Track Listing

1. Main Title - Gene Kelly, MGM Studio Orchestra, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
2. Dignity - MGM Studio Orchestra
3. Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love) - Gene Kelly, MGM Studio Orchestra, Donald O'Connor
4. Stunt Montage [Extended Version] - MGM Studio Orchestra
5. First Silent Picture [Extended Version] - MGM Studio Orchestra
6. Tango (Temptation) - MGM Studio Orchestra
7. All I Do Is Dream of You - MGM Studio Chorus, Debbie Reynolds
8. Gene Dreams of Kathy - MGM Studio Orchestra
9. All I Do Is Dream of You [Outtake] - Gene Kelly
10. Make 'Em Laugh - Donald O'Connor
11. Beautiful Girl Montage - MGM Studio Orchestra, Jimmie Thompson
12. Beautiful Girl - Jimmie Thompson
13. Have Lunch with Me - MGM Studio Orchestra
14. Stage Is Set - MGM Studio Orchestra
15. You Were Meant for Me - Gene Kelly
16. You Are My Lucky Star [Outtake] - MGM Studio Chorus, Debbie Reynolds
17. Moses - Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor
18. Good Morning - Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
19. Good Night, Kathy - MGM Studio Orchestra
20. Singin' in the Rain - Gene Kelly
21. From Dueling to Dancing - MGM Studio Orchestra
22. Would You? - Betty Noyes
23. Broadway Melody Ballet [Extended Version] - Gene Kelly, MGM Studio Orchestra
24. Would You? (End Title) - Gene Kelly, Betty Noyes
25. Singin' in the Rain [Extended Version][Version] - Debbie Reynolds
26. Finale - Gene Kelly, MGM Studio Chorus, Debbie Reynolds
27. Main Title [Alternate Version][*] - MGM Studio Orchestra
28. Beautiful Girl [Alternate Version][*] - Lennie Hayton, Gene Kelly, Jimmie Thompson
29. Would You? [Unused Version][#][*][Version] - Debbie Reynolds
30. Singin' in the Rain [Radio Broadcast][*] - Arthur Freed, MGM Studio Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11578 in Music
• Released on: 1996-04-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Amazon.com
This MGM musical helps to epitomize the genre. The 1952 film starred Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds's tracks, particularly "All I Do Is Dream of You" tend to make her sound like one of the munchkins from The Wizard of Oz, which is unfortunate. It's Gene Kelly's songs that are the most enjoyable. The title track is still wonderful, and so engaging you'll want to swing on lightpoles all over town. An outtake of Kelly's version of "All I Do Is Dream of You" is another gem, and the M-G-M Studio Orchestra is at its flawless best throughout--even if some of the incidental music sounds like a Tex Avery cartoon score. --Scott Wilson

Customer Reviews

Not Perfect, But Fairly Close I Think!
Well, I wish they had "left in" the tapping feet, but otherwise, this album is the original soundtrack all right! I especially liked it that different versions of some songs were used ("Would You", "All I Do Is Dream of You", "Beautiful Girl", etc.), some only slightly different and others fairly radically. Too bad lyrics weren't included in the booklet! If I may be picky, I would have also liked it more were the photos in color. Otherwise, I can't think of anything else to say other than that if the movie's touched your heart, then this CD ought to do the same!

If You Loved the Movie, You'll Love the Soundtrack, Too!
In my opinion, three characteristics make a great soundtrack. First, you have to have good songs to start with. Second, the soundtrack has to capture the essence of the movie. In other words, you can listen to a song and know exactly what was going on in the movie when that song was playing. Third, listening to the soundtrack should make you want to watch the movie again.

The Singin' in the Rain soundtrack has all of these characteristics. If you doubt how good the songs from Singin' in the Rain are, then, you have not watched the movie enough. Unlike many soundtracks, the Singin' in the Rain soundtrack has ALL of the songs from the movie on it. Plus, it has outtakes and supplemental songs as well.

As you listen to each song, you can recall the exact dance steps that were being performed during that particular part of the song. Also, as you listen to "Would You," you can't help but think of Lina trying to sing it and missing the beat.

Listening to the soundtrack can't help but make you want to watch the movie again. One of the main reasons I purchased the soundtrack was that I do not have the time to watch the movie as much as I would like. Because the soundtrack does indeed capture the essence of the movie, listening to it is ALMOST like watching the movie. Plus, when listening to the soundtrack, you can TRY to do the dance steps from the movie (Not that I can, but it is fun to try.).

The only bad aspect about the soundtrack is some static that is present on a few songs. It is very negligible, though.

With the CD is a 28-page book that has a lot of interesting information in it. Most notable is a note from the authors, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, that tells the story behind Singin' in the Rain.

This is the best CD and soundtrack I have purchased in a long time!

Gotta love Singing in the Rain
I had this album in my cart at iTunes waiting to buy and before I decided to buy (a few weeks later) you could no longer get the album you had buy songs only and some of the songs came up missing. I checked with Amazon and I could get the whole album cheaper than they had it listed at iTunes if I bought all the songs and Amazon had all the songs included in the album price. So... there you go.