Dance!...Ya Know It!

Dance!...Ya Know it! is a remix album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1989. The album features previously unreleased, re-edited versions and remixes of various songs from his King of Stage and Don't Be Cruel albums as well as "On Our Own", Brown's hit single from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. "Every Little Hit Mega Mix", a medley of "Every Little Step", "On Our Own", "Don't Be Cruel", and "My Prerogative", was released as a single to promote the album but was not included on the album itself. The UK and European version of the megamix was titled "The Free Style Mega-mix" and was produced by Rita Liebrand; the Australian version, "The 'Every Little Hit' Mix", was released as a B-side on the European version of the "Roni" single.

Dance!...Ya Know It!
Remix album by Bobby Brown
Released	October 26, 1989
Recorded	1986–1989
Genre	R&B hip hop soul pop
Length	45:09
Label	MCA
Producer	Louis Silas Jr.
Bobby Brown chronology
Don't Be Cruel (1988) Dance!...Ya Know It! (1989) Bobby (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Overview

Released mostly to capitalize on the commercial success of Don't Be Cruel, Dance!...Ya Know It! was released by MCA Records. Production was mostly handled by producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Babyface, with additional production handled by Larry Blackmon, Gene Griffin, and Robert Brookins.

Track listing

Side One:

1. "Roni" (Babyface, Darnell Bristol) – 6:12
2. "Rock Wit'cha" (Babyface, Bristol) – 5:13
3. "Girl Next Door" (Melvin Wells) – 5:34
4. "Don't Be Cruel" (Babyface, Reid, Daryl Simmons) – 5:38

Side Two:

1. "Every Little Step" (Babyface, Reid) – 4:38
2. "On Our Own" (Babyface, Reid, Simmons) – 5:12
3. "Baby, I Wanna Tell You Something" (Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant) – 4:18
4. "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin) – 5:12
5. "Seventeen" (Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes) – 4:32

Personnel

• After 7 – vocals (background)
• Babyface – producer, remixing
• David Bianco – remixing
• Larry Blackmon – producer
• Robert Brookins – producer
• Bobby Brown – vocals, producer
• Jon Gass – remixing
• Boris Granich – editing
• Todd Gray – photography
• Gene Griffin – producer, remixing
• Matthew Kasha – engineer
• Kevin Kendricks – associate producer
• Thom "TK" Kidd – engineer
• Chris Modig – editing
• Taavi Mote – engineer
• Dave Ogrin – engineer, associate producer, remixing, mixing
• Donald Parks – programming
• L.A. Reid – producer, remixing
• Michel Sauvage – engineer
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Louis Silas Jr. – producer, executive producer, mixing
• Dale Sizer – artwork
• Donnell Sullivan – assistant engineer
• Al Teller – art direction
• Ilene Weingard – design
• Melvin Wells – associate producer
• Jon Wolfson – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Dance!...Ya Know It! Chart (1989–1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 14 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 34 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[6] 26 US Billboard 200[7] 9 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Dance!...Ya Know It! Chart (1990) Position US Billboard 200[9] 46 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 39

Certifications

Certifications for Dance!...Ya Know It!

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Gold	50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[12]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13]	Gold	7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.