Whitney Dancin' Special

1986 EP / remix album by Whitney Houston
Whitney Dancin' Special
EP / remix album by
Whitney Houston
ReleasedNovember 1, 1986[1]
Length38:57
Label
  • Arista
  • BMG Entertainment
Producer
  • Jermaine Jackson
  • Kashif
  • Narada Michael Walden
Whitney Houston chronology
Whitney Houston
(1985)
Whitney Dancin' Special
(1986)
Whitney
(1987)

Whitney Dancin' Special is the first extended play/remix album by American singer Whitney Houston and was released exclusively in Japan on November 1, 1986 by Arista Records. It was manufactured and distributed by Nippon Phonogram during its original release,[1] and by BMG Victor during its re-issue.[2] It includes 5 remixed and 1 instrumental versions of songs from her self-titled debut album. The album peaked at number 14 in the Japanese charts and sold 19,480 copies there.[3]

It was later released on US for the first time as part of Houston's 35th anniversary edition of her debut album.[4] The box set included an alternate version of “You Give Good Love (Extended Dance Version)” with previously unreleased vocalizations. The version was later added as a seventh track to the digital version of the remix album.[5]

Track listing

– Standard edition[1]No.TitleWriter(s)RemixerLength1."How Will I Know" (Dance Remix)
  • George Merrill
  • Narada Michael Walden
  • Shannon Rubicam
Jellybean6:342."You Give Good Love" (Extended Dance Version)LaLa 4:503."Thinking About You" (Dance Version)
  • Kashif
  • LaLa
Bruce Forest7:184."Someone for Me" (Remix)
  • Raymond Jones
  • Freddie Washington
Alan "The Judge" Coulthard7:245."Thinking About You" (Dub Version)
  • Kashif
  • LaLa
Bruce Forest8:096."How Will I Know" (Instrumental Version)
  • Merrill
  • Walden
  • Rubicam
 4:42
2020 digital edition – bonus track[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."You Give Good Love" (Extended Alternate Dance Version)LaLa4:49

References

  1. ^ a b c "Whitney Dancin' Special". Discogs. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Whitney Dancin' Special = ホイットニー Dancin' スぺシヤル". Discogs. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  4. ^ "Whitney Houston 35th Anniversary Edition". Whitney Houston. June 30, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Dancin' Special". Whitney Houston. November 1, 1986. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Whitney 'Dancin' Special' Is Now Available On All Streaming Services". Whitney Houston. June 26, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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Studio albums
Soundtrack albums
  • The Bodyguard
  • The Preacher's Wife
  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)
Live albums
  • Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Compilation albums
  • Whitney: The Greatest Hits
  • Love, Whitney
  • The Ultimate Collection
  • I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
  • I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Other releases
  • Whitney: Dancin' Special
  • I Wish You Love: More from The Bodyguard
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