Do You Wanna Dance?
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"Do You Wanna Dance?" is a song written by Bobby Freeman, and recorded by him in 1958. It is also popular in a version performed by the Beach Boys, which was released in 1965, and in a version recorded by Bette Midler in 1972.
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[edit] Beach Boys version
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| Single by The Beach Boys from the album The Beach Boys Today! |
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| Released | February 15, 1965 | ||||
| Format | Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | January 11, 1965 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 2:14 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Records | ||||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | ||||
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"Do You Wanna Dance?" was a single which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. The B-side of this single was Please Let Me Wonder. The song was first released on the band's 1965 album The Beach Boys Today!. Lead vocals were performed by Dennis Wilson.
[edit] musicians
- Hal Blaine - drums, woodblocks
- Steve Douglas - tenor saxophone
- Al Jardine - backing vocals
- Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone
- Larry Knechtel - bass
- Mike Love - backing vocals
- Jay Migliori - baritone saxophone
- Bill Pitman - guitar
- Leon Russell - organ
- Billy Strange - mandolin
- Tommy Tedesco - mandolin
- Julius Wechter - timpani, tambourine
- Brian Wilson - piano, backing vocals
- Carl Wilson - guitars, backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson - lead vocals
- Marilyn Wilson - backing vocals
[edit] Bette Midler version
Bette Midler included the song - slightly retitled as Do You Want to Dance - on her 1972 debut album The Divine Miss M. Whereas the Bobby Freeman and Beach Boys versions are uptempo rock and roll, Midler slowed the tempo of the song down to a sultry-sounding ballad. As Midler's first single release, it was a hit, reaching #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1973.
[edit] Trivia
According to several sources[who?], Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia recorded the guitar on the original Bobby Freeman version.[citation needed]
[edit] Other Versions
- 1962 - Cliff Richard, b-side to "I'm Lookin' Out the Window"
- 1964 - Del Shannon
- 1966 - The Mamas and The Papas - debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
- 1966 - Johnny Rivers album Changes
- 1974 - Hurriganes
- 1975 - John Lennon album Rock 'n' Roll.
- 1975 - T. Rex - bonus track on the album Bolan's Zip Gun.
- 1977 - The Ramones album Rocket to Russia.
- 1978 - Ray Stevens album There Is Something On Your Mind. A portion of "Do You Wanna Dance" was featured as part of Ray's 'Dance Trilogy' medley of 1950's R&B songs with titles that had emphasis on dancing...the song samples: "Do You Wanna Dance/When You Dance/Save The Last Dance For Me")
- 1987 - Barbie in the 'Rockin' Back to Earth' episode of her TV show.
- 1996 - Petty Booka on their album Blue Lagoon of Petty Booka
- 1998 - Jazz saxophonist Walter Beasley on his release "For Your Pleasure".
- 1998 - Attaque 77 in their cd of covers Otras Canciones the version was in Spanish.
- It was also covered live during Neil Young's 1983 rockabilly period.
- Eddie Cochran recorded a version of this song before his death.
- 2001 - Laurent Voulzy album La Septième Vague
