Album · 2002
Dance for Me
Dance for Me is a 2002 electronic album by Mary J. Blige. It runs 10 tracks across 72 minutes on Capitol Records.
Electronic · Contemporary R&B · Garage House
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- 10
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- 72 min
- Runtime
- 127 bpm
- Tempo
- F# minor
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10 tracks · 72 min
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Yes, Dance for Me is another remix album from a hip-hop/urban artist, following hot on the heels of high-profile remix releases from P. Diddy and others. But unlike any other mainstream artist, Mary J. Blige has the range and energy of the best disco divas, plus the exquisite taste of any dance scenester -- both of which combine to make Dance for Me one of the best, most innovative remix albums of recent vintage. Included are remixes from producers like Junior Vasquez, Hex Hector, and Barry Harris (from Thunderpuss), who've done dozens of remixes for artists like Blige in the past, and easily display a flair for giving her songs the natural settings they deserve. "No More Drama," the title track from her full-length of 2001, particularly shines after getting treated by Thunderpuss. Tweaked out to nearly ten minutes with no sign of stretch-marks, the song becomes a multi-part epic in the hands of Blige, freestyling like the best dance vocalists of any era, from Loleatta Holloway to La India. "Family Affair," the Dr.
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Dre production (originally) with the lyric that spawned this album's title, boasts a chunky, classic-disco rework from Spanish Fly, while Vasquez and Hector give their inclusions the high-energy synthetics of hard house. Al B. Rich offers some variety (and a nod to dance taste-makers) with a 2-step groove for "Never Been," and the last track -- Blige's 1999 cover of the seminal disco anthem "Let No Man Put Asunder" by First Choice -- ends it on a high note, proving to anyone who's curious that, no matter who invented the remix, Mary J. Blige is her generation's most artistic diva.
In brief
- When was Dance for Me released?
- Dance for Me was released in 2002 on Capitol Records.
- How many tracks are on Dance for Me?
- Dance for Me has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 72 minutes.
- What genre is Dance for Me?
- Dance for Me is catalogued under Electronic, Contemporary R&B, Garage House.
- What BPM is Dance for Me?
- Dance for Me runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in F# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Dance for Me?
- Listeners of Dance for Me also rate The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill, Keep the Faith by Faith Evans, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar.