Do You Wanna Dance? - Other Versions

Other Versions

1960s

• 1960 - Eddie Cochran
• 1961 - Cliff Richard, B-side to "I'm Lookin' Out the Window". The single sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and reached #1 in Holland and Australia. Recorded in December 1961 at EMI's Abbey Road studios, the session, engineered by Malcolm Addey and produced by EMI's A&R man Norrie Paramor, was one of the last to feature Tony Meehan and Jet Harris before they left The Shadows in 1962. The songs reached #10 and #2 respectively in 1962. "Do You Wanna Dance" was included on the EP Cliff`s Hits (1962).
• 1964 - The Four Seasons recorded a version appearing on their album "Dawn (Go Away)".
• 1964 - Del Shannon
• 1966 - The Mamas & the Papas - debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. Part of the instrumental melody in this version is sampled in the Jens Lekman song "Maple Leaves".
• 1966 - Johnny Rivers album Changes.
• 1966 - We Five

1970s

• 1973 - Barry Blue
• 1974 - Hurriganes
• 1975 - John Lennon album Rock 'n' Roll.
• 1975 - T. Rex - bonus track on the album Bolan's Zip Gun.
• 1977 - The Ramones album Rocket to Russia.
• 1978 - Ray Stevens album There is Something on Your Mind.

1980s

• It was covered live during Neil Young's 1983 rockabilly period.
• 1987 - Barbie in the 'Rockin' Back to Earth' episode of her TV show.
• 1988 - David Lindley and El Rayo-X on their "Very Greasy"

1990s

• 1990 - Belinda Montgomery on Doogie Howser, M.D. season 1 episode 16 - It Ain't Over Till Mrs. Howser Sings (January/17/1990)
• 1993 - Peter Andre on his debut album Peter Andre.
• 1996 - Petty Booka on their album Blue Lagoon of Petty Booka.
• 1998 - The Queers on their Ramones tribute album Rocket to Russia.
• 1998 - Jazz saxophonist Walter Beasley on his release For Your Pleasure.
• 1998 - Attaque 77 in their CD of covers Otras Canciones; the version was in Spanish.

2000s (decade)

• 2001 - Raimundos album Éramos 4
• 2006 - Laurent Voulzy album La Septième Vague
• 2007 - Lucy Lawless performed the song in concert at the Roxy Theater in Hollywood.
• 2008 - Energy album Race the Sun.
• 2008 - Andreas Johnson album Rediscovered.
• 2009 - Cliff Richard & The Shadows a track on the 250,000 selling album Reunited

2010s

• 2012 - Ash EP Little Infinity.
• 2012 - Juliana Hatfield album Covers.
• 2012 - Rachael MacFarlane album Hayley Sings.