Dancemania 8

Dancemania 8
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1998[1]
GenreElectronic[1]
(Euro house, happy hardcore, Italo dance)[1]
Length74:00[2]
LabelEMI Music Japan[2]
ProducerMasaaki Saito (executive producer)[3]
Hiro Kadoma (producer)[3]
Dancemania chronology
7
(1997)
Dancemania 8
(1998)
9
(1998)

Dancemania 8 is the eighth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.[2]

The album debuted at #9 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1998 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #8.[4]

The non-stop mixing was completed by Felix Gauder, a popular producer from Europe.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Discogs, Dancemania 8
  2. ^ a b c d Amazon.co.jp, Dancemania (8) (in Japanese)
  3. ^ a b Dancemania 8, CD booklet p.27
  4. ^ Oricon Database, Oricon Album 1998-1-26 (#9) - Oricon Album 1998-2-2 (#8) - Oricon Album 1998-2-9 (#12) - Oricon Album 1998-2-16 (#15) - Oricon Album 1998-2-23 (#19) (in Japanese)