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A-Z of First Dance music


John Maddaford
John Maddaford Updated:
8th of March 2023

Aaron Neville & Lisa Ronstadt  - Don't Know Much
Aerosmith - Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
Air Supply - All Out Of Love
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Al Green - Loving You Forever
All 4 One - I Swear
Allstars - Perfect Day
Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
Angry Anderson - Suddenly
Anita Baker - Sweet Love
Another Level -  From The Heart
Aqualung - Strange And Beautiful
Atlantic - Star Always
Bad Company - Loving You Out Loud
Bangles - Eternal Flame
Barry White - Loves Theme
Barry White - Just The Way You Are
Barry White - My First, My Last, My Everything
Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees - Night Fever
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
Big Mountain - Baby I Love Your Way
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Bill Withers and Grover Washington - Just The Two Of Us
Billy Joel - Always A Woman To Me
Billy Joel - I Love You Just The Way You Are
Billy Joel - She's Got A Way
Billy Ocean - Suddenly
Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses
Bon Jovi - Always
Bon Jovi -  You Had Me From Hello
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Boyzone - Words
Boyzone - Baby Can I Hold You
Boyzone - No Matter What
Boyzone - I Love The Way You Love Me
Bryan Adams - Heaven
Bryan Adams - All For Love
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
Buddy Holly - True Love Ways Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
Celine Dion & The Bee Gees - Immortatility
Champagne - How 'bout Us
Chicago - You're My Inspiration
Chris de Burgh - Lady In Red
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Cliff Richard - Congratulations
Climax Blues Band - I Love You
Coldplay - Fix You
Commodores - Three Times A Lady
Crying Shames - Please Stay
Cyndi Lauper - True Colours
Daniel Beddingfield -  If You're Not The One
David Gray - This Years Love
David Gray - Sail Away
David Gray - Be Mine
Delfonics - La La La Means I Love You
Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me
Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie - Endless Love
Dido - Thank You
Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love
DJ Sammy - Heaven (Candle Light Mix)
Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
Dorothy More - Misty Blue Elton John - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elton John - Your Song
Elvis - Always On My Mind
Elvis - Love Me Tender
Elvis - The Wonder Of You
Elvis - Can't Help Falling In Love
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Etta James - At Last
Eva Cassidy - Songbird
Extreme - More Than Words
Fairground Attraction - Perfect
Fat Larry's Band - Zoom
Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Frank Sinatra - Love and Marriage
Frank Sinatra - For Once In My Life
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
Gabrielle - Dreams
Garth Brooks - Shameless
Gary Barlow - Forever Love
Genesis - Follow You Follow Me
George Benson - Greatest Love Of All
George Benson - Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You
George Benson - In Your Eyes
Gladys Night and the Pips - You're The Best Thing That Happened To Me
Gloria Estefan - Can't Stay Away From You
Grease - We Go Together
Grease - You're The One That I Want
Greenday - Time Of Your Life Harry Connick Jr - It Had To Be You
Heatwave - Always and Forever
Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
Honeyz - Finally Found
Human League - Electric Dreams
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Jack Johnson - Better Together
Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
James Blunt  -You're Beautiful
Jamie Cullum - What A Difference A Day Makes
Jamie Cullum - Everlasting Love
Jeffrey Osbourne - On The Wings Of Love
Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker - Up Where We Belong
Joe Cocker - You're So Beautiful
John Lennon - Imagine
John Lennon - Woman
Journey South - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Julie Rodgers - The Wedding
Katie Melua - Closest Thing To Crazy
K-CI and JoJo - All My Life
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Kool and the Gang - Celebration
Kool and the Gang - Cherish Labbi Sifri - Something Inside So Strong
LeAnn Rimes - You Light Up My Life
LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live?
Lionel Richie - 3 Times A Lady
Lionel Richie - Truly
Lionel Richie - You Are My Destiny
Lionel Richie - Hello
Lionel Richie - Say You Say Me
Lionel Richie - Stuck On You
Lionel Richie and Diana Ross - Endless Love
Lonestar - Amazed
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Louis Armstrong - All The Time In The World
Louis Armstrong - Wonderful World
Louise - Light Of My Life
Love Affair - Everlasting Love
Luther Vandross - So Amazing
Madonna - Crazy For You
Madonna - Cherish
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Mariah Carey  - Dream Lover
Maroon 5 - Smile
Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Michael Bublé - Home
Michael Bublé - The Way You Look Tonight
Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
Minnie Ripperton - Loving You
Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin Nat 'King' Cole - When I Fall In Love
Nat 'King' Cole - Let There Be Love
Natalie Cole - Orange Coloured Sky
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Nilsson - Without You
Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
Nora Jones - Come Away With Me
Oleta Adams - Get Here
Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
Paulo Nutini - Last Resort
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
Phil Collins - True Colours
Phillis Nelson - Move Closer
Pretenders - I'll Stand By You
Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith
Proclaimers - Let's Get Married
Procol Harem - Whiter Shade Of Pale
Queen - You're My Best Friend
R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Robbie Williams - Angels
Robbie Williams - She's The One
Roberta Flack - The First Time I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson - Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Rod Stewart - This Old Heart Of Mine
Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart
Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately
Ronan Keating - (You Say It Best) When You Say Nothing At All
Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Savage Garden - To The Moon And Back
Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
Shania Twain - From This Monent
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Simply Red - The Air That You Breathe
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Simply Red - For You Babies
Sinead O'Conner - Nothing Compares To You
Slade - My Oh My
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Solomon King - She Wears My Ring
Spandau Ballet  - True
Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder -  Isn't She Lovely
Stevie Wonder -  For Once In My Life
Sting - Fields Of Gold
Style Council - You're The Best Thing
Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New
Sugababes - Too Lost In You
Take That - I Want You Back For Good
Temptations - My Girl
Tony Bennett - The Way You Look Tonight
U2  - All I Want Is You
U2 and Mary J Blige - One
UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love
Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately
Van Morrison - Moon Dance
Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Wannadies - You & Me Song
Westlife - Flying Without Wings
Westlife - I Wanna Grow Old With You
Westlife - Tonight
Westlife - Unbreakable
Westlife - Queen Of My Heart
Westlife - More Than Words
Westlife - You Raise Me Up
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston - The Greates Love Of All
Will Young  - Evergreen
Will Young - All Time Love

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