Dangerous (The Bar-Kays album)

Dangerous is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee, band the Bar-Kays, released on Mercury Records in April 1984. The album reached number seven on the Billboard R&B albums chart. The song "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" hit number 2 on Billboard's Black Singles Chart, and was featured in the film Breakin' and appeared on its soundtrack album.

Dangerous
Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded1983–1984
StudioArdent, Memphis, Tennessee
LabelMercury
ProducerAllen Jones
Bar-Kays chronology
Propositions
(1982)
Dangerous
(1984)
Banging the Wall
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Allen Jones and Bar-Kays.

  1. "Dangerous" – 5:26
  2. "Dirty Dancer" – 4:35
  3. "Make Believe Lover" – 5:13
  4. "Dance, Party, Etc." – 5:20
  5. "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" – 6:36
  6. "Lovers Should Never Fall in Love" – 3:53
  7. "Loose Talk" – 4:20
  8. "Sexomatic" – 5:21

Charts

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
Billboard Top Pop Albums[2] 52
Billboard Top Black Albums[2] 7

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
Hot 100
US
R&B
1984 "Freakshow on the Dancefloor" 73 2
"Sexomatic" - 12
"Dirty Dancer" - 17

References

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  1. Hanson, Amy. The Bar Kays: Dangerous > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Bar Kays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  3. "The Bar Kays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
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