A Fine Romance (song)
| "A Fine Romance" | ||||
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| Song by Fred Astaire | ||||
| B-side | "The Waltz in Swing Time" | |||
| Published | 1936 by Chappell & Co. | |||
| Released | August 1936 | |||
| Recorded | July 28, 1936 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Pop Vocal | |||
| Label | Brunswick 7716 | |||
| Composer(s) | Jerome Kern | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Dorothy Fields | |||
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| "A Fine Romance" | ||||
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| Single by Billie Holiday and her Orchestra | ||||
| B-side | "I Can't Pretend" | |||
| Released | 1936 | |||
| Recorded | September 29, 1936 | |||
| Genre | Jazz blues | |||
| Length | 2.53 | |||
| Label | Vocalion 3333 | |||
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"A Fine Romance" is a popular song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, published in 1936.
The song was written for the musical film, Swing Time, where it was co-introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire recorded a solo version of the song on July 28, 1936 for Brunswick records (catalog 7716) and it topped the charts of the day for five weeks. Billie Holiday recorded the song for Vocalion Records on September 29, 1936 and this too reached the charts of the day as did versions by Henry King and Guy Lombardo.