Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook - Track Listing

Track Listing

For the 1998 4 CD set Verve re-issue, Verve 314 539 759-2

All Tracks composed by George Gershwin and all lyrics written by Ira Gershwin, unless otherwise indicated.

Disc One

1. Ambulatory Suite (Instrumental) (George Gershwin)
   • "Promenade (Walking the Dog)" – 2:31,
   • "March of the Swiss Soldiers" – 2:04,
   • "Fidgety Feet" – 2:46
2. The Preludes (Instrumental) (G. Gershwin)
   • Prelude I – 1:36,
   • Prelude II – 3:48,
   • Prelude III – 1:13,
3. "Sam and Delilah" – 3:15
4. "But Not for Me" – 3:31
5. "My One and Only" – 2:36
6. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" – 4:26
7. "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" – 3:08
8. "Oh, Lady be Good!" – 3:58
9. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 3:32
10. "Things Are Looking Up" – 3:03
11. "Just Another Rhumba" – 5:34
12. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" – 3:45
13. "'S Wonderful" – 3:28
14. "The Man I Love" – 3:50
15. "That Certain Feeling" – 3:07
16. "By Strauss" – 2:29
17. "Someone to Watch Over Me" – 4:30
18. "The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)" – 3:43

Disc Two

1. "Who Cares?" – 3:05
2. "Looking For a Boy" – 3:02
3. "They All Laughed" – 3:02
4. "My Cousin in Milwaukee" – 3:07
5. "Somebody from Somewhere" – 3:06
6. "A Foggy Day" – 3:50
7. "Clap Yo' Hands" – 2:28
8. "For You, For Me, For Evermore" – 3:23
9. "Stiff Upper Lip" – 2:50
10. "Boy Wanted" – 3:33
11. "Strike Up the Band" – 2:33
12. "Soon" – 2:20
13. "I've Got a Crush on You" – 3:26
14. "Bidin' My Time" – 2:40
15. "Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?" – 3:28
16. "Of Thee I Sing" – 3:07
17. "'The Half of it, Dearie' Blues" – 3:45
18. "I Was Doing All Right" – 3:25
19. "He Loves and She Loves" – 2:46
20. "Love is Sweeping the Country" – 3:24
21. "Treat Me Rough" – 2:54

Disc Three

1. "Our Love is Here to Stay" – 3:52
2. "Slap That Bass" – 3:23
3. "Isn't It a Pity?" – 3:23
4. "Shall We Dance?" – 3:08
5. "Love Walked In" – 3:52
6. "You've Got What Gets Me" – 2:13
7. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" – 3:07
8. "Embraceable You" – 4:49
9. "I Can't Be Bothered Now" – 2:48
10. "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!" – 3:46
11. "Fascinating Rhythm" – 3:22
12. "Funny Face" – 3:23
13. "Lorelei" – 3:21
14. "Oh, So Nice!" – 3:40
15. "Let's Kiss and Make Up" – 3:49
16. "I Got Rhythm" – 3:07

Disc Four - Tracks 3 to 16 are Alternate Takes and Remixes

1. "Somebody Loves Me" (G. Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) – 2:36
2. "Cheerful Little Earful" (Harry Warren, Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose) – 2:06
3. "But Not for Me" – 2:05 (45 rpm Take)
4. "Lorelei" (Alternate Take) – 3:00
5. "Our Love is Here to Stay" (Partial Alternate Take) – 3:51
6. "Oh, Lady be Good!" (Alternate Take) – 4:04
7. "Oh, Lady be Good!" (Alternate Take) – 3:56
8. "Oh, Lady be Good!" (Alternate Take) – 4:12
9. "But Not for Me" – 2:05 (Mono Mix)
10. "Fascinating Rhythm" – 3:21 (Mono Mix)
11. "They All Laughed" – 3:02 (Mono Mix)
12. "The Man I Love" – 3:50 (Mono Mix)
13. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 3:32 (Mono Mix)
14. "Clap Yo' Hands" – 2:29 (Mono Mix)
15. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" – 4:26 (Mono Mix)
16. "I Was Doing All Right" – 3:25 (Mono Mix)
17. "He Loves and She Loves" – 2:46 (Mono Mix)
18. "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" – 3:07 (Mono Mix)

• Disc One, Two and Three original LP issue: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook Verve MGVS 6082-5

• Disc One, tracks 1 and 2 original 7'-EP (Verve VS 100) issued with the above

• Disc Four, tracks 1 and 2 originally issued on the 1959 Ella Fitzgerald album Get Happy! (Verve V6-4036).

• Disc Four, track 3 original 7'- single issue: Verve 10180

• Disc Four, tracks 4, 5, and 9-18: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook Vol.1 Verve MGVS 6102

• Disc Four, tracks 6 and 7 previously unissued.

• Disc Four, track 8: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks Verve 519 832-2