Astaire,Fred Complete Studio Recordings 1955-1962 CD

Whilst Fred Astaire'S recordings from the 1930s & 40s have been re-issued many times, his releases from the mid 50s and early 60s are often overlooked. This compilation collects together all of Fred's recordings made specifically for record releases from this period and originally released on RCA, Verve, Kapp, Choreo and Ava, including 'I Won't Dance' and 'They Can't Take that Away From Me' accompanied by Oscar Peterson and several songs written by Astaire including 'Hello Baby' and 'You Worry Me'All of his single releases in their original mixes - many previous re-issues have had reverb added - along with the full "Now" LP from 1959 in stereo. Also included is a rare version of 'Dearly Beloved' from the Morris Stolloff album "Soundtracks Voices and Themes from Great Movies"The Bonus track is a rare unedited big band medley version of 'Something's Gotta Give / Sluefoot'

1. Something's Gotta Give 2. Sluefoot 3. They Can't Take That Away from Me 4. I Won't Dance 5. Hello Baby 6. There's No Time Like the Present 7. Sweet Sorrow 8. Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby 9. That Face 10. Calypso Hooray 11. Change Partners 12. Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain?) 13. A Foggy Day 14. Medley: 15. The Girl on the Magazine Cover 16. I Love to Quarrel with You 17. Along Came Ruth 18. The Afterbeat 19. They Can't Take That Away from Me 20. They All Laughed 21. I'll Walk Alone 22. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) 23. Medley: 24. Oh, Lady Be Good! 25. Puttin' on the Ritz 26. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails 27. Lady of the Evening 28. Something's Gotta Give 29. Dearly Beloved 30. The Notorious Landlady 31. The Martini 32. You Worry Me 33. It Happens Every Spring 34. Something's Gotta Give (Big Band Version) / Sluefoot