Oh, What a Lovely War (1963 original London cast)

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cast: Barry Bethell, Avis Bunnage, Fanny Carby, Judy Cornwell, Larry Dann, Griffith Davies, John Gower, Tony Holland, Godfrey James, Myvanwy Jenn, Colin Kemball, Murray Melvin, Brian Murphy, Mary Preston, George Sewell, Victor Spinetti, Bob Stevenson.

Annotation last modified on 2018-04-06 08:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Overture
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
[theatre]0:51
2Row, Row, Row
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Row, Row, Row (Ziegfield Follies of 1912)
writer:
William Jerome and James V. Monaco
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
James Monaco2:39
3We Don’t Want to Lose You (Your King and Country Want You)
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Your King and Country Want You
lyricist and composer:
Paul A. Rubens (English songwriter and librettist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. (in 1914)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Paul A. Rubens2:17
4Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser
lyricist and composer:
Paddy Ellerton
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Paddy Ellerton2:45
5Are We Downhearted?
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Are We Downhearted?
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]0:36
6Hold Your Hand Out Naughty BoyC.W. Murphy & Worton David0:30
7I’ll Make a Man of You
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
I’ll Make a Man of You
lyricist:
Arthur Wimperis (in 1914)
composer:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor) (in 1914)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Arthur Wimperis & Herman Finck3:03
8Pack Up Your Troubles
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag
lyricist:
George Asaf (in 1915)
composer:
Felix Lloyd Powell (in 1915)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Felix Lloyd Powell1:10
9Hitchy Koo
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Hitchy Koo
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Maurice Abrahams and Lewis F. Muir
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams, L. Wolfe Gilbert1:33
10Heilige Nacht
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber2:46
11Christmas Day in the Cookhouse
producer:
Hugh Mendl
recording of:
Christmas Day in the Cookhouse
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]1:27
12Good‐bye‐ee!
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Good‐bye‐ee!
writer:
Bert Lee and R. P. Weston
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Bert Lee1:39
13Oh! It’s a Lovely War
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Oh, It’s a Lovely War
writer:
John P. Long (in 1917) and Maurice Scott (in 1917)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
J.P. Long & Maurice Scott2:23
14Gassed Last Night
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Gassed Last Night
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]1:06
15There’s a Long Long TrailAlonzo “Zo” Elliot1:08
16Hush Here Comes a Whizzbang
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Hush Here Comes a Whizzbang
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]2:20
17They Were Only Playing Leapfrog
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
They Were Only Playing Leapfrog (set to the tune of "John Brown’s Body")
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]0:53
18I Wore a Tunic
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
I Wore a Tunic (When You Wore a Tulip)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]1:05
19Joe Soap’s Army
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Forward Joe Soap’s Army (set to the tune of "Onward, Christian Soldiers")
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
is based on:
Onward, Christian Soldiers
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]1:54
20When This Lousy War Is Over
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
When This Lousy War Is Over (set to the tune of "What a Friend We Have in Jesus")
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
is based on:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]1:21
21Wash Me in the Water
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Wash Me in the Water
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]1:29
22I Want to Go Home
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
I Want to Go Home (from "Oh, What a Lovely War!")
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]0:39
23The Bells of Hell[anonymous]0:55
24Keep the Home Fires Burning
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
Keep the Home Fires Burning
lyricist:
Lena Guilbert Ford (in 1914)
composer:
Ivor Novello (in 1914)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Ivor Novello3:21
25La Chanson de Craonne
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
La Chanson de Craonne
lyricist:
Paul Vaillant‐Couturier (in 1917)
composer:
Adhémar Sablon
is based on:
Bonsoir, m’amour !
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[anonymous]0:34
26I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
[theatre]0:28
27And When They Ask Us
producer:
Hugh Mendl
conductor:
Alfred Ralston
orchestrator:
Alfred Ralston
recording of:
And When They Ask Us (set to the tune of "They Didn't Believe Me")
lyricist:
Cole Porter (composer)
composer:
Jerome Kern
is based on:
They Didn’t Believe Me
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Jerome Kern1:26