Ultimate Dance Party 2000

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 6, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B00004T1IA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,797 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sexual Thundepuss Remix [Li da Di] - Amber

2. I Do Both Jat and Jane [Rave Remix] - La Rissa

3. There You Go [Hani Remix] - Pink

4. I'll Fly With You [L'amour Toujous] - Gigi D'Agostino

5. New York City Boy [Thunderpuss Remix] - Pet Shop Boys

6. It's Not Right But It's Okay [Club 69 Remix] - Whitney Houston

7. Give Me Tonight - Shannon

8. I Never Knew - Deborah Cox

9. Anywhere - 112

10. Unpretty [Don't Look Any Further Remix] - TLC

11. Maria, Maria - Santana

12. Ain't That a Lot of Love - Simply Red

13. Share the Love - Andrea Martin

14. Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley

15. Central Reservation - Beth Orton

16. Void (I Need You) - Catapila

17. Bodyrock - Moby

18. I Love You - Sarah McLachlan

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

You can't please everybody all the time, though that is exactly what dance mixes with silly titles such as Ultimate Dance Party 2000 try to achieve. If this mix has any guiding philosophy or theme, it is that it throws together a lot of remixes of music from outside the dance genre, featuring pop divas, reggae superstars, and moody folkies. This is not a compilation to purchase if one is seeking innovative, contemporary dance music, but it is a solid set. It will get the party started, particularly if the party isn't so savvy about dance music (in which case it's probably best to get the latest Global Underground, Café del Mar, Mego label, or Ministry of Sound mix). --James Conde

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Reviews, September 24, 2000

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Alyssa Davis (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Dance Party 2000 (Audio CD)

This CD wasn't bad. It just wasn't especially good. I was hoping it would be more, but it's supposed to be made for the mainstream enjoying public. I bought this CD mainly for the song I'll fly with you, by Gigi D'Agostino (which was unfortunately the 3 minute version instead of the 7 minute version) and after listening to that, the whole CD went downhill. There were some highlights though, specifically Gigi D'Agostino, I'll fly with you, Moby's Bodyrock, and Sun is Shining, well maybe because both Bob Marley and ATB are amazing. BT tried very galantly to turn Sarah Mclachlan's 'I love you' into a dance song, but still the album wasn't very good. If you enjoy boring mainstream music such as bad remixes of TLC 'Unpretty' and Pink 'There you go' then this album is for you. But if you strive for something more danceable, something that has some club influence, with good beats and some trance undertones, then skip this CD and look for something better.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Dance Party just got a lot poppier . . ., March 20, 2001

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"jshippo2001" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Dance Party 2000 (Audio CD)

The previous Ultimate Dance Parties mainly included the years best acts in euro-dance, electronica and hip-hop such as Amber, Quad City DJs and Gina G. Now we get songs by Santana, TLC and Sarah McLachlan. The songs actually do sound good in remix form, but I feel this is the weakest Ultimate Dance Party as it does not have a lot of true dance music. If you like more mainstream radio and you want to have a party, you'll LOVE this CD. If you wanted something like Ultimate Dance Party 97 or 98 don't buy this. You'll be very dissapointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sounds like a better UDP than ever before!, June 7, 2000

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Greg (Bristol, RI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Dance Party 2000 (Audio CD)

A lot of the previous Ultimate Dance Party CDs have been more Party than Dance, with a lot of rap and alterna-pop tracks. This time around it appears that the folks at Arista realized that they have a slew of FABULOUS remixes on their hands, and it's about time that they release them! The most notable absence on this collection is one of the biggest crossover dance hits in history--Thunderpuss 2000's remix of Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right, But It's OK". However, as you can see, the Club 69 version is here. The collection starts out with my favorite song of the past 2 years, "Sexual (LI DA DI)" by Amber. The beat goes down for La Rissa's bisexual-tinged hit "I Do Both Jay and Jane," then picks back up for the unreleased Hani mix of Pink's "There You Go." These club-ready tracks are perfect for the average listener because they already know most of these songs, just not in these forms. (112's "Anywhere," TLC's "Unpretty," Santana "Maria Maria," etc.) The UDP series, however, is not "mixed" like other DJ compilations are. That's OK, because the beat never stops. The most exciting thing about this collection, though, is the fact that there are a lot of new and unheard of artists on this collection. Before, the closest you would get to unheard of was one of those dance/Top 40 hits that everyone knows, but doesn't know who sings it. Anyone heard of Gigi D'agostino, Phats and Small, Catapila, Beth Orton? You will soon enough! Their inclusion on this collection proves that Arista is finally 100% committed to dance. Let's get more of these compilations out there!