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Fortunately, the original multitrack pre-recordings of the score survive to this day, having enabled Rhino Records to reissue the soundtrack in true stereo (Rhino Handmade RHM2-7766). The Original MGM soundtrack was released in 1991 by Sony Music.

Track listing:

Lyrics by Betty Comden
Betty Comden
Betty Comden was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century...

 and Adolph Green
Adolph Green
Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved movie musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at MGM, during the genre's heyday...

; music score by André Previn
André Previn
André George Previn, KBE is an American pianist, conductor, and composer. He is considered one of the most versatile musicians in the world, and is the winner of four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings. -Early Life:Previn was born in...

. All pieces played by MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by André Previn. Between brackets the singers.

  1. "Overture" 1:04
  2. "March, March" (Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer...

    , Dan Dailey
    Dan Dailey
    Daniel James Dailey Jr. was an American dancer and actor.-Early life and career:Born in New York City on December 14, 1915, to James J. and Helen Dailey, both born in New York City. He appeared in a minstrel show when very young, and appeared in vaudeville before his Broadway debut in 1937 in...

    , Michael Kidd
    Michael Kidd
    Michael Kidd was an American film and stage choreographer.-Life and career:Born Milton Greenwald in New York City on the Lower East Side, the son of Abraham Greenwald, an immigrant barber, and his wife Lillian, Michael Kidd moved to Brooklyn with his family and attended New Utrecht High School there...

    ) 1:21
  3. "The Binge" 5:07
  4. "The Time For Parting" (Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Michael Kidd) 2:01
  5. "10-Year Montage" 2:18
  6. "The Blue Danube (Why Are We Here)" (Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Michael Kidd) 2:30
  7. "Music Is Better Than Words" (Dolores Gray) 2:10
  8. "Stillman's Gym" (Lou Lubin) 2:10
  9. "Baby You Knock Me Out" (Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse was an American actress and dancer.After recovering from polio as a child, and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s...

    , Lou Lubin) 2:40
  10. "The Ad Men" (Dan Dailey, Paul Maxey) 0:48
  11. "Once Upon A Time" (Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Michael Kidd) 3:33
  12. "Situation-Wise" (Dan Dailey) 2:49
  13. "The Chase" 1:04
  14. "I Like Myself" (Gene Kelly) 4:10
  15. "Klenzrite" (Dolores Gray) 1:34
  16. "Thanks A Lot, But No, Thanks" (Dolores Gray) 3:47
  17. "The Time For Parting (Finale)" (David Burns
    David Burns (actor)
    David Burns was an American Broadway theatre and motion picture actor and singer.Burns was born on Mott Street in the Manhattan Chinatown of New York City. He made his Broadway debut in Face the Music in 1932, Cole Porter's Nymph Errant was his London debut, and he appeared in many comedies and...

     and chorus) 1:46

Sources

  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer is a documentary on the life and death of Gene Kelly. It was shown on American Masters on PBS in 2002.-External links:* on PBS website...

  • Hugh Fordin: The World of Entertainment, ISBN 9780380007547
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