Fred Astaire

INCLUDES 9 BONUS TRACKS

Theis release presents the complete original soundtrack to the movie Funny Face, a 1957 American musical film directed by Stanley Donen, which contained a number of songs by George and Ira Gershwin.

Although it was given the same title as the 1927 Broadway musica "Funny Face" by the Gershwin brothers, and featured the same male star (Fred Astaire), the plot was completely different and only four of the songs from the stage musical were kept. The screenplay was written by Leonard Gershe and starred Astaire with Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson.

As a bonus, 8 additional Fred Astaire interpretations of Gershwin songs, which he recorded in 1952 in the company of an all-star rhythm section led by pianist Oscar Peterson, and the original 1928 version of the title song "Funny Face" sung by Fred Astaire and her sister Adele.

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN - Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN
Vocals by Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn & Kay Thompson
Orchestra conducted by ADOLPH DEUTSCH

Recorded at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, March-September 1956.

BONUS TRACKS:

[13-20]: Fred Astaire (voc); Oscar Peterson (p), Charlie Shavers (tp)
Flip Phillips (ts); Barney Kessel (g); Ray Brown (b); Alvin Stoller (d)
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, December 1952.

[21]: Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire (voc) with unknown orchestra
New York, November 26, 1928.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01) OVERTURE: FUNNY FACE / ‘S WONDERFUL / THINK PINK
02) HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?
03) HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? [instrumental reprise]
04) FUNNY FACE
05) BONJOUR, PARIS!
06) CLAP YO’ HANDS
07) HE LOVES AND SHE LOVES
08) BONJOUR, PARIS! [instrumental reprise]
09) ON HOW TO BE LOVELY
10) BASAL METABOLISM [HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN/ FUNNY FACE]
11) LET’S KISS AND MAKE UP
12) ‘S WONDERFUL
13) LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF (*)
14) ‘S WONDERFUL (*)
15) THEY ALL LAUGHED (*)
16) NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (*)
17) FASCINATING RHYTHM (*)
18) THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME (*)
19) A FOGGY DAY (*)
20) OH, LADY BE GOOD (*)
21) FUNNY FACE [original version] (*)

TOTAL TIME: 74:58