Essential Collection [Import]

Fred Astaire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Avid Records UK
• ASIN: B000I2KPIC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,436 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Goo!]

2. The Half of It, Dearie, Blues [From Lady, Be Goo!]

3. Hand on to Me [From Lady, Be Goo!]

4. Me One and Only [From Funny Face]

5. Funny Face [From Funny Face]

6. Puttin' on the Ritz [From Puttin' on the Ritz]

7. Crazy Fee

8. We're in the Money (The Gold Diggers' Song) [From Gold Diggers of 1933]

9. Flying Down to Rio [From Flying Down to Rio]

10. Music Makes Me [From Flying Down to Rio]

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Slap That Bass [From Shall We Dance]

2. They All Laughed [From Shall We Dance]

3. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off [From Shall We Dance]

4. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance]

5. Shall We Dance? [From Shall We Dance]

6. I Can't Be Bothered Now [From A Damsel in Distress]

7. Things Are Looking Up [From A Damsel in Distress]

8. A Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress]

9. Nice Work If You Can Get It [From A Damsel in Distress]

10. I Used to Be Color Blind [From Carefree]

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2010 two CD collection. Fred Astaire's debonair image and immaculate dancing adorned many of the enduringly great movie musicals. He also sang with great distinction, as clearly evidenced here on his most popular numbers. Primo. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Star of The Musical Genre, July 14, 2007

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Collection (Audio CD)

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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Addictive Fun Music!, March 7, 2009

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Rude Boy 1979 "Ralph" (Today I'm in Ybor City) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Essential Collection (Audio CD)

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.