Superstars Remixed

Here is another hot compilation coming to music stores in May. This article in Billboard summarizes it best. But overall, the remixes on this album are quite good. Hopefully it's unmixed. Like completely unmixed. There were those Totally Dance and This Is Ultimate Dance CDs that came out on Arista some years back. Those claimed to be unmixed while each track just blended into the next at the last 3 to 4 seconds of the song that was playing. Technically, it was not unmixed. The choices of tracks on those two were great. Many of the remixes featured had been commercially unavailable in those mixes. It totally defeated the purpose of purchasing those albums. Let's hope this one is not like those.

Pop, R&B Hits Get 'Superstar' Remixes
Hits from Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Maroon5, Kelis and Pink are reimagined on the upcoming compilation "Superstars Remixed," due May 10 from Sony BMG Strategic Marketing. The album sports remixes from such dance notables as JXL, Hex Hector, Armand Van Helden and Junior Vasquez, among others.

Spears' "Toxic" is remixed by Van Helden, while Hector takes on Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight," Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" and Toni Braxton's Unbreak My Heart." Elsewhere, Vasquez remixes Maroon5's "This Love," Peter Rauhofer updates Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and Victor Calderone revamps Beyonce's "Naughty Girl."

The set is rounded out by remixes of cuts by Kelly Clarkson, Duran Duran, Sarah McLachlan, Dido, Monica, Whitney Houston and Fantasia.

Here is the track list for "Superstars Remixed":

"Since U Been Gone" (Hani remix), Kelly Clarkson
"Diary" (Hani remix), Alicia Keys
"This Love" (Junior Vasquez remix), Maroon5
"Sunrise" (Peter Presca remix), Duran Duran
"World on Fire" (JXL Club remix), Sarah McLachlan
"White Flag" (Al B Rich remix), Dido
"Milkshake" (DJ Zinc remix), Kelis
"Toxic" (Armand Van Helden remix), Britney Spears
"So Gone" (Scumfrog remix), Monica
"Dreamlover" (Dave Morales remix), Mariah Carey
"Naughty Girl" (Victor Calderone remix), Beyonc#&233;
"Get the Party Started" (Pink Noise Disco remix), Pink
"It's All Good" (Nate Skaten remix), Fantasia
"It's Not Right But It's OK" (Thunderpuss remix), Whitney Houston
"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex Hector remix), Jennifer Lopez
"Beautiful" (Peter Rauhofer remix), Christina Aguilera
"I Wish I Didn't Miss You" (HQ2 remix), Angie Stone
"Unbreak My Heart" (Soul Hex remix), Toni Braxton
"Nobody's Suppoed To Be Here" (Hex Hector remix), Deborah Cox

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