The Songs of George Gershwin the Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

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1Girl Crazy Overture
recording of:
Overture to “Girl Crazy”
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
Lehman Engel3:25
2Could You Use Me?
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-11-04) and Mickey Rooney (actor) (on 1943-11-04)
recording of:
Could You Use Me? (on 1943-11-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney43:06
3Treat Me Rough
recording of:
Treat Me Rough
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
Mickey Rooney3:05
4They All Laughed
recording of:
They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-03-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire2:44
5Shall We Dance?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-21)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-03-21)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-21)
recording of:
Shall We Dance (on 1937-03-21)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire2:31
6I Can’t Be Bothered Now
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-10-19)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-10-19)
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Chorus (on 1937-10-19)
recording of:
I Can’t Be Bothered Now (on 1937-10-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Fred Astaire2:27
7High Hat
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1928-11-29)
orchestra:
Julian Jones and His Orchestra (on 1928-11-29)
recording of:
High Hat (on 1928-11-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
Fred Astaire2:31
8Strike Up the Band
recording of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
Red Nichols and His Orchestra & Dick Robertson2:42
9Clap Yo’ Hands
recording of:
Clap Yo’ Hands
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra3:05
10A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Lissen to Yo’ Daddy Warn You … A Woman Is a Sometime Thing”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
Edward Matthews and Harriet Jackson2:45
11My Man’s Gone Now
recording of:
My Man’s Gone Now (aria from Porgy and Bess, use this for non-opera or instrumental recordings)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
Anne Brown4:03
12It Takes a Long Pull to Get There
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It takes a long pull to get there”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
Edward Matthews2:08
13Bess, You Is My Woman Now
recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
Todd Duncan and Anne Brown4:26
14It Ain’t Necessarily So
recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
Lawrence Tibbett3:00
15Porgy’s Lament and Finale
Todd Duncan3:16

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