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Ronnie Ross: Stepping Out: Keyboards: Maestro Records (CDTS 216): May 2014 release: Added 26/05/14

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Swing	Everybody’s somebody’s fool (V)	2:10	48	48	6	X*
2	Swing	Hello Mary Lou (V)	2:10	48	48	6	P
3	Cha Cha	Come dance with me (V)	2:45	31	31	5	X
4	Cha Cha	Footsteps (V)	3:15	31	31	6	P
5	Blues	You’re my best friend (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
6	Blues	The same old me (V)	2:58	29	29	5	P
7	M. Waltz	Try to remember (V)	3:24	30	30	6	P
8	M. Waltz	Eileen’s waltz	3:55	30	30	7	X**
9	Rumba	Born free (V)	3:54	26	26	6	X
10	Rumba	On days like these (V)	3:16	26	26	5	X
11	Quickstep	There’s always room at our house (V)	2:10	48	48	6	P
12	Quickstep	Stepping out with my baby (V)	2:27	48	48	7	P
13	Bossa Nova	Blame it on the bossa nova (V)	2:58	40	40	7	P
14	Bossa Nova	The happy haggis	2:32	40	40	6	X**
15	M. Waltz	Could I have this dance (V)	3:22	30	30	6	P
16	M. Waltz	The rose of Tralee (V)	3:25	30	30	6	P
17	Rumba	Autumn rose (V)	3:54	26	26	6	X
18	Rumba	After all these years (V)	3:18	26	26	5	X
19	Foxtrot	A fool such as I / She’s not you (V)	2:58	29	29	5	P
20	Foxtrot	I’ll get over you (V)	2:58	29	29	5	P
Total Playing Time: 62 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) * Introduction not well-defined ** Assessed by a Sassenach: probably given a P by a Celt!

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Ronnie Ross: Instrumentally Yours: Instrumental: Maestro Records (CDTS 206): May 2013 release: Added 25/05/13

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Quickstep	Mexican shuffle	2:50	48	48	8	X
2	Quickstep	Zambesi (V)	2:50	48	48	8	X
3	Blues	Lullaby of birdland (V)	3:30	29	29	6	X
4	Blues	Chanson d’amour / Where is your heart (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
5	Rumba	Sleepy lagoon	3:16	26	26	5	P
6	Rumba	La playa	3:50	26	26	6	P
7	Cha Cha	Green eyes (V)	3:15	31	31	6	P
8	Cha Cha	Besame mucho (V)	3:15	31	31	6	P
9	M. Waltz	Skyline of Skye	3:24	30	30	6	P
10	M. Waltz	Melodia	3:24	30	30	6	X
11	Swing	San Antone Rose	2:10	48	48	6	X
12	Swing	Take me home country roads	2:30	48	48	7	X
13	Tango	Rosita	3:38	32	32	7	P
14	Tango	Perfidia (V)	3:10	32	32	6	P
15	Rumba	Hey	3:55	26	26	6	P
16	Rumba	Con amore (V)	3:55	26	26	6	X
17	Jive	Amapola (V)	2:54	35	35	6	P
18	Jive	Moonlight lady (V)	2:25	35	35	5	P
19	Foxtrot	On the sunny side of the street (V)	3:30	29	29	6	X
20	Foxtrot	Wheel of fortune / I’m always chasing rainbows (V)	3:30	29	29	6	X
Total Playing Time: 65 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

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Ronnie Ross: A Christmas Dream: Keyboards: Maestro Records (CDTS 203): November 2012 release: Added 16/11/12

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Foxtrot	White Christmas / C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
2	Foxtrot	Winter wonderland (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
3	Quickstep	Merry Christmas everyone (V)	2:48	48	48	8	P
4	Quickstep	I’ll be home for Christmas medley (V)	2:10	48	48	6	X
5	M. Waltz	Silver bells (V)	3:20	30	30	6	P
6	M. Waltz	The Christmas dream (V)	3:20	30	30	6	P
7	Rumba	A winter’s tale (V)	3:16	26	26	5	P
8	Rumba	Mary’s boy child (V)	3:52	26	26	6	P
9	Jive	Another rock ’n’ roll Christmas (V)	2:55	35	35	6	X
10	Jive	Holly jolly Christmas (V)	2:55	35	35	6	X
11	Saunter	The memory of an old Christmas card (V)	2:57	29	29	5	P
12	Saunter	Baby it’s cold outside (featuring Helen Barron) (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
13	Cha Cha	Feliz navidad (V)	3:15	31	31	6	P
14	Cha Cha	I wish it could be Christmas everyday (V)	3:15	31	31	5	P
15	M. Waltz	Silent night (featuring Debbie Ross) (V)	3:20	30	30	6	X
16	M. Waltz	Pretty paper (V)	3:20	30	30	6	P
17	Rumba	The Christmas song (V)	3:17	26	26	5	X
18	Rumba	Count your blessings (V)	3:17	26	26	5	X
19	Stroll	Let it snow / Rudolph the red nose reindeer (V)	2:56	34	34	6	P
20	Mambo	A Christmas kiss (V)	2:30	40	40	6	P
Total Playing Time: 64 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

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Ronnie Ross: All I Ever Need Is You: Keyboards: Maestro Records (CDTS 195): May 2012 release: Added 15/05/12

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Swing	All I ever need is you (V)	2:48	48	48	8	P
2	Swing	The belle of Liverpool (V)	2:48	48	48	8	P
3	Blues	Some days are diamonds (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
4	Blues	Taking a chance on love / The glory of love (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
5	M. Waltz	Waltz for Olisia	3:22	30	30	6	P
6	M. Waltz	When I grow too old to dream (V)	3:24	30	30	6	P
7	Tango	Jealousy (V)	3:08	32	32	6	X
8	Tango	Wonderful land	3:10	32	32	6	X
9	Rumba	Something stupid (V)	3:17	26	26	5	P
10	Rumba	Will you still love me tomorrow (V)	4:30	26	26	7	X
11	Jive	My shoes keep walking back to you (V)	3:00	34	34	6	P
12	Jive	Lay some happiness on me / Corrina Corrina (V)	2:30	34	34	5	P
13	Cha Cha	Play me like your guitar (V)	3:15	31	31	6	X
14	Cha Cha	Three steps to heaven (V)	3:14	31	31	6	X
15	Stroll	Little old wine drinker me (V)	2:59	34	34	6	P
16	Stroll	Paper moon / Fly me to the moon (V)	3:01	34	34	6	X
17	M. Waltz	Part of me (V)	3:24	30	30	6	P
18	M. Waltz	Cavatina	3:24	30	30	6	X
19	Saunter	Made of gold (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
20	Saunter	We’ll meet again (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
Total Playing Time: 66 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

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Ronnie Ross: I Just Wanna Dance With You: Instrumental: Maestro Records (CDTS 185): April 2011 release: Added 20/04/11

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Cha Cha	I just wanna dance with you (V)	3:15	31	31	6	P
2	Cha Cha	Pizzirico (V)	3:14	31	31	6	P
3	M. Waltz	When the girl in your arms (V)	2:53	30	30	5	X
4	M. Waltz	Edelweiss / Let the rest of the world go by / Old rugged cross (V)	3:23	30	30	6	X
5	Swing	Sugar in the morning (V)	2:26	48	48	7	P
6	Swing	When I was a lad (V)	2:48	48	48	8	P
7	Blues	You're nobody till somebody loves you (V)	3:29	29	29	6	P
8	Blues	Red river valley (V)	3:32	29	29	6	P
9	Jive	You're sixteen / Return to sender (V)	2:54	34	35	6	X
10	Jive	Walk on by (V)	2:56	34	35	6	X
11	Rumba	Partners in rhyme (V)	3:55	26	26	6	P
12	Rumba	Eres Tu (V)	3:55	26	26	6	P
13	M. Waltz	Nearest to perfect (V)	3:26	30	30	6	P
14	M. Waltz	Plaisir d'amour	3:56	30	30	7	P
15	Saunter	Memories are made of this (V)	3:30	29	29	6	P
16	Saunter	I'll take you home again Kathleen / Maggie (V)	3:32	29	29	6	P
17	Quickstep	Highland wedding	2:50	48	48	8	P
18	Quickstep	Leaving of Liverpool (V)	2:48	48	48	8	P
19	Tango	Tango of romance (V)	3:10	32	32	6	X
20	Tango	Blue tango	3:39	32	32	7	X
Total Playing Time: 66 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

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Ronnie Ross: An Evening With Ronnie Ross: Instrumental: Maestro Records (CDTS 177) April 2010 release: Added 02/05/10

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Saunter	Secret love/Don’t fence me in/The black hills of Dakota (V)	4:04	29	29	7	P
2	Saunter	Your cheating heart / Half as much / Cold cold heart (V)	3:32	29	29	6	P
3	Cha Cha	Jamaica farewell (V)	3:15	31	31	6	P
4	Cha Cha	Don’t say goodbye (V)	3:15	31	31	6	P
5	M. Waltz	Ashokan farewell	3:23	30	30	6	X
6	M. Waltz	Tennessee waltz (V)	3:24	30	30	6	P
7	Quickstep	Lord Lovats lament / The black bear	2:48	48	48	8	X
8	Quickstep	Thanks a lot (V)	2:10	48	48	6	PP
9	Rumba	You raise me up (V)	3:54	26	26	6	X
10	Rumba	Island in the sun (V)	3:19	26	26	5	P
11	Jive	Living doll (V)	2:57	35	35	6	P
12	Jive	Lucky lips (V)	2:56	35	35	6	P
13	Tango	Snowtime tango	3:10	32	32	6	X
14	Tango	It’s now or never (V)	3:11	32	32	6	X
15	Blues	A white sport coat (V)	2:58	29	29	5	P
16	Blues	Forty miles of bad road	3:32	29	29	6	X
17	Mambo*	Clarinet polka	2:25	42	42	6	X
18	Mambo	Chattanooga choo choo (V)	2:24	42	42	6	X
19	Pride of Erin	Bonnie Galloway / My love is like a red red rose	2:32	53	53	8	P
20	Pride of Erin	Forever and ever (V)	3:51	53	53	12	PX
Total Playing Time: 64 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

* Polka, not a Mambo

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Ronnie Ross: Come Dancing: Accordion/Instrumental: Savoy Records (SAV 363CD) Added 06/12/07

Track	Dance	Music Titles	Data on CD		Reviewed Data
			Time	bpm	bpm	Seq	Grades
1	Saunter	Welcome Home (V)	3:27	28	29	6	P
2	Saunter	Forty Shades of Green (V)	3:33	28	29	6	P
3	Quickstep	Bright Side of the Road (V)	2:45	48	48	8	X
4	Quickstep	Whistling Rufus	2:25	48	48	7	P
5	M. Waltz	True Love (V)	2:16	30	31	4	X
6	M. Waltz	Margaret’s Waltz	3:18	30	31	6	X
7	Jive	Singing the Blues (V)	2:58	35	35	6	P
8	Jive	Green Door (V)	2:14	35	35	4½	X
9	Rumba	The Island of Tiree (V)	3:45	27	27	6	P
10	Rumba	Stranger on the Shore	2:38	27	27	4	P
11	Pride of Erin	Lovely Leitrum Shore (V)	3:50	52	53	12	P
12	Pride of Erin	Mist Covered Mountains / My Mother / Filoro	3:10	52	53	10	X
13	Cha Cha	Happiness (V)	2:11	32	32	4	P
14	Cha Cha	You Can’t Take it with You (When You Go) (V)	2:11	32	32	4	X
15	Mambo	Eye Level / I Was Kaiser Bills Batman	2:27	40	41	6	P
16	Mambo	The Balintore Fisherman	2:27	40	41	6	X
17	Blues	A Fool Such as I (V)	2:55	30	29	5	PX
18	Blues	Blueberry Hill (V)	3:28	30	29	6	PX
19	Tango	The Carnival is Over	3:09	32	32	6	X
20	Tango	The Baby Elephant Walk	3:09	32	32	6	X
Total Playing Time: 60 minutes
Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

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