Move to This
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Move to This is the debut album by English dance artist Cathy Dennis
. It was released in 1990.
Japanese release
", which also appeared on the D Mob
album A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
and was credited to either D Mob or "D Mob introducing Cathy Dennis", was released in 1989. It charted in the UK, where it peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart
, Australia, where it peaked at number 35, and the US, where it hit number one on the Hot Dance Club Play
chart, and also number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100
.
"Just Another Dream" was the next single to be released from the album, in 1989. The initial release managed just number 93 on the UK Singles Chart. It was re-released twice, first in 1990, and again in 1991. The first reissue only made it to number 95 on the UK chart, but managed number 9 on the US's Hot 100. The second reissue performed much better, hitting number 13 in the UK, number 2 on the US Hot Dance chart, and Dennis' best chart performance to date in Australia, at number 14.
The next single, after the first release of "Just Another Dream", was "All Night Long (Touch Me)" - a lyrical reworking of a 1984 track by Wish featuring Fonda Rae - which was released in 1991, and remains Dennis' highest-charting single to date. On music charts this song was listed as "Touch Me (All Night Long)
". It was her third and final single to hit number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US, where it also peaked at number 2 on the Hot 100. In the UK, it reached number 5 on the Singles Chart, and in Australia it topped out at number 16.
"Too Many Walls
" was the next single from the album, which was released in 1991. It peaked at number 1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
chart, where it also managed number 8 on the Hot 100. In the UK, the song made number 17 on the Singles Chart, and in Australia it managed number 57.
"Everybody Move" was the final single from Move To This, which was released in 1991. It hit number 25 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 41 on the US Dance chart. It barely sneaked onto the US Hot 100, at number 90.
on the week of 15 December 1990 at number 173. It spent 40 weeks on the chart, where it peaked at number 67 on the week of 11 May 1991. It was certified Gold in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Cathy Dennis
Cathy Dennis is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress...
. It was released in 1990.
Track listing
- "Just Another DreamJust Another DreamJust Another Dream is a 1989 dance single by Cathy Dennis. First released in 1989, the single originally failed to enter the UK Charts.Released a few months later in the United States with a different version . "Just Another Dream" reached the Billboard Top 10 in January 1991, peaking at No. 9 on...
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) – 4:03 - "All Night Long (Touch Me)Touch Me (All Night Long)"Touch Me " is the title of a 1991 hit single by British dance-pop singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis. The song is included on her debut album, Move to This, where it is listed as either "All Night Long " or just "All Night Long"....
" (P. Adams/C. DennisCathy DennisCathy Dennis is a British dance-oriented pop singer-songwriter, record producer and actress...
/Carmichael Gregory) – 4:00 - "C'mon and Get My LoveC'mon and Get My Love"C'mon and Get My Love" is a song by British dance producer D Mob, from his album A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That. It featured British singer Cathy Dennis, credited as "introducing" her...
" (Poku) – 3:50 - "Too Many WallsToo Many Walls"Too Many Walls" is the title of a pop ballad by the British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis.Released as a single from her album Move to This in September 1991, "Too Many Walls" became Dennis' fourth Top 10 hit on the U.S. pop chart, where it peaked at #8...
" (C. Dennis/A. DudleyAnne DudleyAnne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
) – 4:38 - "Tell Me" (C. Dennis) – 4:13
- "Everybody Move" (Terry Britten/C. Dennis/M. Leeson) – 5:16
- "Move to This" (G. Bell/Dennis) – 3:34
- "My Beating Heart" (C. Dennis/S. Schiffron) – 4:43
- "Got to Get Your Love" (C. Dennis) – 3:43
- "Taste My Love" (C. Dennis/Poku) – 3:40
Japanese release
- Just Another Dream (12" Mix) 6:33
- Just Another Dream (Alternative Bass Dub Version)
Move To This - Remix Album
In Japan, the album was re-released as a remix album. It contained remixes of tracks, plus an extra track "Love Is."- Just Another Dream (12" Mix)
- Touch Me (All Night Long) (Remix)
- C'mon And Get My Love
- Too Many Walls (L'autre Mix)
- Tell Me
- Everybody Move (Pop Mix)
- Move To This
- My Beating Heart
- Got To Get Your Love
- Taste My Love
- Touch Me (All Night Long) (Club Mix)
- Love Is
- Everybody Move (Everybody's Club Mix)
Production
- Executive Producer: Bruce Carbone
- Production Manager: Budd Tunick
- Produced By Cathy Dennis, Phil Bodger, Dancin' Danny D., Shep Pettibone & Nile Rodgers
- Engineer: Phil Bodger
- Mixing: Phil Bodger, Cathy Dennis, Tom Durack, Shep Pettibone
- Re-Mixing: Alan Gregorie
Personnel
- Drums: Ivan Hampden
- Drum Programming: Richard Hilton
- Bass: Bernard Edwards
- Keyboards & Programming: Richard Hilton
- Programming: Alan Schwartz
- Guitars: Tony Plater, Nile Rodgers
- Brass: Mike Stevens
- Strings Arranged By Anne Dudley
- Backing Vocals: Michelle Cobbs, Dancin' Danny D., Curtis King, LamyaLamyaLamya Al-Mugheiry , better known as her mononym Layma was a Kenyan-born British female R&B and dance music singer, She was born in Kenya and was of Omani descent and raised in Sheffield, United Kingdom...
, Juliet Roberts, Fonzi Thornton
Singles
Move To This spawned five singles which were spread out over a period of three years. The first single, "C'mon and Get My LoveC'mon and Get My Love
"C'mon and Get My Love" is a song by British dance producer D Mob, from his album A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That. It featured British singer Cathy Dennis, credited as "introducing" her...
", which also appeared on the D Mob
D Mob
D Mob is one of the stage names used by British house music producer Dancin' Danny D .The 1988 UK hit "We Call It Acieed" hit #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and was one of a wave of acid house singles to enjoy success that year. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski...
album A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That
A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That
A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That is a 1989 dance album by D Mob. Released on FFRR Records, it features Cathy Dennis on vocals for two songs, one of which, "C'mon And Get My Love" became a top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at number 10....
and was credited to either D Mob or "D Mob introducing Cathy Dennis", was released in 1989. It charted in the UK, where it peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, Australia, where it peaked at number 35, and the US, where it hit number one on the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart, and also number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
"Just Another Dream" was the next single to be released from the album, in 1989. The initial release managed just number 93 on the UK Singles Chart. It was re-released twice, first in 1990, and again in 1991. The first reissue only made it to number 95 on the UK chart, but managed number 9 on the US's Hot 100. The second reissue performed much better, hitting number 13 in the UK, number 2 on the US Hot Dance chart, and Dennis' best chart performance to date in Australia, at number 14.
The next single, after the first release of "Just Another Dream", was "All Night Long (Touch Me)" - a lyrical reworking of a 1984 track by Wish featuring Fonda Rae - which was released in 1991, and remains Dennis' highest-charting single to date. On music charts this song was listed as "Touch Me (All Night Long)
Touch Me (All Night Long)
"Touch Me " is the title of a 1991 hit single by British dance-pop singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis. The song is included on her debut album, Move to This, where it is listed as either "All Night Long " or just "All Night Long"....
". It was her third and final single to hit number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US, where it also peaked at number 2 on the Hot 100. In the UK, it reached number 5 on the Singles Chart, and in Australia it topped out at number 16.
"Too Many Walls
Too Many Walls
"Too Many Walls" is the title of a pop ballad by the British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis.Released as a single from her album Move to This in September 1991, "Too Many Walls" became Dennis' fourth Top 10 hit on the U.S. pop chart, where it peaked at #8...
" was the next single from the album, which was released in 1991. It peaked at number 1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
chart, where it also managed number 8 on the Hot 100. In the UK, the song made number 17 on the Singles Chart, and in Australia it managed number 57.
"Everybody Move" was the final single from Move To This, which was released in 1991. It hit number 25 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 41 on the US Dance chart. It barely sneaked onto the US Hot 100, at number 90.
Charts and certification
Move To This entered the US Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
on the week of 15 December 1990 at number 173. It spent 40 weeks on the chart, where it peaked at number 67 on the week of 11 May 1991. It was certified Gold in Canada and the United Kingdom.