Phil Owl Favorite Songs | Prologue, John Williams
Album: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone Original Soundtrack
Genre: 4
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Spooky AND Whimsical Viennese Waltz, perfect for Halloween!
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| Twilight World, Swing Out Sister
Album: It's Better To Travel
Genre: 9
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Fun contemporary cha-cha
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| Chain Lightning, Steely Dan
Album: Katy Lied
Genre: 7
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Slinky WCS with SD's usual subversive lyrics, great fun!
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| Theme From M-Squad, Stanley Wilson & His Orchestra
Album: Crime Jazz: Music in the First Degree
Genre: 6
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Swingin' Crime-Jazz at it's finest!
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| Why Don't You Do Right, Julie London
Album: The Very Best of Julie London
Genre: 2
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Irresistibly sultry Foxtrot!
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| Naima, Hipnotic
Album: Giant Step Record Sessions Vol 1
Genre: 15
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Imagine dancing Hustle to a most haunting John Coltrane tune!
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| Sweet Tears, Roy Ayers
Album: Nuyorican Soul
Genre: 15
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Energetic and fiery vibes laden hustle!
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| The Sinister Minister, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
Album: Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
Genre: 9
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A quirky instrumental that makes a VERY ifun Cha-Cha.
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| Second Sight, Chick Corea Elektric Band
Album: Light Years
Genre: 10
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Very nice contemporary rhumba
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| None Of Them Knew They Were Robots, Mr. Bungle
Album: California
Genre: 6
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Very high-speed swing/jitterbug tune from another dimension altogether! NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART! Think King Crimson meets The Stray Cats.
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| Watch What Happens, Frank Sinatra
Album: My Way
Genre: 2
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Wonderful life affirming song!
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| Them That Got, Ray Charles
Album: Genius & Soul (Box Set)
Genre: 2
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Bluesy foxtrot with great sarcastic lyrics and vocals by Ray! Makes a good slow sing too!
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| One Mint Julep, Ray Charles
Album: Genius+Soul=Jazz
Genre: 9
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Loud/Brassy cha-cha as only The Genius could do it!
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| Doin' It To Death, The JB's
Album: Funky Good Time: The Anthology
Genre: 7
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A funky good time had by all with this sexy WCS!
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| Backstabbers, The O'Jays
Album: Backstabbers
Genre: 9
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Classic old Philly Soul gem with an irresisible cha-cha groove!
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| 992 Arguments, The O'Jays
Album: Back Stabbers
Genre: 9
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Domestic unease set to a feisty cha-cha.
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| I'll Always Love My Momma, The Intruders
Album: Cowboys to Girls: Best of The Intruders
Genre: 15
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Another Philly classic that just BEGS to be danced to!
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| For The Love Of You, Isley Bros.
Album: Ultimate Isley Brothers
Genre: 10
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Soulful, romantic and very sensual R&B tune perfect for a rhumba.
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| Canadian Sunset, Andy Williams
Genre: 2
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How romantic can ya get? This one ;s sure fire.
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| Snowbird, Lynn Anderson
Album: Golden Classics Edition
Genre: 5
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Even if I'm not a fan of quickstep, this sprightly country tune sure is irresistible!
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| Canadian Sunset (Instrumental Version), Hugo Winterhalter
Album: The Very Best of Hugo Winterhalter
Genre: 2
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Beautiful foxtrot sans vocals.
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| Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan
Album: Pretzel Logic
Genre: 7
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Mutated blues/slow swing with some very funny/pointed lyrics. This thing swings like mad in a WCS way!
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| Out Come The Freaks, Was Not Was
Album: Was Not Was
Genre: 15
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VERY left of center dance tune from the early 80's
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| Indigo Blues, Llorca
Album: Newcomer
Genre: 13
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Infectious samba with insistent pulse, heartwrenching lyrics and lots 'o jazz flavor!
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| Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Was Not Was
Album: Was Not Was
Genre: 15
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Does disco get any more subversive and thought provoking than this?
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| Morning Sun, Happy The Man
Album: Crafty Hands
Genre: 1
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Beautiful Waltz done by an arch progressive rock band!
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| You Got Another Thing Comin', Pat Boone
Album: In A Metal Mood-No More Mr Nice Guy
Genre: 9
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HILARIOUS big-band adaption of a Judas Priest rocker topped of by Pat Boone's hilariously goofy vocal delivery, and MAN can you dance to this!
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| Smoke On The Water, Pat Boone
Album: In A Metal Mood-No More Mr Nice Guy
Genre: 9
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Great cha-cha if you can keep from cracking up at Pat's singing! Great fun!
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| Crazy Train, Pat Boone
Album: In A Metal Mood, No More Mr Nice Guy
Genre: 2
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How often can you laugh your head off and get a good fun foxtrot in at the same time, I ask ya!!!
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| Santa Maria, GoTan Project
Album: Shall We Dance Soundtrack
Genre: 3
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Talk about taking tango music to another dimension!!
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| Jump To It, Aretha Franklin
Album: Aretha's Best
Genre: 9
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Fast and fun soulful cha-cha from the Queen Herself!
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| Rock Steady, Aretha Franklin
Album: Best of Aretha Franklin - The 70's
Genre: 13
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Samba with much soul and sense of fun!
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| A Deeper Love, Aretha Franklin
Album: Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits (1980-1994)
Genre: 15
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Triumphant life-affirming Hustle tune from The Queen!
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| Tangerine, Ananda Project
Album: Morning Light
Genre: 15
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Fast infectious Hustle! This NOT the old standard "Tangerine" BTW.
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| Elevation, Blaze
Album: Giant Step Records Sessions Vol 1
Genre: 13
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Soulful, ethereal and perfect for Samba
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| Mr. Lucky, Henry Mancini
Album: Crime Jazz: Music In The Second Degree
Genre: 2
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Theme from and old TV show that makes agreat foxtrot
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| The Danube Incident, Lalo Schifrin
Album: Crime Jazz: Music In The Second Degree
Genre: 10
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Very unusual rhumba, originally a slice of background music fom the old Mission Impossible TV series
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| Do It Again, Steely Dan
Album: Can't Buy A Thrill
Genre: 9
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Cryptic lyrics set to an irresistible cha-cha beat! Just brilliant!
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| Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Tony Bennett
Album: All Time Greatest Hits
Genre: 3
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A VERY RARE instance of Tony going tango.
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| The Best Is Yet To Come, Tony Bennett
Album: The Ultimate Tony Bennett
Genre: 2
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A fun foxtrot if eve there was!
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| Two By Two, Tony Bennett
Album: If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set
Genre: 6
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Tony swings like mad!
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| Coco, Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett's Something
Genre: 1
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They just don't make 'em like this anymore!
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| The Look Of Love, Burt Bacharach
Album: Reach Out
Genre: 10
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A very groovy 60's kinda rhumba!
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| Manteca, Dizzy Gillespie (The Funky Lowlives Remix)
Album: Verve Remixed Vol 2
Genre: 13
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Very cool electro-samba rethinking of a classic Dizzy Gillespie song.
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| Lady Love, Lou Rawls
Album: When You've Heard Lou, You've Heard It All
Genre: 13
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Nobody could do it quite like Lou!
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| You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Lou Rawls
Album: All Things In TIme
Genre: 15
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Big hit in the 70's for Lou, snarky lyrics and all. Makes a good Samba too.
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| Fried Neckbones and Some Homefries, Willie Bobo (Dan The Automator Remix)
Album: Verve Remixed Vol 2
Genre: 9
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Smoldering slow cha-cha, good stuff!
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| Slap That Bass, Ella Fitzgerald (Miguel Migs Remix)
Album: Verve Remixed Vol 2
Genre: 15
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Who'd have thought you could Hustle to Ella Fitzgerald. LOVE IT!!
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| Nightcrawler, Salsoul Orchestra
Album: Nice 'n Nasty
Genre: 9
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Steamy flute laden slow cha-cha
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| Magic Bird of Fire, Salsoul Orchestra
Album: Magic Journey
Genre: 15
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Try this if you like your Hustle with LOTS of drama and a dash of Stravinsky.
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| Tangerine, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Album: Whipped Cream and Other Delights
Genre: 10
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Very romantic rhumba with that cool drawling trumpet!
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| Lemon Tree, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Album: Whipped Cream and Other Delights
Genre: 10
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Another gem from the man with the drawling trumpet!
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| Blue Bayou, Linda Rondstadt
Album: Simple Dreams
Genre: 10
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Achingly hearfelt song of longing perfect for Rumba
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| Down At The Twist and Shout, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Album: Shooting Straight In The Dark
Genre: 19
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If THIS doesn't get you moving, you ain;t breathin!
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| Time, Lou Rawls
Album: All Things In Time
Genre: 1
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Very haunting waltz with lots of soul
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| Maw Latin Blues, Masters At Work
Album: Nuyorican Soul
Genre: 14
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Set that parquet on FIRE!!!
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| Habriendo el Dominante, Eddie Palmeri
Album: Nuyorican Soul
Genre: 14
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Eddie P lights a fire under our feet here!
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| Happily Married Man, Duane Allman
Album: An Anthology Vol 2
Genre: 8
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Energetic tale of breaking free set to a fast swing/jive beat, YEEEEEEEEEHHHAAAAAWWWWWW!!
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| Lei Lo Lai, The Latin Project
Album: Nuevo Musica
Genre: 13
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Fun passionate samba track from a fun album in general
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| Busting Out, Material/Nona Hendryx
Album: One Down
Genre: 15
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Edgy and feisty early 80's Hustle gem
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| Gold Finger, John Barry & His Orchestra with Shirley Bassey
Album: Goldfinger Original Soundtrack
Genre: 10
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Sexy and Dangerous Rhumba!
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| Donut and A Dream, The Mills Brothers
Album: unknown
Genre: 2
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Fun little tale of longing for love in one of those many little diners on an interstate.
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| Love Is In The Air, John Paul Young
Album: Love Is In The Air
Genre: 13
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Infectious uplifting 70's gem perfect for Samba, maybe even Hustle.
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| Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, Stevie Wonder
Album: Innervisions
Genre: 9
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Stevie came up with a winner here!
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| Fever, Madonna
Album: Erotica
Genre: 15
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GREAT Hustle tune! No, aliens have not taken over me, this thing just SIZZLES (and I normally can't stand Madonna at all). "What a lovely way to burrrrrnnnnn"
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| Fever, Peggy Lee
Album: The Best of Peggy Lee - The Capitol Years
Genre: 7
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A sultry as one could want WCS to be.
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