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1	Overture [Previously Unreleased]
2	Main Title (Buckle Down Winsocki, You're
3	Opening: Gymnasium/Arrival of Girls/Buck
4	Wish I May [Previously Unreleased]
5	Three Men on a Date [Previously Unreleas
6	Two O'Clock Jump [Previously Unreleased]
7	Ev'ry Time [Orchestral Version][Previous
8	Ev'ry Time [Vocal Reprise][Previously Un
9	The Flight of the Bumblebee [Previously
10	The Three B's
11	I Know You by Heart [Orchestral Version]
12	I Know You by Heart [Previously Unreleas
13	Shady Lady Bird [Previously Unreleased]
14	My First Promise (The Ring Waltz)
15	Alive and Kickin' [Previously Unreleased
16	What Do You Think I Am? [Previously Unre
17	You're Lucky [Previously Unreleased]
18	Buckle Down Winsocki/Finale [Previously
19	Exit Music [Previously Unreleased]
20	Wish I May [Alternate Take][Previously U
21	I Hope the Band Keeps Playing [From Abbo
22	The Cocabola Tree [From Abbott & Costell
23	As I Remember You [From Abbott & Costell
24	Fun on the Wonderful Midway[ [
25	SHADY LADY BIRD
26	HELEN FORREST & B. SAUL WITH HARRY JAMES
27	MY FIRST PROMISE (THE RING WALTZ)
28	HELEN FORREST & BEVERLY TYLER WITH HARRY
29	JAMES & HIS ORCHESTRA
30	ALIVE AND KICKIN'
31	NANCY WALKER WITH HARRY JAMES
32	WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM? (OUTTAKE)
33	JUNE ALLYSON & KENNY BOWERS
34	YOU'RE LUCKY
35	GLORIA GRAFTON (FOR LUCILLE BALL)
36	BUCKLE DOWN WINSOCKI/FINALE
37	TOMMY DIX & THE M-G-M STUDIO ORCHESTRA
38	EXIT MUSIC
39	M-G-M STUDIO ORCHESTRA
40	WISH I MAY (ALTERNATE TAKE)
41	JUNE ALLYSON & CAST
42	I HOPE THE BAND KEEPS PLAYING
43	BOB STANTON & THE LYTTLE SISTERS
44	THE COCABOLA TREE
45	JEAN PORTER & THE LYTTLE SISTERS
46	AS I REMEMBER YOU
47	BOB STANTON WITH ARTHUR SHUTT
48	FUN ON THE WONDERFUL MIDWAY
49	BOB STANTON, FRANCES RAFFERTY & CHORUS

Title: Best Foot Forward [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

George Sidney's 1943 cinematic adaptation of George Abbott's Broadway smash Best Foot Forward boasts a luminous cast led by Lucille Ball (as herself), who is joined by Tommy Dix (Elwood "Bud" Hooper), Nancy Walker (Nancy), and June Allyson (Ethel) from the original staging on the Great White Way. The plot centers on Ball's visit to the Winsocki Military Academy, an all-male prep school. In search of publicity, she answers Dix's invitation to the campus, albeit unaware that she must be hidden away from the omnipresent faculty, who have roundly rejected a proposal to make her the queen of the upcoming prom. Even as she is prominently featured in the film, Ball's vocals were actually dubbed in by Gloria Grafton. Most significant among the hits spawned by the original dramatization is the "Buckle Down, Winsocki" fight song, reprised by Dix in the movie to equal effect. Likewise, Allyson, Walker, and Gloria DeHaven (Minerva Pierce) illuminate "The Three Bs," as Allyson takes on the mantle of "barrelhouse," Walker demonstrates the "boogie-woogie," and DeHaven personifies the "blues." Another seminal performance presents Walker alongside Harry James & His Orchestra on "Alive and Kickin'." Interestingly, as these were the only two melodies from the motion picture to have been previously issued, the stellar readings of Jeanne Durrell's languid and dreamy ballad "Ev'ry Time" and Dix's romantic confessional "I Know You By Heart" -- each of which is offered in an instrumental form as well -- make their debut release here. Another not to be missed entry finds James directing his band throughout the romping "Two O'Clock Jump" and an insanely swift execution of "Flight of the Bumblebee." Augmenting the contents of Best Foot Forward are four sides from the seemingly disparate Abbott & Costello in Hollywood (1945). The connection -- besides being MGM productions -- is the formidable team of Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, who are arguably best known for their scores to Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and Good News (1947), garnering respective Academy Award nominations in the Best Song category. While their work with comedic masters Bud Abbott and Lou Costello would not earn similar lauds, Robert Stanton (Jeff Parker) energetically leads the Lyttle Sisters on "I Hope the Band Keeps Playing" and his co-star, Frances Rafferty (Claire Warren), on an extended version of "Fun on the Wonderful Midway." In 2004, Best Foot Forward was made available in a limited-edition pressing of 2,500 copies, making it highly prized for collectors and enthusiasts alike. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide