Fred Astaire - All the Hits and More: The Singles Collection 1923-1942 - COMPACT DISCS [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 InchCheek To CheekInch, InchI'm Putting All My Eggs in One BasketInch, InchThe Way You Look TonightInch, Nice Work if You Can Get ItInch and InchChange PartnersInch plus Top 10 hits with many other classics of the era like InchA Foggy DayInch, InchLet's Call The Whole Thing OffInch and InchTop Hat, White Tie And TailsInch. 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. Album Tracks 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 a