Fred & Ginger: The Story

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

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1The Half of It, Dearie, Blues
piano:
George Gershwin (on 1926-04-19)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1926-04-19)
recording of:
“The Half of It, Dearie” Blues (on 1926-04-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Fred Astaire2:52
2High 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
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
Fred Astaire2:31
3My One and Only
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (on 1928-12-04)
piano:
Mario Braggiotti (on 1928-12-04) and Jack Frey (on 1928-12-04)
vocals:
Fred Astaire with piano duet accompaniment (on 1928-12-04)
orchestra:
Julian Jones and His Orchestra (on 1928-12-04)
recording of:
My One and Only (from “Funny Face”) (on 1928-12-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1927)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Fred Astaire3:02
4Not My Girl
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1929-04-05)
orchestra:
Al Starita and His Boyfriends (on 1929-04-05)
recording of:
Not My Girl (on 1929-04-05)
writer:
Fred Astaire, Desmond Carter and Van Phillips
Fred Astaire2:27
5Crazy Feet
recorded in:
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
Fred Astaire2:54
6Night and Day
reeds:
Jess Smith (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 (on 1932-11-22)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 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 (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire3:25
7I’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 (in 1932)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire2:47
8A 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 (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire2:54
9Music Makes Me
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1933)
recording of:
Music Makes Me (from “Flying Down to Rio”) (in 1933)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn
composer:
Vincent Youmans
Ginger Rogers2:08
10Out for No Good
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1934)
recording of:
Out for No Good (from "Twenty Million Sweethearts") (in 1934)
Ginger Rogers1:36
11I Won’t Dance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935) and Ginger Rogers (in 1935)
recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”) (in 1935)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers2:21
12I Got a New Lease on Life
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1935)
recording of:
I Got a New Lease on Life (in 1935)
Ginger Rogers2:56
13Putting on the Ritz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (in 1937)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Fred Astaire2:08
14Cheek to Cheek
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-06-26)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1935-06-26)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (on 1935-06-26)
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1935-06-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., 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: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire3:19
15You’ll Be Reminded of Me
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1938)
recording of:
You’ll Be Reminded of Me (in 1938)
Ginger Rogers2:00
16I Used to Be Color Blind
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (on 1938-10-06)
recording of:
I Used to Be Color Blind (from "Carefree") (on 1938-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
Ginger Rogers3:25
17I 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 (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 Astaire2:25
18The Wedding Cake Walk
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1944)
recording of:
The Wedding Cake Walk (from “You’ll Never Get Rich”) (in 1944)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter
Fred Astaire2:28
19If Swing Goes I Go Too
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-13)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1944-12-13)
orchestra:
Albert Sack and His Orchestra (on 1944-12-13)
recording of:
If Swing Goes, I Go Too (Outtake from “Ziegfeld Follies”, 1946) (on 1944-12-13)
lyricist:
Fred Astaire (in 1944)
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1944)
Fred Astaire2:32
20They 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 (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, WB Music Corp. (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)
Fred Astaire3:04
21A Weekend in the Country
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1949), Oscar Levant (in 1949) and Ginger Rogers (in 1949)
recording of:
A Weekend in the Country ("The Barklays of Broadway") (in 1949)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Harry Warren
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers & Oscar Levant2:15
22You’ll Never Know
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1952)
recording of:
You’ll Never Know (in 1952)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren
publisher:
Copyright Control (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1943 winner)
Ginger Rogers2:16
23By Myself
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1953)
recording of:
By Myself (in 1953)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Round Hill Songs III
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fred Astaire2:35
24Something’s Gotta Give
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1955-04)
conductor:
Pete King
recording of:
Something’s Gotta Give (from “Daddy Long Legs”) (in 1955-04)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
publisher:
WB Music Corp.
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Fred Astaire3:04
25Before the Parade Passes By
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1964)
recording of:
Before the Parade Passes By (Hello, Dolly!) (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Hello, Dolly!
Ginger Rogers3:05