The Band Wagon (soundtrack)

The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
Soundtrack album
Released	1953
Genre	Show tunes
Label	MGM
Fred Astaire chronology

Last updated May 31, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	positive^[1]

The original soundtrack to the 1953 film The Band Wagon was released by MGM Records in the same year in three formats: as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records, a set of two 45-rpm EPs, and as a 12-inch 33-rpm LP record. (The 78-rpm and 45-rpm issues didn't include "The Girl Hunt Ballet", though it could be purchased separately on a 45-rpm EP.)^[2]^[3]

Track listing

LP (MGM Records E3051)^[1]

Side 1
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"A Shine on Your Shoes"	Fred Astaire
2.	"By Myself"	Fred Astaire
3.	"Dancing in the Dark"	MGM Studio Orchestra
4.	"Triplets"	Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray and Jack Buchanan
5.	"New Sun in the Sky" "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan"	India Adams Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan
6.	"Louisiana Hayride"	Nanette Fabray

Side 2
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"I Love Louisa"	Fred Astaire
2.	"That's Entertainment"	Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan and India Adams
3.	"The Girl Hunt Ballet"

References

1 2 "Billboard 1 August 1953". August 1953.
↑ "Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray • Jack Buchanan - the Band Wagon". Discogs . 1953.
↑ "Billboard 29 Aug 1953". 29 August 1953.

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[Billboard_1_Aug_1953-1] 1 2 "Billboard 1 August 1953". August 1953.

[2] "Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray • Jack Buchanan - the Band Wagon". Discogs . 1953.

[Billboard_29_Aug_1953-3] "Billboard 29 Aug 1953". 29 August 1953.

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Studio albums	The Astaire Story Easy to Dance With Now Fred Astaire Three Evenings with Fred Astaire A Couple of Song and Dance Men (with Bing Crosby) They Can't Take These Away from Me
Soundtrack albums	Song Hits from Holiday Inn Blue Skies Easter Parade Three Little Words Royal Wedding The Belle of New York The Band Wagon Funny Face
Songs	"A Couple of Swells" "A Fine Romance" "A Foggy Day" "After You, Who?" "All by Myself" "All of You" "Change Partners" "Cheek to Cheek" "Clap Yo' Hands" "The Continental" "Dancing in the Dark" "Dream Dancing" "Fascinating Rhythm" "Funny Face" "He Loves and She Loves" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Used to Be Color Blind" "I Won't Dance" "I'm Old Fashioned" "I've Got My Eyes on You "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" "I've Got Beginner's Luck" "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Face the Music and Dance" "Life Is Beautiful" "My One and Only" "Never Gonna Dance" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Night and Day" "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" "Pick Yourself Up" "Puttin' On the Ritz" "'S Wonderful" "Slap That Bass" "So Near and yet So Far" "Something's Gotta Give" "Steppin' Out with My Baby" "That's Entertainment!" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "This Heart of Mine" "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Who Cares?" "You're All the World to Me"
Other	Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Adele Astaire (sister) Robyn Smith (spouse) Triplicate (horse) An Evening with Fred Astaire Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography (f.k.a. The Astaire Awards)