The Early Years at RKO

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

Tracklist

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1(I’ve Got) Beginner’s Luck
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-18)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-03-18)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-18)
recording of:
(I’ve Got) Beginner’s Luck (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-03-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:54
2Slap 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)
2:56
3They All Laughed
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-18)
vocals:
Fred Astaire
2:49
4Let’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
5They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-14)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-03-14)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1937-03-14)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-03-14)
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)
3:04
6Shall 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)
2:33
7I 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)
2:26
8Things Are Looking Up
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-10-17)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-10-17)
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra (on 1937-10-17)
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress) (on 1937-10-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
3:12
9A Foggy Day
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-10-17)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-10-17)
orchestra:
Ray Noble & His Orchestra (on 1937-10-17)
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (on 1937-10-17)
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)
2:55
10Nice Work If You Can Get It
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-10-19)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-10-19)
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra (on 1937-10-19)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-10-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and 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)
2:43
11I Used to Be Color Blind
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-03-24)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1938-03-24)
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra (on 1938-03-24)
recording of:
I Used to Be Color Blind (from "Carefree") (on 1938-03-24)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
3:07
12The Yam
recording of:
The Yam (from "Carefree") (on 1938-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:45
13Change Partners
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-03-24)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1938-03-24)
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra (on 1938-03-24)
recording of:
Change Partners (from “Carefree”) (on 1938-03-24)
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)
3:07
14They Can’t Take That Away From Me [alternate take]
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-03-14)
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)
3:05
15The Yam Steps (As Explained by Fred Astaire)
recording of:
The Yam Step (Explained) (on 1938-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:53
16The Yam
recording of:
The Yam (from "Carefree") (on 1938-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:23
17I Used to Be Color Blind
vocals:
Ginger Rogers
recording of:
I Used to Be Color Blind (from "Carefree")
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
3:27