Whitney Dancin' Special

Whitney Dancin' Special
Remix album by Whitney Houston
Released	November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01)
Length	39:02
Label	Arista
Producer	Jellybean Narada Michael Walden Bruce Forest
Whitney Houston chronology
Whitney Houston (1985) Whitney Dancin' Special (1986) Whitney (1987)

Whitney Dancin' Special is the first 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 five remixed and one instrumental version of songs from her self-titled debut album.

It was later released in the US for the first time as part of Houston's 35th anniversary edition of her debut album.^[3] 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.^[4]

Track listing

Whitney Dancin' Special – Standard edition^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Remixer	Length
1.	"How Will I Know" (Dance Remix)	George Merrill Narada Michael Walden Shannon Rubicam	Jellybean	6:34
2.	"You Give Good Love" (Extended Dance Version)	LaLa		4:50
3.	"Thinking About You" (Dance Version)	Kashif LaLa	Bruce Forest	7:18
4.	"Someone for Me" (Remix)	Raymond Jones Freddie Washington	Alan "The Judge" Coulthard	7:24
5.	"Thinking About You" (Dub Version)	Kashif LaLa	Bruce Forest	8:09
6.	"How Will I Know" (Instrumental Version)	Merrill Walden Rubicam		4:42

2020 digital edition – bonus track^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"You Give Good Love" (Extended Alternate Dance Version)	LaLa	4:49

Charts

Chart performance for Whitney Dancin' Special

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6]	19

Sales

The album sold 19,480 units in Japan.^[6]

References

1. "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. "Whitney Houston 35th Anniversary Edition". Whitney Houston. June 30, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
4. "Dancin' Special". Whitney Houston. November 1, 1986. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
5. "The Whitney 'Dancin' Specia' Is Now Available On All Streaming Services". Whitney Houston. June 26, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
6. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

External links

• 1986 release at Discogs
• 1988 release at Discogs