Just average, needs more bounce!
J. Wakefield | SLC, Utah | 01/27/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This album needs more zip, more bounce, more fun! Foxtrot can be smooth, but it is also an opportunity to strut your stuff. None of these really strut. Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, & 16 are danceable, but certainly not often because they are boring. Tracks 10 & 11 work as Foxtrots, and they almost strut. Track 14 is the only Quickstep here I would bother with. Hmm. Most of these titles are available elsewhere, so three stars is generous.
CAUTION FOR COLLECTORS: The Ballroom Dance Collection: Foxtrot & Quickstep, Swing & Jive, 2006, Produced by Mastertech in Australia lists this orchestra as the 101 Strings Orchestra, and provides much less information about mpm, vocals, etc. But these seem to be the SAME RECORDINGS. Beware of buying them twice.
Here are the titles, durations, suggested dance -measures per minute, performers:
La Mer (Beyond The Sea), 4:51, Foxtrot - 30 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra & Michelle Amato
Night And Day, 4:14, Foxtrot - 30 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra & Michelle Amato
'S Wonderful, 3:14, Foxtrot - 32 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
Waiting For Katie, 2:27, Foxtrot - 32 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
I Love Paris, 2:13, Foxtrot - 32 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
Cheek To Cheek, 7:53, Foxtrot - 30 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
The Cat, 3:42, Foxtrot - 32 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
Somebody Loves Me, 2:29, Foxtrot - 32 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
Dancing In The Dark, 3:55, Foxtrot - 30 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra & Michelle Amato
I'll See You In My Dreams, 2:28, Foxtrot - 32 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
You're Just In Love, 4:49, Foxtrot - 30 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra & Michelle Amato
How Deep Is The Ocean, 2:35, Foxtrot - 32 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
Sing, Sing, Sing, 2:53, Quickstep - 52 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
Route 66, 2:41, Quickstep - 52 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra & Suzy Parks
Blue Skies, 3:06, Quickstep - 44 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra
He Loves And She Loves, 4:44, Quickstep - 44 mpm, New 101 Strings Orchestra"
Track Listings (16) - Disc #1