The Cream of Fred Astaire

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1We Saw the Sea
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-01-30)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-01-30)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra with Chorus (on 1936-01-30)
recording of:
We Saw the Sea (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:25
2I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-01-30)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-01-30)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-01-30)
recording of:
I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
2:51
3Puttin’ On the Ritz
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-03-26)
vocals and performer:
Fred Astaire (on 1930-03-26)
orchestra:
Columbia Studio Orchestra (on 1930-03-26) and Van Phillips and His Orchestra (on 1930-03-26)
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (on 1930-03-26)
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)
2:38
4I’d Rather Lead a Band
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-01-30)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-01-30)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-01-30)
recording of:
I’d Rather Lead a Band (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
2:34
5The Way You Look Tonight
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-26)
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1936-07-26)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
3:14
6Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-03)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-03-03)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-03)
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-03-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:15
7Hoops
2:53
8Hang on to Me
piano:
George Gershwin (composer) (on 1926-04-19)
vocals:
Adele Astaire (on 1926-04-19) and Fred Astaire (on 1926-04-19)
recording of:
Hang on to Me (on 1926-04-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
2:54
9I’d Rather Charleston
3:00
10Night and Day
reeds:
Jess Smith (reeds in Leo Reisman & His Orchestra) (on 1932-11-22) and Burt Williams (on 1932-11-22)
trombone:
Ernie Gibbs (on 1932-11-22)
trumpet:
Lew Sherwood (on 1932-11-22)
violin:
Lew Conrad (on 1932-11-22) and Sammy Schklar (on 1932-11-22)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1932-11-22)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (on 1932-11-22)
conductor:
Leo Reisman (violinist, bandleader, arranger) (on 1932-11-22)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1932-11-22)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1932-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
53:30
11Crazy Feet
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-03-26)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1930-03-26)
orchestra:
Columbia Studio Orchestra (on 1930-03-26) and Van Phillips and His Orchestra (on 1930-03-26)
recording of:
Crazy Feet (on 1930-03-26)
writer:
Con Conrad and Archie Gottler
composer:
Sidney Mitchell
2:56
12Shall 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)
2:35
13A Fine Romance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-07-28)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-07-28)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-28)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1936-07-28)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:57
14Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
2:45
15The Wedding-Cake Walk
2:35
16Dig It
2:26
17Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby
2:51
18I’ve Got You on My Mind
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1932-11-22)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (on 1932-11-22)
recording of:
I’ve Got You on My Mind (Gay Divorce musical) (on 1932-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:49
19Let’s Face the Music and Dance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-01-30)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-01-30)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-01-30)
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
2:32
20So Near and Yet So Far
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-09-10)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1941-09-10)
orchestra:
Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra (on 1941-09-10)
recording of:
So Near and Yet So Far (from “You’ll Never Get Rich”) (on 1941-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1941)
3:10
21Who Cares?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-05-09)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-05-09)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1940-05-09)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
Who Cares? (Of Thee I Sing) (on 1940-05-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1931)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing (1931 musical)
2:54
22They All Laughed
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-18)
vocals:
Fred Astaire
2:50
23Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-06-27)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1935-06-27)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1935-06-27)
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”) (on 1935-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
3:20
24Slap That Bass
vocals:
Fred Astaire
recording of:
Slap That Bass (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-03-21)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:58
25Cheek to Cheek3:19