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Shut Up and Dance: Mixes

Shut Up and Dance: Mixes is a Paula Abdul remix album, released in 1990. It contains dance remixes of the six hit singles from Abdul's debut album Forever Your Girl, one remixed album track and one medley. The album was another huge success for Abdul, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.

Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
Remix album by
Paula Abdul
ReleasedMay 8, 1990
Recorded1987 – March 1990
GenreDance
Length49:53
LabelVirgin
Paula Abdul chronology
Forever Your Girl
(1988) 		Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
(1990) 		Spellbound
(1991)
Singles from Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
  1. "1990 Medley Mix"
    Released: August 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Select[5]

Following Abdul's continued UK singles success throughout 1990, Shut Up and Dance was re-released there late in the same year, featuring an additional four tracks.

There were two singles and accompanying music videos released from the project—the "1990 Medley Mix" and "Straight Up (Ultimix mix)".

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cold Hearted" (Quiverin' 12")Elliot WolffWolff5:12
2."Straight Up" (Ultimix mix)WolffWolff6:55
3."One or the Other" (1990 mix)Paula Abdul • Curtis Williams • Duncan PainWilliams6:43
4."Forever Your Girl" (Frankie Foncett mix)Oliver LeiberLeiber6:07
5."Knocked Out" (Pettibone 12")Babyface • Daryl Simmons • L.A. ReidReid • Babyface6:11
6."The Way That You Love Me" (Houseafire edit)LeiberLeiber4:42
7."Opposites Attract" (1990 mix)LeiberLeiber6:49
8."1990 Medley Mix" ("Straight Up" • "Knocked Out" • "Opposites Attract" • "Forever Your Girl" • "State of Attraction" • "The Way That You Love Me" • "Cold Hearted")Wolff • Babyface • Simmons • Reid • Leiber • Glen Ballard • Siedah GarrettWolff • Reid • Babyface • Leiber • Ballard7:14
UK edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Knocked Out" (Power mix)Babyface • Simmons • ReidReid • Babyface6:44
10."Opposites Attract" (Shep's Special mix)LeiberLeiber6:43
11."Forever Your Girl" (Shep's Special mix)LeiberLeiber6:27
12."Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson 12" remix)WolffWolff5:38

Charts and certifications

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shut Up and Dance: Dance Mixes - Paula Abdul | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  3. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 2. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Harrison, Andrew (November 1990). "Paula Abdul Shut Up and Dance (The Dance Mixes)". Select. p. 124.
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  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1255". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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  12. ^ "Paula Abdul | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  13. ^ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  14. ^ "Paula Abdul Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Music Canada.
  19. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Paula Abdul – Shut Up and Dance - Mixes". Recording Industry Association of America.
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