I Won’t Dance

~ Recording by Fred Astaire

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.9I Won’t Dance3:01Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryFred AstaireAlbum
Clef Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)MGC 1001/4
1.18I Won’t Dance3:03Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryFred AstaireAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)835 649-2
1.14I Won't Dance3:05Fred AstaireSteppin' Out: Astaire SingsFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-06-21
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)314 523 006-2
1.14I Won't Dance3:05Fred AstaireSteppin' Out: Astaire SingsFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1994-07-21
Verve Reissues
1.9I Won’t Dance3:02Fred AstaireUnforgettable הקולות הגדולים של הג'אז 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.14I Won't Dance3:03Fred AstaireColeção Folha grandes vozes, Volume 4: Fred AstaireFred AstaireAlbum + Compilation
  • BR2012-08-19
Folha de S. PauloISBN 978-85-7949-076-7
1.18I Won’t Dance3:03Oscar Peterson & Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryOscar Peterson & Fred AstaireAlbum
  • US2016-04-08
1.19I Won’t Dance3:01Fred AstaireThe Astaire StoryFred AstaireAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)
(unknown)
1.18I Won't Dance3:05Fred AstaireJazz Time (disc 1)Fred AstaireAlbum

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:Norman Granz
double bass:Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from "Roberta") (in 1952-12)

I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from "Roberta")

lyricist:Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:Jerome Kern
publisher:Chappell Music Ltd.
Cotton Club Publishing
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Memory Lane Music Ltd.
T.B. Harms Co.
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from "Three Sisters")