The Golden Age of Fred Astaire

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

Tracklist

Cassette 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
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A2A Fine Romance
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
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)
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A3Cheek to Cheek?:??
A4I Wanna Be a Dancin’ Man
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
I Wanna Be a Dancin’ Man (The Belle of New York, 1952 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
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A5They Can't Take That Away From Me
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
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)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
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A6One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
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B1Night and Day
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (in 1976)
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
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B2Something’s Gotta Give
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Give (from “Daddy Long Legs”)
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)
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B3A Foggy Day
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
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)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
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B4Isn’t This a Lovely Day
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
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B5They All Laughed
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
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)
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B6That’s Entertainment
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Pete Moore Orchestra
recording of:
That’s Entertainment!
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
That’s Entertainment (1974 film)
part of:
That’s Entertainment, Part 2 (1976 film)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
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Credits

Release

producer:Ken Barnes (British writer, producer, musicologist)
distributed by:EMI Records (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Music for Pleasure (in 1988)