Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1
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{{Infobox album
| name = Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1
| type = remix
| artist = RuPaul
| cover = Remember Me - Essential, Vol. 1.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2017|2|3}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Dance
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=18}}
| label = RuCo Inc.
| producer = {{hlist|Kummerspeck|Ellis Miah|Skeltal Ki|Vjuan Allure|YLXR|Macutchi|Matt Pop}}
| prev_title = Butch Queen
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = American
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Remember Me - Essential, Vol. 1
| type = remix
| single1 = Snapshot
| single1date = February 16, 2017
| single2 = Rock It (To the Moon)
| single2date = November 21, 2019
| single3 = A Little Bit of Love
| single3date = March 18, 2021
}}
}}
Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1 is a remix album and greatest hits album by American singer and drag queen RuPaul, released on February 3, 2017. It features remixed versions of some of his older songs as well as new ones that were recorded for previous albums but never released.{{cite web|last=Rudolph |first=Christopher |url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-new-album-remember-me/02/2017/ |title=RuPaul RuWorks His Classic Hits For The New Album "Remember Me" |work=NewNowNext|publisher=Logo TV |date=September 30, 2016 |accessdate=March 3, 2017}}
Background and composition
When asked whether Remember Me is a remix album or a greatest hits compilation, RuPaul said, "It's all of the above. These are songs that I've revisited from my early career, and re-imagined them and re-performed them. Yeah, that's really what it is. I don't know if there's even a genre for that, but it is everything you said and more”.{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/02/06/rupaul-chats-about-reinventing-his-back-catalog-for-a-new-audience/#772ba3d8156d | title=RuPaul Chats About Reinventing His Back Catalog For A New Audience | work=Forbes | date=February 6, 2017 | accessdate=March 21, 2017 | author=McIntyre, Hugh}}
The album features remixes of songs originally produced between 1993 and 2007 (from Supermodel of the World through the Starrbooty soundtrack), including some previously unreleased material. "Mighty Love" was written and recorded as a demo, but never released, while "Rock It (To the Moon)" reworks a song from Starrbooty.
Promotion
"Rock It (To the Moon)" was featured in promotional material for the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The remix of "Snapshot" was paired with a compilation of Ru's runway looks for a music video released February 16, 2017 by World of Wonder.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column =
| total_length = 40:18
| title1 = Rock It (To the Moon)
| note1 = featuring Kummerspeck
| writer1 = RuPaul Charles
| extra1 =
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = Just a Lil In and Out
| note2 = featuring Ellis Miah
| writer2 = {{hlist|Charles|Kristine Weitz}}
| extra2 =
| length2 = 3:55
| title3 = Remember Me / Back to My Roots Medley
| note3 = featuring Skeltal Ki
| writer3 = {{hlist|Charles|Jimmy Harry|Eric Kupper|Fredrick Minãno}}
| extra3 =
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = Supermodel
| note4 = featuring Skeltal Ki
| writer4 = {{hlist|Charles|Harry|Larry Tee|Lawrence Thom}}
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:16
| title5 = A Shade Shady (Now Prance)
| note5 = featuring Vjuan Allure
| writer5 = {{hlist|Charles|Kupper}}
| extra5 =
| length5 = 3:16
| title6 = Free 2 Be
| note6 = featuring Skeltal Ki and Chris Willis
| writer6 = {{hlist|Charles|Harry}}
| extra6 =
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = Call Me Starrbooty
| note7 = featuring YLXR
| writer7 = {{hlist|Charles|Harry}}
| extra7 =
| length7 = 2:28
| title8 = A Little Bit of Love
| note8 = featuring Kummerspeck
| writer8 = {{hlist|Charles|Joe Carrano}}
| extra8 =
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = Snapshot
| note9 = featuring Macutchi
| writer9 = {{hlist|Charles|Kupper}}
| extra9 =
| length9 = 3:26
| title10 = Do the Right Thing
| note10 = featuring YLXR
| writer10 = {{hlist|Charles|Harry}}
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:22
| title11 = House of Love
| note11 = featuring Matt Pop and Ellis Miah
| writer11 = {{hlist|Charles|Harry}}
| extra11 =
| length11 = 3:43
| title12 = Mighty Love
| note12 = featuring Matt Pop
| writer12 = {{hlist|Charles|Harry}}
| extra12 =
| length12 = 3:29
}}
Chart performance
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| Chart (2017)
! Peak |
|---|
| US Billboard Independent Albums{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/369236/rupaul/chart?f=326|title=RuPaul - Chart history - Independent Albums|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
| align="center"| 44 |
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Category:2017 greatest hits albums