''Dancemania 4'' is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of

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, released in early 1997 by

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. With its 23 tracks and one

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,''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.26 : "24. THE AXEL BOYS QUARTET / DUB-I-DUB" the album debuted at #6 on

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's weekly album chart in January 1997 and reached #3 the next week, appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #92 in 1997 with 241,570 copies sold, along with its successor, '' 5'', which ranked #98. Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as ''1'', ''Delux'', ''Extra'', ''Diamond'', ''Diamond Complete Edition'', ''Best Yellow'', ''Best Red'', ''Zip Mania'', ''Zip Mania DX'', ''Zip Mania Best'', ''Bass #1'', ''Speed 3'' or ''Winters''.Electronic Emotion
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Tracks

Further details

The album's overall average tempo is 140 bpm; :The slowest track is "Dub-I-Dub" (#24) at 72 bpm. :The fastest track is " We Shall Dance" (#21) at 177 bpm. Several tracks are

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s or remix versions. :#6 "Killing Me Softly" is a cover remix version of

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Killing Me Softly with His Song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Denied writing cre ...

".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.8 : "6. JUST A GIRL / KILLING ME SOFTLY" :#9 "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" is a cover version of

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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the broken-hearted who h ...

".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.11 : "9. DANCEMATIC / WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED?" :#15 "Stay" is a cover version of

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".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.17 : "15. M.A.N. / STAY" :#21 "We Shall Dance" is a cover remix version of

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's " We Shall Dance".''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.23 : "21. FUN MASTER / WE SHALL DANCE" :#24 "Dub-I-Dub", included as bonus track, is a cover version of

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's " Dub-I-Dub". The non-stop mixing was done by DJ Smurf a.k.a. Paul Rincon and his partner, Dip "T" Jones, who has co-produced many remixes with Smurf.''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.27

References

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