Astaire,Fred All The Hits And More: The Singles Collection CD

Singer, dancer and actor Fred Astaire became one of the most high-profile personalities in popular entertainment with his legendary screen appearances with Ginger Rodgers and other leading ladies in a succession of movie musicals during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. However, he was also a highly successful recording artist, translating the classic songs from films and Broadway shows into a string of hits, notably featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, and other top composers of the classic era of the Great American Songbook. This great-value 75-track 3-CD collection comprises most of his releases on the HMV, Columbia (UK & US), Victor, Brunswick and Decca labels during these years. It features all his thirty career hits, including the No. 1s "Cheek To Cheek", "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket", "The Way You Look Tonight", Nice Work if You Can Get It" and "Change Partners" plus Top 10 hits with many other classics of the era like "A Foggy Day", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" and "Top Hat, White Tie And Tails". Featuring duet recordings with Adele Astaire, and performances with George Gershwin at the piano and with the orchestras of Leo Reisman, Johnny Green, Ray Noble, Benny Goodman, Perry Botkin, Bob Crosby and John Scott Trotter, it captures the spirit of the entertainment that carried the USA through the Depression years.

1. Oh Gee! Oh Gosh! 2. The Whichness of the Whatness 3. Fascinating Rhythm 4. The Half of It, Dearie, Blues 5. I'd Rather Charleston 6. Hang on to Me 7. Swiss Miss 8. High Hat 9. My One and Only 10. Funny Face 11. Not My Girl 12. Louisiana 13. Puttin' on the Ritz 14. Crazy Feet 15. I Love Louisa 16. New Sun in the Sky 17. Hoops 18. White Heat 19. I've Got You on My Mind 20. Night and Day 21. Maybe It's Because I Love You Too Much 22. My Temptation 23. Gold Diggers Song 24. Heart of Stone 25. Flying Down to Rio 26. Music Makes Me 27. Cheek to Cheek 28. No Strings 29. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails 30. Isn't This a Lovely Day? 31. The Piccolino 32. Let Yourself Go 33. Let's Face the Music and Dance 34. We Saw the Sea 35. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket 36. I'd Rather Lead a Band 37. I'm Building Up to An Awful Let Down 38. A Fine Romance (A Sarcastic Love Song) 39. Pick Yourself Up 40. The Way You Look Tonight 41. Bojangles of Harlem 42. Never Gonna Dance 43. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck 44. They Can't Take That Away from Me 45. Slap That Bass 46. They All Laughed 47. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 48. Shall We Dance 49. A Foggy Day 50. I Can't Be Bothered Now 51. Nice Work If You Can Get It 52. Things Are Looking Up 53. I Used to Be Color Blind 54. Change Partners 55. The Yam 56. Who Cares 57. Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby 58. Me and the Ghost Upstairs 59. Love of My Life 60. Poor Mister Chisholm 61. Dig It 62. So Near and Yet So Far 63. Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye 64. Wedding Cake Walk 65. Dream Dancing 66. I'll Capture Your Heart 67. You're Easy to Dance with 68. I Can't Tell a Lie 69. You Were Never Lovelier 70. On the Beam 71. I'm Old Fashioned 72. Dearly Beloved 73. Doing the Shorty George 74. If Swing Goes, I Go Too 75. This Heart of Mine