 "Angel Eyes" is a cover version of ABBA's "Angeleyes".

#16 "No Way No Way" is a cover version of "Mah Nà Mah Nà".

#19 "Sweet Dreams" is a cover version of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams".

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.

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

References

1. ^ Discogs, Dancemania 8
2. ^ Amazon.co.jp, Dancemania (8) (in Japanese)
3. ^ 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) (in Japanese)
5. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.2 : "1. BELLINI / SAMBA DE JANEIRO" (in Japanese)
6. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.25 : "24. SPACE NINA / VOYAGER GIRL" (in Japanese)
7. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.0-1
8. ^ Electronic Emotion, Dancemania DATA Dancemania 8 (in Japanese)
9. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.4 : "3. MIZZ MAYA / STAY" (in Japanese)
10. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.5 : "4. SPLASH / HOT HOT HOT" (in Japanese)
11. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.6 : "5. THE SCARLET / WHAM BAM (SHANG-A-LANG)" (in Japanese)
12. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.7 : "6. XXL / ALL I DO" (in Japanese)
13. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.11 : "10. E-ROTIC / ANGEL EYES" (in Japanese)
14. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.17 : "16. VANILLA / NO WAY NO WAY" (in Japanese)
15. ^ Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.20 : "19. SHARON C / SWEET DREAMS" (in Japanese)
16. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.3 : "2. POPSIE / LATIN LOVER" (in Japanese)
17. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.8 : "7. DJ BOBO / LET ME FEEL THE LOVE" (in Japanese)
18. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.9 : "911 / LOVE SENSATION" (in Japanese)
19. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.10 : "9. WORLDS APART / RISE LIKE THE SUN" (in Japanese)
20. ^ Dancemania X1, CD booklet p.2 : "1. E-ROTIC / KISS ME" (in Japanese)
21. Discogs, Peach
22. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.14 : "13. BERRI / SHINE LIKE A STAR" (in Japanese)
23. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.15 : "14. MARYSIA / MAYBE BABY" (in Japanese)
24. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.16 : "15. PAPAYA / HERO" (in Japanese)
25. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.18 : "17. BUG! / FAITH IN LOVE" (in Japanese)
26. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.19 : "18. SANDI / YOU NEVER KNOW" (in Japanese)
27. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.21 : "20. FACT OR FICTION feat. MIRAGE / LET ME BE YOUR GIRL" (in Japanese)
28. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.22 : "21. THE LOVERS / GO-JUST GET IT" (in Japanese)
29. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.23 : "22. PIXIE / WHY DON'T YOU" (in Japanese)
30. Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.24 : "23. JESA X / SENTIMENTAL DREAMING" (in Japanese)

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