Three Little Words (soundtrack)

*Three Little Words*
Three Little Words
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	1950
Label	MGM
Fred Astaire chronology

The original soundtrack to the 1950 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Three Little Words, starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton, was released by MGM Records in the same year.^[1]^[2]

The album was released in several formats: as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. 53), a set of four 7-inch 45-rpm records (cat. no. K53) and as a 10-inch LP (cat. no. E-516).^[1]^[2]

The album spent numerous weeks at number one on Billboard's Best-Selling Pop Albums chart – on both the 33⅓-rpm and 45-rpm halves of it.^[3]^[4]

Track listing

10-inch LP (MGM Records E-516)^[5]

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)
1.	"Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)"	Kalmar–Ruby	Fred Astaire, Red Skelton and Anita Ellis
2.	"I Love You So Much"	Ruby–Kalmar	Arlene Dahl
3.	"All Alone Monday"	Ruby–Kalmar	Gale Robbins
4.	"Where Did You Get That Girl"	Puck–Kalmar	Fred Astaire and Anita Ellis

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)
1.	"Thinking of You"	Ruby–Kalmar	Anita Ellis
2.	"I Wanna Be Loved by You"	Stothart–Ruby–Kalmar	Helen Kane
3.	"Who's Sorry Now?"	Snyder–Ruby–Kalmar	Gloria De Haven
4.	"My Sunny Tennessee, So Long! Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone?)" "Three Little Words"	Ruby–Kalmar	Fred Astaire and Red Skelton

Charts

Chart (1950)	Peak position
US Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 33⅓ R.P.M.^[6]	1
US Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 45 R.P.M.^[7]	1

References

^ ^a ^b "Billboard". 19 August 1950.
^ ^a ^b "Various – Three Little Words". 1950 – via Discogs.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Billboard". 7 October 1950.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Billboard". 9 December 1950.
^ "Three Little Words – Vinyl (LP, 10", Album), 1950". 1950 – via Discogs.
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[Billboard_19_August_1950-1] "Billboard". 19 August 1950.

[Discogs-2] "Various – Three Little Words". 1950 – via Discogs.

[Billboard_7_Oct_1950-3] "Billboard". 7 October 1950.

[Billboard_9_Dec_1950-4] "Billboard". 9 December 1950.

[Discogs_E-516-5] "Three Little Words – Vinyl (LP, 10", Album), 1950". 1950 – via Discogs.

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v t e Fred Astaire
Stage and film performances Dances Songs Discography Awards
Studio albums	The Astaire Story Easy to Dance With Now Fred Astaire Three Evenings with Fred Astaire A Couple of Song and Dance Men (with Bing Crosby) They Can't Take These Away from Me
Soundtrack albums	Song Hits from Holiday Inn Blue Skies Easter Parade Three Little Words Royal Wedding The Belle of New York The Band Wagon Funny Face
Songs	"A Couple of Swells" "A Fine Romance" "A Foggy Day" "After You, Who?" "All by Myself" "All of You" "Change Partners" "Cheek to Cheek" "Clap Yo' Hands" "The Continental" "Dancing in the Dark" "Dream Dancing" "Fascinating Rhythm" "Funny Face" "He Loves and She Loves" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Used to Be Color Blind" "I Won't Dance" "I'm Old Fashioned" "I've Got My Eyes on You "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" "I've Got Beginner's Luck" "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Face the Music and Dance" "Life Is Beautiful" "My One and Only" "Never Gonna Dance" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Night and Day" "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" "Pick Yourself Up" "Puttin' On the Ritz" "'S Wonderful" "Slap That Bass" "So Near and yet So Far" "Something's Gotta Give" "Steppin' Out with My Baby" "That's Entertainment!" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "This Heart of Mine" "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Who Cares?" "You're All the World to Me"
Other	Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Adele Astaire (sister) Robyn Smith (spouse) Triplicate (horse) An Evening with Fred Astaire Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography (f.k.a. The Astaire Awards)