Search - Various Artists :: Gold Star Ballroom Series: Waltz

Good collection of slow waltzes for ballroom parties

J. Wakefield | SLC, Utah | 08/18/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is an inexpensive collection of some great waltzes. Nine of these are also available on the Dancelife, Best of Waltzes, 1999. A couple more are available on Dancelife's Ballroom Originals Two doulbe album. Both of those are spendy, so this is a fine place to begin collecting competition quality ballroom waltzes. These are played "strict tempo" and at competition speed (28-29 measures per minute).



There are a couple editions of this disc, and they seem to be identical. One is dramatically less expensive, so shop wisely.



Here are the titles, durations, measures per minute, and comments for each of 18 tracks:



Oh, Mio Babbino Caro, 2:07, 29 mpm, female vocalist

Elisir, 2:21, 28 mpm, female vocalist

My way, 2:27, 28 mpm, female vocalist, tragic and boring

Water marck, 2:24, 28 mpm, beautiful instrumental piece

Candle in the wind, 4:26, 29 mpm, male vocalist

Cavatina, 3:12, 29 mpm, instrumental

Fascination, 3:42, 28 mpm, iviolin, jazz piano, & nice accordian solos

Greensleeves, 3:05, 29 mpm, synthesized strings & flute

Gymnopedie, 2:49, 29 mpm, piano & synthesized strings

Jessie, 2:17, 29 mpm, female vocalist

Nocturne, 2:37, 29 mpm, instrumental

Recuerdos de Alhambra, 3:12, 29 mpm, female vocalist

Take it to the limit, 4:08, 29 mpm, male vocalist

First Noel, 2:58, 29 mpm, male soloist & vocals

Unchained melody, 2:12, 29 mpm, male vocalist

Sam, 2:33, 29 mpm, female vocalist

You light up my life, 2:24, 29 mpm, male vocalist

Look to the rainbow, 2:24, 29 mpm, female vocalist"

Goldstar Ballroom Dancing - Waltz

Joellen Rodgers | New Jersey, USA | 05/21/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I ordered this CD so that my boss could dance to a certain waltz on this CD that he had learned to dance to at a professional studio. It had to be the same waltz and it was. And I can tell you when he danced with his oldest daughter at her wedding recently to this waltz, it was heavenly and the most beautiful part of the wedding. He insisted he wasn't going to dance but then decided he must and took the time to learn how to dance and he was extraordinary and she was a natural with him on the floor. They twirled and dipped and everyone was on their feet clapping when it was over. Very special moment which will last forever."