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That's Entertainment!
Title:
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!
THE ULTIMATE ANTHOLOGY OF
M-G-M MUSICALS
Category:
Soundtrack
Label:
Rhino Records
Catalog Number:
R2 73192
Release Date:
2006
Type:
CD
Discs:

6
Length:
Approximately 7.5 hours
Availability:
Available
That's
That's Entertainment!



ABOUT THE DISC & RECORDINGS:

 This is Rhino's 2006 updated version of their 1995 special boxed set of "That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals". What makes this new set different is the addition (and deletion) of several performances on the discs for each of the films that were not a part of the 1995 release.

Most of the "repeat tracks" have been "sonically upgraded" utilizing source materials discovered since the 1995 issue. Basically, if Rhino released a complete soundtrack to a particular film since the 1995 set, those newly restored versions are presented here. Most of the tracks sound much better than the first edition, especially those originally recorded in true stereo.

 

A few "sonic highlights" are:

"On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe" (The Harvey Girls - 1946): In the final portion of the song, Judy's voice stays front and center (as it does in the film) and does not fade into the chorus as it did on the previous 1995 release.

That's Entertainment!"Over The Rainbow" (The Wizard Of Oz - 1939): The odd, sudden loudness of the word "where" in Judy's second reading of "Somewhere over the rainbow" has been corrected. CORRECTION (from Scott): Upon listening to this for a second time, I've realized that I was wrong.That odd loudness has not been corrected. Chalk it up to my listening to it originally in the background while doing other work. One would think that if they went to the trouble of "sonically upgrading" most of the tracks already presented in the 1995 box, that they would correct this flaw in what is the greatest song ever written for the movies. Perhaps Rhino will re-release their deluxe Oz soundtrack, with sonically upgraded tracks, maybe giving us the existing stereo tracks in stereo, and better sounding mono than the original release. Which brings me to the question of why is Judy given such shoddy treatment in this boxed set? She was the greatest of all the MGM Musical stars, and yet her tracks have not been upgraded and/or corrected (see the note for Broadway Melody of 1938 below). "But Not For Me" (Girl Crazy - 1943) sounds a little better than I remember it, but I would have to listen to the original CD release side-by-side with this new release to give a final answer. The tracks from Meet Me In St. Louis don't impress me as being upgraded either. "For Me And My Gal" (For Me And My Gal - 1942) is still the inferior stereo mix from the original release, and not the superior sounding mono version as presented on their "Judy Garland In Hollywood" release. And last but not least, "A Couple Of Swells" (Easter Parade - 1948) is still that awful sounding playback disc version. I would much rather have a clean "sonically upgraded" version taken from the film (with audible dance steps and faux audience applause) than what we're still getting here. Although I really enjoy having the rarities on this new set, I feel that ultimately Rhino once again missed a chance to present these recordings as perfect as possible. Especially after they promoted the new disc of rarities and the "sonically upgraded" tracks. I've very happy that I only paid half price for this set. I would have been miffed if I had paid the full retail price!

"Dancing In The Dark" (The Band Wagon - 1953): This is now presented in full stereo. It sounds great, giving this classic performance new depth.

"Steppin' Out With My Baby" (Easter Parade - 1948): The first portion of this song is presented in stereo.

Oddly enough, "Dear Mr. Gable/You Made Me Love You" (Broadway Melody Of 1938 - 1937) still includes the immensely different, and inferior, outtake version of the last portion of the song. The complete version, as heard in the original film, can be found on the Rhino CD "Judy Garland In Hollywood - Her Greatest Hits".

The 6th disc "That's Entertainment! - Buried Treasures (outtakes from M-G-M Musicals)" features all previously unreleased material (excepting the "End Titles" from That's Entertainment III). A bona fide bonanza of the rare and wonderful, including the recently discovered complete version of Judy's "Buds Won't Bud" outtake from Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940). It had previously only been know to exist as a partial outtake.

The accompanying booklet is a re-print of the original 1995 booklet in some new color schemes, and an appropriate postscript explaining this new 2006 version. Many new and rare photos have been added throughout the section that gives details about each film featured in the set.

But don't throw away the 1995 set. The 6th disc on that set "That's More Entertainment!" is not included in this new release (see listing in notes below). Plus, several performances from the That's Entertainment! III CD have been removed (see notes below), including Judy's Annie Get Your Gun outtakes.
All images on this page from the collection of Scott Brogan.



THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! ON LP, CD & LASER:

TE 1  TE 2  That's Entertainment! Part 2

TE CD Japan  That's Entertainment! Japanese LP  TE 2

 TE 3  TE 3 Laser  TE Set  Laser Disc Set  TE Single

TRACK LISTING
Judy Garland tracks in blue.

Recordings mixed to stereo are indicated by *
Tracks new to this collection indicated by #

Title
Performed by...
From the film...
Recording Date
Time
DISC ONE - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! (MGM 1974)
Overture *
MGM Studio Orchestra
11-21-1973
3:13
Singin' In The Rain (Medley)

Cliff Edwards;
Jimmy Durante;
Judy Garland;
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor
The Hollywood Review of 1929 (1929);

Speak Easily (1932);

Little Nellie Kelly (1940);

Singin' In The Rain (1952)
(Cliff Edwards - recording date unknown);
(Jimmy Durante - recording date unknown);
Little Nellie Kelly - 09-09-1940;
 Singin' In The Rain -
06-05-1951
2:16
Main Title (That's Entertainment!) *
MGM Studio Orchestra
11-21-1973
2:19
Broadway Melody
Charles King
The Broadway Melody
(1929)
Fall 1929
2:29
Indian Love Call
Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
Rose Marie (1936)
11-03-1935
& 12-12-1935
2:08
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
Allan Jones (for Dennis Morgan) & The MGM Studio Chorus
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
01-15-1936 & 01-17-1936
2:09
Begin The Beguine #
The Music Maids & The MGM Studio Orchestra; taps by Eleanor Powell & Fred Astaire
Broadway Melody of 1940
(1940)
09-12-1939
3:39
The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart
Frank Sinatra & Jimmy Durante
It Happened In Brooklyn
(1947)
09-26-1946
4:14
Honeysuckle Rose *
Lena Horne, with Benny Carter and His Orchestra
04-27-1943
2:48
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1949)
07-22-1948
2:04
Thou Swell
June Allyson, with Eugene Cox and Pete Roberts (for the Blackburn Twins [Ramon & Royce])
05-03-1948
3:54
The Varsity Drag
June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy (Dorothy) Garland, & The MGM Studio Chorus
Good News (1947)
05-07-1947
4:52
Aba Daba Honeymoon
Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter, & The MGM Studio Chorus
Two Weeks With Love
(1950)
04-22-1950
3:12
It's A Most Unusual Day (reprise version)
Jane Powell
A Date With Judy (1948)
12-08-1947
1:16
On The Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe *
Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse, Virginia O'Brien, Marjorie Main, Ray Bolger (continued)
01-05-1945
01-06-1945
01-08-1945
04-18-1945
06-30-1945
8:37
Gotta Feelin' For You
Joan Crawford & The MGM Studio Chorus
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Unknown
2:38
Easy To Love
James Steward & Eleanor Powell
Born To Dance (1936)
06-12-1936
2:49
Puttin' On The Ritz
Clark Gable & The MGM Studio Chorus
Idiot's Delight (1939)
11-18-1939
:54
Dear Mr. Gable/You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
(note)
Judy Garland
05-07-1937
3:56
Babes In Arms *
Douglas McPhail, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Betty Jaynes, & The MGM Studio Chorus
05-23-1939
4:31
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Fred Astaire
The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949)
08-25-1948
4:32
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
Fred Astaire & Jack Buchanan
The Band Wagon (1953)
12-09-1952
12-10-1952
1:58
Dancing In The Dark
The MGM Studio Orchestra
The Band Wagon (1953)
10-08-1952
3:28
I Wanna Be Loved By You
Helen Kane (for Debbie Reynolds)
Three Little Words (1950)
01-13-1950
1:32
Be My Love
Mario Lanza & Kathryn Grayson
The Toast Of New Orleans
(1950)

12-15-1949
12-28-1949
01-23-1950
05-09-1950
05-11-1950
06-09-1950

2:57
DISC TWO - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! (MGM 1974) (continued)
I've Gotta Hear That Beat
Ann Miller
Small Town Girl (1953)

09-19-1952
10-06-1952
10-08-1952
10-13-1952
11-21-1952
3:51
Make 'Em Laugh *
Donald O'Connor
Singin' In The Rain (1952)
06-22-1951
3:13
Ol' Man River *
William Warfield
Show Boat (1951)
11-09-1950
3:41
By Myself
Fred Astaire
The Band Wagon (1953)
10-08-1952
1:28
New York, New York (extended version)
Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Jules Munshin, with Harry Stanton, Ralph Brewster, Charles Pavalato, Marvin Baily, & Bill Lee
On The Town (1949)
05-03-1949
4:05
The Worry Song *
Gene Kelly & Jerry The Mouse
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
10-25-1944
10-28-1944
2:56
Singin' In The Rain *
Gene Kelly
Singin' In The Rain (1952)
06-05-1951
3:57
Over The Rainbow
Judy Garland
10-07-1938
2:44
But Not For Me *
Judy Garland
Girl Crazy (1943)
03-29-1943
2:30
The Trolley Song *
Judy Garland & the MGM Studio Chorus
12-02-1943
4:03
The Boy Next Door *
Judy Garland
12-04-1943
3:28
Under The Bamboo Tree *
Judy Garland & Margaret O'Brien
12-17-1943
1:37
Get Happy
Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus
03-15-1950
2:46
Going Hollywood
Bing Crosby & The MGM Studio Chorus
Going Hollywood (1933)
09-15-1933
0:39
Well, Did You Evah? * #
Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra
High Society (1956)
01-17-1956
3:47
True Love * #
Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
High Society (1956)
02-02-1956
3:47
Hallelujah! *
Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn), Rex Dennis, Kay Armen, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, & The MGM Studio Chorus
Hit The Deck (1955)

08-03-1954
11-02-1954
11-22-1954
12-01-1954
12-02-1954
12-03-1954
3:28
Barn Dance (Bless Yore Beautiful Hide) *
The MGM Studio Orchestra
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
11-17-1953
02-16-1954
5:51
Gigi *
Louis Jourdan
Gigi (1958)
10-23-1957
10-28-1957
10-29-1957
12-02-1957
12-18-1957
02-13-1958
3:01
An American In Paris Ballet (extended version)
The MGM Studio Orchestra
An American In Paris
(1951)

12-01-1950
12-02-1950
12-04-1950
01-19-1951
01-27-1951
04-12-1951

16:32
DISC THREE - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, PART TWO (MGM 1976)
Overture *
The MGM Studio Orchestra

12-30-1975
12-31-1975
2:52
Main Title/That's Entertainment! *
1) Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire

2) Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, & Oscar Levant
1) That's Entertainment,
Part 2 (1976)

2) The Band Wagon
(1953)

1) 06-04-1954
06-09-1975
06-18-1975

2) 10-17-1952
6:32
For Me And My Gal *
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly
03-21-1942
4:19
Fascinating Rhythm
Connie Russell, Six Hits And A Miss, The Berry Brothers, & The MGM Studio Chorus
Lady Be Good (1941)
04-05-1941
8:57
I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin'
June Knight, Robert Taylor, & The MGM Studio Chorus
Broadway Melody Of 1936
(1935)
04-25-1935
5:22
I Wanna Be A Dancin' Man
Fred Astaire
The Belle Of New York
(1952)
08-29-1951
4:04
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer
Lili (1953)
03-11-1952
03-21-1952
03-28-1952
1:55
Be A Clown *
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly
The Pirate (1948)
07-14-1947
2:36
From This Moment On *
Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse, & Bobby Van
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
06-18-1953
3:57
All Of You (extended version) *
Fred Astaire
Silk Stockings (1957)
10-19-1956
6:06
The Lady Is A Tramp
Lena Horne
03-30-1948
2:55
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Kathryn Grayson
Lovely To Look At (1952)

08-03-1951
08-09-1951
08-28-1951
02-15-1952
03-12-1952
2:46
Easter Parade
Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, & The MGM Studio Chorus
01-26-1948
2:40
Temptation
Bing Crosby
Going Hollywood (1933)
09-27-1933
1:46
Zing! Went The Strings Of
My Heart *
Judy Garland
09-16-1938
3:11
Taking A Chance On Love *
Ethel Waters
Cabin In The Sky (1943)
10-21-1942
3:22
Swingin' The Jinx Away
Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen, & The MGM Studio Chorus
Born To Dance (1936)
09-01-1936
7:23
Lover Come Back To Me
Jeanette MacDonald
New Moon (1940)
11-01-1939
3:37
The Wedding Of The Painted Doll
James Burroughs
The Broadway Melody
(1929)

(unknown - fall 1928)
3:23
Inka Dinka Doo
Jimmy Durante, with Harry James And His Orchestra
Two Girls And A Sailor
(1944)

10-15-1943
2:50
DISC FOUR - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, PART TWO (MGM 1976) (continued)
I Got Rhythm *
Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Six Hits And A Miss, The Music Maids, Hal Hopper, Trudy Erwin, Bobbie Canvin, Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, & The MGM Studio Chorus
12-29-1942
01-02-1943
02-02-1943
8:03
Manhattan *
Mickey Rooney, Bill Lee (for Tom Drake), with Roger Edens at the piano
04-26-1948
09-24-1948
2:35
Good Morning *
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, & Donald O'Connor
Singin' In The Rain (1952)
06-08-1951
4:13
Triplets
Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, & Jack Buchanan
The Band Wagon (1953)
12-09-1952
2:12
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas*
Judy Garland
12-04-1943
2:37
Steppin' Out With My Baby
Fred Astaire, The Mel-Tones, & The Lyttle Sisters
11-15-1947
11-20-1947
6:19
Ten Cents A Dance * #
Doris Day
Love Me Or Leave Me
(1955)

11-23-1954
3:08
I Got Rhythm
Gene Kelly
An American In Paris
(1951)
10-18-1950
3:41
Ol' Man River *
Frank Sinatra
03-19-1946
2:55
You're Sensational * #
Frank Sinatra
High Society (1956)

01-20-1956
3:07
I Fall In Love Too Easily *
Frank Sinatra
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
09-05-1944
1:35
I Begged Her*
Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
06-13-1944
3:23
Girls, Girls, Girls!
Maurice Chevalier
The Merry Widow (1934)
04-12-1934
09-07-1934
1:14
The Last Time I Saw Paris*
Dinah Shore
04-08-1946
1:12
Love Is Here To Stay
Gene Kelly

An American In Paris
(1951)

07-21-1950
3:51
(I'll Build A) Stairway To Paradise
George Guetary
An American In Paris
(1951)
07-25-1950
2:42
A Couple Of Swells
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
11-13-1947
4:23
Now You Has Jazz * #
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong with Ed Hall, Trummy Young, Barrett Deems, Billy Kyle, and Arvell Shaw
High Society (1956)

01-18-1956
04-20-1956

4:12
There's No Business Like Show Business
Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, & Keenan Wynn
11-21-1949
2:30
I Like Myself *
Gene Kelly

It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)

03-03-1955
06-09-1955
06-10-1955
07-06-1955
07-07-1955

4:03
I Remember It Well *
Hermione Gingold & Maurice Chevalier
Gigi (1958)

09-24-1957

10-29-1957
01-03-1958
02-19-1958

2:21
Bouncin' The Blues
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
The Barkelys Of Broadway
(1949)
08-13-1948
2:10
That's Entertainment! Finale *

Includes excerpt of That's Entertainment! from The Band Wagon (1953)
Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly

The Band Wagon excerpt performed by Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, India Adams (for Cyd Charisse), Oscar Levant, & The MGM Studio Chorus
That's Entertainment,
Part 2 (1976)

Excerpt from The Band Wagon (1953)
12-30-1975
12-31-1975

Excerpt recorded
10-20-1952
3:37
End Credits *
The MGM Studio Orchestra

12-30-1975
12-31-1975

1:42
DISC FIVE - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! III (MGM 1994)
Overture *
The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

08-10-1993
5:00
Good Morning
Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney
05-15-1939
1:55
The Three B's *
June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Nancy Walker, The Music Maids (Denny Wilson, Dotty Messmer, Pat Hyatt, & Alice Sizer), and The MGM Studio Chorus, with Harry James And His Orchestra

Best Foot Forward (1943)

12-21-1942
5:33
Just One Of Those Things
Lena Horne
Panama Hattie (1941)
05-14-1941
1:24
Hollywood Party #
Frances Williams
Hollywood Party (1934)

09-26-1933
2:17
Shakin' The Blues Away
Ann Miller, with The Mel-Tones & The Lyttle Sisters
01-09-1948
3:19
Pass That Peace Pipe *
Joan McCracken & The MGM Studio Chorus
Good News (1947)
05-07-1947
4:31
The Heather On The Hill *
Gene Kelly & The MGM Studio Orchestra
Brigadoon (1954)
01-04-1954
03-25-1954
5:33
I Wish I Were In Love Again
Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney
05-28-1948
2:25
You Are My Lucky Star * (outtake)
Debbie Reynolds
Singin' In The Rain
(1952)
06-13-1951
3:39
Swing, Mr. Mendelssohn (extended version)
Judy Garland & The St. Brendans Boys' Choir
08-26-1937
4:20
A Lady Loves (extended version) #
Debbie Reynolds, with unidentified male quartet and The MGM Studio Chorus
I Love Melvin (1953)
04-18-1952
5:00
Baby, You Knock Me Out *
Carol Richards (for Cyd Charisse) & The MGM Studio Chorus
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
01-05-1955
2:01
Thanks A Lot But No Thanks *
Dolores Gray
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
09-23-1954
06-10-1955
3:38
Who? (extended version)
Judy Garland
10-09-1945
5:44
You Stepped Out Of A Dream
Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

12-27-1940
3:19
March Of The Doagies*
Judy Garland, Joe Karnes, Frank Laine, Don Ellis, Eugen Dorian, Ralph Blane, Don Williams, Elva Kellogg, & The MGM Studio Chorus
02.17.1945
2:48
Stereophonic Sound * #
Fred Astaire & Janis Paige
Silk Stockings (1957)
10-31-1956
3:53
Shakin' The Blues Away * #
Doris Day & Male Chorus

Love Me Or Leave Me
(1955)

02-07-1955
02-08-1955
03-01-1955

3:29
Jailhouse Rock * #
Elvis Presley

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

04-30-1957
2:00
That's Entertainment! Finale
Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, India Adams (for Cyd Charisse), Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, & The MGM Studio Chorus
The Band Wagon (1953)

10-20-1952
1:14
DISC SIX - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! - BURIED TREASURES (outtakes from M-G-M Musicals)
(special Rhino bonus CD)
All tracks never before released except "End Credits" from That's Entertainment! III
Swing Trot (Extended Version)
The MGM Studio Chorus

The Barkleys Of Broadway
(1949)

10-27-1948
3:00
The Lock Step (outtake)
The Dodge Twins
The March of Time (1930)
1930
2:26
Poor Little G-String
Bing Crosby

The March of Time (1930)

1929
3:36
Fly Away To I-Oway (outtake)
Jimmy Durante & Polly Moran
Hollywood Party (1934)
10-10-1933
1:09
Buds Won't Bud (outtake)
Judy Garland
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
03-14-1940
3:17
Let's Pretend It's True (outtake)
June Knight & Male Chorus
Vacation From Love (1938)

08-25-1938
4:07
It's Fun To Be In Love *
George Chakiris, Dan Daily & Betty Lynn
Meet Me In Las Vegas
(1956)

07-26-1955
07-27-1955

5:03
Weekend At The Waldorf (Demo)
Kay Thompson

Weekend At The Waldorf
(1945)

07-18-1941
2:22
Follow Me (outtake) *
Joan Crawford

Torch Song (1953)
06-10-1953
2:33
You Won't Forget me (outtake)
Lena Horne
Duchess Of Idaho (1950)
02-14-1949
2:02
Too Beautiful To Last (outtake) *
Tony Martin
11-27-1940
3:37
I Have A Dream (outtake) *
JoAnn Greer (for Esther Williams) & George Sanders
Jupiter's Darling (1956)
05-05-1954
5:03
And There You Are (outtake)
Howard Keel
I Love Melvin (1953)
04-18-1952
3:52
A Message From The Man In The Moon (outtake)
Allan Jones
A Day At The Races (1937)
03-05-1937
1:31
Baby Doll (outtake) *
Gene Kelly
Take Me Out to The Ballgame (1949)
07-23-1948
3:35
Some Of These Days (unused complete version)
Sophie Tucker

Broadway Melody Of 1938 (1937)
02-02-1937
3:24
A Woman Without A Man (outtake)
Ethel Waters
Cairo (1943)
10-16-1942
4:13
Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please (outtake)
Ann Sothern
Panama Hattie (1942)
08-07-1941
2:50
You Belong To My Heart *
Yvonne DeCarlo & Bill Lee (for Vittorio Gassman)
Sombrero (1953)
01-11-1953
2:24
Something's Gotta Happen Soon (outtake)
Joan Crawford

Ice Follies Of 1939 (1939)

10-25-1938
1:32
Deep In My Heart, Dear (demo)
Jane Powell & Vic Damone

The Student Prince (1954)

Unknown, circa 1953
3:17
Can't Help Lovin' That Man (demo)
Lee Wiley
Showboat (1951)
Unknown
1:57
My Man (complete version)
Fanny Brice

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
1936
3:42
I've Told Ev'ry Little Star/The Song Is You (outtake)
Kathryn Grayson & Johnny Johnston

01-21-1946
4:41
End Credits *
The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
08-10-1993
2:44

**Continuation of the participants in the recording of "On The Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe": Benny Carter, The Seckler Group, The Williams Brothers (Andy, Bob, and Don), Alice Ludes, Dorothy McCarthy, Lee Botch, Judy Conlon, Ralph Blane, Loulie Jean Norman, Dorothy Jackson, Judy Matson, Mary Moder, Ruth Clark, Jimmie Garland, Dorothy Wilkerson, Vivian Edwards, Joe Karnes, Kenneth Rundquist, Claude Martin, Arnet Amos, Elva Kellogg, and The MGM Studio Chorus

The last refrain in this version of "Dear Mr. Gable" is an alternate take not heard in the finished film. The complete version as heard in the original film is on the Judy Garland In Hollywood single disc compilation.

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DISCOGRAPHY NOTES:

Although this set is by far the NEW ultimate collection of MGM musical performances on CD, the following performances have been removed from the original 1995 release:
The entire Rhino bonus CD entitled "That's MORE Entertainment!" (R2 72182) EXCEPT Judy's performance of "Swing, Mr. Mendelssohn" which has been moved to the "That's Entertainment III" disc:

"Swing Trot" (The MGM Studio Chorus from The Barkleys Of Broadway - 1949) (new extended version featured in disc 6 of this new set)

"I Got Out Of Bed On The Right Side" (Esther Williams, William Demarest, Charlotte Greenwood, Barbara Whiting, & Donna Cocoran from Dangerous When Wet - 1953)

"Please Don't Monkey With Broadway" (Fred Astaire & George Murphy from Broadway Melody Of 1940 - 1940) (complete soundtrack available on Rhino Handmade/turner Classic Movies Music #RHM2 7601)

"Buds Won't Bud" (Ethel Waters from Cairo - 1942) (also available on the Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music compilation "Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers From Classic M-G-M, Warner Bros., And RKO Films" #R2 79805)

"I'll Take The High Note" (extended version) (Red Skelton, Jean Porter, Janis Paige, Carlos Ramirez, Helen Forrest, & Buddy Moreno, with organist Ethel Smith & Harry Hames And His Orchestra from Bathing Beauty - 1944)

"Too Darn Hot" (Ann Miller, with Bill Lee, Hal Hopper, Bob Wacker, Gene Lanham, Mac MacLane, & Hermes Pan from Kiss Me Kate - 1953) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 721520)

"How About You?" (Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney from Babes On Broadway - 1942) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music "The Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney Collection" #R2 71921)

"The Opposite Sex" (Prologue) (Dolores Gray & The MGM Studio Orchestra from The Opposite Sex - 1956)

"Friendship" (Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Charles Walters, Virginia O'Brien, & The Pied Pipers, with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra from Du Barry Was A Lady - 1943) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music #RHM2 7851)

"Too Late Now" (Jane Powell from Royal Wedding - 1951) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music #RHM2 7777)

"Lydia, The Tattooed Lady" (Groucho Marx & The MGM Studio Chorus from At The Circus - 1939)

"A Lady Loves" (Debbie Reynolds, with unidentified male quartet & The MGM Studio Chorus from I Love Melvin - 1953)

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban from Neptune's Daughter - 1949)

"If You Can Dream" (Lena Horne from Meet Me In Las Vegas - 1956) (also available on Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music "Ain't It The Truth - Lena Horne at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" #R2 72246)

"Did'ja Ever?" (Tony Martin, with eight unidentified female singers from Easy To Love - 1953)

"There'll Be Some Changes Made" (Dolores Gray from Designing Woman - 1957)

"The Stanley Steamer" (Mickey Rooney, Gloria DeHaven, Agnes Moorehead, Walter Huston, Denny Wilson (for Selena Royle), and Jackie "Butch" Jenkins from Summer Holiday - 1948) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music #RHM2 7769)

"Mr. And Mrs." (Rosemary Clooney & Jose Ferrer from Deep In My Heart - 1954) (complete soundtrack album available on iTunes only, from Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music - no catalog number listed)

"You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right" (Van Johnson, Connie Haines, Stumpy Brown, Tom Farrell, Bob Troup, & The MGM Studio Chorus from Duchess Of Idaho - 1950)

"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" (Julie Wilson, with Ray Anthony And His Orchestra from This Could Be The Night - 1957)

"Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" (extended version) (Nancy Walker & The MGM Studio Chorus, with Tommy dorsey And His Orchestra from Broadway Rhythm - 1944)

"I Don't Care" (Judy Garland from In The Good Old Summertime - 1949) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music #RHM2 7761)

"There's Beauty Everywhere" (Kathryn Grayson & The MGM Studio Chorus from Ziegfeld Follies- 1946) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #RHM2 71959)
"End Credits" (The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra from That's Entertainment! III- 1994)

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Songs left out of this new edition that were part of the soundtracks on the previous edition:
From That's Entertainment! III (Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 72182/521-18752):

"I'm An Indian Too" (outtake) (performed by Judy Garland from Annie Get Your Gun - 1949) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 76669)

 "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" (outtake) (performed by Judy Garland from Annie Get Your Gun - 1949) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 76669)

"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (outtake) (performed by Ava Gardner from Show Boat - 1951 ) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 71998)

"Ain't It The Truth" (outtake) (performed by Lena Horne from Cabin In The Sky - 1942) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 72245)

"Anything You Can Do" (performed by Betty Hutton & Howard Keel from Annie Get Your Gun - 1950) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 76669)

"Mr. Monotony" (outtake) (performed by Judy Garland from Easter Parade - 1948) (complete soundtrack album available on Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music #R2 76669)


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Also, some of the performances featured in the films are not included in either set. They can be found on the following:

 1990 CBS Special Products release of That's Entertainment, Part 2 (A2K 46872 shown above):
3 different variations on "That's Entertainment" with special lyrics as performed in the hosting segments by Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly;
"Oh Lady, Be Good" (Ann Sothern & Robert Young from Lady Be Good - 1941)
"Take Me To Broadway" (Bobby Van from Small Town Girl - 1953)


1995 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music two disc CD set of The Wizard Of Oz (1939) (R2 71964):
"Follow The Yellow Brick Road/You're Off To See The Wizard" (Judy Garland & The Munchkins)
"If I Only Had The Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard" (Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr)
The original 1974 soundtrack medley version was released on a Japanese import CD of the 1974 soundtrack in 1987.


1995 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music release of Show Boat (1951) (R2 71998):
"Cotton Blossom" (The MGM Studio Chorus)
"Make Believe" (Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel)
The original 1974 soundtrack medley version was released on a Japanese import CD of the 1974 soundtrack in 1987.


1995 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music four disc CD set "The Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney Collection" (R2 71921):
"Do The La Conga" (Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & The MGM Studio Chorus from Strike Up The Band - 1940)
"Strike Up The Band" (Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & The MGM Studio Chorus from Strike Up The Band - 1940)
"Hoe Down" (Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & The MGM Studio Chorus from Babes On Broadway - 1942)
"Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee/Babes On Broadway"
  (Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & The MGM Studio Chorus from Babes On Broadway - 1942)
The original 1974 soundtrack medley version was released on a Japanese import CD of the 1974 soundtrack in 1987.


1996 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music two disc CD set "Judy Garland - Collector's Gems from The M-G-M Films"
(R2 72543):
"Americana" & "Opera vs. Jazz" (Judy Garland & Deanna Durbin from Every Sunday - 1936)


1996 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music release "Gene Kelly At Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: 'S Wonderful" (R2 72437):
"Fido & Me" (Gene Kelly from Living In A Big Way - 1947)


1997 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music release "Fred Astaire At M-G-M" (R2 72828):
"Heigh Ho, The Gang's All Here" (Fred Astaire from Dancing Landy - 1933)
The original 1974 soundtrack version was released on a Japanese import CD of the 1974 soundtrack in 1987.


1997 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music release "Maracas, Marimbas, And Mambos: Latin Classics At M-G-M" (R2 72722):
"Caroom Pa Pa" (Carmen Miranda from Nancy Goes To Rio - 1949)


2002 Rhino Records/Turner Classic Movies Music release "Singin' In The Rain" (1952) (Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition) (R2 74497):
"Broadway Melody Ballet" (Gene Kelly & The M-G-M Studio Chorus)
The original 1974 soundtrack version was released on a Japanese import CD of the 1974 soundtrack in 1987.


2003 Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music soundtrack to Broadway Melody Of 1940 (includes bonus tracks from Rosalie) (RHM2 7601):
"Rosalie" (Nelson Eddy from Rosalie - 1936)
The original 1974 soundtrack version was released on a Japanese import CD of the 1974 soundtrack in 1987.


2003 Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music soundtrack to Royal Wedding (1951) (RHM2 7777):
"Sunday Jumps" (dance by Fred Astaire)
"You're All The World To Me" (Fred Astaire)


1974 MCA Records soundtrack to That's Entertainment! (1974) (MCA2-11002):
"Reckless" (Jean Harlow from Reckless - 1933)
"Did I Remember?" (Cary Grant from Suzy - 1936)
The original 1974 soundtrack versions of both these songs were released on a Japanese import CD of the 1974 soundtrack in 1987.


In addition, Rhino Records/Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music has released restored and expanded complete soundtracks to the following films (go to Rhino.com for more information):

Born To Dance (1936); The Wizard of Oz (1939); Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) (includes bonus tracks from Rosalie - 1936); Best Foot Forward (1942) (includes bonus tracks from Abbott & Costello In Hollywood - 1945); For Me And My Gal (1942); Du Barry Was A Lady (1943) (with bonus tracks from Meet The People - 1944); Girl Crazy (1943); Cabin In The Sky (1943); Meet Me In St. Louis (1944); The Harvey Girls (1946); Ziegfeld Follies (1946); Good News (1947); The Pirate (1948); Easter Parade (1948); Summer Holiday (1948); In The Good Old Summertime (1949); Annie Get Your Gun (1950); Summer Stock (1950); Three Little Words (1950) (with bonus tracks from Yolanda And The Thief - 1946); Royal Wedding (1951); Show Boat (1951); An American In Paris (1951); Lovely To Look At (1952); Singin' In The Rain (1952); Kiss Me Kate (1953); The Band Wagon (1953); Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954); Brigadoon (1954); Hit The Deck (1955); It's Always Fair Weather (1955); Silk Stockings (1957); Gigi (1958); The Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney Collection - 4 disc set containing the complete soundtracks to Babes In Arms (1939), Strike Up The Band (1940), Babes On Broadway (1942), & Girl Crazy (1943).

Finally, only available via the iTunes Music Store (never released on CD): The Belle Of New York (1950) & Deep In My Heart (1954).

CREDITS

Produced by: George Feltenstein

Art Direction: Al Quatrocchi and Jeff Smith

Design by: Tornado Design, Los Angeles

Photographs and Poster Art courtesy of: Turner Entertainment Co. and The Warner Bros. Corporate Archives

Engineering, Mastering, and Audio Restoration by: Doug Schwartz, Mulholland Music, North Hollywood, CA

Production Assistance: Vanessa Atkins and Steve Woolard

Special Thanks to: Becky Bodmer, Nick Corsello, Jimmy Edwards, Noni Ellison, Dick May, Roger Mayer, Ned Price, Richard Steele, and Keith Zajic

Very Special Thanks to: Michael Feinstein

Extra Special Thanks to: The dedication and talents of both Marilee Bradford and Bradley Flanagan. This new boxed set would not exist were it not for the contributions made through their exhaustive and dauntless efforts toward creating the original 1995 That's Entertainment! boxed set release.



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FILM CREDITS

CASTS:

That's Entertainment! (1974)
Narrated by: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and Elizabeth Taylor.

That's Entertainment, Part 2 (1976)
Narrated By: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Sammy Cahn.

That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Narrated By: June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney and Esther Williams.


PRODUCTION TEAMS:

That's Entertainment! (1974)
Produced by: Jack Haley, Jr.
Directed by: Jack Haley, Jr.
Screenplay by: Jack Haley, Jr.
Additional Music Direction: Henry Mancini

That's Entertainment, Part 2 (1976)
Produced by: Saul Chaplin & Daniel Melnick
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Cinematography: George Folsey
Additional Music Direction: Nelson Riddle

That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Produced by: Bud Friedgen and Michael J. Sheridan
Directed by: Bud Friedgen and Michael J. Sheridan
Screenplay by: Bud Friedgen and Michael J. Sheridan
Music Direction: Marc Shaiman
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