Twenty-five of the 26 tracks on K-Tel Presents: Dance to the Music are re-recordings, indicated by this disclaimer on the back of the packaging: "All selections are new stereo recordings by the original artists or one or more members of the original group." Unsurprisingly, absolutely none of the re-recordings are preferable to the originals. Most of them are flat-out bad, made with cheap equipment and only a fraction of the necessary passion (and sometimes skill). Making matters worse, several inclusions appear on other K-Tel releases. Inferior versions of Yarbrough & Peoples' "Don't Stop the Music," Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," Freda Payne's "Band of Gold," and Tavares' "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" are included. At least K-Tel spells "Yarbrough" correctly this time around.
K-Tel Presents: Dance to the Music
Various Artists
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K-Tel Presents: Dance to the Music Review
by Andy Kellman
Track Listing - Disc 1
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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George McCrae | 03:24 | Amazon | |||
2 | Odyssey | 03:33 | Amazon | ||||
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Billy Ocean | 03:02 | Amazon | |||
4 |
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People's Choice | 03:06 | Amazon | |||
5 |
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New York City | 02:48 | Amazon | |||
6 |
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Bar-Kays | 05:38 | Amazon | |||
7 |
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Yarbrough & Peoples | 05:32 | Amazon | |||
8 |
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Leroy Gomez | 03:44 | Amazon | |||
9 |
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Polly Brown | 03:01 | Amazon | |||
10 |
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Barry Blue | 03:12 | Amazon | |||
11 |
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Joe Simon | 03:00 | Amazon | |||
12 | Gloria Gaynor | 04:55 | Amazon | ||||
13 |
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The Detroit Emeralds | 02:51 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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The Trammps | 03:41 | Amazon | |||
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The Gibson Brothers | 05:11 | Amazon | |||
3 | The Sex-O-Lettes | 03:37 | Amazon | ||||
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The Michael Zager Band | 02:55 | Amazon | |||
5 |
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Amii Stewart | 04:10 | Amazon | |||
6 |
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Johnny Wakelin | 03:32 | Amazon | |||
7 |
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Andrea True | 02:22 | Amazon | |||
8 |
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Freda Payne | 04:09 | Amazon | |||
9 |
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Gloria Gaynor | 04:11 | Amazon | |||
10 |
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The Elgins | 03:01 | Amazon | |||
11 |
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The Gibson Brothers | 03:51 | Amazon | |||
12 | Heatwave | 05:20 | Amazon | ||||
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Tavares | 03:50 | Amazon |