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Soul Dancing

Soul Dancing is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne. It was released on July 13, 1993 by Arista Records and peaked at No. 51 on the US Billboard 200. The album includes the singles "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love". The song "I'll Wait" was featured in the 1994 Disney comedy Blank Check.

Soul Dancing
Studio album by
Taylor Dayne
ReleasedJuly 13, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
StudioMastermix Studios, New York City, Trax Recording, Los Angeles, California, Ground Control, Santa Monica, California, The Hit Factory, NYC, Axis Studios, NYC, Skyline Studios, NYC & House of Sound Studios, NYC, Sound Works, NYC, Cove Sound Studios, Long Island, New York, Criterion Studios, Hollywood, California, & Tarpan Studios San Rafael, California
GenrePop[1][2]
Length50:15
LabelArista
Producer
Taylor Dayne chronology
Can't Fight Fate
(1989) 		Soul Dancing
(1993) 		Greatest Hits
(1995)
Singles from Soul Dancing
  1. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love"
    Released: June 10, 1993
  2. "Send Me a Lover"
    Released: September 6, 1993
  3. "I'll Wait"
    Released: February 28, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Calgary HeraldC[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment Weekly(favorable)[1]
The Hamilton Spectator(favorable)[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Music Week[8]
The Washington Post(favorable)[9]

Critical reception edit

Dave Obee from Calgary Herald wrote, "Taylor Dayne is full of life, and as she sings she bites the heads off nails. She growls. Close your eyes, you can see her defiant strut. She even makes a Barry White song sound masculine."[4] Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly complimented it as a "killer pop album". He added, "Can’t fault her choice of material; these are crisp, focused, hook-filled pop songs, every one of them a likely radio hit."[1]

Track listing edit

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Wait"
4:43
2."Send Me a Lover"
  • Rick Hahn
  • George Thatcher
4:28
3."Can't Get Enough of Your Love"Barry White4:25
4."Say a Prayer"
5:23
5."Dance with a Stranger"Mark S. Cawley4:28
6."I Could Be Good for You"Diane Warren4:26
7."Soul Dancing"
4:34
8."The Door to Your Heart" (duet with Keith Washington)Warren4:10
9."Someone Like You"
3:50
10."Memories"
4:47
11."If You Were Mine"
5:01
Total length:50:15
European and Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Let's Spend the Night Together"
5:35
Total length:55:50
Disc 1 (2014 remastered edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Wait"
4:44
2."Send Me a Lover"
  • Rick Hahn
  • George Thatcher
4:28
3."Can't Get Enough of Your Love"Barry White4:26
4."Say a Prayer"
5:23
5."Dance with a Stranger"Mark S. Cawley4:29
6."I Could Be Good for You"Diane Warren4:26
7."Soul Dancing"
4:35
8."The Door to Your Heart" (duet with Keith Washington)Diane Warren4:11
9."Someone Like You"
3:50
10."Memories"
4:45
11."If You Were Mine"
5:01
12."Let's Spend The Night Together"
5:35
13."Original Sin" (Theme From The Shadow – Radio Mix)Jim Steinman5:53
14."I'll Wait" (Hot Mix)
4:16
15."Say a Prayer" (Boss Edit)
4:00
16."Tell It to My Heart" (T-empo Radio Edit)
3:49
17."I'll Wait" (4 Minutes Of Soul)
4:20
Total length:78:11
Disc 2 (2014 remastered edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (C+C Special Edition Mix)Barry White6:15
2."I'll Wait" (E-Smoove Vocal Remix)
7:00
3."Say a Prayer" (Boss Club Mix)
7:49
4."Tell It to My Heart" (T-empo Extended Mix)
8:49
5."I'll Wait" (7 Minutes Of Silk)
7:24
6."Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (C+C Bass Dub)Barry White4:59
7."Say a Prayer" (Mass Dub)
6:43
8."Tell It to My Heart" (T-empo Blue Room Dub)
7:14
9."I'll Wait" (Silky Dub Total)
5:50
10."Say a Prayer" (Vission Lorimer Remix)
6:29
11."Tell It to My Heart" (Tony De Vit Club Mix)
7:57
Total length:76:29

Personnel edit

  • Taylor Dayne – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 10)
  • Shep Pettibone – keyboards (1, 4, 7), programming (1, 4, 7), sequencing (1, 4, 7)
  • Tony Shimkin – keyboards (1, 4, 7, programming (1, 4, 7), sequencing (1, 4, 7)
  • David Foster – acoustic piano (2)
  • David Cole – keyboards (3), arrangements (3)
  • James Alfano – programming (3)
  • Ricky Crespo – programming (3)
  • Rich Tancredi – keyboards (5, 6, 8, 9), arrangements (5, 6, 8)
  • Peter Schwartz – additional keyboards (7), additional programming (7)
  • Tommy Faragher – keyboards (9, 10), arrangements (9, 10)
  • Louis Biancaniello – keyboards (11, 12), programming (11, 12)
  • Narada Michael Walden – programming (11, 12), drums (11, 12)
  • Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ (12)
  • Michael Landau – guitars (2)
  • Chuck Loeb – guitars (3)
  • Al Pitrelli – guitars (5, 6)
  • Bob Cadway – guitars (8, 10)
  • Vernon "Ice" Black – guitars (12)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass (2)
  • T.M. Stevens – bass (5, 6)
  • Robert Clivillés – drums (3), percussion (3), arrangements (3)
  • Joe Franco – drums (5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Richie Jones – drum programming (9)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (3)
  • Andrew Jerome "Babe" Pace – hi-hat (3)
  • Richie Cannata – saxophone (5)
  • Charlie DeChant – saxophone (6)
  • Mark Russo – sax solo (11)
  • Claude Gaudette – arrangements (2)
  • Ric Wake – arrangements (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Warren Wiebe – backing vocals (2)
  • Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3)
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (3)
  • Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (3)
  • Tony Harnell – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Joe Lynn Turner – backing vocals (5, 6)
  • Joe Turano – backing vocals (6)
  • Karen Anderson – backing vocals (7)
  • Monique Sorel – backing vocals (7)
  • Kenny Bobien – backing vocals (9)
  • Eddie Stockley – backing vocals (9)
  • Lotti Golden – backing vocals (10)
  • Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals (11)
  • Nikita Germaine – backing vocals (11, 12)
  • Skyler Jett – backing vocals (11)
  • Tony Lindsay – backing vocals (11, 12)
  • Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals (11)
  • Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (12)
  • Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (12)
  • Kimaya Seward – backing vocals (12)
  • Monty Seward – backing vocals (12)

Production edit

  • Clive Davis – executive producer
  • Shep Pettibone – producer (1, 4, 7), recording (1), mixing (1)
  • Taylor Dayne – co-producer (1)
  • Humberto Gatica – producer (2), engineer (2), mixing (2)
  • David Cole – producer (3)
  • Robert Clivillés – producer (3)
  • Ric Wake – producer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Narada Michael Walden – producer (11, 12)
  • Louis Biancaniello – associate producer (11)
  • Tony Shimkin – engineer (1), mixing (1)
  • Alex Rodriguez – engineer (2)
  • Acar S. Key – engineer (3)
  • P. Dennis Mitchell – recording (4, 7)
  • Bob Cadway – track engineer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10), mixing (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Guy Roche – BGV recording (6)
  • Goh Hotoda – engineer (7), mixing (7)
  • Marc "Elvis" Reyburn – engineer (11, 12)
  • David Frazer – vocal recording and mixing (11, 12)
  • Claude Gaudette – mixing (2)
  • Bob Rosa – mixing (3)
  • Jim "Bonzai" Caruso – mixing (4)
  • Rick Bieder – additional engineer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Dan Hetzel – additional engineer (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Thomas R. Yezzi – additional engineer (6, 8)
  • Matt Rohr – additional engineer (12)
  • Felipe Elgueta – assistant engineer (2)
  • Mario Luccy – BGV recording assistant (6)
  • Jeff Gray – assistant engineer (11, 12)
  • Tony DeFranco – coordinator (2)
  • David Barratt – production coordinator (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Greg Bannan – production coordinator (track 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Janice Lee – production coordinator (11, 12)
  • Cynthia Shiloh – production coordinator (11, 12)
  • Kevin Walden – production coordinator (11, 12)
  • Susan Mendola – art direction, design
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photography (Visages Style, L.A.
  • Stephen Earabino – styling (Visages Style, L.A.)
  • Billy B. – make-up (Stephen Knoll Salon)
  • Tony Lucha – hair (Vartoli Salon, N.Y.)
  • Frank Dileo at DiLeo Entertainment – management

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 3
Canadian Albums (RPM)[11] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 31
US Billboard 200[14] 51

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Sandow, Greg (July 16, 1993). "Soul Dancing". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. ^ Deggans, Eric (January 1, 1998). "Taylor Dayne". In Graff, Gary; du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (eds.). MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 151–152.
  3. ^ Promis, Jose F. "Soul Dancing – Taylor Dayne : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Obee, Dave (July 25, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  6. ^ Krewen, Nick (July 29, 1993). "Ziggy's Latest A Family Affair". The Hamilton Spectator.
  7. ^ Johnson, Connie (July 18, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Jones, Alan (July 31, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums — Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 27. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Joyce, Mike (September 5, 1993). "Big Voices Are Back: Carey, Braxton and Dayne". The Washington Post. p. G08.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Taylor Dayne – Soul Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Home". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Taylor Dayne – Soul Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Taylor Dayne – Soul Dancing". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Taylor Dayne – Soul Dancing". Music Canada. December 9, 1993. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Taylor Dayne – Soul Dancing". Recording Industry Association of America. January 5, 1994. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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