Fred Astaire, The Cream of Fred Astaire - 1h 12m 25s

Tracks & Durations

1. We Saw The Sea	2:25
2. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket	2:51
3. Puttin' On The Ritz	2:38
4. I'd Rather Lead A Band	2:34
5. The Way You Look Tonight	3:14
6. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off	3:15
7. Hoops	2:53
8. Hang On To Me	2:54
9. I'd Rather Charleston	3:00
10. Night And Day	3:30
11. Crazy Feet	2:56
12. Shall We Dance	2:35
13. A Fine Romance	2:57
14. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails	2:45
15. The Wedding-Cake Walk	2:35
16. Dig It	2:26
17. Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby	2:51
18. I've Got You On My Mind	2:49
19. Let's Face The Music And Dance	2:32
20. So Near And Yet So Far	3:10
21. Who Cares?	2:54
22. They All Laughed	2:50
23. Isn't This A Lovely Day	3:20
24. Slap That Bass	2:58
25. Cheek To Cheek	3:18

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Review

This overview of Fred Astaire's stage and early screen career is mostly comprised of the studio tracks Fred recorded with various orchestras for Brunswick in the 1930s, but a couple of songs from Lady Be Good add Fred's sister Adele on vocals and George Gershwin on the piano, while Benny Goodman appears on two others. The Brunswick recordings can't replace the actual soundtracks--especially without Ginger Rogers--but they have their own charm and character, and are really quite enjoyable. Through it all, Fred displays the unerring sense of rhythm and the sympathetic expression of lyrics that made the best American songwriters produce great standards expressly for him, including "Night and Day," "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," and "The Way You Look Tonight." --David Horiuchi

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