I Wish I Was Dead

~ Recording by Meriel Dickinson, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.15I Wish I Was Dead0:55Leonard BernsteinOn the Town (1992 London concert cast)Leonard Bernstein; Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison, Kurt Ollmann, Evelyn Lear, Marie McLaughlin, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson ThomasAlbum + Soundtrack
Deutsche Grammophon437 516-2
1.15On the Town: XV. I Wish I Was Dead0:55Leonard BernsteinOn the TownLeonard Bernstein; Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison, Kurt Ollmann, Evelyn Lear, Marie McLaughlin, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson ThomasAlbum + Soundtrack
  • CA2013-02-15
  • MX2013-02-15
  • US2013-02-15
Deutsche Grammophon479 1111
26.15I Wish I Was Dead0:55Leonard BernsteinThe Leonard Bernstein Collection, Volume OneLeonard BernsteinAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-03-17
Deutsche Grammophon00289 479 1047
9.15On the Town: Act II: I Wish I Was Dead0:55Leonard BernsteinComplete Deutsche Grammophon & Argo RecordingsMichael Tilson ThomasAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2024-10-25
Deutsche Grammophon484 6836
1.71On the Town, Act II: no. 15, I Wish I Was Dead - Live0:55Leonard BernsteinRemembering Michael Tilson ThomasMichael Tilson ThomasAlbum + Compilation
  • -2026-04-29
Deutsche Grammophon

Relationships

assistant engineer:Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
Stephan Flock
co-producer:Pål Christian Moe
executive producer:Alison Ames
producer:Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
editor:Ingmar Haas (engineer)
contralto vocals [Diana Dream]:Meriel Dickinson (from 1992-06-27 until 1992-06-30)
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra (from 1992-06-27 until 1992-06-30)
conductor:Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 1992-06-27 until 1992-06-30)
balance engineer:Helmut Burk
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1993)
recorded at:Barbican Centre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-06-27 until 1992-06-30)
recording of:On the Town: I Wish I Was Dead (aka "I'm Blue") (from 1992-06-27 until 1992-06-30: live)

Related works

On the Town: I Wish I Was Dead (aka "I'm Blue")

lyricist:Betty Comden
Adolph Green
composer:Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:On the Town (order: 18)