Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers at RKO (Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology)

~ Release by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

| |
1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flying Down to Rio
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1933)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1933)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1933)
recording of:
Flying Down to Rio (from “Flying Down to Rio”) (in 1933)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn
composer:
Vincent Youmans
Fred Astaire4:33
2A Needle in a Haystack
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1934)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1934)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1934)
recording of:
A Needle in a Haystack (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") (in 1934)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Con Conrad
Fred Astaire2:33
3Night and Day
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1934)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1934)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1934)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (in 1934)
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 (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire4:29
4The Continental
vocals:
Lillian Miles (in 1934), Erik Rhodes (actor) (in 1934) and Ginger Rogers (in 1934)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1934)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1934)
recording of:
The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") (in 1934)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1934)
composer:
Con Conrad (in 1934)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Magidson Music, Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1934 winner)
Ginger Rogers, Erik Rhodes & Lillian Miles8:17
5No Strings (I’m Fancy Free)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) (from “Top Hat”) (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire6:09
6Isn’t This a Lovely Day (to Be Caught in the Rain?)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935, in 1952-12)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire4:21
7Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire4:30
8Cheek to Cheek
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (in 1935)
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire5:02
9Let’s Begin
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935) and Candy Candido (in 1935)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
Let’s Begin (from "Roberta") (in 1935)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) and Otto Harbach (in 1933)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1933)
part of:
Roberta
Fred Astaire & Candy Candido2:43
10I’ll Be Hard to Handle
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1935)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
I’ll Be Hard to Handle (from “Roberta”) (in 1935)
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
lyricist:
Bernard Dougall (in 1932)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1932)
part of:
Roberta
Ginger Rogers1:41
11I Won’t Dance
solo piano:
Fred Astaire (in 1935)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1935) and Ginger Rogers (in 1935)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1935)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1935)
recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”) (in 1935)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers5:26
12I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936) and Ginger Rogers (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1936)
recording of:
I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers5:17
13Let’s Face the Music and Dance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1936)
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1936)
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)
Fred Astaire4:35
14I’d Rather Lead a Band
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1936)
recording of:
I’d Rather Lead a Band (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
Fred Astaire3:26
15Let Yourself Go
vocals:
Betty Grable (in 1936), Jennie Gray (in 1936), Joy Hodges (in 1936) and Ginger Rogers (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Max Steiner (in 1936)
recording of:
Let Yourself Go (from “Follow the Fleet”) (in 1936)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
Ginger Rogers, Betty Grable, Jennie Gray & Joy Hodges1:54
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Pick Yourself Up
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936) and Ginger Rogers (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1936)
recording of:
Pick Yourself Up (from “Swing Time”) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers4:44
2The Way You Look Tonight
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1936)
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (in 1936)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American 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., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire1:57
3Waltz in Swing Time (instrumental)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1936)
recording of:
Waltz in Swingtime (Swing Time) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers3:08
4A Fine Romance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936) and Ginger Rogers (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1936)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (in 1936)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers2:43
5Bojangles of Harlem
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1936)
recording of:
Bojangles of Harlem (from “Swing Time”) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire & Chorus7:49
6Never Gonna Dance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1936)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1936)
recording of:
Never Gonna Dance (from “Swing Time”) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire6:00
7I Can’t Be Bothered Now
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1937)
recording of:
I Can’t Be Bothered Now (in 1937)
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)
Fred Astaire1:22
8A Foggy Day
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1937)
recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (in 1937)
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)
Fred Astaire2:16
9Nice Work If You Can Get It
vocals:
Pearl Amatore (in 1937), Fred Astaire (in 1937), Mary Dean (in 1937) and Jan Duggen (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1937)
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (in 1937)
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)
Fred Astaire, Jan Duggen, Mary Dean & Pearl Amatore2:34
10Things Are Looking Up
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1937)
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress) (in 1937)
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)
Fred Astaire3:50
11Slap That Bass
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1937)
recording of:
Slap That Bass (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1937)
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)
Fred Astaire & Chorus4:50
12(I’ve Got) Beginner’s Luck
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1937)
recording of:
(I’ve Got) Beginner’s Luck (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1937)
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)
Fred Astaire1:59
13They All Laughed
vocals:
Ginger Rogers (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1937)
recording of:
They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-05-07)
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)
Ginger Rogers5:59
14Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937) and Ginger Rogers (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1937)
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1937)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
translated version of:
Vamos a dejarlo ya (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers3:47
15They Can’t Take That Away From Me
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1937)
performer:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1937)
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)
partial 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)
Fred Astaire2:22
16Shall We Dance
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1937)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1937)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (in 1937)
recording of:
Shall We Dance (in 1937)
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)
Fred Astaire3:43
17I Used to Be Color-Blind
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1938)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1938)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1938)
recording of:
I Used to Be Color Blind (from "Carefree") (in 1938)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
Fred Astaire3:49
18The Yam
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1938) and Ginger Rogers (in 1938)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1938)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1938)
recording of:
The Yam (from "Carefree") (in 1938)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers5:45
19Change Partners
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1938)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1938)
conductor:
Victor Baravalle (in 1938)
recording of:
Change Partners (from “Carefree”) (in 1938)
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)
Fred Astaire3:29
20One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1943)
orchestra:
The RKO Radio Studio Orchestra (in 1943)
conductor:
Leigh Harline (in 1943)
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (in 1943)
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)
Fred Astaire4:58