(I've Got) Beginner's Luck

"(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, it was introduced by Fred Astaire.[3] It's a brief comic tap solo with cane where Astaire's rehearsing to a record of the number is cut short when the record gets stuck. Astaire's commercial recording for Brunswick (No. 7855) was very popular in 1937.[4]

"(I've Got) Beginner's Luck"
Song by Fred Astaire
B-side"They Can't Take That Away from Me"
Published1937 by Chappell & Co.
ReleasedApril 1937[1]
RecordedMarch 18, 1937
StudioLos Angeles, California
GenreJazz, Pop Vocal
LabelBrunswick 7855[2]
Composer(s)George Gershwin
Lyricist(s)Ira Gershwin
Fred Astaire singles chronology
"Never Gonna Dance"
(1936)		 "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck"
(1937)		 "They All Laughed"
(1937)

Other notable recordings

References
  1. "Cover versions of They Can't Take That Away from Me by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. Fred Astaire – They Can't Take That Away From Me / Beginner's Luck (1937, Shellac), retrieved 2021-08-04
  3. Gilbert, Steven E. (1995). The Music of Gershwin. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 6. ISBN 0300062338.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 37. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.



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