That’s Entertainment! The Best of the M‐G‐M Musicals

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1That’s Entertainment!
Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray & Jack Buchanan3:29
2Get Happy
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (on 1950-03-15)
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1950-03-15)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1950-03-15)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1950-03-15)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (on 1950-03-15)
arranger:
Saul Chaplin and Skip Martin
orchestrator:
Skip Martin
recording of:
Get Happy (on 1950-03-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Judy Garland2:47
3From This Moment On
recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only) (on 1953-06-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Tommy Rall, Ann Miller, Bobby Van & Bob Fosse3:49
4Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1938-10-07)
orchestra:
MGM Orchestra (on 1938-10-07)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll and Herbert Stothart (composer) (on 1938-10-07)
arranger:
Herbert Stothart (composer)
orchestrator:
Murray Cutter
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1938-10-07)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Judy Garland4.52:46
5Ol’ Man River
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
William Warfield3:41
6Singin’ in the Rain
recording of:
Singin’ in the Rain (on 1951-06-05)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan
music quoted on:
Main Title From “The Pink Panther Strikes Again”
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (full musical)
part of:
The Hollywood Revue (1929 MGM musical film)
Gene Kelly3:59
7The Trolley Song
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus (on 1943-12-02)
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-12-02)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1943-12-02)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1943-12-02)
recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”) (on 1943-12-02)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Judy Garland4:04
8The Varsity Drag
recording of:
Varsity Drag (Good News) (on 1947-05-07)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
composer:
Buddy DeSylva
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
June Allyson, Peter Lawford & Jimmie Garland4:54
9Easter Parade
choir vocals:
MGM Studio Chorus
vocals:
Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
arranger:
Roger Edens and Conrad Salinger
orchestrator:
Conrad Salinger
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loew’s Incorporated (in 1948) and Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981) (in 1979)
recording of:
Easter Parade (from “Easter Parade”) (on 1948-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire2:42
10All of You
recording of:
All of You (Silk Stockings musical) (on 1956-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
part of:
Silk Stockings (1957 musical film)
Fred Astaire6:06
11On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe
vocals:
Cyd Charisse, Judy Garland, Marjorie Main and Virginia O’Brien
recording of:
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls, 1946 film) (from 1945-01-05 until 1945-06-30)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 19)
part of:
The Harvey Girls (1946 film)
Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse & Virginia O’Brien8:39
12Honeysuckle Rose
vocals:
Lena Horne
orchestra:
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1943-04-27)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Lena Horne with Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:50
13I Like Myself
recording of:
I Like Myself (It’s Always Fair Weather) (from 1955-03-03 until 1955-07-07)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (until 1955)
part of:
It’s Always Fair Weather
Gene Kelly4:06
14They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1952)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Fred Astaire4:33
15Hallelujah!
vocals:
Kay Armen, Clark Burroughs, Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s), Ann Miller and Debbie Reynolds (US actress & singer)
recording of:
Hallelujah! (from 1954-08-03 until 1954-12-03)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Tony Martin, Vic Damone & Clark Burroughs3:48
16There’s No Business Like Show Business
vocals:
Louis Calhern, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1949-11-21)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Betty Hutton, Howard Keel & Keenan Wynn2:31

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Release

ASIN:US: B000024RS0 [info]

Release Group

part of:Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology (number: 72463) (order: 3)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000648385 [info]