Save the Last Dance for Me
~ Recording by The Drifters
Appears on releases
# | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:34 | The Drifters | Save the Last Dance for Me / Nobody But Me | The Drifters | Single |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 45-2071 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | Save the Last Dance for Me (mono) | The Drifters | Album |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 8059 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:34 | The Drifters | The Drifters | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Clarion Records | 608 |
1.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | The Drifters’ Golden Hits | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 588 103 |
1.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | The Drifters’ Golden Hits | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | SD 8153 |
1.3 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | Drifters | Supersonic | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Stallion Records (imprint of Stallion Records, Inc.) | SSM001 |
1.12 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:24 | The Drifters | 16 Greatest Hits | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Deluxe (US/Canada reissue label) | CD-1009 |
7.12 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 781293-299 |
1.11 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Volume 4: 1958-1962 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 7 81296-2 |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | Ben E. King & The Drifters | The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 780 213-2 |
1.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | The Drifters’ Golden Hits | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 781 440-2 |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Pickwick Compact Discs (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.) | PWK 007 |
1.7 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:36 | The Drifters | Super Oldies CD-Collection, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arion (swiss compilations) | 17 367 4 |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | Ben E. King & The Drifters | The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me (Siver disc) | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 780 213-2 |
5.12 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Yesterdays Gold: 120 Golden Oldies, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| YDG 2551 | |
1.10 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 7 81931-2 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | 20 Great Love Songs of the 50's & 60's, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Laurie Records | |
1.3 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | 20 Million Dollar Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | D120773 |
1.10 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 7567-81931-2 |
1.4 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R270621 |
1.8 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Do You Remember, Vol. 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Goldies | GLD 63006 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | The Rock 'n' Roll Era: 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2RNR-11, OPCD-2541 |
4.19 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:34 | The Drifters | The Rock Box: The History of Rock ’n’ Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dominion (budget compilations; nested circles logo) | CD 1303 |
1.11 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:27 | The Drifters | Rockfile, Volume 17 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Backline Records (Line Music GmbH) | BLCD 9.00877 L |
1.24 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:26 | The Drifters | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 840 212-2, RRC-G02 |
1.20 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | 70 Ounces of Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compose, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9038-2, D 123636 |
1.8 | Save the Last Dance for Me | ?:?? | The Drifters | Soul Decade: The Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | ZK 74816 (2) |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | Ben E. King & The Drifters | The Ultimate Collection: Stand by Me | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | A2 80213 |
1.20 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:27 | The Drifters | The Very Best of Ben E. King and The Drifters (Telstar release) | Ben E. King and The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD2373MCPS |
3.3 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | 101 Number One Hit Records | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Beautiful Music Company | MSD2-35187 |
1.3 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | De Pre Historie 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 260.732 |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:35 | The Drifters | Media’s affenstarke Softies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Media Markt (German electronics retailer) | 10.011 |
1.8 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | Soul Decade ; The Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | ZD 74816, ZD 74816(2) |
4.20 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 82305-2 |
1.23 | Save the Last Dance for Me | ?:?? | The Drifters | 25 Years of #1 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-8501, R103-09 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | Greatest Hits | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Long Island Music Company Ltd. (not an imprint; rights holders/licensors of music recordings) | GAL024 |
1.10 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:36 | Drifters | Greatest Hits | Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Dominion (budget compilations; nested circles logo) | 30002 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | Greatest Hits: R&B Prime Cuts Legends | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Point Productions | 2641372 |
1.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | Jukebox Hits of 1960, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Double D Entertainment | 9160 |
2.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:27 | The Drifters | More Rock’n’Roll Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DIN CD 30 |
1.24 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:26 | The Drifters | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 516/02 |
1.9 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | 25 Rock Revival Juke Box Greats, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.18 | Save The Last Dance For Me | 2:26 | The Drifters | Fan des 60 - 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time-Life | 515 895-2 |
3.21 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | Hits of the Sixties Super 100 Oldies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K-Box (imprint of Weton-Wesgram B.V.) | 032A, 032B, 032C, 032D, 043 |
1.6 | Save the Last Dance for Me | ?:?? | The Drifters | Stand by Me | Ben E. King / The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| King Special | KSCD-466 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OP-2541, SRNR-11 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Projects | 2RNR-11, OPCD-2541 |
1.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:37 | The Drifters | Anthology | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71215 |
1.4 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1960 (1993 re-release with tracks 1 & 6 replaced) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 70621 |
1.9 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | Let's Twix Again (1955-1965) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TEK (compilation label) | 93-301-2 |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC) | MACCD 156 |
1.14 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Soul Power 3: The Very Best of Rhythm & Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 954381849-2 |
1.3 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:33 | The Drifters | The Sixties: 25 Classic Hits, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Astral Records | CD SFP 001 |
1.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:37 | The Drifters | The Very Best of the Drifters | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71211 |
1.16 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | Only Rock’n Roll 1960–1964 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| JCI | JCD-3125 |
1.8 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:32 | The Drifters | Sentimental 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | OPCD-4558 |
1.25 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:35 | The Drifters | Soul Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | 7567 80595 2 |
1.12 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | The No. 1 Hits 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | |
1.14 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | AM Gold: The Early '60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | AM1-19, OPCD-2667A |
1.6 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | Billboard Hottest Hits 1950-1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Jingo Records (Taiwanese label, Chinese name: 金革唱片.) | |
1.11 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:32 | The Drifters | The Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1960 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R857-02 |
2.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | The Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 300639300-1/2/3 |
2.14 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:32 | The Drifters | The Ultimate Soul Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| WTV (earlier incarnation of Warner.ESP and Warner Music TV) | 9548-33340-2 |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:31 | The Drifters | On Broadway | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| LaserLight Digital | 15 074 |
2.7 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:37 | The Drifters | Rockin’ & Driftin’: The Drifters Box | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72417 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:35 | The Drifters | Hits of the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pegasus (UK budget label till 2008 (later release Pegasus Entertainment)) | PEG CD 001 |
2.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | The Golden Days of Rock ’n’ Roll 1955–1964 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music | 3364 |
1.5 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:32 | The Drifters | The Hits Collection | Ben E. King & The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| A Play Collection, CMC Home Entertainment | 10171-2 |
1.10 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | The Sixties Complete | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 14746 2 4, 7243 8 14747 2 3, 7243 8 14748 2 2, 7243 8 14749 2 1, 7243 8 14750 2 7 |
1.10 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | The Sixties Complete | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australasia | 7243 4 71154 2 4, 7243 8 14746 2 4, 7243 8 14747 2 3, 7243 8 14748 2 2, 7243 8 14749 2 1 |
1.1 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:37 | The Drifters | There Goes My Baby | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino) | R2 72666 |
1.3 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | Tighten Up: #1 Soul Hits of the 60's, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Relativity Records, Repeat Music | 88561-1610-2, A 28665 |
1.4 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:36 | The Drifters | The Very Best of Ben E. King | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72970 |
1.4 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:36 | Ben E. King | The Very Best of Ben E. King | Ben E. King | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122-72970-2 |
1.8 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Up on the Roof / Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Collectables Records Corp. (not for release label use, this is a distributor) | COL-CD-6211 |
2.17 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:30 | The Drifters | Fetenkult: A Rock ’n’ Roll Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 74321 63894 2 |
1.26 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:26 | The Drifters | The Best Sixties Love Album... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 235 |
1.12 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:35 | The Drifters | The Definitive Sound of Atlantic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner.ESP | 7567 80595-9 |
2.20 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Heartbreaker | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | DCD 55007 |
1.14 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:26 | The Drifters | Roots of Rhythm: Cheek to Cheek | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets | OPCD-1904 |
1.13 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:29 | The Drifters | The Very Best of Ben E King & The Drifters | Ben E. King & The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD108 |
1.9 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:33 | The Drifters | Forever Gold: Number 1 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| St. Clair (subsidiary of St. Clair Entertainment Group, Inc.) | FGD58152 |
1.3 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy Entertainment Inc. (budget label) | ATP 036 |
1.14 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Absolute Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4012 |
1.12 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:25 | The Drifters | 60 Number Ones of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
2.13 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:26 | The Drifters | Absolute Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records ANS (Norwegian record company, not for release label use) | EVACD144 |
4.16 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Las 101 mejores baladas del universo | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DRO (nut and bolt logo) | |
1.14 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Memories Are Made of This | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | C-093C |
1.19 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:36 | The Drifters | Millennium Doo Wop Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 79990 |
3.20 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:37 | The Drifters | The Ultimate Sixties Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar TV | TTVCD3156, TTVCD3156/1-8 |
1.19 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | 100% Hits Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG France, Hit Master (French reissues) | 74321 871662 |
1.11 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:33 | The Drifters | Love Songs ...At Their Best (disc 1) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.14 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Memories Are Made of This | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Music Canada Inc., Reader’s Digest Music | 3432 |
1.9 | Save the Last Dance | 2:12 | The Drifters | Motor City Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | ETOCD024 |
1.2 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:27 | The Drifters | On the Sentimental Side | The Drifters | Album + Compilation |
| Mastertech | MAX040 |
2.19 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:28 | The Drifters | Rock ’n’ Roll die besten Songs aller Zeiten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | |
8.8 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:27 | The Drifters | Oldie Juke Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 80101 |
Promotion | |||||||||
1.8 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:27 | The Drifters | Sweet Dreams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Extra Records & Tapes | |
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1.11 | Save The Last Dance For Me | ?:?? | The Drifters | Unchained Melody (20 Classic 50's Hits) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Prism Leisure Corporation (not for release label use) | PLATCD180 |
1.4 | Save the Last Dance for Me | 2:26 | The Drifters | 50 Rock and Roll Lovesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Selected Sound Carrier AG |
Relationships
recorded in: | New York, New York, United States (on 1960-05-19) |
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producer: | Leiber and Stoller (songwriting team) |
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guitar: | Billy Davis (US guitarist & songwriter; member/manager of The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19) |
baritone vocals: | Doc Green (on 1960-05-19) |
bass vocals: | Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1960-05-19) |
lead vocals: | Benny Nelson (on 1960-05-19) |
tenor vocals: | Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) (on 1960-05-19) Johnny Williams (soul/blues vocalist) (on 1960-05-19) |
conductor: | Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) (on 1960-05-19) |
arranger: | Stan Applebaum (US composer, arranger and conductor) |
phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1998) |
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part of: | Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 12) (order: 12) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 182) (order: 182) |
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recording of: | Save the Last Dance for Me (on 1960-05-19) |
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Related works
Save the Last Dance for Me
writer: | Doc Pomus Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter) |
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publisher: | Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) Pomus Songs Inc. Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc. Rumbalero Music Inc. The Manor Music Co. Ltd. Trio Music Co., Inc. Unichappell Music, Inc. Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1974) Trio Music (publisher) (in 1974) |
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referred to in medleys: | Wildwood Flower / Save the Last Dance for Me (medley) (order: 2) |
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later translated versions: | Dans nog eenmaal met mij Elke keer Garde moi la dernière danse Mit 17 fängt das Leben erst an Saanhan viimeisen tanssin Spara sista dansen för mej ラストダンスは私に |
later versions: | Danse avant de tomber |