| Ballroom Stories | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 25, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2007 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, electronic | |||
| Label | Dope Noir Records | |||
| Producer | Klaus Waldeck | |||
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Ballroom Stories is a studio album by Waldeck released in 2007. Ballroom Stories is the first album that included collaboration with Austrian musician Zeebee. The album features a more trip hop-oriented sound than his previous albums.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | positive [1] |
The album was met with generally positive reviews. Mark Deming from AllMusic said, "Ballroom Stories is electronic dance music designed to evoke the sounds and moods of the 1920s, when glamour and intrigue walked hand in hand at dance halls and speakeasies." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Make My Day" | Waldeck;Malcom | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Jerry Weintraub" | 3:08 | |
| 3. | "Memories" | Zeebee;Waldeck | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Addicted" | Zeebee;Waldeck | 3:56 |
| 5. | "So Black & Blue" | P. Moosbrugger;Waldeck | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Midsummer Night Blue" | Zeebee;Waldeck | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Why Did We Fire the Gun?" | Zeebee; Waldeck | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Dope Noir" | 4:13 | |
| 9. | "Get Up...Carmen" | 4:00 | |
| 10. | "Bei Mir Bist du Schön (Dub)" | Jacobs;Cahn;Chaplin;Secunda | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Our Day Will Come" | Bob;Mort | 4:48 |
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