(I've Got) Beginner's Luck
1937 song by George and 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]
PublishedFebruary 27, 1937 by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York[1]
ReleasedApril 1937[2]
RecordedMarch 18, 1937[3]
| "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Fred Astaire | ||||
| B-side | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" | |||
| Published | February 27, 1937 by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York[1] | |||
| Released | April 1937[2] | |||
| Recorded | March 18, 1937[3] | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Pop Vocal | |||
| Label | Brunswick 7855[4] | |||
| Composer | George Gershwin | |||
| Lyricist | Ira Gershwin | |||
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