That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals

That's Entertainment!
The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals

Six CD Box Set: Rhino R2 72182 (1995)

This is something I've been wanting for a long, long time! It's an excellent production of a collection of some of the best musical numbers from the MGM musicals. It contains soundtrack excerpts from 82 of MGM's best musicals, and comes with a beautiful 98-page book! Thanks again, Rhino (and Turner)!

Disc 1: That's Entertainment!

1. Overture   (from That's Entertainment!, 1974)
2. Singin' in the Rain   (excerpts from The Hollywood Revue of 1929, 1929; Speak Easily, 1932; Little Nellie Kelly, 1940; Singin' in the Rain, 1952)
3. Main Title   (from That's Entertainment!, 1974)
4. Broadway Melody   (from The Broadway Melody, 1929)
5. Indian Love Call   (from Rose Marie, 1936)
6. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody   (from The Great Ziegfeld, 1936)
7. The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart   (from It Happened in Brooklyn, 1947)
8. Honeysuckle Rose   (from Thousands Cheer, 1943)
9. Take Me Out to the Ball Game   (from Take Me Out to the Ball Game, 1949)
10. Thou Swell   (from Words and Music, 1948)
11. The Varsity Drag   (from Good News, 1947)
12. Aba Daba Honeymoon   (from Two Weeks with Love, 1950)
13. It's a Most Unusual Day   (from A Date with Judy, 1948)
14. On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe   (from The Harvey Girls, 1946)
15. Gotta Feelin' for You   (from The Hollywood Revue of 1929, 1929)
16. Easy to Love   (from Born to Dance, 1936)
17. Puttin' on the Ritz   (from Idiot's Delight, 1939)
18. Dear Mr. Gable/You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)   (from Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937)
19. Babes in Arms   (from Babes in Arms, 1939)
20. They Can't Take That Away from Me   (from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949)
21. Dancing in the Dark   (from The Band Wagon, 1953)
22. I Wanna Be Loved By You   (from Three Little Words, 1950)

Disc 2: That's Entertainment!

1. I've Gotta Hear That Beat   (from Small Town Girl, 1953)
2. I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan   (from The Band Wagon, 1953)
3. Be My Love   (from The Toast of New Orleans, 1950)
4. Make 'em Laugh   (from Singin' in the Rain, 1952)
5. Ol' Man River   (from Show Boat, 1951)
6. By Myself   (from The Band Wagon, 1953)
7. New York, New York   (from On the Town, 1949)
8. The Worry Song   (from Anchors Aweigh (1945)
9. Singin' in the Rain   (from Singin' in the Rain, 1952)
10. Over the Rainbow   (from The Wizard of Oz, 1939)
11. But Not for Me   (from Girl Crazy, 1943)
12. The Trolley Song   (from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944)
13. The Boy Next Door   (from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944)
14. Under the Bamboo Tree   (from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944)
15. Get Happy   (from Summer Stock, 1950)
16. Going Hollywood   (from Going Hollywood, 1933)
17. Hallelujah!   (from Hit the Deck (1955)
18. Barn Dance (Bless Yore Beautiful Hide)   (from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954)
19. Gigi   (from Gigi, 1958)
20. An American in Paris Ballet   (from An American in Paris, 1951)

Disc 3: That's Entertainment, Part 2

1. Overture   (from That's Entertainment, Part 2, 1976)
2. Main Title/That's Entertainment   (from The Band Wagon, 1953; That's Entertainment, Part 2, 1976)
3. For Me and My Gal   (from For Me and My Gal, 1942)
4. Fascinating Rhythm   (from Lady Be Good, 1941)
5. I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'   (from Broadway Melody of 1936, 1935)
6. I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man   (from The Belle of New York, 1952)
7. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo   (from Lili, 1953)
8. Be a Clown   (from The Pirate, 1948)
9. From This Moment On   (from Kiss Me Kate, 1953)
10. All of You   (from Silk Stockings, 1957)
11. The Lady Is a Tramp   (from Words and Music, 1948)
12. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes   (from Lovely to Look At, 1952)
13. Easter Parade   (from Easter Parade, 1948)
14. Temptation   (from Going Hollywood, 1933)
15. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart   (from Listen, Darling, 1938)
16. Taking a Chance on Love   (from Cabin in the Sky, 1943)
17. Swingin' the Jinx Away   (from Born to Dance, 1936)
18. Lover Come Back to Me   (from New Moon, 1940)

Disc 4: That's Entertainment, Part 2

1. Inka Dinka Doo   (from Two Girls and a Sailor, 1944)
2. I Got Rhythm   (from Girl Crazy, 1943)
3. The Wedding of the Painted Doll   (from The Broadway Melody, 1929)
4. Manhattan   (from Words and Music, 1948)
5. Good Morning   (from Singin' in the Rain, 1952)
6. Triplets   (from The Band Wagon, 1953)
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas   (from Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944)
8. Steppin' Out with My Baby   (from Easter Parade, 1948)
9. I Got Rhythm   (from An American in Paris, 1951)
10. Ol' Man River   (from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946)
11. I Fall in Love Too Easily   (from Anchors Aweigh, 1945)
12. I Begged Her   (from Anchors Aweigh, 1945)
13. Girls, Girls, Girls!   (from The Merry Widow, 1934)
14. The Last Time I Saw Paris   (from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946)
15. Love Is Here to Stay   (from An American in Paris, 1951)
16. (I'll Build A) Stairway to Paradise   (from An American in Paris, 1951)
17. A Couple of Swells   (from Easter Parade, 1948)
18. There's No Business Like Show Business   (from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950)
19. I Like Myself   (from It's Always Fair Weather, 1955)
20. I Remember It Well   (from Gigi, 1958)
21. Bouncin' the Blues   (from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949)
22. That's Entertainment Finale   (from That's Entertainment, Part 2, 1976; includes excerpts from The Band Wagon, 1953)
23. End Credits   (from That's Entertainment, Part 2, 1976)

Disc 5: That's Entertainment! III

1. Overture   (from That's Entertainment! III, 1994)
2. Good Morning   (from Babes in Arms, 1939)
3. The Three B's   (from Best Foot Forward, 1943)
4. Just One of Those Things   (from Panama Hattie, 1941)
5. I'm an Indian Too   (outtake from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950)
6. Shakin' the Blues Away   (from Easter Parade, 1948)
7. Pass That Peace Pipe   (from Good News, 1947)
8. The Heather on the Hill   (from Brigadoon, 1954)
9. I Wish I Were in Love Again   (from Words and Music, 1948)
10. You Are My Lucky Star   (outtake from Singin' in the Rain, 1952)
11. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man   (outtake from Show Boat, 1951)
12. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly   (outtake from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950)
13. Baby, You Knock Me Out   (from It's Always Fair Weather, 1955)
14. Thanks a Lot But No Thanks   (from It's Always Fair Weather, 1955)
15. Who?   (extended version from Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946)
16. You Stepped out of a Dream   (from Ziegfeld Girl, 1941)
17. Ain't It the Truth   (outtake from Cabin in the Sky, 1943)
18. March of the Doagies   (outtake from The Harvey Girls, 1946)
19. Anything You Can Do   (from Annie Get Your Gun, 1950)
20. Mr. Monotony   (outtake from Easter Parade, 1948)
21. That's Entertainment   (from The Band Wagon, 1953)

Disc 6: That's More Entertainment!

1. Swing Trot   (from The Barkleys of Broadway, 1949)
2. I Got out of Bed on the Right Side   (from Dangerous When Wet, 1953)
3. Swing, Mr. Mendelssohn   (extended version from Everybody Sing, 1937)
4. Please Don't Monkey with Broadway   (from Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940)
5. Buds Won't Bud   (from Cairo, 1942)
6. I'll Take the High Note   (extended version from Bathing Beauty, 1944)
7. Too Darn Hot   (from Kiss Me Kate, 1953)
8. How About You?   (from Babes on Broadway, 1941)
9. The Opposite Sex   (Prologue, from The Opposite Sex, 1956)
10. Friendship   (from DuBarry Was a Lady, 1943)
11. Too Late Now   (from Royal Wedding, 1951)
12. Lydia, the Tatooed Lady   (from At the Circus, 1939)
13. A Lady Loves   (from I Love Melvin, 1953)
14. Baby, It's Cold Outside   (from Neptune's Daughter, 1949)
15. If You Can Dream   (from Meet Me in Las Vegas, 1956)
16. Did'ja Ever?   (from Easy to Love, 1953)
17. There'll Be Some Changes Made   (from Designing Woman, 1957)
18. The Stanley Steamer   (from Summer Holiday, 1948)
19. Mr. and Mrs.   (from Deep in My Heart, 1954)
20. You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right   (from Duchess of Idaho, 1950)
21. I'm Gonna Live Till I Die   (from This Could Be the Night, 1957)
22. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet   (from Broadway Rhythm, 1944)
23. I Don't Care   (from In the Good Old Summertime, 1944)
24. There's Beauty Everywhere   (from Ziegfeld Follies, 1946)
25. End Credits   (from That's Entertainment III, 1994)