The Early Years at RKO

Fred Astaire

• Released on 19/11/2013 by Masterworks
• Main artists: Fred Astaire
• Genre: Pop

1 Music Makes Me

Fred Astaire 00:02:27

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Vincent Youmans, Composer, Lyricist - E. Eliscu, Composer, Lyricist - Gus Kahn, Composer, Lyricist

Originally released 1934. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

2 Flying Down to Rio

Fred Astaire 00:02:46

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Vincent Youmans, Composer, Lyricist - E. Eliscu, Composer, Lyricist - Gus Kahn, Composer, Lyricist

Originally released 1934. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

3 Night and Day (From "The Gay Divorce")

Fred Astaire 00:03:25

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - Leo Reisman And His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Recorded 1932. All rights reserved by BMG Music

4 No Strings

Fred Astaire 00:02:33

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Leo Reisman And His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally released 1935. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

5 Isn't This a Lovely Day

Fred Astaire 00:03:15

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally released 1935. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6 Top Hat, White Tie and Tails

Fred Astaire 00:02:40

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1935 Sony Music Entertainment

7 Cheek to Cheek

Fred Astaire 00:03:17

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Leo Reisman & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally released 1935. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8 The Piccolino

Fred Astaire 00:03:17

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Leo Reisman & His Orchestra, Associated Performer

Originally Released 1935 Sony Music Entertainment

9 We Saw the Sea

Fred Astaire 00:02:21

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1936 Sony Music Entertainment

10 Let Yourself Go

Fred Astaire 00:02:36

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1936 Sony Music Entertainment

11 I'd Rather Lead a Band

Fred Astaire 00:02:30

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1936 Sony Music Entertainment

12 I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket

Fred Astaire 00:02:48

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1936 Sony Music Entertainment

13 Let's Face the Music and Dance

Fred Astaire 00:02:27

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1936 Sony Music Entertainment

14 Pick Yourself Up

Fred Astaire 00:02:57

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Unknown, Producer - D. Fields, Composer, Lyricist - J. Kern, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer

Originally released 1936. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

15 The Way You Look Tonight

Fred Astaire 00:03:10

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - J. Kern, Composer, Lyricist - D. Fields, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer

Originally released 1936. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

16 A Fine Romance

Fred Astaire 00:02:54

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Dorothy Fields, Composer - Jerome Kern, Composer - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1936 Sony Music Entertainment

17 Bojangles of Harlem

Fred Astaire 00:03:05

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - J. Kern, Composer, Lyricist - D. Fields, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer

Originally released 1936. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

18 Never Gonna Dance

Fred Astaire 00:03:11

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - D. Fields, Composer, Lyricist - J. Kern, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer

Originally released 1936. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

19 A Fine Romance (Alternate Take)

Fred Astaire 00:03:08

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - D. Fields, Composer, Lyricist - J. Kern, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer

Originally recorded 1936 & released 2005. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

20 Waltz in Swing Time (Alternate Take)

Fred Astaire 00:02:33

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Jerome Kern, Composer - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Recorded 1936 Sony Music Entertainment

DISC 2

1 (I've Got) Beginner's Luck

Fred Astaire 00:02:51

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1937 Sony Music Entertainment

2 Slap That Bass

Fred Astaire 00:02:54

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1937 Sony Music Entertainment

3 They All Laughed

Fred Astaire 00:02:47

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1937 Sony Music Entertainment

4 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Fred Astaire 00:03:13

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1937 Sony Music Entertainment

5 They Can't Take That Away from Me

Fred Astaire 00:03:01

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1937 Sony Music Entertainment

6 Shall We Dance

Fred Astaire 00:02:31

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1937 Sony Music Entertainment

7 I Can't Be Bothered Now

Fred Astaire 00:02:24

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Ira Gershwin, Composer, Lyricist

Originally released 1937. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

8 Things Are Looking Up

Fred Astaire 00:03:09

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Conductor - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist

Originally released 1937. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

9 A Foggy Day

Fred Astaire 00:02:53

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist

Originally released 1937. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

10 Nice Work If You Can Get It

Fred Astaire 00:02:40

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist

Originally released 1937. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

11 I Used to Be Color Blind

Fred Astaire 00:03:04

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1938 Sony Music Entertainment

12 The Yam

Fred Astaire 00:02:43

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1938 Sony Music Entertainment

13 Change Partners

Fred Astaire 00:03:05

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally released 1938. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

14 They Can't Take That Away from Me (Alternate Take)

Fred Astaire 00:03:03

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - George Gershwin, Composer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist

Originally recorded 1937 & released 2005. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment

15 The Yam Steps (As explained by Fred Astaire)

Fred Astaire 00:02:50

Fred Astaire, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Noble & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1938 Sony Music Entertainment

16 The Yam

Ginger Rogers 00:02:21

Ginger Rogers, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Hal Borne and His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally Released 1938 Sony Music Entertainment

17 I Used to Be Color Blind

Ginger Rogers 00:03:27

Ginger Rogers, Main Artist - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Hal Borne and His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer

Originally released 1938. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
• Total length: 01:46:16

• Main artists: Fred Astaire
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Masterworks
• Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

This Compilation (P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment