''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

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-oriented sound than his previous albums.

Critical reception

The album was met with generally positive reviews. Mark Deming from

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said, "''Ballroom Stories'' is

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designed to evoke the sounds and moods of the 1920s, when glamour and intrigue walked hand in hand at

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s and

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Track listing

Personnel

*Brian Amos – vocals *Thomas Berghammer – trumpet *

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– composer *

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– composer *Peter Huber – trumpet *Albin Janoska – piano *Joy Malcolm – vocals *Ilse Riedler – clarinet *

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– performer, producer, composer * Zeebee – composer

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Klaus Waldeck albums