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Fred Astaire

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Audio CD (September 25, 2006)
Original Release Date: September 18, 2006
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Import
Label: West End
ASIN: B000I2KPIC

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,702 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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Disc: 1
1. Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Goo!] - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, George Gershwin
2. Half of It, Dearie, Blues [From Lady, Be Goo!] - Fred Astaire, George Gershwin
3. Hand on to Me [From Lady, Be Goo!] - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, George Gershwin
4. Me One and Only [From Funny Face] - Fred Astaire
5. Funny Face [From Funny Face] - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire,
6. Puttin' on the Ritz [From Puttin' on the Ritz] - Fred Astaire
7. Crazy Fee - Fred Astaire
8. We're in the Money (The Gold Diggers' Song) [From Gold Diggers of 1933] - Fred Astaire, Leo Reisman & His Orchestra
9. Flying Down to Rio [From Flying Down to Rio] - Fred Astaire
10. Music Makes Me [From Flying Down to Rio] - Fred Astaire
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Disc: 2
1. Slap That Bass [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
2. They All Laughed [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
3. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
4. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
5. Shall We Dance? [From Shall We Dance] - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
6. I Can't Be Bothered Now [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
7. Things Are Looking Up [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
8. Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
9. Nice Work If You Can Get It [From A Damsel in Distress] - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
10. I Used to Be Color Blind [From Carefree] - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Star of The Musical Genre , July 14, 2007

By	B. McCanna "Barry McCanna" (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

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

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

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.

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