Golden Greats

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Cheek to Cheek
  3:16
• 2
  Let’s Face the Music and Dance
  2:28
• 3
  Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
  3:13
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Never Gonna Dance
  3:09
• 5
  A Fine Romance
  2:51
• 6
  They All Laughed
  2:44
• 7
  The Way You Look Tonight
  3:07
  3.0 ★
• 8
  A Foggy Day (in London Town)
  2:50
• 9
  Nice Work If You Can Get It
  2:43
• 10
  Let Yourself Go
  2:34
• 11
  I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
  2:46
• 12
  Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
  2:37
• 13
  Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
  3:12
• 14
  Change Partners
  3:07
• 15
  They Can’t Take That Away From Me
  3:55
• 16
  I Can’t Be Bothered Now
  2:25
• 17
  Things Are Looking Up
  3:06
  3.0 ★
• 18
  Pick Yourself Up
  2:56
• 19
  Slap That Bass
  2:55
• 20
  (I’ve Got) Beginner’s Luck
  2:50
• 21
  Bojangles of Harlem
  3:03
• 22
  No Strings
  2:32
• 23
  The Piccolino
  3:15
• 24
  We Saw the Sea
  2:19
• 25
  Shall We Dance?
  2:28
• CD 2
• 1
  Night and Day
  3:13
• 2
  After You, Who?
  3:16
• 3
  I’m Building Up to an Awful Let-Down
  3:02
• 4
  I’d Rather Lead a Band
  2:28
• 5
  I Used to Be Colour Blind
  3:04
• 6
  The Yam
  2:43
• 7
  The Yam Step (Explained)
  2:51
• 8
  High Hat
  2:29
• 9
  My One and Only
  3:03
• 10
  The Half of It Dearie Blues
  2:45
• 11
  The Babbitt and the Bromide
  3:03
• 12
  Hang on to Me
  2:44
• 13
  I Love Louisa
  3:00
• 14
  Fascinatin’ Rhythm
  2:24
• 15
  Funny Face
  3:04
• 16
  I’d Rather Charleston
  2:52
• 17
  White Heat...Dancing in the Dark (orchestra only)
  5:17
• 18
  Hoops
  2:49
• 19
  Sweet Music (to Worry the Wolf Away)
  2:25
• 20
  Louisiana
  2:54
• 21
  Not My Girl
  2:27
• 22
  Maybe It’s Because (I Love You Too Much)
  3:26
• 23
  The Gold Digger’s Song (We’re in the Money)
  2:16
• 24
  I’ve Got You on My Mind
  2:45
• 25
  Crazy Feet
  2:51
• CD 3
• 1
  Puttin’ on the Ritz
  2:09
• 2
  Dearly Beloved
  2:40
• 3
  Who Cares?
  2:50
• 4
  You’re Easy to Dance With
  2:48
• 5
  You Were Never Lovelier
  2:43
• 6
  Flying Down to Rio
  2:46
• 7
  Music Makes Me
  2:28
• 8
  I’ll Capture Your Heart
  2:24
• 9
  Dream Dancing
  2:42
• 10
  This Heart of Mine
  3:05
• 11
  Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye
  2:57
• 12
  I’m Old Fashioned
  2:25
• 13
  A Couple of Song and Dance Men
  2:17
• 14
  Love of My Life
  2:23
• 15
  On the Beam
  2:40
• 16
  So Near and Yet So Far
  3:06
• 17
  The "Shorty George"
  3:04
• 18
  I Can’t Tell a Lie
  2:42
• 19
  Me and the Ghost Upstairs
  2:30
• 20
  Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby
  2:48
• 21
  Poor Mister Chisholm
  2:46
• 22
  (I Ain’t Hep to That Step, but I’ll) Dig It
  2:22
• 23
  The Wedding Cake Walk
  2:31
• 24
  Wedding in the Spring
  3:01
• 25
  If Swing Goes, I Go Too
  2:32

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The Essential Fred Astaire 2003

The Way You Look Tonight / Pick Yourself Up

The Way You Look Tonight / Pick Yourself Up 1936

Night And Day / After You Who

Night And Day / After You Who 1933

Puttin’ On the Ritz

Puttin’ On the Ritz

The Ultimate Doubles

The Ultimate Doubles 2013

Release credits

• Adele Astaire
  vocal [11-12, 14-16]
• Al Starita Orchestra
  performer [20], performing orchestra [21]
• Albert Sack and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [25]
• Benny Goodman
  clarinet [3, 20]
• Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [3, 20]
• Bing Crosby
  vocal [13]
• Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [4, 18]
• Columbia Studio Orchestra
  performing orchestra [25]
• Fred Astaire
  lead vocals [13], vocal [3.1, 3.3-7, 3.12-13, 3.15-18, 3.20, 3.22-23, 3.25, 1.1-2, 1.4-11, 1.13-14, 1.16-24, 2.1-5, 2.7-9, 2.11-16, 2.20-21, 2.24-25]
• George Gershwin
  piano [10, 12, 14, 16]
• Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [16, 23]
• Jack Frey
  piano [9]
• John Scott Trotter
  conductor [13]
• John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [5, 12-13, 15, 17]
• Johnny Green and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1.2, 1.4-7, 1.10-11, 1.13, 1.18-22, 1.24, 2.3-4]
• Julian Jones and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [8-9, 11, 15]
• Julian Jones’ Novelty Orchestra
  performing orchestra [11]
• Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
  performer [13], performing orchestra [1.1, 1.22-23, 2.2, 2.13, 2.24]
• Lionel Hampton
  vibraphone [20]
• Mario Braggiotti
  piano [9]
• Perry Botkin & His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [22]
• Ray Noble and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2.5, 2.7, 1.8-9, 1.14, 1.16-17]
• Spike Jones
  drums (drum set) [22]
• The Delta Rhythm Boys
  background vocals [23]
• Van Phillips and His All-Star Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2.25, 3.6-7]
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Issues

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  Golden Greats

  3x CD
  10 January 2002