The Continental

~ Recording by Fred Astaire

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4The Continental3:28Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryFred AstaireAlbum
Clef Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)MGC 1001/4
1.4The Continental3:31Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryFred AstaireAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)835 649-2
1.13The Continental3:32Fred AstaireSteppin' Out: Astaire SingsFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-06-21
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)314 523 006-2
1.13The Continental3:32Fred AstaireSteppin' Out: Astaire SingsFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1994-07-21
Verve Reissues
1.1The Continental3:32Fred AstaireThe Envelope Please...: Academy Award Winning Songs, Volume 1 (1934-1945)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71868
2.4The Continental3:31Fred AstaireAutumn Leaves: The Best Male Jazz VocalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)VERVE 068 092-2
1.10The Continental3:32Fred AstaireFred Astaire’s Finest HourFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
VergeB0000524-02
1.4The Continental3:31Oscar Peterson & Fred AstaireComplete Norman Granz SessionsOscar Peterson & Fred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
  • -2005-02-28
The Jazz FactoryJFCD 22877
1.2The Continental3:27Fred AstaireHooray for HollywoodVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DYN 3925
1.10The Continental3:32Fred AstaireEl momentoFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
2.19The Continental3:27Fred AstaireThe Essential CollectionFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
PrimoPRMCD 6101
1.13The Continental3:31Fred AstaireColeção Folha grandes vozes, Volume 4: Fred AstaireFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
  • BR2012-08-19
Folha de S. PauloISBN 978-85-7949-076-7
1.4The Continental3:31Oscar Peterson & Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryOscar Peterson & Fred AstaireAlbum
  • US2016-04-08
1.5The Continental3:29Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryFred AstaireAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)
(unknown)
1.4The Continental3:31Fred AstaireJazz Time (disc 1)Fred AstaireAlbum

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:Norman Granz
bass guitar:Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
double bass:Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") (cover)
The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") (in 1952-12)

The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee")

lyricist:Herb Magidson (in 1934)
composer:Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1934)
publisher:Harms, Inc.
Magidson Music, Inc.
The Songwriters Guild
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
later translated versions:Continental (du film "Joyeuse Divorcée")
Continental
Zaubermusik (Ich küss dich beim Tanzen)