American waltz can be danced to the same music as English- or Slow Waltz. It has as all waltzes a measure three (count). In contrast to the slow waltz, the American waltz also has open movements. Differences are in the rate:
English, Slow Waltz: 28-30 measurements / min (MPM) or about 84-90 beats (beats, BPM).
American waltz: 30-32 + 90-96 MPM or even 120 BPM
# | Title | Artist(s) | Year | Ln | Time | BPM | or also | P | + |
1 | Adios amigo | Jim Reeves | 1964 | En | 2:31 | 7 | |||
2 | Are you lonesome tonight | Elvis Presley, Lotti, | 1968 | En | 3:10 | 1 | |||
3 | At the parallel | Vaya con dios | 1996 | En | 2:57 | 30 | 9 | ||
4 | At this moment | Billy Vera and the Beaters, Borsato | 1981 | En | 4:14 | 29 | 8 | ||
5 | Bedankt lieve ouders | Vader Abraham | 1978 | Ne | 4:13 | 1 | |||
6 | Cavatine (Deer hunter theme) | The Shadows, John Williams, ea | 1978 | X | 3:18 | 27 | 2 | ||
7 | Chinese slow walz (Qi Shi Ni Bu Dong Wo De Xin) | Casa Musica, Angus Tung | 1989 | Ch | 3:39 | 3 | |||
8 | Come away with me | Nora Jones | 2002 | En | 2:24 | 27 | 7 | ||
9 | Could I have this dance | Anne Murray | 1980 | En | 3:19 | 29 | 1 | ||
10 | Disney Girls | Alexander Rybak | 2010 | En | 4:14 | 2 | 14 | ||
11 | Don't leave tonight | Janis Ian & Conny Van Den Bos, Lisa Del Bo | 1980 | En | 3:45 | 2 | 14 | ||
12 | Fascination | Nat King Cole | 1957 | En | 2:50 | 2 | |||
13 | Funny forgotten familiar feelings | Tom Jones | 1968 | En | 2:59 | 1 | 14 | ||
14 | Greensleeves | Montovani, Celtic Women ea | 1600 | X | 3:27 | 29 | 1 | ||
15 | He'll have to go | Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline | 1960 | En | 2:27 | 30 | 5 | ||
16 | Hello Memory | Al Martino | 1966 | En | 2:24 | 2 | 14 | ||
17 | I belong to you | Anastacia & Eros Ramazzotti | 1981 | En | 4:26 | Slow | 3 | ||
18 | I never loved a man | Sarah Conor, Aretha Franklin, The Commitments | 1967 | En | 2:45 | 9 | |||
19 | I wonder why | Curtis Stigers | 1991 | En | 4:12 | 30 | 1 | ||
20 | Ich tanze mit dir in der Himmel hinein | Carice Van Houten | 1938 | Du | 3:35 | 2 | 14 | ||
21 | If you don't know me by now | Simply Red (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes '72) | 1988 | En | 3:25 | 31 | Slow | 1 | |
22 | I'm so lonesome I could cry | Sarah Bettens, Lisa del Bo, Elvis, Williams, Thomas, ea | 1949 | En | 2:12 | 27 | 1 | ||
23 | Is there live after love | Shania Twaine | 1995 | En | 4:39 | 32 | 8 | ||
24 | Junge komm bald wieder | Freddy Quinn | 1963 | Du | 2:54 | 2 | |||
25 | Lady lay down | Paul Anka, Tom Jones, Rene Froger | 1981 | En | 3:22 | 6 | |||
26 | Long lie the river | Johnny Logan | 1992 | En | 5:04 | 1 | |||
27 | Love ain't here anymore | Take that | 1994 | En | 3:48 | 31 | 1 | ||
28 | Ma | Bart Herman | 1999 | Ne | 3:00 | 5 | |||
29 | Manana se va | Frank Galan | 1997 | Sp | 4:18 | Am. Wals | 9 | ||
30 | Mary Jane | Alanis Morissette | 1995 | En | 4:41 | 33 | 7 | ||
31 | May each day | Andy Williams | 1966 | En | 2:54 | 9 | |||
32 | Moon River | Henry Mancini | 1961 | X | 2:44 | 2 | |||
33 | Moon river | Henry Mancini, Elton John, Andy Williams, Malando | 1960 | En | 2:45 | 32 | 6 | ||
34 | Mull of Kintyre | Paul McCartney & Wings | 1977 | En | 4:44 | Am. Wals | 2 | ||
35 | Natural Women | Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Carole King,… | 1967.. | En | 3:42 | 5 | |||
36 | Nocturne | Secret garden | 1995 | X | 3:11 | 3 | |||
37 | Papillon (Them from) | Jerry Goldsmith | 1973 | X | 2:20 | 2 | 14 | ||
38 | Plaisir d'amour | Nana Mouskouri, joan Baez ea | 1978 | Fr | 3:35 | 6 | |||
39 | See the day | Girls Aloud, Dee C. Lee | 1985 | En | 3:54 | 30 | 2 | ||
40 | Singalong junk | Paul McCarthney | 1970 | X | 2:37 | 8 | |||
41 | Somewhere between | The Tumbleweeds, Grant & Forsyth | 1975 | En | 2:52 | 31 | 1 | ||
42 | Spiegelbeeld | Willeke Alberti | 1963 | Ne | 2:26 | 29 | 5 | ||
43 | Stay in my life | Gerard Joling | 1989 | En | 4:56 | 30 | 4 | ||
44 | Take it to the limit | Eagles | 1977 | En | 4:50 | 30 | 2 | ||
45 | Tennesee Waltz | Anne Murray, Connie Francis, Patti Page, Elvis Presley | 1950 | En | 2:30 | 29 | 2 | ||
46 | The Elephant Song | Kamahl | 1975 | En | 3:33 | 1 | 14 | ||
47 | The story of Tina | Al Martino | 1954 | En | 2:55 | 29 | 5 | 14 | |
48 | There goes my everything | Elvis Presley, Humperdinck, ea | 1969 | En | 2:40 | 30 | 4 | ||
49 | Tree times a lady | Commodores. Liones Richie | 1978 | En | 3:46 | 1 | |||
50 | True love | Elton John and Kikki Dee, | 1993 | En | 3:35 | 28 | 2 | ||
51 | Try to remember the day of september | The lettermen ea | 1960 | En | 3:18 | 2 | |||
52 | Una (hi)storia importante | Eros Ramazotti | 1985 | It | 4:37 | 29 | 2 | 14 | |
53 | Vaya con dios | Freddy Fender, Les Paul & Mary Ford | 1953 | En | 2:50 | 5 | |||
54 | Waltzer der Liebe | Mireille Mathieu | 1977 | Du | 3:28 | 30 | 1 | ||
55 | When I need you | Celine Dion, Leo Sayer | 1976 | En | 3:33 | Amerik. Wals | 3 | ||
56 | When winter comes | Chris de Burgh | 2004 | X | 3:46 | 28 | 8 | ||
57 | You | Judith Jobse | 2000 | En | 4:40 | 33 | 9 |