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Soul Dancing

( 1993 Albums )

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Critical reception
Track listing
Personnel
Production
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Weekly charts

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Soul Dancing is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne released on July 13, 1993 by Arista Records. This album peaked at No. 51 on the US Billboard 200. Soul Dancing was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

Background

The album includes the singles "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love".

As well "I'll Wait" was featured in the 1994 Disney comedy feature film Blank Check.

Critical reception

Dave Obee from Calgary Herald wrote, "Taylor Dayne is full of life, and as she sings she bites the heads off nails. She growls. Close your eyes, you can see her defiant strut. She even makes a Barry White song sound masculine." Greg Sandow from Entertainment Weekly called Soul Dancing a "killer pop album". He added, "Can’t fault her choice of material; these are crisp, focused, hook-filled pop songs, every one of them a likely radio hit."

Connie Johnson of the Los Angeles Times remarked "On this 11-song collection, Dayne's exaggerated enunciation and overblown, diva-style soulfulness have never been put to finer use". Leonard Pitts Jr. of the Miami Herald wrote, "Soul Dancing is the one thing that few records are these days: solid. Solid vocalist. Solid songs. Solid production...Skip the hype. Taylor Dayne makes crisp, tuneful pop. Perfect summertime ear candy. And really, now, what more do you need?"

Track listing

Personnel

Taylor Dayne – lead vocals, backing vocals (5, 10)
Shep Pettibone – keyboards (1, 4, 7), programming (1, 4, 7), Music sequencer (1, 4, 7)
Tony Shimkin – keyboards (1, 4, 7, programming (1, 4, 7), sequencing (1, 4, 7)
David Foster – acoustic piano (2)
David Cole – keyboards (3), arrangements (3)
James Alfano – programming (3)
Ricky Crespo – programming (3)
Rich Tancredi – keyboards (5, 6, 8, 9), arrangements (5, 6, 8)
Peter Schwartz – additional keyboards (7), additional programming (7)
Tommy Faragher – keyboards (9, 10), arrangements (9, 10)
Louis Biancaniello – keyboards (11, 12), programming (11, 12)
Narada Michael Walden – programming (11, 12), drums (11, 12)
Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ (12)
Michael Landau – guitars (2)
Chuck Loeb – guitars (3)
Al Pitrelli – guitars (5, 6)
Bob Cadway – guitars (8, 10)
Vernon "Ice" Black – guitars (12)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (2)
T.M. Stevens – bass (5, 6)
Robert Clivillés – drums (3), percussion (3), arrangements (3)
Joey Franco – drums (5, 6, 8, 10)
Richie Jones – drum programming (9)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion (3)
Andrew Jerome "Babe" Pace – hi-hat (3)
Richie Cannata – saxophone (5)
Charlie DeChant – saxophone (6)
Mark Russo – sax solo (11)
Claude Gaudette – arrangements (2)
Ric Wake – arrangements (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Warren Wiebe – backing vocals (2)
Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3)
Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (3)
Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (3)
Tony Harnell – backing vocals (5, 6)
Joe Lynn Turner – backing vocals (5, 6)
Joe Turano – backing vocals (6)
Karen Anderson – backing vocals (7)
Monique Sorel – backing vocals (7)
Kenny Bobien – backing vocals (9)
Eddie Stockley – backing vocals (9)
Lotti Golden – backing vocals (10)
Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals (11)
Nikita Germaine – backing vocals (11, 12)
Skyler Jett – backing vocals (11)
Tony Lindsay – backing vocals (11, 12)
Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals (11)
Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (12)
Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (12)
Kimaya Seward – backing vocals (12)
Monty Seward – backing vocals (12)