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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = (I've Got) Beginner's Luck | cover = | alt = | type = | published = by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York | artist = Fred Astaire | album = | B-side = They Can't Take That Away from Me | released = April 1937 | recorded = | studio = Los Angeles, California | venue = | genre = Jazz, Pop Vocal | length = | label = Brunswick 7855 | writer = | composer = George Gershwin | lyricist = Ira Gershwin | producer = | prev_title = Never Gonna Dance | prev_year = 1936 | next_title = They All Laughed | next_year = 1937 }} "'(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. It's 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. Other notable recordings*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook' (1959) ReferencesCategory:Songs about luck Category:Songs with music by George Gershwin Category:Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin Category:Fred Astaire songs Category:1937 songs Category:Songs written for films | |
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