Funny Face (soundtrack)

Funny Face is the soundtrack to the 1957 film of the same name, with music by George Gershwin, from his Broadway musical Funny Face (1927), and new songs composed by the film's producer Roger Edens,.

The film was Astaire's first with Audrey Hepburn, who played his love interest, Funny Face bears little relation to the George and Ira Gershwin musical of the same name.

Reception
The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album 3.5 stars and described Eden's music as "mediocre", adding that "more objectionably...(Eden) rewrites many of Ira Gershwin's lyrics and even some of George Gershwin's music". Ruhlmann praises Astaire as "typically effective"

Track listing

 * In 2017, the 60th anniversary of the film, Verve reissued the album: resequenced the tracks to respect the order in which the songs where heard on the screen, restored the edited songs and added eight bonus tracks.


 * All music composed by George Gershwin, and all lyrics written by Ira Gershwin, with the exception of Think Pink!, Bonjour, Paris! and On How to Be Lovely by Roger Edens (music) and Leonard Gershe (lyrics).

Performance

 * Fred Astaire - vocals
 * Kay Thompson - vocals
 * Audrey Hepburn - vocals

Other personnel

 * George Gershwin - composer: A-1a, A-2, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, B-5, B,6, B7
 * Ira Gershwin - lyricist: A-1a, A-2, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, B-5, B,6, B7
 * Roger Edens - composer: A-2b, A-5, B-3, B-4
 * Leonard Gershe - lyricist: A-2b, A-5, B-3, B-4
 * Adolph Deutsch - conductor
 * Van Cleave - arranger
 * Alexander Courage - arranger
 * Skip Martin - arranger
 * Conrad Salinger - arranger
 * Norman Granz - album producer
 * Richard Avedon - front and back-cover photographs of Audrey Hepburn
 * Bill Avery - photographs of Fred Astaire
 * Richard Avedon - front and back-cover photographs of Audrey Hepburn
 * Bill Avery - photographs of Fred Astaire