Anton du Beke

Artist:  Anton du Beke 
Birth Name:  Anthony Paul Beke
Born:  July 20, 1966.  Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Genre:  Pop, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Standards, Big Band, Swing, Vocal Jazz
Occupation:  Professional Ballroom, Dancer, Television Presenter, Singer
Instruments:  Vocals

Anton du Beke is a British Professional Ballroom, Dancer, Television Presenter and Singer, best known as a Professional Dancer on the BBC One celebrity dancing show, Strictly Come Dancing, since the show began in 2004.

Title:  From The Top  (2017)
Genre:  Pop, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Standards, Big Band, Swing, Vocal Jazz
Label:  Polydor Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Putting On The Ritz  (2:09)
 2.  Me And My Shadow (feat. Lance Ellington)  (2:59)
 3.  Something (feat. Hayley Sanderson)  (2:36)
 4.  More  (2:27)
 5.  City Of Stars (feat. Connie Fisher)  (2:51)
 6.  Moondance (feat. The Overtones)  (3:51)
 7.  Fly Me To The Moon  (2:32)
 8.  Beyond The Sea  (3:12)
 9.  Moon River   (2:58)
10. Don't Rain On My Parade  (2:57)
11. It Had To Be You  (2:17)
12. That's Amore (feat. Lance Ellington)  (3:05)
13. Blue Moon  (2:47)
14. Nothing But Love  (2:45)
15. Pure Imagination  (3:24)
16. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor  (2:40)
17. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year  (2:42)

Personnel:

Anton du Beke:  Vocals

BBC Big Band:  Big Band on Tracks:  1-4, 6-8,10, 11, 13
London Session Big Band Players:  Big Band on Tracks:  16, 17
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:  Strings on Tracks:  3,n5,n9, 12, 15
London Session Strings Players:  Strings on Trackm17
Lance Ellington, Hayley Sanderson, Zoe Nicholas, Andy Playfoot:  Choir on Tracks:  12, 17

Adam Goldsmith:  Guitar, Mandolin
Laurence Unglass:  Double Bass on Tracks:  1-4, 6-13
Rob Barron:  Piano on Tracks:  1-4, 6-13
Matthew Brind:  Piano on Track 5
Ian Thomas:  Drums on Tracks:  1-4, 6-13

From The Top is the debut album by Anton du Beke, released on November 24, 2017 by Polydor Records, featuring some ole classics such as "Putting On The Ritz", "Me And My Shadow" (originally performed with Bruce Forsyth on Strictly Series 6), "Something Stupid", "More", "Fly Me To The Moon", "Beyond The Sea", "Moon River" and more!.  Highly Recommended!