I Used to be Nice [Explicit Lyrics]
I Used to be Nice [Explicit Lyrics]
Track Listings
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1. In the Middle
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2. For Florence
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3. In the Magazines
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4. Royal Blues
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5. Passion
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6. What's Right
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7. December Moon
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8. Angel
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9. Witness
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10. The Ballad of Eunice & Pearl
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11. There's a River
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12. Cold November Wood
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Editorial Reviews
Washington Post, May 6, 1998
"Bissex [is] a gifted songwriter ... her language has a poetic quality, suffused with [a] kind of vivid imagery.."
Product Description
As the title suggests, the cuts on this album aren't all sweet and folksy. From strippers to farmers to songs about teen image and the moon, it's a bold and bumpy, but satisfying ride.
I Used to be Nice [Explicit Lyrics]
I Used to be Nice,Rachel Bissex,One Take Productions,Vibrant and sassy, this album features "the sublime juxtaposition of innocence and wisdom". The writing often features strong women doing what needs to be done.
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- Magic of love
- Filled with musical gems
- TOO LONG !!!!!!!!!!!
- GERSHWIN'S TALENT
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An American in Paris (1951 Film Soundtrack)
George Gershwin , Gene Kelly , and Oscar Levant
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ASIN: B0000033JE
Release Date: 1996-07-16 |
Tracks:
- Main Title (An American In Paris/'S Wonderful/I Got Rhythm) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Paris Narration/Left Bank (Themes From An American In Paris) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (Outtake) - Georges Guetary
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- By Strauss - Gene Kelly, Georges Guetary, Mac MacLain, Grace Stark, Pete Roberts
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- I Got Rhythm - Gene Kelly, MGM Children's Chorus
- But Not For Me - Benny Carter & His Orchestra
- Medley: Do, Do, Do/Bidiin' My Time/I've Got A Crush On You/Love Is Here To Stay - MGM Orchestra
- Someone To Watch Over Me - Benny Carter & His Orchestra
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- I'm No Enemy (Love Is Here To Stay) (Outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Love Is Here To Stay - Gene Kelly
- Medley: What Time Is It?/Love Is Here To Stay (Reprise) - MGM Studio Orchestra, Gene Kelly
- (I'll Build A) Stairway To Paradise - Georges Guetary
- I've Got A Crush On You (Outtake) - Gene Kelly
- Love Walked In (Outtake) - Georges Guetary, Oscar Levant
- Medley: We Would Get Married (Love Walked In) (Outtake)/I Don't Think I'll Fall In Love Today... - Oscar Levant, MGM Studio Orchestra
- Concerto In F (3rd Movement) - Oscar Levant, MGM Studio Orchestra
Tracks:
- Painting Montage (Tra-La-La/Love Is Here To Stay) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Kiss Me (Outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly, Georges Guetary
- Lise, I Love You ('S Wonderful/Love Is Here To Stay) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Strike Up The Band (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Liza (Complete Version) - Oscar Levant
- Medley: Oh, Lady Be Good/'S Wonderful - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Medley: That Certain Feeling/Clap Yo' Hands - MGM Studio Orchestra
- I've Got A Crush On You (Outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- I Got Rhythm (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Tra-La-La (Outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- But Not For Me - Georges Guetary
- Utrillo Did It (Love Is Here To Stay/An American In Paris/Nice Work If You Can Get It) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- An American In Paris Ballet (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Finale (An American In Paris) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Painting Montage (An American In Paris) (Deleted Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Main Title: An American In Paris (Alternate Version - Outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
- Adam Cook Monologue (How Long Has This Been Going On?) (Extended Version) - Oscar Levant
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (Partial As Used In Film) - Georges Guetary, Oscar Levant
- Third Prelude (Outtake) - Oscar Levant
- My Cousin In Milwaukee (Outtake) - Oscar Levant
- A Foggy Day (Outtake) - Oscar Levant
- The Half-Of-It Dearie Blues (Outtake) - Oscar Levant
- But Not For Me - Oscar Levant
- Bidin' My Time (Outtake) - Oscar Levant, Saul Chaplin
- 'S Wonderful (Reprise) (Outtake) - Gene Kelly
- Finale (Alternate Version - Outtake) - MGM Studio Orchestra
Amazon.com essential recording
This is a considerably expanded version of the soundtrack album to Vincente Minnelli's Oscar-winning film. With two discs and 100 minutes of music (much of which is presented for the first time), these original session masters are highlighted by the MGM Studio Orchestra, Oscar Levant, Benny Carter, and Gene Kelly, all of whom perform such memorable Gershwin tunes as "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Love Is Here to Stay," and "S'Wonderful." Just about all of the material has a monotonously mono sound, but Levant's version of "Concerto in F" is included here for the first time in true stereo. Along with several Levant improvisational piano solos based on Gershwin's music, there are also some outtakes as well as extensive production and historical notes. --Joseph Lanza
Customer Reviews:
Magic of love.......2007-03-10
Nothing but Gene and George: the hard work and the happiness in music, conducting by the magician Vince.
Noone is better, noone could do better.
American masterpiece with european feelings.
Filled with musical gems.......2004-02-17
This comprehensive edition is a must have for fans of the movie and of the Gershwins. The outtakes, contrary to the first review above, are excellent. Gene Kelly offers a wonderful vocal of "I've Got a Crush on You" and his short riff on "'S Wonderful" is almost like an acoustic version, much different than the over-the-top duet in the movie. And the Oscar Levant piano pieces are as close to George sitting down at the keys as we're going to get.
TOO LONG !!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-06-17
I would not suggest buying this version of this sondtrack!!! The underscores and the extra tracks that are not featured in the film are not neccesary. Rhino records puts the extras out to jack up the price of the CD (making one LP into 2 CDs).
I would buy the ORIGINAL CAST SOUNDTRACK released by MGM records. You will enjoy this version ever so much more without all the extras!!!
GERSHWIN'S TALENT.......2001-08-12
Many agree that the talented George Gershwin is a fabulous pianist, and alongside Ira, he helped to create some of the most beloved music ever. After viewing the movie that was filled with song and dance, I was pleased to discover that the soundtrack was readily available. The plot of An American in Paris mainly focuses on the lives of three friends and their dreams in addition to the romance that they encounter in the most popular European city. Gene Kelley is a struggling artist who soon falls in love, and the many songs in this cd express his emotions. Who wouldn't want to dance to Gershwin's spectacular tunes such as "Embraceable You?" These original songs included in this two cd set are well worth the price. Furthermore, "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" is a true favorite with unique lyrics. Don't miss out on this must have cd collection.
Ga Ga for Gershwin.......2000-12-13
Nearly every popular Gershwin tune is represented here, either as an instrumental, a vocal, or a production number. I am not a big fan of the film, but the soundtrack is fabulous. There are some stereo tracks here, too. Yet another triumph in the Turner/Rhino soundtrack collection of MGM films.As a sidenote I would like to thank Rhino for their extremely co-operative staff. When I bought this CD I opened up the very extensive booklet and was disappointed to find that due to an error on the assembly line I had received an insert that had some pages repeated and others deleted. I contacted Rhino and they sent me a new booklet which arrived within a week! That's what I call excellent customer service. The really neat thing is the fact that I have both booklets. The flubbed copy is sort of a collector's item to me.
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- Peculiar
- Gershwin Never Sounded Better!
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Gershwin: Piano Music
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William Bolcom is my kind of musician. He writes music that is sometimes adventurous but always based in a recognizable American idiom. And he's a terrific ragtime pianist, the best Joplin player I've heard. With these credentials, of course he's a wonderful Gershwin player. These are the best piano performances of Gershwin I know. After you hear those, Bolcom joins his wife Joan Morris for very flavorful versions of 10 George and Ira Gershwin songs. The whole disc is a delight, and the original analog recordings still sound fine. Highly recommended to all Gershwin lovers. --Leslie Gerber
Customer Reviews:
Peculiar.......2005-01-26
I can see how someone might enjoy this album. William Bolcom is a top-flight pianist and the idea of playing the tunes as George Gershwin played them at parties is intriguing.
Because my ear is used to it, I guess, I would like to have heard longer performances of fewer songs. Each one sounded to me like a snippet -- over too soon. Because of that, plus the fact that I'm not a fan of Joan Morris' showy voice, I give the album one thumb up.
Gershwin Never Sounded Better!.......2002-06-25
This is a fantastic CD! Back in the 70's, pianist William Bolcom and his singer wife Joan Morris made a delightful series of albums on the Nonesuch label of old songs from the first half of the twentieth century - just glorious voice backed by brilliant piano. As Ira Gershwin might say - who could ask for anything more? The music is not only beautifully performed, you can hear the joy of the performance in every note. And Bolcom and Morris were never better than when doing Gershwin.
A combination of two albums, the first part of this CD is all piano. The Gershwin Songbook consists of brief (some under a minute) versions of some of his more popular songs in the way that Gershwin himself famously played them at parties. They demonstrate that Gershwin was as gifted a pianist as he was a composer. The other instrumental tracks are some of Gershwin's solo piano pieces, including the wonderful Rialto Ripples, a rag written when he was just seventeen. For me, the pinnacle of both Gershwin's and William Bolcom's artistry is reached on the second of the three preludes - a classic study of a bluesy mood.
Just when you think things can't get any better, Joan Morris arrives. She effortlessly sings and swings her way through ten of Gershwin's best songs from the cheeky comedy of By Strauss to the smoky moodiness of Someone To Watch Over Me. Maybe I'm just an incurable old romantic, but the ballads are the best of all.
No Gershwin collection can be complete without this CD. Now if only I could find a copy of that Bolcom/Morris song about Humphrey Bogart...
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- Brava Dame Kiri!
- Who could ask for anything more?
- i was made to listen..now im hooked
- I love it!
- Classic Gershwin
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Kiri Sings Gershwin
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Tracks:
- Somebody Loves Me
- Boy Wanted
- Things Are Looking Up
- Love Walked In
- Love Is Here To Stay
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- But Not For Me
- Summertime
- The Man I Love
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Customer Reviews:
Brava Dame Kiri!.......2007-03-11
This is a delightful CD. Esteemed soprano Kiri Te Kanawa sings Gershwin. One hook making this CD interesting is the use of the original scores and choral arrangements. It adds a most pleasant element to this recording. In essence, this is simply a lot of fun to listen to. Kiri Te Kanawa takes the music for what it is, sings it with gusto, and produces a very satisfying CD.
Some examples. . . . "Somebody loves me" demonstrates her lush voice. This is a nice version of a fine Gershwin tune. The orchestral backing is solid and enjoyable. All in all, very satisfying. "Summertime," from "Porgy and Bess," is well known. This is well sung; her operatic voice handles the song most satisfactorily. A very fine version. . . .
"Nice work if you can get it" is a clever bob-bon. Dame Kiri sings this in a most sprightly fashion. She sings in the proper spirit for the song and seems to be enjoying herself in the process! There is a nice high note at the end which does not seem simply for effect (compare with Mario Lanza's efforts at ending almost any song with a high C).
"Embraceable you" is charming and well done. "I got rhythm" closes this CD. Again, very nicely done with lush orchestration and choral singing. The song is taken at a quick pace and the result is delightful. Her rich voice works well on this cut. The chorus is energetic and the orchestra sparkles.
This is a most enjoyable album. Great music sung in a charming style by a great singer
Who could ask for anything more?.......2005-12-29
That says it
i was made to listen..now im hooked.......2003-04-21
i was made to listen to this album as a requirement for my A Level course into perfrming gershwin songs...its amazing..the way kiri sings each one in a different style and makes it her own..go and buy it..u wont take it out of your CD player
I love it!.......2002-05-14
If you like Gershin and Kiri Te Kanawa you'll probably enjoy this album as much as I do!
I can imagine Nick and Nora Charles listening to this at one of Nick's favorite dives! It will transport you to a sophisticated time and place that may have never existed except in literature and debutante coming out parties.
Gatsby would have loved it, and surely would have invited Kiri to all his parties!
Classic Gershwin.......2002-04-05
Original arrangements of Gershwin tunes are rare these days, but that's what you'll hear in this album by Kiri Te Kanawa. Granted, the arrangements sound somewhat dated according to 21st century tastes, but that's what makes them fascinating. These were like nothing anyone else was writing when the George and Ira first brought them to life. Kiri uses a different, somewhat breathier voice than you might be used to on her classical albums, probably not the type of voice Gershwin had in mind, but I think it generally works pretty well.
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Customer Reviews:
Excellent performer.......2007-03-09
This plates are wonderful. I was charmed, and when I close my eyes now, I see scenes with American in Paris or Porgy and Bess but my favorite piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue. It's more than excellent is fantastic. Jack Gibbons perfectly feels the unique tone Gershwin's music, the mixture rythms of jazz with influences of impressionists and clear and beauty melodies.
I'm fascinating.
A unique project.......2006-11-23
Gibbons' undertaking is unique: to reconstruct and then execute and record the note-for-note playing of Gershwin as documented on the composers' piano rolls, sound recordings and certain published arrangements. I agree with the reviewer who points out that the result is like a library and not a recital you sit back and listen to (or get up and dance to). In fact Gibbons does some editing of his "library" now and then, and clearly documents it in his liner notes: in some reconstructions he augments accompaniment effects and even the melodic line itself. I don't mind that at all, especially as Gibbons scrupulously accounts for such tampering in his liner notes; but it seems to me that it is in this area of "tampering" that Gibbons the artist is asserting himself...which of course undermines the "library", the "historical archive": you have to search and read a bit to find out when you're hearing only Gershwin and when you're hearing some added Gibbons. I don't mind; Gibbons is a remarkable artist in his own right, not merely an impeccable documentarian. For sheer generosity of production Gibbons' Gershwin must also be unique: 4 cd's, scholar-level liner notes (yes, you need a magnifying glass to read them), and rock-bottom bargain price.
Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival.......2006-06-12
First: this is 4 high-end produced cd's (in low-end jewel cases) for the price of 2. The liner notes of all 4 cd's are condensed in a booklet of microscopic print, so you may need to spend the savings on a magnifying glass. MONEY WELL SPENT.
Second: Jack Gibbons plays (and has recorded) the Alkan op 39 etudes (he probably plays a lot more Alkan than that). For those of you not in the know, this is to say he has world-class chops, indeed history-class (Liszt, who never played his friend Alkan, at least in public). But it's also to say that Gibbons knows how to interpret and personalize fantastically difficult piano music. For me, his Alkan op 39 is personal and passionate and real (contrast the facile and over-pedalled Hamelin and the just-the-notes-ma'me Ringeissen). An appreciation of Gibbons' Alkan is important here because while his Alkan is uniquely personal (as such music must be, no matter how hard it is to play) his Gershwin is deliberately impersonal...which is to say: no pianist, no singer would want to reproduce what Gibbons has given us in these 4 cd's, and in fact few listeners will be able to listen for long to these 4 cd's without a respite, a break , some silence, some minimal styling from somebody (anybody) else...which brings me to
Third: This is an archive, not a recital. This is a library, not a program. There is no track-by-track contrast of moods here, no track-by-track concession to easy listening, varied delight, any more than a library shelf of novels is alphabetized by authors' last names as a concession to mood or fancy or taste of the searching patron. This is the documented Gershwin in his recording mode: manic, notey, clever, "on", and never, as generations of stylists found in him, ravishing, tender, longing, sweet, glad, hopeful...person-to-person, in a word. I can listen to these cd's about half an hour at a time, max. This is Gerwhsin, not Gibbons. And this is just one side of Gershwin. He died at 38, in the summer. Brain tumor. A lot of pain.
Finally, Jack Gibbons has given the world a uniquely valuable and easily available resource. Gibbons could now do us a service by playing us some Gershwin as he feels it, as it hits him and makes him sing (as Gershwin, our American Schubert, does to all of us, and as I think Alkan has done to Gibbons). I would love to see a Gershwin stylings by Gibbons now that Gibbons himself has made sure Gershwin in his authenticity is safe and sound.
Definative.......2005-07-23
Here's the whole Gershwin catalog at a great price... Five plus hours of bliss. Definately five stars!
Gibbons, according to a family friend and biographer Edward jablonski "recreates Gershwin's style." I'll never know. I can say this is a lively recording and has the perfect balance. It's neither stuffy and plodding or cute.
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I Used to Be Nice
Rachel Bissex
Manufacturer: Alcazar
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Country
| Styles
| Music
General
| Traditional Country
| Country
| Styles
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Contemporary
| Bluegrass
| Country
| Styles
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General
| Contemporary Folk
| Folk
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Singer-Songwriters
| Contemporary Folk
| Folk
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General
| Folk
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Traditional Folk
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| Folk
| Indie Music
| Stores
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Singer Songwriters
| Folk
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ASIN: B000000PWG
Release Date: 1998-02-11 |
Tracks:
- In The Middle
- For Florence
- In The Magazines
- Royal Blues
- Passion
- What's Right
- December Moon
- Angel
- Witness
- The Ballard of Eunice & Pearl
- There's A River
- Cold November Wood
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The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 4
Manufacturer: White Line
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Gershwin
| Gershwin, George
| ( G )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Swing General
| Swing Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Movie Scores
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
Movie Soundtracks
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
General
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
General
| Easy Listening
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000001HEZ
Release Date: 1997-11-18 |
Tracks:
- Girl Crazy Overture (Original Version)
- Shall We Dance: French Ballet Class
- Shall We Dance: Dance Of The Waves
- Shall We Dance: Slap That Bass
- Shall We Dance: Walking The Dog (Promenade)
- Shall We Dance: I've Got Beginner's Luck
- Shall We Dance: They All Laughed: 1. Song Sequence/2. Dance Sequence
- Shall We Dance: They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Shall We Dance: Shall We Dance
- The Show Is On: By Strauss
- A Damsel In Distress: I Can't Be Bothered Now
- A Damsel In Distress 'English Madrigal': The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (1st Version)
- A Damsel In Distress: Put Me To The Test
- A Damsel In Distress 'English Madrigal': The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (2nd Version)
- A Damsel In Distress (Funfair Sequence): Stiff Upper Lip
- A Damsel In Distress: A Foggy Day (In London Town)
- A Damsel In Distress: Nice Work If You Can Get It
- A Damsel In Distress: Things Are Looking Up
- The Goldwyn Follies: I Was Doing All Right
- The Goldwyn Follies: Love Walked In
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I Used to be Nice
Rachel Bissex
Manufacturer: One Take Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Contemporary Folk
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
Singer-Songwriters
| Contemporary Folk
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
General
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
Singer-Songwriters
| Pop
| Styles
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General
| Folk
| Indie Music
| Stores
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Singer Songwriters
| Folk
| Indie Music
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ASIN: B00005Y1RJ
Release Date: 1998-11-25 |
Tracks:
- In the Middle
- For Florence
- In the Magazines
- Royal Blues
- Passion
- What's Right
- December Moon
- Angel
- Witness
- The Ballad of Eunice & Pearl
- There's a River
- Cold November Wood
Album Description
As the title suggests, the cuts on this album aren't all sweet and folksy. From strippers to farmers to songs about teen image and the moon, it's a bold and bumpy, but satisfying ride.
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20 CLASSIC TRACKS [cheek to cheek, top hat white tie and tails, I can't be bothered now, I'm putting all my eggs in one basket, no strings, let's call the whole thing off, the yam, let's face the music and dance, nice work if you can get it, i'm old fashioned, since I kissed my baby goodbye, I used to be colour blind, they all laughed, P.Y.U., never gonna dance, they can't take that away from me, slap that bass, the way you look tonight, things are looking up, a fine romance]
fred astaire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000QGIRD0 |
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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Sylvia McNair & Ted Taylor
Manufacturer: BBC Legends
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Gershwin
| Gershwin, George
| ( G )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
All Works by Weill
| Weill, Kurt
| ( W )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Preludes
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Vocal & Song
| Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Movie Scores
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
Movie Soundtracks
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
General
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
General
| Easy Listening
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
Traditional Pop
| Oldies
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00002MXRG
Release Date: 2000-02-22 |
Tracks:
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- A Foggy Day/Embraceable You
- Isn't It A Pity
- Stiff Upper Lip/Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
- Summertime
- For You, For Me, For Evermore
- I Got Rhythm
- Prelude No.1 (Piano Solo)
- My Ship
- The Man I Love
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Shall We Dance?
- By Strauss
- He Loves And She Loves
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Love Is Here To Stay
- Just Another Rhumba
- Hello Young Lovers
Music Review:
- It Suits Me Well: The Transatlantic Anthology [Original recording remastered]
- Join Us in Our Game: Anthology [Import]
- Lewis and Clark
- Lighthouse [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
- Little Signs of Autumn
- Live at Slim's Y-Ki-Ki [Live]
- Live Love Larf & Loaf [Import]
- Mercy To Be Found
- Michelle [Import]
- Moonstruck
Music Review
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