Funny Face is the soundtrack to the 1957 film of the same name, with music by George Gershwin, from his Broadway musical Funny Face (1927), and new songs composed by the film's producer Roger Edens, .
The film was Astaire's first with Audrey Hepburn, who played his love interest, Funny Face bears little relation to the George and Ira Gershwin musical of the same name.
Reception
The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album 3.5 stars and described Eden's music as "mediocre", adding that "more objectionably...(Eden) rewrites many of Ira Gershwin's lyrics and even some of George Gershwin's music". Ruhlmann praises Astaire as "typically effective"Ruhlmann, William [ Allmusic Review] accessed October 26, 2010
Track listing
#TitlePerformer (s)LengthA-1aPrelude ('S Wonderful / Funny Face)Fred Astaire, Chorus1:35A-1bThink Pink! Kay Thompson, Chorus2:15A-2How Long Has This Been Going On?Audrey Hepburn5:05A-3How Long Has This Been Going On? (instrumental reprise)Adolph Deutsch's Orchestra1:05A-4Funny FaceFred Astaire3:43A-5Bonjour, Paris!Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Audrey Hepburn6:04B-1Clap Yo' HandsKay Thompson, Fred Astaire3:32B-2He Loves, She LovesFred Astaire5:00B-3Bonjour, Paris! (instrumental reprise)Adolph Deutsch's Orchestra1:00B-4On How to Be LovelyAudrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson2:41B-5Basal Metabolism (How Long Has This Been Going On? / Funny Face)Adolph Deutsch's Orchestra2:54B-6Let's Kiss and Make UpFred Astaire4:48B-7'S WonderfulFred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn2:06
In 2017, the 60th anniversary of the film, Verve reissued the album: resequenced the tracks to respect the order in which the songs where heard on the screen, restored the edited songs and added eight bonus tracks.
#TitlePerformer (s)Length1Main Titles: Funny Face / 'S WonderfulFred Astaire / Chorus1:342Think Pink! Kay Thompson, Chorus2:153How Long Has This Been Going On?Audrey Hepburn5:064How Long Has This Been Going On? (instrumental reprise)Adolph Deutsch's Orchestra1:065Funny FaceFred Astaire3:456Bonjour, Paris!Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Audrey Hepburn, Chorus6:057Basal Metabolism (How Long Has This Been Going On? / Funny Face)Adolph Deutsch's Orchestra2:548Let's Kiss and Make UpFred Astaire4:489He Loves, She LovesFred Astaire5:0110On How to Be LovelyAudrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson2:4111Bonjour, Paris! (instrumental reprise)Adolph Deutsch's Orchestra1:0012Clap Yo' HandsKay Thompson, Fred Astaire3:3213'S WonderfulFred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn2:0814Funny Face (Alternate)Fred Astaire3:2815Think Pink! (Alternate)Kay Thompson, Chorus6:3216How Long Has This Been Going On? (Alternate)Audrey Hepburn4:3017Bonjour, Paris! (Alternate)Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Audrey Hepburn, Chorus6:0518He Loves, She Loves (Alternate)Fred Astaire4:5719On How to Be Lovely (Alternate)Audrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson2:3020Clap Yo' Hands (Alternate)Kay Thompson, Fred Astaire4:0821'S Wonderful (Alternate)Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn2:2176:00
All music composed by George Gershwin, and all lyrics written by Ira Gershwin, with the exception of Think Pink!, Bonjour, Paris! and On How to Be Lovely by Roger Edens (music) and Leonard Gershe (lyrics).
Personnel Performance
Fred Astaire - vocals Kay Thompson - vocals Audrey Hepburn - vocals
Other personnel George Gershwin - composer: A-1a, A-2, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, B-5, B,6, B7 Ira Gershwin - lyricist: A-1a, A-2, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, B-5, B,6, B7 Roger Edens - composer: A-2b, A-5, B-3, B-4 Leonard Gershe - lyricist: A-2b, A-5, B-3, B-4
Adolph Deutsch - conductor Van Cleave - arranger Alexander Courage - arranger Skip Martin - arranger Conrad Salinger - arranger
Norman Granz - album producer Richard Avedon - front and back-cover photographs of Audrey Hepburn Bill Avery - photographs of Fred Astaire
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