Dancemania

Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially Eurodance. Despite many of its tracks being made by various musicians from all over the world and mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.

The first issue, Dancemania 1, was released on April 10, 1996, with artists including E-Rotic, Cut 'N' Move, Me & My, Maxx, Basic Element, Magic Affair, Odyssey, Captain Jack, Interactive, Space Pilots, and DJ Quicksilver as the leading mixer.1 debuted at number 14 on the Oricon weekly album chart in April 1996 and reached number 4 in the same chart in May 1996 and ranked number 56 in the yearly Top 100 best-selling album chart in 1996 with 480,980 copies sold.

Dancemania has spawned many sub-series projects, such as Summers & Winters, Bass, Euro Mix, Super Techno, Classics, Delux, Game, Club, Zip Mania, Trance, Trance Paradise, Covers and Speed. Many of these sub-series have further each spawned their own sub-series projects.

Dancemania 6

Dancemania 6 is the sixth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in mid-1997 by EMI Music Japan.

The album debuted at #10 on Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1997 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks.

Several tracks on the album, including different remixes, can also be found on other Dancemania albums such as X9, Delux 2, Delux 4, Delux 5, Extra, Zip Mania II, Speed 2, Speed 4, Speed Best 2001, Summers, Bass #1, Bass #9, Bass #10, Super Techno, Scorccio Super Hit Mix, Best Red or Happy Paradise.

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Further details

The album's overall average tempo is 137 bpm;

The album contains 6 covers or remixes.

The non-stop mixing was done by Jonas Thorne, a DJ based in Sweden and Norway.

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Dancemania 8

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 album's overall average tempo is 137 bpm;

Several tracks are cover versions or remix versions.

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.

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