THE BALLADS

BODY AND SOUL
BUT BEAUTIFUL
GOD BLESS THE CHILD
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY
MY FOOLISH HEART
MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
MY ROMANCE
SOME OTHER TIME
AT LAST …Etta James
GEORGIA …Standard
JILL …Harry Connick
ALL I ASK OF YOU …Phantom
BEAUTIFUL IN MY EYES …Joshua Kadison
CHANCES ARE …Johnny Mathis
CHANGE THE WORLD …Eric Clapton
EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY …Paul Young
FROM THIS MOMENT …Shania Twain
INTO THE MYSTIC
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY
CRAZY LOVE …Van Morrison
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME …John Hiatt
I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME …Bonnie Raitt
JUST MY IMAGINATION …Temptations
GET HERE …Oleta Adams
YOU’RE THE BEST THING … Gladys Knight

POP AND “JUMP” SWING

YOU AND ME AND THE BOTTLE… Big Bad Voo Do Daddies
JUMP JIVE AND WAIL… Louie Prima
CHOO CHOO CHABOOGIE… Louis Jordan
IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T… Louis Jordan
HEY PACHUCO… Royal Crown Revue
HELL… Squirrel Nut Zippers
ZOOT SUIT RIOT… Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
A WINK AND A SMILE …Harry Connick
KNOCK ME A KISS… Standard
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL… Big Joe Turner
YOU NEVER CAN TELL …Chuck Berry
I AIN’T MAD AT YOU …Gatemouth Moore
WADE IN THE WATER …Standard
I FEEL SO SMOOCHIE …???
634-5789… Wilson Picket
CORRINA CORRINA …Big Joe Turner
STAGGER LEE… Chris Kenner
THE NAME OF THE PLACE (I like it like that) …???

SWING

THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
FLY ME TO THE MOON
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
LOVE
THE A TRAIN
IN THE MOOD
SATIN DOLL
A FOGGY DAY
HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES
THE LADY IS A TRAMP
NIGHT AND DAY
SING SING SING
EMBRACEABLE YOU
MY ROMANCE
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
IT DON’T MEAN A THING
HONEY SUCKLE ROSE
AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
FRIM FRAM SAUCE
EXACTLY LIKE YOU
THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL…
HOW SWEET IT IS …James Taylor
I FEEL GOOD …James Brown
I LIKE IT LIKE THAT …The Blackout Allstars
I NEED TO KNOW …Marc Anthony
I WILL SURVIVE …Gloria Gaynor
IN YOUR EYES …Peter Gabriel
IS THIS LOVE… Bob Marley
KNOCK ON WOOD …Wilson Picket
LADIES NIGHT …Cool and the Gang
LET’S STAY TOGETHER …Al Green
LOVE SHACK …B 52’s
MUSTANG SALLY …Wilson Picket
MY GIRL …The Temptations
PINK CADILLAC …Aretha
RESCUE ME …Fontella Bass
RESPECT …Aretha
SEPTEMBER …Earth Wind and Fire
SHAKE YOUR BODY …Michael Jackson
SHOTGUN …Jr. Walker
SMOOTH …Santana
STREET LIFE …Crusaders
SUPERSTITION …Stevie Wonder
SWEET CAROLINE …Neil Diamond
THAT’S NOT LOVE …Keb Mo
THINK …Aretha
WE ARE FAMILY …Sister Sledge
WHAT’S GOIN’ ON …Marvin Gaye
YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON …Joe Cocker, Tom Jones
YOU NEVER CAN TELL… Chuck Berry

This is a partial list. Please let us know about the songs you need that are not listed here…

DANCE

AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW …???
AIN’T NOBODY …Chaka Khan
ADDICTED TO LOVE …Robert Palmer
AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG …Temptations
ALL AROUND THE WORLD …Lisa Stansfield
ALL STAR …Smash Mouth
ANTS MARCHING …Dave Mathews
BLACK VELVET …Alannah Myles
BRICK HOUSE …Commodores
BROWN EYED GIRL …Van Morrison
BURNIN’ DOWN THE HOUSE …Talking Heads
CREAM… Prince
CHAIN OF FOOLS …Aretha
CELEBRATION …Cool and the Gang
COLD SWEAT …James Brown
COOL JERK …The Capitals
DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY …Thelma Houston
DANCE TO THE MUSIC …Sly Stone
DANCIN’ IN THE STREETS …Martha Reeves
DISCO INFERNO …The Trampps
DOMINO …Van Morrison
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE …The Police
FIELDS OF GOLD …Sting
FREEWAY OF LOVE …Aretha
GRAPEVINE …Marvin Gaye
GIVE ME ONE REASON …Tracy Chapman
About song lists…

The most important song list is often the list of songs you DO NOT want played at your event. If we have presented material either here or on the demonstration CD that you feel is inappropriate, please let us know so these songs may be omitted during your event.
We can access most any piece of music you may require. If there is a song you want us to perform that is not listed here please note we do have an extended library of nearly every song ever written. Our extended list includes many wonderful country tunes as well as ethnic music .

We purposely omitted songs typically listed on most song lists…

Song lists are often too long so we included the most requested songs that have worked best for Dressed in Black in our most recent and successful engagements.

Playing the right music at the right time is the key to a successful event. We welcome your input and will put your suggestions into the play list wherever possible to insure a most delightful evening for both you and your guests.

We understand planning an event that requires live music can offer many different possibilities. Please allow us the opportunity to assist in any way we can to make this process not only simple but enjoyable as well.