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Stuart Riley: Stuart’s Country Sounds: Keyboard: Stuart Riley Added 28/01/09

Track
Dance
Music Titles

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

Bpm

Seq
Grades

1

Foxtrot/Saunter*

Please release me

-

-

29

5

PX

2

Foxtrot/Saunter*

I started loving you

-

-

29

6

PX

3

NV Waltz

It’s hard to be humble

-

-

53

10

P

4

Festival Glide**

Wild side of life

-

-

40

7

P

5

Quickstep

Delta dawn

-

-

49

9

P

6

Foxtrot/Saunter*

A fool such as I

-

-

29

6

PX

7

Foxtrot/Saunter*

Before the next teardrop falls

-

-

29

6

PX

8

Cha Cha

Cold, cold heart

-

-

32

5

P

9

Quickstep

Brush those tears from your eyes

-

-

49

6

P

10

M. Waltz

Four walls

-

-

31

6

P

11

M. Waltz

When two worlds collide

-

-

31

6

P

12

Rumba

Blackboard of my heart

-

-

29***

5

P

13

Rumba

Crystal chandeliers

-

-

29***

5

P

14

Quickstep

Duncan

-

-

49

7

P

15

Balmoral Blues

Room for God

-

-

35****

6

P

16

Festival Glide**

Who will buy wine

-

-

40

7

P

17

Foxtrot/Saunter*

Paper roses

-

-

29

6

PX

18

Foxtrot/Saunter*

Help me make it through the night

-

-

29

6

PX

19

M. Waltz

Top of the world

-

-

31

6

P

20

Balmoral Blues

Made in Japan

-

-

35****

6

P

21

Paso Doble

Viva Espana

-

-

30

4

P

22

Paso Doble

When you’re smiling

-

-

30

4

P

Total Playing Time: 67 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

*        Not a true Foxtrot, but graded as a good Saunter at 28 bpm

**      Not suitable for Festival Glide but graded as a good Jive

***    Tempo is high but graded as a good Rumba at the usual 26-27 bpm

****  Tempo is high but graded as a good Balmoral Blues at the usual 31-32 bpm

 

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Stuart Riley: Stuarts Music Vol 9: Keyboard: Stuart RileyAdded 15/06/11

Track
Dance
Music Titles

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq
Grades

1

¾

My heart cries for you

-

-

53

8

X

2

¾

The gift

-

-

53

8

X

3

Quickstep

Sitting on top of the world

-

-

49

8

P

4

Quickstep

Brasilia

-

-

49

8

X

5

M. Waltz

Always

-

-

31

6

X

6

M. Waltz

Last waltz of the evening

-

-

31

6

X

7

4/4*

Because of you

-

-

29

6

P*

8

4/4*

When I fall in love

-

-

29

6

P*

9

Rumba

Rambling rose

-

-

28

6

X

10

Rumba

Seven Spanish angels

-

-

28

6

P

11

¾

The band played on

-

-

53

8

X

12

¾

Across the sea to Ireland

-

-

53

8

X

13

Cha Cha

Something stupid

-

-

31

6

P

14

Cha Cha

Jack to a king

-

-

31

6

P

15

Jive-Stroll

Your sixteen

-

-

38

6

P

16

Jive-Mambo

Let’ twist again

-

-

38

6

P

17

Tango

Your nobody’s darling

-

-

31

6

X

18

Tango

Breezing along with the breeze

-

-

31

6

X

19

4/4*

Melancholy baby

-

-

29

6

P*

20

4/4*

Play a simple melody

-

-

29

6

P*

Total Playing Time: 64 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

*  Assessed as a Blues

 

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Stuart Riley: Stuart’s Music For Dancing Vol 6: Keyboard: Stuart Riley Added 15/06/11

Track
Dance
Music Titles

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq
Grades

1

Foxtrot

Blue moon

3:27

-

29

6

P

2

Foxtrot

Birth of the blues

3:27

-

29

6

P

3

OT Waltz

That’s amore

2:30

-

53

8

P

4

OT Waltz

Melody of love

2:30

-

53

8

P

5

M. Waltz

What’ll I do

3:15

-

31

6

X

6

M. Waltz

Paradise

3:15

-

31

6

X

7

Quickstep

Waterloo

2:43

-

49

8

P

8

Quickstep

12th St rag

2:43

-

49

8

P

9

Rumba

Help me make it

3:33

-

29

6

X

10

Rumba

This is a lovely way

3:33

-

29

6

X

11

Bossa Nova

Blame it on the bossanova

3:20

-

40

8

P

12

Paso Doble

I yi yi yi yi

2:45

-

60

10

P

13

March

If you’re Irish

2:20

-

58

8

P

14

March

Londoner

2:20

-

58

8

P

15

Cha Cha

Green grass of home

2:47

-

31

5

P*

16

Cha Cha

Roses of Picardy

3:20

-

31

6

X**

17

OT Waltz

Love is a beautiful song

3:10

-

53

10

P

18

OT Waltz

Charmaine

2:30

-

53

8

P

19

Tango

If you love me

3:23

-

30

6

X

20

Tango

It’s a sin

3:23

-

30

6

X

21

Foxtrot

Underneath the arches

3:23

-

30

6

XX

22

Foxtrot

I love you because

3:23

-

30

6

PX

Total Playing Time: 69 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

*   Good tune but lacking in cha cha rhythm

** Lacking in cha cha rhythm

 

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Stuart Riley: Stuart’s Music For Dancing Vol 5: Keyboard: Stuart Riley Added 28/01/09

Track
Dance
Music Titles

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq
Grades

1

Quickstep

Lady of Spain

2:47

-

48

8

P

2

Quickstep

San Antonio Rose

2:47

-

48

8

X

3

M. Waltz

When I lost you

3:15

-

31

6

P

4

M. Waltz

Oh how I miss you tonight

3:15

-

31

6

P

5

OT Waltz

Coast of Malibar

2:33

-

53

8

P

6

OT Waltz

Around the world

2:33

-

53

8

P

7

Foxtrot

Crazy

3:30

-

29

6

P

8

Foxtrot

Love me tender

3:30

-

29

6

P

9

Rumba

Memory

3:34

-

28

6

P

10

Rumba

You belong to my heart

3:34

-

28

6

X

11

Foxtrot

Stranger on the shore

3:30

-

29

6

P

12

Foxtrot

Autumn leaves

3:30

-

29

6

X

13

OT Waltz

Waltz across Texas

2:33

-

53

8

P

14

OT Waltz

Lara’s theme

2:33

-

53

8

P

15

M. Waltz

Waltzing in the clouds

3:15

-

31

6

X

16

M. Waltz

Tennessee waltz

3:15

-

31

6

P

17

Cha Cha

Never on a Sunday

2:47

-

31

5

P

18

Cha Cha

Now or never

3:20

-

31

6

X

19

Tango

Too young

3:24

-

30

6

X

20

Tango

Harbour lights

3:24

-

30

6

X

Total Playing Time: 63 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’) X (non-standard introduction)

 

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Stuart Riley: Stuart’s Music Merry Christmas: Keyboard: Stuart Riley Added 15/06/11

Track
Dance
Music Titles

Data on CD
Reviewed Data

Time

bpm

bpm

Seq
Grades

1

Quickstep

Frosty the snow man

-

-

48

6

P

2

M. Waltz

Pretty paper

-

-

31

6

P

3

Balmoral*

Rockin around the Xmas tree

-

-

35

6

P*

4

Quickstep

Jungle bells

-

-

49

7

P

5

OT Waltz

Away in a manger

-

-

53

6

P

6

Balmoral*

Let it snow, let it snow

-

-

35

6

P*

7

Festival**/Jive

Santa is coming to town

-

-

40

6

P**

8

Foxtrot

Winter wonderland

-

-

29

6

P

9

OT Waltz

Silver bells

-

-

53

8

P

10

Foxtrot

White Christmas

-

-

29

6

P

11

OT Waltz

Wish you a merry Christmas

-

-

53

6

P

12

Quickstep

Rudolph

-

-

49

6

P

13

Cha Cha

Mummy kissing Santa Claus

-

-

31

6

P

14

M. Waltz

Solent night

-

-

30

6

P

15

Festival/Glide

Christmas Island

-

-

31

6

P

16

-

Auld lang syne

-

-

-

-

-

17

-

Advance Australia fair

-

-

-

-

-

18

-

Jolly good fellow

-

-

-

-

-

Total Playing Time: 48 minutes

Grades: P (good music) X (‘uninspiring’)

*     Tempo is high but graded as a good Balmoral Blues at the usual 31-32 bpm

**  Not suitable for Festival Glide but graded as a good Jive

 

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Page last revised 17 July 2012

 

 

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