The album, which was released as a double-record set, on CD and as a cassette edition with one extra track, comprises
remixes made in the styles of late 1980s dance music genres like
house music,
hip hop and
acid house of tracks originally recorded between the years 1978 and 1984, including two from
Rufus & Chaka Khan's final album ''
Stompin' at the Savoy – Live'': "Ain't Nobody" and "One Million Kisses".
Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project resulted in three single releases; "I'm Every Woman" ('89 Remix), "Ain't Nobody" ('89 Remix) and "I Feel For You" ('89 Remix). The 1989 remix of "Ain't Nobody" became a #6 hit on the
UK Singles Chart while "I'm Every Woman" peaked at #8 hit and Paul Simpson's take on "I Feel for You" peaked at #45. The album itself reached #14 on the
UK Albums Chart, making it the best-selling Chaka Khan album in the UK since 1984's
I Feel for You. All cuts from the album peaked at number one on the American dance play charts for one week.
Life Is a Dance would mark the final time all cuts from an album would make the top spot on the dance play charts. The Dancin' Danny D. and Frankie Knuckles remixes of "I'm Every Woman" and "Ain't Nobody" were both originally released on the B-side of the US 12" single "Soul Talkin'", taken from Khan's 1988 album
ck. The 1989 remixes of "This Is My Night" and "Eye to Eye" also appear on
Warner's 2006 greatest hits compilation
The Platinum Collection. Note: the remixes of the tracks "I Feel for You", "This Is My Night" and "Eye to Eye" appearing on this album should not be confused with the original 12" remixes made in 1984 by the original producers
Arif Mardin and
Russ Titelman, all of which remain unreleased on CD in both the United States and Europe.
Prince's 1979 original track of "I Feel for You" is sampled shortly in Paul Simpson's remix.
Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project was transferred from vinyl to CD in 1989 and remains in print. In 1993, Warner Bros. Records re-released the album in Germany and Japan as
The Remix Project: Greatest Hits with the inclusion of a house remix of "
Love You All My Lifetime", not present on
Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project. ==Track listing==