Blackpool My Blackpool – The Music Now & Then 2

Blackpool My Blackpool – The Music Now & Then 2 is a ballroom music collection from WRD, featuring 46 tracks across two discs for both Standard and Latin dancing. Performed primarily by the Empress Orchestra under the direction of Irven Tidswell, with additional recordings by Charles Barlow, the album combines classic ballroom favorites with contemporary melodies arranged at authentic competition and social dance tempos.

Disc One is dedicated to Standard dances, including Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep, and Tango, while Disc Two features Cha Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive. The collection includes well-known titles such as Somewhere in Time, Maria Elena, Lady Be Good, Around the World, One Moment in Time, Amapola, Conquistador, Spanish Gypsy Dance, and many other ballroom classics suitable for practice, teaching, competitions, showcases, and social dancing.

Track Listing

Disc One

Waltz (29 BPM)

1. Waltz Of My Heart – Irven Tidswell
2. Moonlight Madonna – Irven Tidswell
3. Somewhere In Time – Irven Tidswell
4. One Love – Irven Tidswell
5. Play Fiddle Play – Charles Barlow
6. The Peyton Place Theme – Charles Barlow
7. Maria Elena – Charles Barlow
8. My September Love – Charles Barlow

Slow Foxtrot (29 BPM)

9. I Won’t Send Roses – Charles Barlow
10. Out Of Nowhere – Charles Barlow
11. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again – Irven Tidswell
12. Don’t Tell A Soul – Irven Tidswell
13. Somewhere In Time – Irven Tidswell
14. Hold Me – Irven Tidswell
15. My Melancholy Baby – Charles Barlow

Quickstep (50 BPM)

16. An Apple For Teacher – Charles Barlow
17. Should I? – Irven Tidswell
18. Bring Me Sunshine – Irven Tidswell
19. Lady Be Good – Irven Tidswell
20. Around The World – Irven Tidswell
21. Let’s Face The Music & Dance – Irven Tidswell
22. Love For Sale – Irven Tidswell
23. Back Home In Tennessee – Charles Barlow

Tango (32 BPM)

24. Tango 65 – Irven Tidswell
25. Remordimiento – Irven Tidswell
26. Annientamento – Irven Tidswell
27. Whispering Tango – Irven Tidswell

Disc Two

Cha Cha Cha (31 BPM)

1. Perdido – Irven Tidswell
2. Call Me Irresponsible / Green Eyes – Irven Tidswell
3. Farago – Irven Tidswell
4. I Talk To The Animals – Irven Tidswell
5. Shy Serenade – Charles Barlow

Samba (50 BPM)

6. Samba De Orfeu – Irven Tidswell
7. Manana – Irven Tidswell
8. Eso Beso – Irven Tidswell

Rumba (26 BPM)

9. Colours Of My Life – Irven Tidswell
10. Woman In Love – Irven Tidswell
11. Only Love – Irven Tidswell
12. The Touch Of Your Lips – Irven Tidswell
13. One Moment In Time – Irven Tidswell
14. Amapola / When I Fall In Love – Irven Tidswell

Paso Doble (60 BPM)

15. Conquistador – Irven Tidswell
16. Don Jose – Irven Tidswell
17. Spanish Gypsy Dance – Irven Tidswell

Jive (43 BPM)

18. Keep It Movin – Irven Tidswell
19. Lester Leaps In – Irven Tidswell