The Best of Fred Astaire: 18 Timeless Recordings

~ Release by Fred Astaire (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Puttin’ On the Ritz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (in 1937)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Fred Astaire2:12
2Dream Dancing
Fred Astaire2:44
3You Were Never Lovelier
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1942-07-27)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
You Were Never Lovelier (from “You Were Never Lovelier”) (on 1942-07-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
Fred Astaire2:44
4Shorty George
Fred Astaire3:05
5On the Beam
Fred Astaire2:42
6This Heart of Mine
Fred Astaire3:06
7I’ll Capture Your Heart Singing
recording of:
I'll Capture Your Heart (from “Holiday Inn”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire with Bing Crosby & Margaret Lenhart2:27
8One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
Fred Astaire2:32
9If Swing Goes I Go Too
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-13)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1944-12-13)
orchestra:
Albert Sack and His Orchestra (on 1944-12-13)
recording of:
If Swing Goes, I Go Too (Outtake from “Ziegfeld Follies”, 1946) (on 1944-12-13)
lyricist:
Fred Astaire (in 1944)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1944)
Fred Astaire2:33
10Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
vocals:
Fred Astaire
conductor:
Pete King (composer/arranger)
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire3:30
11Change Partners
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
Change Partners (from “Carefree”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Fred Astaire3:12
12A Foggy Day
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
Fred Astaire2:22
13Medley: The Girl on the Magazine Cover / I Love to Quarrel With You / Along Came Ruth
Fred Astaire3:27
14The Afterbeat
vocals:
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire2:38
15Lady of the Evening
vocals:
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire2:38
16Something’s Gotta Give
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1955-04)
conductor:
Pete King (composer/arranger)
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Give (from “Daddy Long Legs”) (in 1955-04)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Fred Astaire3:04
17They Can’t Take That Away From Me
vocals:
Fred Astaire
conductor:
Pete King (composer/arranger)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire2:35
18Medley: Oh, Lady Be Good! / Puttin’ On the Ritz / Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
Fred Astaire2:51

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ASIN:UK: B00000DB07 [info]