You Can Dance

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You Can Dance

EP by Madonna
Released	November 13 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Pop
Length	68:31
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	Stephen Bray, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Bruce Forest, Frank Heller, Reggie Lucas, Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero, Shep Pettibone
All Music Guide Image:3 stars.svg link Robert Christgau (A-) link
Madonna chronology
Who's That Girl (1987)	You Can Dance (1987)	Like a Prayer (1989)

You Can Dance is the first EP and fifth recording by singer Madonna, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). The album contains remixes of tracks from her first three albums, the first six of which were segued together.

1 Album information
2 Track listing
3 Personnel
4 Production
5 Chart performance
6 Certifications
7 References
8 External link

[edit] Album information

Although it was her only album to fail to reach the top ten in the United States during her 80s heyday, it sold well (1,900,000 copies in the US), despite having no singles to promote it. Its success also inspired other artists such as Paula Abdul, Bobby Brown, and Milli Vanilli to release remix albums.

In Japan, the album's one new song "Spotlight" (left over from the True Blue recording sessions) was released as a single, and made the top ten. You Can Dance continued Madonna's string of platinum-selling albums.

You Can Dance is the close second best-selling remix album of all-time, with 7 million copies sold worldwide.

[edit] Track listing

#	Title
1.	"Spotlight" (Bray, Madonna)	6:24
2.	"Holiday" (Hudson, Stevens)	6:32
3.	"Everybody" (Madonna)	6:43
4.	"Physical Attraction" (Lucas)	6:20
5.	"Over and Over" (Bray, Madonna)	7:11
6.	"Into the Groove" (Bray, Madonna)	8:26
7.	"Where's the Party" (Bray, Leonard, Madonna)	7:16
8.	"Holiday" [dub version][*] (Hudson, Stevens)	6:56
9.	"Into the Groove" [dub version][*] (Bray, Madonna)	6:22
10.	"Where's the Party" [dub version][**] (Bray, Leonard, Madonna)	6:21
11.	"Spotlight" [dub version] [***] (Bray, Madonna)
12.	"Over and Over" [dub version] [***] (Bray, Madonna)

* bonus tracks on CD and Cassette

** bonus track on CD only

*** bonus tracks on Cassette only. (Very rare, not available in mp3 sharing files)

Tracks 1-4 are continously mixed

Tracks 8-12 are mostly instrumental with extra mixes

[edit] Personnel

Madonna - vocals
David Cole - keyboard

[edit] Production

Producers: Madonna, Michael Barbiero, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Stephen Bray, Bruce Forest, Frank Heller, Mark Kamins, Patrick Leonard, Reggie Lucas, Michael Ostin, Shep Pettibone, Nile Rodgers, Steve Thompson
Executive producers: Craig Kostich, Michael Ostin, Seymour Stein
Engineer: Glenn Rosenstein
Mixing: Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson
Remixing: John "Jellybean" Benitez, Bruce Forest, Frank Heller, Michael Hutchinson, Jay Mark, Steve Peck, Shep Pettibone, Andy Wallace
Editing: Shep Pettibone
Sequencing: John "Jellybean" Benitez
Art direction: Jeri Heiden
Design: Jeri Heiden
Photography: Herb Ritts
Liner notes: Brian Chin

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak Position
Australia albums chart	13
Austria albums chart	13
Canada albums chart	9
Finland albums chart	6
France albums chart	2
Germany albums chart	13
Hungary albums chart	29
Ireland (Éire) albums chart	4
Norway albums chart	8
Norway albums chart	5
Spain albums chart	16
Switzerland albums chart	11
UK albums chart	5
USA Billboard 200	14

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia	Platinum
Belgium	Platinum
Brazil	Gold
France	Platinum
Germany	Gold
Hong Kong	Platinum
Ireland	Platinum
Italy	3x Platinum
Mexico	Gold
Nederlands	Gold
Portugal	Gold
Singapore	3x Platinum
Spain	Platinum
Sweden	Gold
UK	Platinum
USA	Platinum

[edit] References

For charts and certifications:

"Chart Performance of Madonna Records - A Compiled History". MLVC.ORG - Charts. link - last accessed on December 12, 2005.
"Madonna Tribe News: Pier Pinto's Charts Updates". Madonna Tribe News. link - last accessed on December 12, 2005.