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My Square Dance Record Collection (Vinyl 45s)

Rich Reel   17 Feb 2007

The list below only includes my old square dance vinyl 45's.  My digital music collection is more complete and up-to-date and is here: Rich Reel's Digital Square Dance Music

I list my records alphabetically by title as printed on the record label, ignoring "The" or "A" at the beginning. 

Here's a hint:  Locate a specific record by using your browser's search function to find just one word in the title.

Decode Label abbreviations
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. My rating for records: 7 = good "C"  8 = great "B"  9 = best "A"  ((somewhat subjective!))
.             P-------Rating as Patter  (Mainstream and Plus)
.               S-----Rating as Singing Call
.                 C---Rating as Challenge patter  (older folks)
LABEL  NUMBER P S C MP3: M=Music E=12min Patter V=Vocal -=No Vinyl
-----  ------ - - - ----
HH        648 9     M    10-20 Hoedown
EAG      2701 8   8      12th Street Rag
TNT       281            76 Trombones / Pomp And Circumstance

ESP       417            A Team
GMP       909            Adios Au Revoir Aufwiedersehn  (goodnight, till we meet again)
ESP       522   8   M V  Ace In The Hole         good country 2-step style
HD        131            After The Last Goodbye
C         520   8   M V  After The Lovin'        mellow - a nice voice can do a lot with this
RB        256   8 7 M V  After You've Gone
DIM       111   8        Ain't Never Seen (no one like you)     up beat
ESP       717 7   9      Ain't She Sweet
RR        238            Alabama Jubilee
BS       2393            Alberta Bound
BS       1920   7   M V  All I Ever Need Is You  (I have 3 copies)  slow for end of evening
GMP       206   7        All I Need To Know
ESP      1041 8 7 8      All Of Me               nice arrangement moves right along
CC        104       M V  All That Jazz            (CD)            not that good
ESP       909       M V  Almost Like Being In Love
RMR      2015            Along Came Jones           maybe too upbeat  not great music
TNT       184     7      Alpine Hoedown
HR        001       M V  Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
RWH       146            Am I Blue
RR        147   7        Amarillo By Morning
DR         94            Angel
GMP       913            Angels Among Us
ESP       106            Another Sleepless Night
ER       1015 9 8 9 M V  Another Time Another Place    slow and easy, filled with emotion
RYL       227 8 9   M V  Any Old Time
CK        103   8   M V  Are There Any More Like You   upbeat country 2-step sound
RR        210   9   M V  Are You On The Road To Loving Me Again
RYL       517            Are You Teasing Me
GMP       504            Aries 19 / L.B.J.
RYL       204 7 8 8 M V  Around The World With Bill Bailey     lively!
S2K      2001            As Long As You Love Me
TYR        01   7   M V  Auctioneer The         many words to memorize and say quickly
BS       2274            Avalon
SD        206 7          Axel "F" Hoedown
COL    900783            Axel F

RB        910     7      Baby Elephant Walk
DR        708            Baby Face
TNT       200 7   8      Baby Face
SSK       112            Baby One More Time
BS       2450 9   9 ME   Back In Your Own Back Yard
WWI         6   7        Bad Bad Leroy Brown
S2K      2009            Bailamos
Q         912 7 8 8 M V  Bandy The Rodeo Clown
HH       5140       M V  Bare Necessities
SD        249 7          Baroque Hoedown
SD        214            Basin Street Blues
CD        270            Battle Hymn Of The Republic
RYL       320 7 7 8      Bear Tracks             bear theme, up beat, bit of 'twang'
RYL       301   8   M V  Beautiful Brown Eyes    nice for duet harmony
TAR       107            Before The Next Teardrop Falls
HR        002       MEV  Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
GE       0038            Believe
C         720            Believe Me
ROP       216       M    Besame Mucho            round dance  (ballroom sound)
OP     0028CD        E   Besame Mucho            very relaxing - I added drums
BM        192     7      Best Things In Life Are Free
MGR      2055       M    Best Things In Life Are Free The
C        3508   8        Best Things In Life Are Free The
CD        219   8   M V  Bet Your Heart On me
RR        223   9   M V  Better Man
TB        514 7   7  E   Big "G" Rag             dry patter music with a bit of hook
RYL       127       M    Billy Does Your Bulldog Bite
ESP       510       M V  Biloxi Lady
BR        290       M V  Black Bird, Bye Bye
DR         51            Black Velvet
WW        606            Bloody Red Baron
HH       5207   7   M    Blue
RYL       310            Blue Christmas
RB       3078 8   8 ME   Blue Moon Of Kentucky
SSR       177            Blue Skies
Q         913 9          Blue Suede Shoes
SL        102       M    Bluetail Fly            very old style calling (my copy poor condition)
GMP       923   7        Blueberry Hill
MCA     79013 9   9 ME   Blues Berry Hill        excellent "yee HAW" music - top notch arrangement
SIR       507 8   8  E   Bobby-Sox Splodge       patter tune moves right along
BUC      1512     7  E   Boogie Bam Hoedown
ESP       421            Boogie Beat
LM        209       M V  Boogie Fever            pop music sound
TAR       103   9   M V  Boogie Grass Band       high energy classic
SG        403            Boogie Woogie Rock And Roll
URC      1182 8     M    Boots Randolf           unique, familiar, fun
BC       1001 7 7 7 M V  Bourbon Street
HH       5162            Bourbon Street Parade
LM        802            Brandon / Joe
JP/ESP   7004            Bring Me Sunshine
CK        517            Brit / Brit II
RYL       313   9   M V  Brown Eyed Girl         interesting figure
P        1005            Bruno Jams / Weeping Woody
JP/ESP    801            Bummin' Around
ESP       626       M    Burnin' The Roadhouse Down
RMR       007 7   7  E   Buzzy's Hoedown         good for patter that "moves"
RWH       204 7   8      Bye Bye Blues           twangy steel guitar sound

DR        651            Cabaret
ER       1019     7  E   Cajun Cabbage
RMR       008        E   Cajun Dew
BM        124            Cajon Moon
ESP       317   7   M V  Cajun Moon              I'm thinking there's a better version of this
Q         843            Cajon Moon
AMR       202       M    Calcutta                modern disco
ESP       706   8   M V  Calendar Girl           good for new class
BS       2452 9   9 MEV  California Here I Come
ESP      1046            Can't Take My Eyes Off You
SSR       152            Candy Girl
DR        712   8   M V  Carolina In The Pines   requires pro voice with lot of range
SSR       203 9     ME   Carwash Blues
GMP       301   8        Chair The
SP        157 8   8 M    Chaka Chaka             the "good version" - must call over vocals
RYL       119   8   M    Change My Love
BS       2403            Chattanooga Choo Choo
SG        605            Check Yes Or No
C         803   8   M V  Cherokee Maiden         you can do a lot with the vocals
RMR       005 9   9  E   Chicken Plucker
TOP     25354       M    Chinatown               music for teaching
Q         918            Christmas In Your Arms
C         528            Christmas Medley
SD        223            Christmas Song The
RHY       182       M V  City Of New Orleans
ESP       213       M V  Coconuts (I've got a lovely bunch of...)  fun with English accent
HH        639 8   8  E   Come Back / Hot Brakes
DR        729            Company's Comin' Hoe/Happy Piano
HH       5198            Colors Of The Wind The
BS       2090       M V  Coney Island Washboard Gal
CR        101 9     MEV  Copa-Cabana             the ladies like this one
RR        304            Cotton Eyed Joe / Smokin'
WIND     4189            Cotton-Eyed Joe
RMR       701   8   M V  Couch Potato
RR        225   7        Country Roads
RYL       121   9        Cowboy Man              very high / tenor voice
BS       2471       M    Cowboy's Sweetheart
CK        127   7        Crawdad Square          "you get a line, I'll get a pole..."
TNT       125   8        Crazy Crazy             pleasant older tune, nice melody
SSR       508        E   Crazy Daze
BS       1644   9   M V  Crazy Rhythm            peppy upbeat old time singing call
RB       3068        E   Cripple Chicken
ESP       408 8   8 ME   Cuttin' Up              driving beat, fiddle & guitar pickin'

CBC       531       M    Dana Lee
SA       1006            Dance Little Bird (Birdie Song)
LM        199            Dance The
ESP      1062 8      E   Dance With Me           Latin cha-cha, electronic sound w beat
Q         878   8   M V  Dance With Who Brung You   broad appeal country
NIC        60     7      Dancing Moon
A        1017       M    Dancing On A Saturday Night
RBS      1272            Danny Boy
CJC       502        E   Dark Town Strutters Ball
C         123            Databass                electronica percussion, patter
MR        134            December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)
ESP       534            Deep Water
RB       3063 7   8 ME   Delta Dirt
C         306   8   M V  Devil Went Down To Georgia The
P        1004        E   Devil's Dream
RMR      2005            Devil's In The Phone Booth The  Gospel, wrong tempo way too fast
ER       1018            Diggy Diggy Lie
GMP       701 7 8 8  E   Disney Medley
BMV        11 8   8  E   Dixie Living Breakdown  upbeat fiddle music, nice tune
RH       1201 8   8      Do Remember Me
JP/ESP   7008   8 7      Do That To Me One More Time
BS       2306       M    Do You Ever Think Of Me
ESP       423 8      E   Doe    (Doe a deer)     (from Sound of Music, driving electronic version)
RYL       316     8      Dooley
RWH       123            Don't Blame It All On Me
Q         921 8 8 8      Don't Come Runnin' Back To Me
RB       3076 8   9 M V  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
RWH       143            Donnegal                Irish folk tune
MGR      2428            Double Trouble
SG        606            Down On The Corner
BM       1019            Down River / Treat Her Right
ESP      1035       M V  Dream Dream Dream
RWH       176            Dream Dream Dream
RR        150   9   M V  Dream Lover (I have 2 copies)  festival classic - maybe over used
RYL       208   8        Dream On                good voice could do amazing things
SR        203   7        Dreaming Again          sing-along sound w/ yodel
GMP       505            Dreamworks / Swingtime
CK        518            Dubber / Patches        patter

RYL       330       M    Early Morning Rain      needs a good voice
RH        508            Eight Days A Week
HH        471   8   M V  El Paso City            old classic, encourages vocal expression
C        3507 7 7 8      Every Street's A Boulevard
RYL       202   9   M V  Everybody Loves A Lover    fast
BO       1290       M    Everybody's Gonna Dance Tonight
A        1005            Everybody's Making It Big But Me
C         802            Everyday People
BS       2276        E   Everywhere You Go
C         103            Excelorator Special

BM        197       ME   False Hearted Girl      more syncopated rhythm
HH       5066   9   M V  False Hearted Girl      classic singer, encourages vocal expression
MGR      2029 7*         Farmer's Quadrille      generic barn music, needs beat
RB       3084            Feel Good Blues         basic blues
RR        194            Feelin' A Feelin'
SIR       335       M    Feels Like I'm In Love
CC          6            Feliz Navidad
C       519CD        E   Fever
LM        173 7   8      Fiddlin' Man
MR         70            Fisherman's Luck
SIR       510        E   Fitz Giddious
RR        236            Five O'clock World
C         402   8        Flash Of Fire           fast, fun, old time sound
C         313            Folsom Prison
GR      17163 8   9      Folsom Prison Blues     round dance - play at 53RPM for squares
MCA      1901 8   9 ME   Folsom Prison Blues     round dance, excellent for square
BR        281   8        Fools Rush In
ESP      1021   8        For Once In My Life
EUR      1015   9        For Once In My Life
JP        110            For Once In My Life
HH       5205   8   M V  For Once In My Life
CK        136 8 8   MEV  Forbidden Dance         upbeat familiar Latin beat
ESP       145   7   M    Forever And Ever Amen
JP/ESP   7005 9   8      Four Leaf Clover
C        3512   8        Fox On The Run          fast moving, lyrical, minor key
C         718   7   M V  Friend In California
SIR       329   7        From Both Sides Now (Clouds)   pleasant, for good voice
EAG      2102   7        Full Grown Fool
Q (4B)    865 8     ME   Full Moon Of Love
LM        219            Funky Cowboy

DJ        122   7        Gentle On My Mind
RYL       142       ME   Gentle On My Mind
RB       3002       M V  Georgia On My Mind
ER       1006            Get Back
SSK       108            Get Down
PR       1116            Get Rhythm
HH       5206       M V  Ghost Riders In The Sky   for low voice, some folks love this
RBS      1238       MEV  Girl With Gardenias
RWH       200   7        Girl's Night Out
RH        222       M    Give Back My Heart
CHY       503   7        Give Me One More Shot   (backup vocals)
RYL       224 7 9 9 M V  Glory Of Love
RBC       002            God Bless America
special                  God Bless The USA (The Foundation f.t.p.a.p.o.s.d.)
RYL       521   8        Golden Rocket           mouthful of words
GMP       918   9   M V  Gone Gone Gone          easy for new caller or group singer
SIR       407            Gonna Have A Party
MR       5015            Good Bad Ugly           boon-chuck
AR        101 7 7 8 M V  Good Hearted Woman      good rhythm for voice
BM        171            Good Loving
CC        555       M    Good Old Boys
RB       3067   7 7      Goodnight Sweetheart    closing music
GMP       908   7 8      Goodtime Charlie
ESP       901       MEV  Goody Goody
SIR       203            Gospel Medley
K        1112            Grand Colonel Spin The
JK       6011   7        Grandma's Feather Bed
CC         45            Great American Hero
C         714       MEV  Green Green
EAG      2101   7        Guitars, Cadillacs & Hillbilly Music  (G 1793)

SC        317            Hambone
RYL      1101       M    Happy Birthday          includes different versions
TNT       114        E   Happy Go Lucky Day
DR        729            Happy Piano / Company's Comin' Hoe
4B       6085            Happy Trails
HH       5152 8          Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
BM        133   7        Hazel Eyes
C        3505   9   M V  Hazel Eyes              old but really good
C      3504CD       ME   Heart Of My Heart       (re-release)
SD        228            Heartache Tonight
SIR       406            Heartache Tonight
RH        905   8   M V  Heartaches (my heart aches for you)
TOP     25119 8   8 ME   Heartaches
RH        206            Heaven In My Woman's Eyes
RBS      1348 8   8      Hello Dolly
TNT       221            Hello Dolly
BS        240 9   9 MEV  Hello Ma Baby           high energy, wake 'em up!
DR        734   7        Hello Mary Lou
BS       2467       M    Hello Mary Lou
RYL       323            Help Me Rhonda
RMR       303 8 8 8 MEV  Hernandos Hide A Way    has castanets
RBS      1345            Hey Good Lookin'
RWH       801            Hey Good Looking (Sing Along)
WW        914 7 7 7 ME   Hey Li Lee Li Lee       intro night figure, patter for teaching
SSR       172            Hey Little Devil
Q         824   8   M V  Highway 40 Blues        interesting figure
BO       1399            Hitchhike
ESP       403            Ho-Down w Larry Letson  (my copy is a test pressing)
SC        316 7      E   Hoedown Blues           good banjo pickin' jam session
4B       6056 7*  7      Hokey Pokey             (kids specialty dance)
Q         898        E   Hold Whatcha Got
FP        205            Holly Jolly Christmas
CR       1007            Hollywood
SG        210            Home In San Antone
ER       1027 8 8   MEV  Honeycomb               lot of words
BR        259   7        Honky Tonk Blues        rock & roll beat - high voice
Q         860 7   8 ME   Hoofin' It              (no fiddle version is better)
HH       5166   7        Hooked On A Feeling     could use added beat
ESP      1019            How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye
TOP     25090       ME   Hurry Hurry Hurry

RWH       169            I Aint't Never          (my copy signed by Steve Sullivan)
RYL       206            I Believe In Music
CK        141            I Can Hear Kentucky Callin' Me
C         713       M V  I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby
ESP       511 7 8 7      I Don't Need Nothing (You Ain't Got)
DR        732 8 9 9 MEV  I Found A New Baby
RMR       202   8        I Go To Pieces
RYL       106   9   M V  I Have To say I Love You In A Song
ESP       153       M V  I Heard It Through The Grapevine
CC*       532            I Just Wasted The Rest
CRC       109   7        I Only Want To Be With You
LAM     10087            I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
ESP      1003   7   M V  I Should've Asked Her Faster
CK        115   7        I Take A Lot Of Pride
C         320            I Think I'm In Love
SIR       326 9 8   ME   I Wan'na Be Like You      Disney "Jungle Book"
GMP       906            I Was The One
CR        506            I Will Survive
BS       2358            I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
GMP       116            I Write The Songs
C         508       ME   I'll Be Danged
RBS      1304            I'll Be Home For Christmas
SG       1002   7        I'll Be Swinging Home For Christmas
CK        094   7        I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
BS       2169            I'll Fly Away
RYL       231   7 7 M    I'll Fly Away
TB        221            I'll Fly Away
BM        141 7 7        I'll Get Along Somehow    happy old time sound
GR*       301       M V  I'm Back In Baby Arms   arrangement weak, needs voice to carry it
C         325   9   M V  I'm Gonna Climb That Mountain High    festival classic
HH       5171            I'm In A Hurry
RR        118   7        I'm Just A Redneck In A Rock And Roll Bar
CC          9   9   M V  I'm Ready To Go (Hallelujah)   high energy! classic
C         214   8   M V  I'm So Excited
CC         16 9   7      I've Got Rhythm
BS       2235            Ida Red
4B       6100            If I Could Bottle This Up
TNT       189 7   8      If I Were A Rich Man
ESP      1012            If I Were You
SD        202            If It Ain't Got That Swing
EAG      3412            If My Friends Could See Me Now
HD        133            If That's The Way You Want It
C        2302            If You've Got The Money
S2K      2007       ME   Iko Iko
TOP     25368            In The Good Old Summertime  (Modern ONS #10)  intro figure
GMP       916   7        Irresistible You
PR       1093            It Ain't Gonna Be Your Day
TOP     25010            It Happened In Monterey
A-K       201     8      It Hurts Me When I Cry   wind-in-your-face patter music
LM        220            It'll Be Me
WIND     5056   7   M    It's A Good Day         great song, arrangement just "ok"
MGR      1087 7 7 7 M V  It's A Shame       up-beat old style singing call (not Motown)
MGR      2423     8      It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
C MGR     304            It's A Sin To Tell A Lie  (Corner, Corner)  33-1/3
TNT       264       M V  It's Been A Long Long Time
RBS      1279       ME   It's Great To Be Single Again
DR         87            It's Late               happy-go-lucky, bright
HH       5157   8        It's My Party
RYL       220   8        It's So Nice To Be With You
RWH       200 7 8        It's The Girls Night Out

BR        279   7        Jambalaya
ESP       413 7   9 ME   Jammin'
RMR       122     8  E   Jelly Roll
DR         89            Jimtown Road     blues/shuffle/swing (like "Summertime")
RBC       001            Jingle Bells
SR        202 7   7      Johnny B. Goode
CAS      1009 7   8  E   Jose
K        1229            Jose / Good Hearted Woman
TH        506            Journey Home
C         515   7        Joy To The World
GMP       502            Jubilation  (Macarena line dance on other side)
SNW       301       MEV  Just A Lemon (Tree)
ESP       123            Just Because
ESP      1025   7 7 M    Just To See You Smile

C         303       M V  King Of The Road
HH       5067       M V  Kingston Town
GMP       207            Kind Of Hush A
RWH       139       ME   Kiss Of Fire            figure with unique call
ESP       916 7 8 9      Kisses

GMP       911            L-O-V-E
MAPCD                E   Lady's Night
RR        216       M    Lay Me Down In Dixie
SSR       212       M V  Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer
SR        301            Lazy River
GMP       401   8 7      Let Me Be There
DR         96            Let Me Be Your Sun
MR        117            Let Your Love Flow
ENI      2601       M V  Let's Get Down To It
BS       2284 8   9 M    Let's Get It While The Gettin's Good
HH       5210            Let's Twist Again
RR        191   8   M V  Letter The
BS       2397 7   8      Life Goes On That Way (Obla Di Obla Da)
GMP       907 8 8 9 M V  Lion King The         good singer for new class
CC         38   8        Lion Sleeps Tonight The
ST        148            Little Black Book
RYL      1001 7 7 7      Little Deuce Coupe
ESP       157 8 8 9 M V  Little Girl             nice clarinet sound
JP/ESP   7007 8   9      Little Ol' Winemaker
SR        402   7        Little Red Riding Hood    different
SIR       604            Little Rock
ESP      1040       MEV  Live Laugh & Love
DR         91            Lodi  (Stuck in Lodi again)
LM        198            Long Gone
CD        261 7 8 8      Lone Star State Of Mine   lyrical
ESP      1045            Long Tall Texan         fun, almost silly, country
RYL       228 7 8 7      Long Train Runnin
RB       3074            Look At Us
RMR       601   7 7  E   Lot Less Shovin' Around A
ER       1007       M V  Love In The Country
RBS      1301            Love In The Country
SIR       316   8        Love Is All Around
ERIC     6003            Love Is In The Air
CRC       140            Love Is Our Business
A        1008 9 8   MEV  Love Potion Number #9   music drops to silence at points
RB        175   7        Love's Gonna Live Here
BR        278   8   M V  Lovebug The

BM        181   7        Ma
BS       2447   8        Ma
GMP       502            Macarena                authentic line dance version
LM        212       M V  Macho Man
RYL       210 9   9      Mack The Knife
BHP    0002CD       M V  Made In Japan
TNT       192            Make Someone Happy
RYL       235            Make The World Go Away
RH       1002   7   M V  Makin' Whoopee
GR/TOP  25019 8   8 ME   Makin' Whoopee          older sound
CAR        14       M V  Mama Don't Allow
GNS      1001            Mama Warned You (I'm The One Mama...)
BBP       103   8        Man With The Bag The  Christmas, new, refreshing
DR     1012CD        E   Manana
HH       5182            Manana Manana           weak arrangement, good tune
RYL       518     8 ME   Mares Eat Oats          silly sounds in the background
RR        185       M V  Margaritaville
CC         34            Margie
HH        652     7      Marker "44"
SR        401            Marty Robins Medley
TNT       182   8 7      Matador The           dancers get to say "olay!"
DR         54 7   9 ME   Matilda                 ladies like this one
4B       6103 7   8      McCloud                 generic but lyrical patter
WIN      4828            Me And My Shadow        fast: play at 42RPM
UR          8 7   8      Meet Me In Montana
SA      1006B 7          Mellow Terrain          non-descript 70's disco sound
SSR       135 7   8      Memory
BS       2387            Memphis Gave Birth To Rock And Roll
DR        736 8   8      Memphis Hoedown
RB       3071        E   Merle's Pickin
TNT       228 7   7 M    Merry Christmas Polka   not just for Christmas
CC         50     7  E   Mess Of The Blues       unique jazzy blues
Faultline  ??        E   Michi Hoedown (track 1) comes on CD as 15 minute patter
SR        601   7        Mickey Mouse            singing call for first night
RYL       117   7   M V  Middle Ground           nice if you have a pleasant voice
BS       2161 8 8 8 M V  Midnight Rodeo
RB       3070 8      E   Mike's Romp             among the best 'dry' patter records
C         123            Millennium              electronica percussion, patter
SSR       187            Million Dollar Man
C         114 7   8 ME   Minor Breakdown         nice change of pace
J-K      6018            Minstrel Man
RH        211            Miracle Express
WW        603   9   M V  Mississippi             smooth singer for talented caller
CRC       135            Misty
HH       5247   7 8 MEV  Misty
LR      10109       M V  Monster Mash            Halloween classic
SD        233       M V  Moondance
SD        252            More
TNT       166 8   9      More I See You The
CC         52            More That I Cried The (Gone, Gone, Gone)
ESP      1051       M V  Morning Sun
C         331            Motorcycle Cowboy
RR        196   9   M V  Mountain Music      festival classic, good for group calling
C         516   7        Mountain Pass
A        1010 8 9 7 M V  Mr Bassman              upbeat ("boom bapa boom pah" vocals)
SSR       217 8 8 8 MEV  Mr Piano Man
DR         30   9        Mr Sandman
BR        256       M V  Mr Santa (Sandman)
TB        204       M    Muddy Boggy Banjo Man
BM        121 8 8 8 MEV  Music Music Music       honky tonk sound
RYL       815            My Baby Thinks She's A Train
RBS      1302     7  E   My Blue Heaven          nice happy tune
BR        289       M V  My Girl
CHY       504   7        My Girl
RYL       311       M V  My Heart Skips A Beat
GMP       917     7 M V  My Hometown             pleasant melody
RBS      1300     7 M    My Life's A Dance
GS       1016 8   8 M    My Three Sons (theme from)   for short tip, gets repetitive
ESP       210            My Way

SD        219       M V  Neon Moon               classic, encourages vocal expression
BS       1045            Neon Rose
C         219            Never Ending Song Of Love
RR        198            New Attitude
ESP      1024            New Kid In Town
ED        104   7   M V  New Patches Old Garments  for low voice
JP        901 8   9 ME   New Selfish
C         321   8   M V  Newtron Dance
RYL       317   9 8 M V  Night Has 1000 Eyes The
DIM       106   7   M V  Nobody Knows
ST        306 7          Nora                    driving patter
LM        219            Northern Lights
DWN       102            Now I Can Dance

TOP     25198       ME   Oblah Di Oblah Da
FP        203 7   7      Octopus's Garden        different
RH        603   7   M V  Oh Baby Mine            classic, 3 Tea Cup Chains
BM        126   7   M V  Oh Johnny               old, good melody
BM        111   7        Oh Lonesome Me
CRC       107   8        Oh Lonesome Me
RR        183   9   M V  Oh Lonesome Me
JP/ESP    331            Oh Lonesome You
ER       1016            Oh No Hoedown
ESP       715            Oh You Beautiful Doll
EAG      3202   7        Oklahoma
BS       2295            Old Black Magic
HH        339   8   M V  Old Black Magic         I wish there was a better version
SSR       130 8 8        Old Fashioned Love Song   strong beat, lyrical
EAG      1209       M V  Old Lamplighter
BS       1635            Old Mother Nature
C         711            Oo-Wee Baby
RYL       307   8   M V  On And On
RB       3011   7        On The Other Hand
ESP       207   8        On The Road Again
SSR       142            One Fine Day
RMR      2100            One In A Million
CK        118   8        One More Town
ESP      1017   8   M V  One Night At A Time
MGR      2144       M V  One Of Those Wonderful Songs
RIV       218            One Of Those Wonderful Songs
RR        234   8   M V  One Promise Too Late
C         706   8   M V  One Thin Dime
DWN       106       ME   One World
SIR       106            Only Sixteen
C         213   9   M V  Only You (I have 2 copies)  excellent for intro night
RH        307   8 7 M V  Our Day Will Come
CAR        13 7   8 M    Outbound Plane

GMP       912            Painted Ladies
ESP       720            Paper Roses
ESP       129            Party's Over The
RWH       213            Patriotic Medley
C         406 8   8      Pecos Promenade   like "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"
4B       6057       M    Pennies From Heaven
TNT       220            Pennsylvania Polka
SIR       320            People Like Us
RYL       812     7      Petticoat Junction
Special                  Phase Craze / Rubber Dolley  (Sets In Order 18 Special #1 & 2)
RB        297 7          Piano Roll Blues        one that people don't pay attention to
WIN      4823 8 8   M V  Pickle Up A Doodle      old classic singing call figure (hard!)
RB       3017       M V  Pink Cadillac   good for mono-tone voice - some folks REALLY like this
CD        223   8   M V  Pirates And Poets       a very nice little song
UR          1            Pittsfield Drum & Buggle Corps
C         704 8   9 M V  Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
CAR        21       M    Please Pass The Kisses
MGR       934       M    Please Pass The Kisses
SR       2001            Poison Sugar
TNT       281       M    Pomp And Circumstance   (for graduation ceremony)
TNT       225            Pop Goes The Movies
ERIC     4009 7     M    Popcorn   (original 70's pop)  lively for short patter - gets boring
JP/ESP   7006 8   9 MEV  Primerose Lane
RBS      1276            Prisoner Of The Highway
RMR       101   7        Put Yourself In My Shoes
UR        302            Puttin' On The Ritz

PP        109       M    Raggin' A Call
GR      12214 8   8 ME   Railey Special          good up-beat old-time sound
JP/ESP    700            Rainbow Connection
ESP       411       M    Ramblin
RYL       232            Ramblin' Man
RR        200   8        Ramblin' Man (or JP/ESP 330)
ABC        12       M    Rasputin                hard to get? copyright issues?
Kalox    1329 8   8      Razz-Ma-Tazz
RR        127            Ready For The Times To Get Better
JP/ESP    236 7 7 8      Real Good Time
CD        268            Red And Rio Grand
HCC       106 8      E   Red Pepper / Atouffer (pronounced ET-TO-FAY)
GR      12234        E   Red River Valley
C         319     9 M V  Red Roses
RIV       224   7 7 M V  Red Sails In The Sunset  mellow, emotional, for last tip
HH       5218   7        Release Me (Please)
TAR       113        E   Reggie's Boogie
ESP        17        E   Rhythm's Gonna Get You
Q         832            Right Or Wrong
LH       1047   7        Ring Around Your Neck   silly
TOP     25335            Roamin'
HH       5173            Rock Around The Clock
RYL      1003 8 7        Rock This Town
C        1001            Rock'n In Rosalie's Boat
CK        131            Rockabye Your Baby
C         503   7        Rockin Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu
COR      1003   7 7      Rocky Top
SR        701   7        Rodeo Romeo
TNT       247            Roll Out The Barrel
ESP       109            Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
HH       5196            Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
ST        166            Roses And Love Songs
SIR       602   9        Rosegarden
ESP      1007   8   M V  Rub A Dubbin
WK         15 9   9 M V  Rubber Ducky            silly
RYL       503            Ruby Baby
GR      12183            Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer    Christmas
OR         68            Runaround Sue
RB       3043   7        Runnin Bear
GR      12230            Running Bear            classic singing call

OR         43       ME   Sailing
RYL       801            Sally Was The Good Old Girl
HH        672   8   ME   Sammie   (Ready For The Times To Get Better)
RR        217 8   8      San Antonio Stroll    (my copy gift from Anne Uebelacker)
ESP       180            Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
TNT       210            Santa's Medley
RWH       212            Santo Domingo
C         122 7          Saturday Night
GMP      1001            Save The Best For Last
ER       1020   7        Save The Last Dance For Me
RBS      1291            Say I Do
BS       2260 7   9  E   Schatzie
RHY       246   7   M V  Sea Cruise
RR        237       M V  Sea Of Heartbreak
RYL       226   7        Sealed With A Kiss
LM        213            Secret Agent Man
AMR       203       M    Sex Bomb
YR        103 8     ME   Sexy Hoedown      a hip shaker - good for caller with mono-tone voice
ESP       709   9   M V  Sha Boom          "life would be a dream sweetheart" - for high voice
RR        124            Shadow Of Your Smile The
HH       5214            Shadows In The Moonlight
TOP     25335            Shake/Roamin'
HH       5248            Shake Like An Earthquake   shuffle/swing "Earthquake"
ESP       405 7   7  E   Shakin'  (generic patter)
CAR        34        E   Shall We Gather At The River
SSR       154        E   Shanty Town
AMR       301        E   She'll Dance
ESP      1003   8        Should've Asked Her Faster
LM        202            Shut Up And Kiss Me
BS       2456       M V  Side By Side
SSR       205 8   8      Side By Side
CC         27            Silver Bells
ESP       712            Sitting On Top Of The World
CAR        19 9   9 MEV  Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed
FP        204            Sleigh Ride             play at 87 RPM for upbeat carousel organ sound
ESP      1059            Slow Poke               light, happy
Q         880   8        Small Small World       has backup vocals
C        1005            Small World
RBS      1303 9   9 MEV  Smile                   flowing, nice for last tip
DR        670       ME   Smile Will Go A Long Long Way A
SSK       111            Smooth                  (Smoothe)
ER       1012       M V  Sold
RYL       101   8        Somebody Like Me
TOP     25240   8        Somebody Stole My Gal
4B       6038            Somebody's Knockin'
RR        167       M V  Someday Soon           emotional, lyrics modified from original
C         201   7   M V  Something About You Baby I Like
GMP      1102   7        Sometimes When We Touch       4 unique figures including Plus
Q         920       M V  Somewhere Over Rainbow
RBS      1234            Southern Nights
FP        101        E   Spiders / Flies
WIN      4871            St. James Infirmary
SD        012     7      Stand By Me
GMP       601   7        Stars Over Texas
C      3504CD        E   Stay A Little Longer
BMV        09            Steel Guitar Hoedown
RYL      1002            Steel Rails
ESP      1026            Still In Love With You
RYL       137   7 7      Stuck In The Middle With You   rock but easy arrangement
TH        505            Streaken' Dolly
C         522            Streets Of Bakersfield
RR        211   9   M V  Sugar Shack             up-beat Plus figure
RB       3094       ME   Sugarfoot Rag
CD        258            Sukiaki
MGR      2051   7 7      Summer Sounds           lazy beat
BS       2434 9 9 9 M V  Summertime
BS       2421 7   8  E   Summertime Dream
C         511            Sunny
TB        185   8   M V  Sunny                   show off voice (difficult)
ESP       410            Sunshine                patter with strong up beat
BS       2435 8   9      Suwannee
EAG      3303            Sweet Fantasy
BS       2442 9   9 ME   Sweet Georgia Brown
4B       6134     7      Sweet Gypsy Rose
RBS      1271       M V  Swingin'
MGR      2015        E   Swinging Ragtime Gal
CC*       564            Singing Little Guitar Man

GMP       904   8        Take Good Care Of My Baby
DR         95       M    Take Me I'm Yours
CD        274   7        Take Me Out To The Ballgame
TNT       284            Take Me Out To The Ballgame
ESP       912 7 7 8 M V  Takin' Care Of Business      good rock & roll sound
JP        407       M    Tall Tall Trees
SSR       188       M V  Tea For Two             nice and easy "cha-cha-cha"
LM        194            Temporary Home
A        1011 7   8  E   Tempos Tantrum   (Java)   "thinking" patter music
RYL       120            Temptation Eyes
TH        512            Tennessee Night Train / Who's Bully
RYL       601            Tennessee River            festival classic
DIM       109   7        Texas Fiddle Man
ESP      1006            Thank Heaven For Little Girls
DR        735       M V  That Certain One
GMP       910            That's All
TNT       166            That's Alright Mama
C         514       M V  That's The Thing About Love
A        1022 7      E   That's The Way I Like It   decent rendition of old disco song
CAR        36 8          Theme Time
RMR      2002            Then What
BS       2457 9   9 ME   There'll Be Some Changes Made
ANDY     0001       M    They Don't Know           (Andy Shore made from Karaoke version)
RB       3042            Third Rate Romance
RMR       103       M V  This Ain't My First Rodeo       up-beat fast
ESP      1022   7        This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing
BS       2424 8   9 M V  This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
SSK       102            This Diamond Ring
ESP       189            Those Good Ol Dreams
ESP       169            Those Were The Days
FR       0001 7   8      Thunder Road            nice beat, medium low energy
TH        501            Thunderbird Romp
DIA       101   8        Til The Answer Comes      gospel tune that moves
CRC       129            Till The Answer Comes
ESP       708       M    Till The End Of The World
GR        403       M    Till There Was You
BR        297            Time To Get Together
4B       6140   7        To Make You Feel My Love
ESP       701            Toot Toot Tootsie
AR        108       M V  Tonight The Heartaches On Me
BM        145            Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
TNT       239            Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
RYL       817       M    Traveling Man
BS       1091   7        Traveling Minstrel Man (or BO 1344)  (needs beat)
BM       1019        E   Treat Her Right
ESP       914 8   8      Trolley Song The
DR        737            Turkey In The Straw
MGR      2029            Turkey In The Straw
C        2202            Twelfth Street Rag
ESP       419            Twister
C         820            Two Good Reasons
RYL       203   8        Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
HH       5217            Two Pina Coladas
LM        211            Two Pina Coladas
SSK       104            Two Steppin' Round The Christmas Tree
LH        138            Two Timin' Blues

SSR       105            Under The Boardwalk
P        1001       ME   Uncle Pen
Greenwd  9008 9   9 ME   Uptown Saturday Night

TB        190            Vaya Con Dios
C         807   9        Venus (She's Got It)
MR        118 7 7   MEV  Volcano                 slow: play at 49RPM   island beat

ESP       132            Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie
RR        220   8   M V  Walk On                 upbeat country
DR        695     7      Walk Right Back
RB       3048   7        Walk Through This World With Me
RWH       524            Walk Up 1 Hoedown
GMP       501            Walk Walk Walk / Playmate
LM        114   9   M V  Walkin Dream            my most successful singing call
OR         70            Walking On Sunshine
SSR       210            Wanderer The
CAR        38            We're From The Country
RR        231   9 8 M V  Western Skies
A        1004   8        What A Day For A Daydream
Q         915   8 7      What A Way To Go        silly
BM        184 7 7        What Ever Happened To Old Fashioned Love  (needs beat)
GMP       204            What I Meant To Say
C         523            What You Do To Me
RH        507       M    What You Do To Me
RR        176   7        What's Forever For      a little poignant
CD        256       M    Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy
RMR       801   7   M V  When I'm With My Baby
C        3509            When The Saints Go Marching In
SNW       101            When You Think About Love
ER       1024     7      When You're Smiling
FTC     32039        E   When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver
TOP     25182        E   Where You're Gonna Be
LS        330        E   Whisper Ring
RYL       230            White Christmas
CK        512        E   White Line
SNW       403            Whiteline Casanova
Q         887            Who What Where When Why How
RYL       141       M    Who's Your Daddy
LM        210 7     ME   Whoop Square It Is      sort of like modern rap
C         203       M V  Wild About Honey
MGR      2435            Wild As A Wildcat
SIR       315            Wild Weekend
RBS      1290            Will The Circle Be Unbroken
AS        104 9          Will To Love The
WIN      5050            Winter Wonderland
BS       2384        E   Witch Doctor
UBR      9603            Witchy Women
GR      12185 7   8 ME   Wolverton Mountain      non-distracting, for teaching
TOP     25016            Woman In Love
GMP       103   7        Wonder Of You The
SSR       169            Wooly Bully
RYL       409            Workin' Playin'

LM        206 9   8 M V  Y.M.C.A.                high energy, for high voice
                         Yakety Sax    see "Boots Randolf"
RB        901            Yakety Sax
RYL       803 8   7 M V  Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
SIR      1201       ME   Yesterday                        mellow
TNT       249 7   7 M    You Call Everybody Darling
CD        236       M V  You Go You're Gone
RYL       107 8 8 8 M V  You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'    good for new class
MDL         7   8   M    You Send Me                      nice arrangement
RR        148            You Should Be In Movies
HH       5080     8      You'll Be Mine
GR      12109            You're Grand
OR         63   7 8      You're My Jamaica
BS       2422            You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
4B       6063            You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
RYL       103   9   M V  You're Still The One     high energy, festival classic
RMR       304   8        You've Got A Friend
RYL       519   7        You've Got Me Thinking Of You
ESP       524            Young At Heart
HH       5155            Young At Heart
TOP     25226            Young Maggie
GMP       905   8 7      Your Love Amazes Me
RH        511            Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher


* = another record label has the same abbreviation



Special / Non Square Dance

BR5-49         CW   Cherokee Boogie  (Hey Ho Aleena)
LS     57471A waltz Could I Have This Dance  ANNE MURRAY  (slow waltz)
SA      1006A dance Dance Little Bird (The Chicken Song)
SIRE  7-19789 line  Hanky Panky - Madonna
RYL      1101 spec  Happy Birthday (4 versions)
TNT       281 parad Pomp And Circumstance / 76 Trombones
GR      12230 specl Running Bear
LS     57471B 2step Snowbird  ANNE MURRAY  (short 2 step)
COL    90046B 2step The Chair  GEORGE STRAIGHT (very slow romantic 2-step)
COL    90046A 2step The Fireman  GEORGE STRAIGHT   (up-beat 2-step)
ALT   7-84899 line  Wild Wild West



For Alternative Square Dance Music including a lot of Alternative Patter Music
See: My Digital Square Dance Music

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  • How I get music - How you can too!
  • My most wanted records

     


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