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DANCE TRACKS VOL.1
Studio album by Namie Amuro
Released	October 16, 1995
Recorded	??
Genre	Pop, Eurobeat, Dance
Length	55:19
Label	Toshiba-EMI
Producer	Masato 'Max' Matsuura, Yukihito Sakakibara
Namie Amuro chronology
DANCE TRACKS VOL.1 (1995) SWEET 19 BLUES (1996)

DANCE TRACKS VOL.1 is Namie Amuro's only album with her first record company, Toshiba-EMI. Nine days after DANCE TRACKS VOL.1 hit stores, she released her official solo debut, "Body Feels EXIT" on the avex trax label.

Released three months after the final SUPER MONKEYS' single, DANCE TRACKS VOL.1 could almost be classified as more of a remix album than an original album. Six out of the seven SUPER MONKEYS singles appear on the album, all of which have been remixed. Out of the 11 tracks on the album only three were previously unreleased. The first of those three new songs kicks off the album, "GO! GO! ~Yume no Hayasade~." Following the trend of the last three SUPER MONKEYS singles, it is a cover of the Eurobeat song "Go Go" by DJ NRG. The other two new songs, "GET MY SHININ'" and "Super Luck!" are original pop compositions.

The other members of the "SUPER MONKEYS" appear within the artwork of the album, but are not credited with any vocals. They are also not given credit for the album. This was probably due to their management company trying to capitalize off of Amuro's name who had become outrageously popular within the last few months. All seven original SUPER MONKEYS single were accredited to both Amuro and the group. Following the massive success of this album and her solo debut album, SWEET 19 BLUES (1996) on the avex trax label, their original record company released a "best of" compilation containing all original SUPER MONKEYS a-sides and b-sides entitled, ORIGINAL TRACKS VOL.1 (1996). Dance Tracks Vol.1 is the 88th best selling album of all time in Japan.^[1]

1. "GO! GO! ~Yume no Hayasade~ - (Kayoko Ono, G.Pasquini-L. Pernici) – 4:50
2. "TRY ME ~Watashi wo Shinjite~ (NEW ALBUM MIX)" (Kazumi Suzuki, HINOKY TEAM) – 4:04
3. "Stop the music (NEW ALBUM MIX)" (Natsumi Watanabe, Accatino-Rimonti-Gabrielli-Gelmetti) – 3:51
4. "GET MY SHININ'" (Natsumi Watanabe, Yasuhiko Hoshino) – 4:02
5. "Wagamama wo Yurushite (GROOVY MIX)" (Neko Oikawa, Minoru Komorita) – 5:00
6. "Aishite MASUKATTO (GROOVY MIX)" (Neko Oikawa, Minoru Komorita) – 4:04
7. "PARADISE TRAIN (GROOVY MIX)" (Masao Urino, Keizo Nakanishi) – 4:31
8. "DANCING JUNK (GROOVY MIX)" (Masao Urino, Koji Magaino) – 4:47
9. "Super Luck!" (Masumi Izuka, Yasuhiko Hoshino) – 3:56
10. "HAATO ni Hi wo Tsukete (NEW ALBUM MIX)" (Kazumi Suzuki, HINOKY TEAM) – 3:29
11. "Taiyou no SEASON (NEW ALBUM MIX)" (Kazumi Suzuki, HINOKI TEAM) – 3:46
12. "TRY ME ~Watashi wo Shinjite~ (EXTENDED VERSION)" – 5:11
13. "Taiyou no SEASON (SALSOULIKE MIX)" – 3:30

• Namie Amuro - vocals, background vocals

• Producers - Masato 'Max' Masato, Yukihito Sakakibara
• Mixing - Naoki Yamada, Yoshinori Kaji, Koji Morimoto
• Remixing - Yasuhiko Hoshino, Satoshi Hidaka
• Photography - Takayuki Okada
• Art Direction - Kumiko Izumiya

Album - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Singles - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

• Million Seller