After You, Who?

"After You, Who?" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1932 musical Gay Divorce , where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. Astaire played the character Guy, and opened the musical with "After You, Who?"^[1]

Astaire reprised the song later in Act 1, before the introduction of "Night and Day".^[1]

Notable recordings

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Ella Fitzgerald - Dream Dancing (1978)
Lena Horne - Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria (1957) - as part of a Cole Porter Medley
Jeri Southern - Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter (1959)
Jody Watley - Red Hot + Blue (1990)

References

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^ ^a ^b "The Gay Divorce - IBDB". Internet Broadway Database.

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Musicals

Songs

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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 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)