I'm having a thing for Late '80s dance pop @ the mo'

Could someone recommend some titles from 1987-'89 (even '90 or '91)?

I dig something along the lines of...

Fine Young Cannibals :: The Raw & The Cooked
Neneh Cherry :: Raw Like Sushi
The B-52's :: Cosmic Thing
Pet Shop Boys :: Actually
INXS :: Kick
Terence Trent D'arby :: Wishing Well
Technotronic :: Pump Up The Jam
Robbie Nevil :: C'est La Vie
Depeche Mode :: Violator

That kinda vibe. Something I can party to, get my dance on to. That's danceable, dance rock, electronic or Hi-NRG or new wave.

Doesn't necessarily have to be mainstream. The more obscure, the better. Even if it wasn't a hit and you find it danceable, please let me know. Thanks.


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Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me

How about the debut, self titled album by Electronic?

Just a few from my 88-89 top 40 list:

Duran Duran: All She Wants Is, I Don't Want Your Love
Erasure: A Little Respect, Chains of Love
Giant Steps: The World Don't Need Another Lover
Information Society: What's On Your Mind, Walking Away
Kon Kan: I Beg Your Pardon
Martika: More Than You Know
Milli Vanilli: Girl You Know It's True (come on now...give it up! )
Rick Astley: if you can get into him, he had several tunes from this era
Robbie Nevil: Back on Holiday
Samantha Fox: I Wanna Have Some Fun, Naughty Girls Need Love Too
Sweet Sensation: Sincerely Yours
The Boys: Dial My Heart
Vanessa Williams: The Right Stuff
Was (Not Was): Spy in the House of Love



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Die Warzau - Disco Rigido (check out Welcome To America)

RipHer2Shreds said:

good list...

I'm not if sure if Affection belongs on this list. You probably have it already.

Prety Hate Machine is an obvious choice.

Skinny Puppy - Testure
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Faith No More - Falling To Pieces
Faith No More - We Care Alot (87 version and whatever dance remix)

The Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland (1987)
Book Of Love - Lullaby (1988)
Public Image Ltd. - 9 (1989)
Max Q - Max Q (1989) (Michael Hutchence and Ollie Olsen side project)
Renegade Soundwave - Soundclash (1989)
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - Sexplosion! (1991)
Recoil - Bloodline (1992) (side project from Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder)

All very danceable albums.

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sextonseven said:

good one.

lilgish said:

That was my first PIL album. It was the year I left house/freestyle music behind and jumped into alternative with both feet.

sextonseven said:

Thanks for the recommendations everybody. I'm jotting down a lot of stuff in this thread to pull up in the future.

Mara said:

I know you've already seen this thread, but here it is again just in case you forgot: http://www.prince.org/msg/8/189647

Lots of late 80s dance singles in that thread.

damn, i might like some of that industrial stuff. I may look into some u guys listed. Thanx.


On a pop tip, these are essential and pretty much make up my fav albums ever...









New kids get a hell of a remix with this album. If its the freestle remix of "cover girl", or the hiphop of "no more games", to the hyperbole of "call it what u want" ( one of c and c music factory's finest moments), then u need to get this. "please dont go girl" never sounded better either. A hell of a long way from the orginal songs.

others


Spunkadelic "spunk junk"
Was not was "are you okay?"
Christopher max "More than phsyical" (nile rodgers synth funk attack)
Guys next door
PC Quest
Tiffany "new inside"
marky mark "music for the people" "you gotta believe" (got a flippin' awesokme remix on the single) "good vibrations"

bryan loren "music for the new world"


Songs.....

robbie nevil "just like you"
Kevin Paige "dont shut me out" "anything i want"
Chris cuevas "hiphop" (produced by jellybean). Good luck finding the 12" though, its hella rare. Album dirt cheap though
Amy grant "every heartbeat"
hammer "this is the way we roll" (cd remix)

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thesexofit said:

No!

RipHer2Shreds said:

hey, the author wanted dance pop. Lilgish and sexton gave the industrial stuff, u and i gave the commercial stuff. Shit, if ur a "true blue" madonna fan, u should like it, and i know some of u like that album.

thesexofit said:

I dunno. I've been accused of being a Madonna "hater" (the official overused word of prince.org).

RipHer2Shreds said:

Its just pure pop. No hint of rnb or soul in it, just like "true blue". Unabashed pop would be a better word i guess.

Get the whole album "heart in motion". "good for me" "baby baby" "galilio" are good pop songs if ur looking for what mara might be?




Again, like the vast majority of pop and rnb from this era, its producer driven. In this case, Michael Omartian and Keith thomas.
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They aren't obscure, but no one mentioned...

Janet
Paula
Jody
Pebbles

thesexofit said:[quote]

RipHer2Shreds said:

The problem with that album is that the single remixes (video versions) are much better. "Baby Baby" is the only single that wasn't improved tremendously. In particular, the remix to "Every Heartbeat" is my favorite. Ah, my childhood days...

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thesexofit said:

Really? I was too young to remember (i would of been 5, and my first music video i remember was proberly "you cant touch this", and that thing was on every 5 minutes back then)

I'll keep a look out for the 12" singles. I dont think she did that well in the UK, but u never know.

My fav is "every heartbeat" and "good for you". It's great to hear the album during summer. I hear it sometimes to cheer me up on my way to work.

Hey thesexofit, no C+C Music Factory.

thesexofit said:[quote]

AlexdeParis said:

She recently released a hits compilation. The second CD contains the remixes of "Every Heartbeat," "That's What Love Is For," and "I Will Remember You." Sadly, they left off "Good for Me" for some unknown reason.

lilgish said:

their work with the new kids and jacko as better. Still, the singles from their debut rocked.


Oh, c and c remix of jacko's "black or white" is one of my favs. I love it.

Thanks much thesexofit. I dig stuff by Clivilles + Cole, too.

thesexofit said:

The Thrill Kill Kult was the only real industrial band I mentioned. And that album was very lounge/campy--not like their older records at all.

My other suggestions are closer in sound to Depeche Mode I guess. Except for The Sisters which are goth-disco obviously.

Mara said:

If you like (or can at least tolerate) Mariah, their remixes from her 1991 album Emotions are good.