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Ultimate Dance Divas Party Til Ya Drop! submitted by: Lisa D. source: Business Wire Date: April 22, 2003 NEW YORK, April 22, 2003 -- Arista Records: -- 15-song collection highlighted by new #1 Peter Rauhofer club mix of Whitney Houston's "Love That Man," FIRST commercial release on any album -- Also: rare club mixes by Toni Braxton, Blu Cantrell, Deborah Cox, Taylor Dayne, Dido, Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox, P!nk, Lisa Stansfield, and Toya -- Grammy winners and #1 Hot Dance Music chart hits spanning 15 years are featured on new collection, to arrive in stores on May 20th Arista's first ladies of song - who dominated the competitive Dance Music scene long before the term 'diva' became a genre of its own - are celebrated on ULTIMATE DANCE DIVAS, set to arrive in stores on May 20th, it was announced today by BMG Heritage and Antonio "L.A." Reid, President and CEO, Arista Records. The stellar collection of 15 tunes is highlighted by the first commercial release on any album of this week's #1 Billboard Dance Breakout remix, "Love That Man" by Whitney Houston (the song from her current album Just Whitney). The new Peter Rauhofer club mix, previously available to deejays on a promo CD, will soon be commercially issued on vinyl only. ULTIMATE DANCE DIVAS spans a decade and a half on the charts, from brand new 2002 hits by Toni Braxton, P!nk, and Dido, all the way back to Taylor Dayne's debut in 1987. More than half the tracks were #1 hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Music Club Play and Maxi-Singles Sales charts - and all are presented in impossible-to-find mixes and remixes never compiled on one CD prior to now. Included on ULTIMATE DANCE DIVAS are mixes of four Grammy award winning performances, all #1 Hot Dance Music hits: the Deep Dish Vocal Remix of Dido's "Thank You," winner of the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, 2001; Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right But It's Okay," Best Female R&B Vocal, 1999; Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart," Best Female Pop Vocal, 1996; and Annie Lennox's "No More 'I Love You's'," Best Female Pop Vocal, 1995. #1 Hot Dance Music classics on ULTIMATE DANCE DIVAS also include "Pride (A Deeper Love)" by Aretha Franklin, and "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" and "Who Do U Love" both by Deborah Cox. The program also features mixes from Toya ("I Do!!"), and Lisa Stansfield ("People Hold On"), as well as multiple tracks from Toni Braxton ("Hit the Freeway" featuring Loon) and P!nk ("Get the Party Started" and "You Make Me Sick"). The industry's flagship Dance music compilation series - with cumulative sales of 3.6 million units of the first five volumes in the Ultimate Dance Party series - now takes a giant step with ULTIMATE DANCE DIVAS. A proven lineup of top-charted, instantly recognizable hits - many of the mixes appearing on a compilation for the first time - continues the formula for success. ULTIMATE DANCE DIVAS (Arista 82876-51927-2) Artist Title Mix Hot Dance Chart(s) Year ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Aretha Franklin - Pride (A Deeper Love) C+C Tribesman Mix 2. # Whitney Houston - Love That Man (Peter Rauhofer Mix) #1 Club Play 2003 3. * Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart (Soul Solution & Hex Hector Mix) 4. Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed To Be Here (Hex Hector Mix) 5. P!nk - You Make Me Sick (HQ2 Mix) 6. Blu Cantrell - Breathe (Andy & Lamboy Mix) 7. Toya - I Do!! (Pete Avila Mix) 8. * Dido - Thank You (Deep Dish Mix) 9. * Annie Lennox - No More 'I Love You's' (Junior Vasquez Mix) 10. Lisa Stansfield - People Hold On (Bootleg Mix) 11. Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (T-Empo Mix) 12. Toni Braxton - Hit the Freeway featuring Loon (HQ2 Mix) 13. Deborah Cox - Who Do U Love (Morales Mix) 14.* Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay (Thunderpuss Mix) #1 Club Play 1999 15. P!nk - Get the Party Started (Ernie Lake Mix) (#) indicates first commercial release of mix on any album. (*) indicates GRAMMY award winning performance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.arista.com Site design by: Dolphin Webpage Designs © 1996-2003