Dance!...Ya Know it! is a remix album

Remix album

A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...

 by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown

Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...

, released in 1989. The album features remix

Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

es of various recordings collected from his King of Stage

King of Stage

King of Stage is the debut album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown.-Reception:Released in December 11, 1986 on MCA Records. It spawned the singles "Girlfriend" and "Girl Next Door".-Track listing:#"Girlfriend" – 6:16...

and Don't Be Cruel

Don't Be Cruel (album)

Don't Be Cruel is the second album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1988 on MCA Records. It includes four hit singles "Don't Be Cruel", "My Prerogative", "Roni" and "Every Little Step." All were #1 R&B singles except "Roni," which peaked at #2, while "My Prerogative" became Brown's...

albums including "On Our Own

On Our Own (Bobby Brown song)

"On Our Own" is a song by Bobby Brown recorded in April 1989 and released the following month as a single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.-...

", a single from the Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II is a 1989 science fiction comedy film produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Ghostbusters and follows the further adventures of a group of parapsychologists and their organization which combats paranormal activities...

soundtrack. A Bobby Brown Megamix

Megamix

A megamix is a medley remix containing multiple songs in rapid succession. There may be only one verse or even just a brief chorus of each song used, sometimes in addition to samples of the same or other songs. There may also be some elements of bastard pop in some, though not as much as a mashup...

 was released as a single to promote the album, however it was not included within the albums tracklisting. The UK and European version of the megamix was called "The Bobby Brown Freestyle Megamix" and was produced by Rita Liebrand. The Australian version was called "The Every Little hit Mix", and was also released as a "B side" on the European version of the Roni

Roni

"Roni" is a single released by R&B singer Bobby Brown, written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, in 1988 on the MCA label. It was released as the third single from Brown's second album Don't Be Cruel. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at number two on the Hot Black...

 single.

Overview

Released mostly to cash in on the enormous commercial success of Don't Be Cruel, Dance!...Ya Know It! was released by MCA Records

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

. Production is mostly handled by producers Antonio "L.A." Reid

L. A. Reid

Antonio "L.A." Reid is a three-time Grammy Award-winning US record executive, songwriter, and record producer. Best known as the co-founder of LaFace Records, he is responsible for signing and helping bring Mariah Carey, Pink, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Toni Braxton, TLC,...

 and Babyface with additional production handled by Larry Blackmon

Cameo (band)

Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several...

, Gene Griffin, and Robert Brookins.

Track listing

1. "Roni
   Roni
   "Roni" is a single released by R&B singer Bobby Brown, written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, in 1988 on the MCA label. It was released as the third single from Brown's second album Don't Be Cruel. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at number two on the Hot Black...
   
   " (Babyface, Darnell Bristol) – 6:12
2. "Rock Wit'cha
   Rock Wit'cha
   "Rock Wit'cha" was the fifth single released by Bobby Brown from the album Don't Be Cruel. It is a ballad with two versions of the song. The music video uses the remix version found in the Dance!...Ya Know It! album. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1989....
   
   " (Babyface, Bristol) – 5:13
3. "Girl Next Door" (Melvin Wells) – 5:34
4. "Don't Be Cruel
   Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown song)
   "Don't Be Cruel" is a song performed by R&B artist Bobby Brown. Taken from his second and most successful album as its title track, the song was written and produced by the R&B production duo Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid....
   
   " (Babyface, Reid, Daryl Simmons) – 5:38
5. "Every Little Step
   Every Little Step
   "Every Little Step" is a 1989 single by R&B singer Bobby Brown, released by the MCA Records label. Released as the fourth single on his second album Don't Be Cruel, it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Hot Black Singles chart, and #6 on the UK Singles Chart...
   
   " (Babyface, Reid) – 4:38
6. "On Our Own
   On Our Own (Bobby Brown song)
   "On Our Own" is a song by Bobby Brown recorded in April 1989 and released the following month as a single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.-...
   
   " (Babyface, Reid, Simmons) – 5:12
7. "Baby, I Wanna Tell You Something" (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant) – 4:18
8. "My Prerogative
   My Prerogative
   "My Prerogative" is a song by American recording artist Bobby Brown from his second solo studio album, Don't Be Cruel. It was released on October 11, 1988 as the second single from the album. After recording sessions for the album were completed, Brown and producer Gene Griffin travelled to New...
   
   " (Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin) – 5:12
9. "Seventeen" (Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes) – 4:32

Personnel

• After 7 – Vocals (bckgr)
• 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