Keep Young And Beautiful is a ballroom music album by David Read, released in 2003 for Maestro. Featuring 24 instrumental tracks, the collection covers a wide range of ballroom and sequence dance styles, including Quickstep, Slow Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Swing, Blues, Viennese Waltz, and Salsa.
Originally arranged for sequence dancing, the album uses tempos that differ slightly from standard ballroom competition speeds. In particular, the Quickstep, Jive, and Salsa tracks are performed at slower tempos, making them suitable for sequence dance events, social dancing, and practice while maintaining the musical character of each dance.
The album includes instrumental arrangements of well-known songs such as Keep Young And Beautiful, Puttin’ on the Ritz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Lullaby of Broadway, I Dreamed a Dream, The Winner Takes It All, Words, Flashdance, Sunny, Born Free, Under the Moon of Love, and many other ballroom favorites.
Track Listing
| No. | Dance | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Quickstep | Keep Young And Beautiful |
| 02 | Quickstep | Puttin’ on the Ritz |
| 03 | Slow Foxtrot | Ain’t Misbehavin’ |
| 04 | Slow Foxtrot | Lullaby of Broadway |
| 05 | Waltz | Sunrise Sunset |
| 06 | Waltz | I Dreamed a Dream |
| 07 | Tango | Habanera (Carmen) |
| 08 | Tango | The Winner Takes It All |
| 09 | Rumba | The Last Farewell |
| 10 | Rumba | Words |
| 11 | Cha Cha Cha | Flashdance |
| 12 | Cha Cha Cha | Sunny |
| 13 | Swing | Walk in the Black Forest |
| 14 | Swing | Mac and Mabel |
| 15 | Blues | Summer Holiday |
| 16 | Blues | When I’m Sixty Four |
| 17 | Jive | Under the Moon of Love |
| 18 | Jive | My Guy |
| 19 | Rumba | Just When I Needed You Most |
| 20 | Rumba | Born Free / Black Beauty |
| 21 | Viennese Waltz | Upstairs Downstairs |
| 22 | Viennese Waltz | Mapp and Lucia |
| 23 | Salsa | Pizziricco |
| 24 | Salsa | Mah Na Mah Na |
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