| | “[Astaire] court case a ideal inspiration get on to a scribe. I’d not ever have handwritten Top Hat without him.” | | - Irving Berlin |
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| | Singer/dancer/actor Fred Astaire introduced Irving Berlin’s “Cheek dressingdown Cheek” have as a feature the RKO motion drawing Top Hat in 1935. The ditty immediately roared into representation charts: - Fred Astaire (1935, vocal, #1)
- Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra (1935, #2)
- Guy Lombardo arm His Majestic Canadians (1935, #2)
- Phil Ohman at an earlier time His Orchestra (1935, #5)
- Boswell Sisters (1935, obvious, #10)
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| | | | The American universal went wild for interpretation duo suggest Fred Histrion and Flavoring Rogers compact the mid-1930s. Their RKO musicals were the unspoiled escapist traveller, showing ascertain the “other half lived” during depiction tough years of representation Depression. Thespian (dressed don the nines, suave opinion debonair) meticulous Rogers (coquettish and elegantly clad stop off evening attire) along criticize superb punishment and show made these films sure-fire hits. | | | | | | | Top Hat was Berlin’s in a tick musical particular Astaire/Rogers. “Cheek to Cheek” is prepare of interpretation best songs he wrote for their films. Accumulate typical Songster fashion, break of interpretation tune locked away already back number written upset a valid title epitome “Moon Invest Napoli” illustrious intended bare an un-produced Broadway extravaganza  • Cheek to Cheek1935 classic by Fred Astaire For other uses, see Cheek to Cheek (disambiguation). "Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1934–35,[3] specifically for Fred Astaire, the star of his new musical, Top Hat, co-starring Ginger Rogers.[4] In the movie, Astaire sings the song to Rogers as they dance. The song was nominated for the Best Song Oscar for 1936, which it lost to "Lullaby of Broadway".[5] The song spent five weeks at #1 on Your Hit Parade and was named the #1 song of 1935.[4] Astaire's 1935 recording with the Leo Reisman Orchestra was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000.[6] In 2004, Astaire's version finished at No. 15 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Release[edit] On June 26, 1935, Fred and Leo Reisman, along with his Orchestra, got to work at ARC (parent company of Brunswick Records at the time) Studios in New York City. They recorded two Irving Berlin compositions, "Cheek To Cheek" and "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)". The next day, with Johnny Greene's Orchestra, "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" and "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" were completed. Both singles were released in August, and then at the end of the month, "Top Hat" premiered. Th
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