FRED ASTAIR: COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS 1955-1962

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'
Release Date: 2020.3.4

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