Irving Berlin in Hollywood (1999)

About this title: This 25-track compilation of Irving Berlin songs from Hollywood musicals was taken from the original soundtrack performances, spanning the dawn of talkies ("Blue Skies," sung by Al Jolson from The Jazz Singer) to the mid-1950s (Marilyn Monroe's "After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It"). Several well-known classics are on board, like "There's No Business Like Show Business," "The Hostess with the Mostess" (sung by Ethel Merman), "Anything You Can Do" (by Judy Garland and Howard Keel), "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (by Fred Astaire), and Clark Gable's famous non-virtuosic performance ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Hostess With the Mostes' on the Ball [Berlin]
2. Steppin' Out with My Baby [Berlin]
3. I Got the Sun in the Morning [Berlin]
4. Mandy [Berlin]
5. Blue Skies [Berlin]
6. Puttin' On the Ritz [Berlin]
7. Isn't This a Lovely Day? [Berlin]
8. Shaking the Blues Away [Berlin]
9. Heat Wave [Berlin]
10. Vaudeville Medley: I Love a Piano/Snookey Ookums/The Ragtime Violin [Berlin]
11. Let Me Sing and I'm Happy [Berlin]
12. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody [Berlin]
13. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails [Berlin]
14. Colonel Buffalo Bill[Outtake] [Berlin]
15. You Can't Get a Man with a Gun [Berlin]
16. Marching Along with Time[Outtake] [Berlin]
17. They Say It's Wonderful [Outtake] [Berlin]
18. Cheek to Cheek [Berlin]
19. After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It [Berlin]
20. Anything You Can Do [Outtake] [Berlin]
21. You're Just in Love [Berlin]
22. Let's Face the Music and Dance [Berlin]
23. Easter Parade [Berlin]
24. There's No Business Like Show Business [Berlin]
25. Alexander's Ragtime Band [Berlin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.