Shut Up and Dance: Mixes

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Shut Up and Dance: Mixes
Remix album by
ReleasedMay 8, 1990
Recorded1987 – March 1990
Genre
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
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 stars[4]
Select1/5 medals[5]

Shut Up and Dance: Mixes is a remix album by American singer and dancer Paula Abdul. It was released on May 8, 1990 by Virgin Records. 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.

Track listing[change | change source]

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Cold Hearted" (Quiverin' 12")Wolff 5:12
2. "Straight Up" (Ultimix mix)Wolff 6:55
3. "One or the Other" (1990 mix)Williams 6:43
4. "Forever Your Girl" (Frankie Foncett mix)Leiber 6:07
5. "Knocked Out" (Pettibone 12")Reid • Babyface 6:11
6. "The Way That You Love Me" (Houseafire edit)Leiber 4:42
7. "Opposites Attract" (1990 mix)Leiber 6:49
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 • Reid • Babyface • Leiber • Ballard 7:14
UK edition bonus tracks
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
9. "Knocked Out" (Power mix)Reid • Babyface 6:44
10. "Opposites Attract" (Shep's Special mix)Leiber 6:43
11. "Forever Your Girl" (Shep's Special mix)Leiber 6:27
12. "Cold Hearted" (Chad Jackson 12" remix)Wolff 5:38

Charts and certifications[change | change source]


References[change | change source]

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  2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. pp. 32. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  3. "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. 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. rolling stone paula abdul album guide.
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