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Fred Astaire
Essential Collection
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Goo!] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
2. The Half of It, Dearie, Blues [From Lady, Be Goo!] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
3. Hand on to Me [From Lady, Be Goo!] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
4. Me One and Only [From Funny Face] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
5. Funny Face [From Funny Face] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
6. Puttin' on the Ritz [From Puttin' on the Ritz] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
7. Crazy Fee - Fred Astaire, Conrad
8. We're in the Money (The Gold Diggers' Song) [From Gold Diggers of 1933] - Fred Astaire, Dubin
9. Flying Down to Rio [From Flying Down to Rio] - Fred Astaire, Eliscu
10. Music Makes Me [From Flying Down to Rio] - Fred Astaire, Eliscu
11. No Strings [From Top Hat] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
12. Isn't This a Lovely Day? [From Top Hat] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
13. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails [From Top Hat] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
14. Cheek to Cheek [From Top Hat] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
15. The Piccolino [From Top Hat] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
16. I'm Building Up to an Awful Let-Down - Fred Astaire, Astaire
17. We Saw the Sea [From Follow the Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
18. Let Yourself Go [From Follow the Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
19. I'd Rather Lead a Band [From Follow the Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
20. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket [From Follow the Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
21. Let's Face the Music and Dance [From Follow the Fleet] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
22. Pick Yourself Up [From Swing Time] - Fred Astaire, Fields
23. The Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time] - Fred Astaire, Fields
24. A Fine Romance [From Swing Time] - Fred Astaire, Fields
25. Bojangles of Harlem [From Swing Time] - Fred Astaire, Fields
26. Never Gonna Dance [From Swing Time] - Fred Astaire, Fields
27. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
Track Listings (28) - Disc #2
1. Slap That Bass [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
2. They All Laughed [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
3. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
4. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, George
5. Shall We Dance? [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
6. I Can't Be Bothered Now [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
7. Things Are Looking Up [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
8. A Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
9. Nice Work If You Can Get It [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Gershwin, G
10. I Used to Be Color Blind [From Carefree] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
11. Change Partners [From Carefree] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
12. Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby - Fred Astaire, Astarie
13. The Love of My Life [From Second Chorus] - Fred Astaire, Mercer
14. (I Ain't Hep to That Step But I'll) Dig It [From Second Chorus] - Fred Astaire, Borne
15. Dream Dancing [From You'll Never Get Rich] - Fred Astaire, Porter
16. Dearly Beloved [From You Were Never Lovelier] - Fred Astaire, Kern
17. I'm Old Fashioned [From You Were Never Lovelier] - Fred Astaire, Kern
18. You're Easy to Dance With [From Holiday Inn White Christmas] - Fred Astaire, Berlin, Irving
19. A Couple of Song and Dance Men [From Blue Skies] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
20. A Couple of Swells [From Easter Parade] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
21. Steppin' out with My Baby [From Easter Parade] - Fred Astaire, Berlin
22. How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Knew I've Been - Fred Astaire, Berlin
23. You're All the World to Me [From Wedding Bells/Royal Wedding] - Fred Astaire, Lane
24. The Thing (Parody) [From the Bing Crosby Show] - Fred Astaire, Grean
25. A Shine on Your Shoes [From The Band Wagon] - Fred Astaire, Dietz
26. By Myself [From The Band Wagon] - Fred Astaire, Dietz
27. Triplets [From The Band Wagon] - Fred Astaire, Dietz
28. Not My Girl - Fred Astaire, Astaire

CD Details

All Artists: Fred Astaire
Title: Essential Collection
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Avid Records UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 9/25/2006
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Nostalgia, Easy Listening, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Musicals, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
Other Editions: Essential Collection
UPC: 5022810187424

CD Reviews

The Greatest Star of The Musical Genre

Barry McCanna | Normandy, France | 07/15/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD represents the summation of the Hollywood Musical genre, encapsulated in the person of its greatest star, Fred Astaire. It is a superb compilation and provides a wealth of standards, played by some of the best orchestras of the day, including that of Ray Noble, as well as three early recordings accompanied by George Gershwin at the piano. Sister Adele also features on three, and included on the second CD are duets with Crosby, Judy Garland, Jane Powell, and Nanette Fabray & Jack Buchanan.

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Very Addictive Fun Music!

Rude Boy 1979 | Today I'm in Ybor City | 03/08/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I recently started to get into the Astaire 30's musicals with Ginger Rogers and was looking for one song "Never Gonna Dance", so I got this collection. As a starter set its very nice, it's also very addictive to listen to! I will comment though that not all is as rosy as the ending of an Astaire-Rogers 30's musical. The recordings sound like they were lifted from the motion pictures themselves and not from released music (and not the remastered movie versions). The remastering sounds weak at best also, so if you can get by those points you will be happy with this set. It's weak points have made me want to get more though so I'll be buying other sets released in America and see what happens (this is an import). I love the songs with his sister Adele! 5 of 5 for the material but 3 of 5 for the remastering and yes I understand some of this is from the 1920's to 1930's, if you listen you will think it could have been presented better."