Move to This

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{{Infobox album

| name = Move to This

| type = studio

| artist = Cathy Dennis

| cover = Movetothis.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1990|10|22|df=y}}

| recorded = 1989–1990

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|dance-pop}}

| length = 41:49

| label = Polydor

| producer = {{hlist|Cathy Dennis|Dancin' Danny D|Phil Bodger|Nile Rodgers|Shep Pettibone}}

| next_title = Everybody Move (To the Mixes)

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Move to This

| type = studio

| single1 = C'mon and Get My Love

| single1date = 2 October 1989

| single2 = Just Another Dream

| single2date = 6 November 1989

| single3 = Touch Me (All Night Long)

| single3date = 14 January 1991

| single4 = Too Many Walls

| single4date = 23 September 1991

| single5 = Everybody Move

| single5date = 25 November 1991

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5438|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}DeKnock, Jan (18 April 1991). "Home Entertainment: Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 7.

| rev3 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4score = B+Gardner, Elysa (16 November 1990). "Move To This". Entertainment Weekly.

| rev5 = NME

| rev5score = 6/10{{cite magazine|first=Betty|last=Page|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52417332340/|title=Long Play|work=NME|date=3 August 1991|page=27|access-date=29 April 2023}}

| rev6 = Teen Ink

| rev6score = (mixed){{cite web |url=http://teenink.com/reviews/music_reviews/article/16767/Move-To-This/ |title=Move To This |publisher=Teen Ink |author=Robert M.|access-date=19 June 2012}}

| rev7 = The Vancouver Sun

| rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Mackie, John (14 February 1991). "Rock/Pop". The Vancouver Sun.

}}

Move to This is the debut studio album by English singer Cathy Dennis. It was released on 22 October 1990 through Polydor Records. Dennis was discovered by her manager Simon Fuller in 1986, and worked on the record for three years with Daniel Poku. Together they released the single "C'mon and Get My Love" in 1989, which jump started her career.

A dance-pop record, Move to This was primarily produced by herself with Phil Bodger, and features contributions by Poku and Nile Rodgers. Two of its tracks, "Just Another Dream" and "Touch Me (All Night Long)", were remixed for single release by Shep Pettibone.

Move to This peaked at number three in the United Kingdom, where it was certified Gold. Despite four of its five singles reaching top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, the album was only a minor success, stalling at number 67 in the United States.

Singles

Move to This spawned five singles which were spread out over a period of two years. The first single, "C'mon and Get My Love", which also appeared on the D Mob album A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That and was credited to either D Mob or "D Mob introducing Cathy Dennis", was released in 1989. It peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, number 35 on Australia's ARIA Charts, number one on Billboard{{'}}s Dance Club Songs chart,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1990-01-27/dance-club-play-songs |title=Dance Club Songs |magazine=Billboard |date=27 January 1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906125939/http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1990-01-27 |archive-date=6 September 2017 |access-date=20 September 2023}} and number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1990-03-17/ |title=Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=17 March 1990 |access-date=20 September 2023}}

"Just Another Dream" was released as the second single in 1989. The initial release peaked at number 93 on the UK Singles Chart. It was re-released twice, first in 1990, and again in 1991. The first reissue only made it to number 95 on the UK chart, but reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-02-02/ |title=Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=2 February 1991 |access-date=20 September 2023}} The second reissue performed much better, peaking at number 13 in the UK, number 2 on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1990-11-24 |title=Dance Club Songs |magazine=Billboard |date=24 November 1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327235150/http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1990-11-24 |archive-date=27 March 2018 |access-date=20 September 2023}} and number 14 on the ARIA Charts, becoming Dennis' best chart performance in Australia.

The third single was "Touch Me (All Night Long)", a lyrical reworking of the 1984 song by Fonda Rae. Released in 1991, the single became Dennis' most successful to date. It hit number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1991-03-23 |title=Dance Club Songs |magazine=Billboard |date=23 March 1991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613165421/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1991-03-23 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |access-date=20 September 2023}} and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-05-18/ |title=Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=18 May 1990 |access-date=20 September 2023}} The single also reached number 5 in the UK and number 16 in Australia.

"Too Many Walls" was the fourth single, hitting number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1991-10-19/ |title=Adult Contemporary |magazine=Billboard |date=19 October 1991 |access-date=20 September 2023}} and peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-09-21/ |title=Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=21 September 1991 |access-date=20 September 2023}} It also reached number 17 in the UK and number 57 in Australia.

"Everybody Move" was the final single, reaching number 40 on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1991-12-28 |title=Dance Club Songs |magazine=Billboard |date=28 December 1991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613230229/https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1991-12-28 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |access-date=20 September 2023}} and stalling at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-12-14/ |title=Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=14 December 1991 |access-date=20 September 2023}} The single also reached number 25 in the UK.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Just Another Dream

| writer1 = {{hlist|Cathy Dennis|Daniel Kojo Poku}}

| extra1 = Dancin' Danny D

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Touch Me (All Night Long)

| writer2 = {{hlist|Dennis|Carmichael Gregory|Patrick Adams}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Dennis|Phil Bodger}}

| length2 = 4:09

| title3 = C'mon and Get My Love

| note3 = with D Mob

| writer3 = Poku

| extra3 = Dancin' Danny D

| length3 = 3:50

| title4 = Too Many Walls

| writer4 = {{hlist|Dennis|Anne Dudley}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Dennis|Bodger}}

| length4 = 4:38

| title5 = Tell Me

| writer5 = Dennis

| extra5 = {{hlist|Dennis|Bodger}}

| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Everybody Move

| writer6 = {{hlist|Terry Britten|Dennis|Mike Leeson}}

| extra6 = Nile Rodgers

| length6 = 5:16

| title7 = Move to This

| writer7 = {{hlist|Garry Bell|Dennis}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Dennis|Bodger}}

| length7 = 3:34

| title8 = My Beating Heart

| writer8 = {{hlist|Dennis|Susan Schiffron}}

| extra8 = Rodgers

| length8 = 4:43

| title9 = Got to Get Your Love

| writer9 = Dennis

| extra9 = {{hlist|Dennis|Bodger}}

| length9 = 3:41

| title10 = Taste My Love

| writer10 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Dennis|Bodger|Dancin' Danny D}}

| length10 = 3:40

| total_length = 41:49

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan bonus tracks

| title11 = Just Another Dream

| note11 = 12" Mix

| writer11 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length11 = 6:32

| title12 = Just Another Dream

| note12 = Alternative Bass Dub Version

| writer12 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length12 = 5:47

| total_length = 54:00

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan edition Move to This: Remix Album bonus disc

| title1 = Just Another Dream

| note1 = 12" Mix

| writer1 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length1 = 6:33

| title2 = Touch Me (All Night Long)

| note2 = Remix

| writer2 = {{hlist|Dennis|Gregory|Adams}}

| length2 = 4:00

| title3 = C'mon and Get My Love

| writer3 = Poku

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Too Many Walls

| note4 = L'autre Mix

| writer4 = {{hlist|Dennis|Dudley}}

| length4 = 4:06

| title5 = Tell Me

| writer5 = Dennis

| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Everybody Move

| note6 = Pop Mix

| writer6 = {{hlist|Britten|Dennis|Leeson}}

| length6 = 5:14

| title7 = Move to This

| writer7 = {{hlist|Bell|Dennis}}

| length7 = 3:35

| title8 = My Beating Heart

| writer8 = {{hlist|Dennis|Schiffron}}

| length8 = 4:43

| title9 = Got to Get Your Love

| writer9 = Dennis

| length9 = 3:42

| title10 = Taste My Love

| writer10 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length10 = 3:22

| title11 = Touch Me (All Night Long)

| note11 = Club Mix

| writer11 = {{hlist|Dennis|Gregory|Adams}}

| length11 = 7:19

| title12 = Love Is

| writer12 = Dennis

| length12 = 3:35

| title13 = Everybody Move

| note13 = Everybody's Club Mix

| writer13 = {{hlist|Britten|Dennis|Leeson}}

| length13 = 8:13

|total_length = 60:48

}}

=2014 Remastered Expanded Edition=

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 1 bonus tracks

| title11 = Just Another Dream

| note11 = Danny D 7″ Edit

| writer11 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length11 = 3:41

| title12 = Touch Me (All Night Long)

| note12 = 7″ Mix

| writer12 = {{hlist|Dennis|Gregory|Adams}}

| length12 = 3:28

| title13 = That's the Way of the World

| note13 = D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis

| writer13 = {{hlist|D. Mob|Dennis}}

| length13 = 3:53

| title14 = Too Many Walls

| note14 = Acoustic Version

| writer14 = {{hlist|Dennis|Dudley}}

| length14 = 3:42

| title15 = Love Is

| writer15 = Dennis

| length15 = 3:34

| title16 = Everybody Move

| note16 = 7″ Shep Pettibone Mix

| writer16 = {{hlist|Britten|Dennis|Leeson}}

| length16 = 3:36

| title17 = Just Another Dream

| note17 = 7" US Mix

| writer17 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length17 = 4:01

| title18 = Everybody Move

| note18 = Padapella Mix

| writer18 = {{hlist|Britten|Dennis|Leeson}}

| length18 = 4:55

| title19 = Just Another Dream

| note19 = Paul Simpson U.S. Remix

| writer19 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length19 = 6:22

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 2

| title1 = C'mon and Get My Love

| note1 = Dance Hall Mix

| writer1 = Poku

| length1 = 7:36

| title2 = Just Another Dream

| note2 = 12" Mix

| writer2 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length2 = 6:32

| title3 = Everybody Move

| note3 = Everybody's House Mix

| writer3 = {{hlist|Britten|Dennis|Leeson}}

| length3 = 7:36

| title4 = Touch Me (All Night Long)

| note4 = Club Mix

| writer4 = {{hlist|Dennis|Gregory|Adams}}

| length4 = 7:17

| title5 = Too Many Walls

| note5 = L'Autre Mix

| writer5 = {{hlist|Dennis|Dudley}}

| length5 = 4:05

| title6 = C'mon and Get My Love

| note6 = Spaghetti Western Mix

| writer6 = Poku

| length6 = 7:50

| title7 = Everybody Move

| note7 = Club Mix

| writer7 = {{hlist|Britten|Dennis|Leeson}}

| length7 = 8:10

| title8 = Just Another Dream

| note8 = Funky Love Mix

| writer8 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length8 = 9:20

| title9 = C’mon and Get My Love

| note9 = Dedication Mix

| writer9 = Poku

| length9 = 6:57

| title10 = Just Another Dream

| note10 = Nightlife Mix

| writer10 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length10 = 6:02

| title11 = Just Another Dream

| note11 = Dream Mix{{ref|a|[a]}}

| writer11 = {{hlist|Dennis|Poku}}

| length11 = 7:34

}}

;Notes

  • {{note|a|[a]}} The Dream Mix of "Just Another Dream" is incorrectly labeled as the Alternative Bass Mix.

Personnel

  • Cathy Dennis – lead and harmony vocals, backing vocals (5)
  • Garry Hughes – programming (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Marius de Vries – programming (1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
  • Alan Schwartz – additional programming (1)
  • Eric Cody – keyboards, keyboard programming (8)
  • Paul Taylor – programming (4)
  • Paul Ellis – programming (5)
  • Richard Hilton – keyboards (6, 8), drum programming (6), keyboard programming (8)
  • Tony Plater – guitars (2)
  • Nile Rodgers – guitars (6, 8)
  • Bernard Edwards – bass (6)
  • Ivan Hampden Jr. – drums (6)
  • Anne Dudley – string arrangements (3, 4)
  • Mike Stevens – brass (4)
  • Dancin' Danny D. – backing vocals (1)
  • Juliet Roberts – backing vocals (2)
  • D Mob – backing vocals (3)
  • Curtis King – backing vocals (6)
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (6)
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (6)
  • Lamya – backing vocals (6)

Production

  • Bruce Carbone – executive producer
  • Dancin' Danny D. – producer (1, 3)
  • Shep Pettibone – co-producer (1), mixing (1, 2)
  • Phil Bodger – producer (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), engineer, mixing (8)
  • Cathy Dennis – producer (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), mixing (8)
  • Nile Rodgers – producer (6, 8)
  • Alan Gregorie – remix engineer (1)
  • Dave Burnham – assistant engineer (4)
  • Tom Duarte – mixing (6)
  • Budd Tunick – production manager
  • Michael Nash Associates – album design
  • Zanna – photography

Charts

Move to This entered the US Billboard 200 on the week of 15 December 1990 at number 173.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1990-12-15/ |title=Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |date=15 December 1990 |access-date=20 September 2023}} It spent 40 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 67 on the week of 11 May 1991.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1991-05-11/ |title=Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |date=11 May 1991 |access-date=20 September 2023}} The album was certified Gold in Canada and the UK.

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=Weekly charts=

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Chart (1990–91)

!Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|32|artist=Cathy Dennis|album=Move to This|rowheader=|accessdate=11 March 2016}}
align="left"|Canada (RPM){{cite web |url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1485&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1485.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1485 |title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 18 April 06, 1991 |access-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311034654/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1485&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1485.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1485 |archive-date=11 March 2016}}. RPM

|align="center"|44

{{album chart|UK|3|artist=Cathy Dennis|accessdate=6 March 2016|rowheader=}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|67|artist=Cathy Dennis|accessdate=9 March 2016|rowheader=}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for Move to This

! scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-01-11.pdf|title=1991 Top 100 Albums|magazine=Music Week|date=11 January 1992|page=21|via=World Radio History}}

| 59

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Certifications

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References

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