(I've Got) Beginner's Luck
"(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" | ||||
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Song by Fred Astaire | ||||
B-side | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | |||
Published | February 27, 1937 (1937-02-27) by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York[1] | |||
Released | April 1937[2] | |||
Recorded | March 18, 1937 (1937-03-18)[3] | |||
Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz, Pop Vocal | |||
Label | Brunswick 7855[4] | |||
Composer(s) | George Gershwin | |||
Lyricist(s) | Ira Gershwin | |||
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"(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, it was introduced by Fred Astaire.[5] It is a brief comic tap solo with cane where Astaire's rehearsing to a record of the number is cut short when the record gets stuck. Astaire's commercial recording for Brunswick (No. 7855) was very popular in 1937.[6]
Other notable recordings
References
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1937). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1937 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 32 Pt 3 For the Year 1937. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "Cover versions of They Can't Take That Away from Me by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 7500 - 8000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ Fred Astaire – They Can't Take That Away From Me / Beginner's Luck (1937, Shellac), retrieved 2021-08-04
- ^ Gilbert, Steven E. (1995). The Music of Gershwin. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 6. ISBN 0300062338.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 37. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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