Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings

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Tracklist

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1Bill
lead vocals:
Helen Morgan
recording of:
Bill (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and P. G. Wodehouse
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
Helen Morgan4:04
2Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
performer:
Carol Bruce, Helen Dowdy and Kenneth Spencer
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Carol Bruce, Helen Dowdy, Kenneth Spencer & Chorus4:06
3How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
vocals:
Ella Logan
recording of:
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (from "Finian's Rainbow")
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Glocca Morra Music Corp.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Ella Logan3:16
4Wunderbar
lead vocals:
Alfred Drake (actor, singer) and Patricia Morison
conductor:
Pembroke Davenport (conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Wunderbar (from Kiss Me, Kate)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
Alfred Drake & Patricia Morison3:38
5Some Enchanted Evening
lead vocals:
Ezio Pinza (operatic bass)
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Ezio Pinza3:05
6A Wonderful Guy
vocals:
Mary Martin (US film and musical actor/singer)
conductor:
Salvatore Dell’Isola (in 1949-04)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy (South Pacific) (in 1949)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Mary Martin, Girls' Chorus3:35
7Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
vocals:
Carol Channing
recording of:
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) (in 1949)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Jule Styne
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Carol Channing2:59
8Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
vocals:
Vivienne Segal
recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Vivienne Segal3:12
9Stranger in Paradise
lead vocals:
Richard Kiley (actor, singer) and Doretta Morrow (actress, singer, and dancer)
recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Russian composer), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
Doretta Morrow & Richard Kiley4:10
10Hey There
lead vocals:
John Raitt
recording of:
Hey There (The Pajama Game)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
John Raitt3:35
11Hernando's Hideaway
lead vocals:
Carol Haney
recording of:
Hernando’s Hideaway (The Pajama Game)
writer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (from 1954 until 2010), J & J Ross Co. (from 2011 to present) and Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd. (from 2011 to present)
part of:
The Pajama Game (musical)
Carol Haney3:50
12The Rain in Spain
vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist) (on 1956-03-25), Robert Coote (on 1956-03-25) and Rex Harrison (actor) (on 1956-03-25)
conductor:
Franz Allers (European-American conductor) (on 1956-03-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1956)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1956-03-25)
recording of:
The Rain in Spain (My Fair Lady) (on 1956-03-25)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Robert Coote2:43
13I Could Have Danced All Night
lead vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist) and Phillipa Bevan
recording of:
I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Julie Andrews, Phillipa Bevan & Cast3:33
14I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
lead vocals:
Rex Harrison (actor)
recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Rex Harrison5:20
15Standing on the Corner
vocals:
Arthur Gilbert, John Henson, Roy Lazarus and Frederic Earl ‘Shorty’ Long (soul singer, musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Standing on the Corner (The Most Happy Fella)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
The Most Happy Fella (full musical)
Shorty Long, John Henson, Roy Lazarus & Arthur Gilbert2:49
16The Party's Over
lead vocals:
Judy Holliday
recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing) (in 1956)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
Judy Holliday2:44
17Tonight
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Maria]:
Carol Lawrence (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Tony]:
Larry Kert (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence43:56
18America
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals [Anita]:
Chita Rivera (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Consuelo]:
Reri Grist (American soprano) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Estella]:
Lynn Ross (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Francisca]:
Elizabeth Taylor (Frances Elizabeth Taylor, 1950s Broadway) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Marguerita]:
Liane Plane (cast member in West Side Story, 1957 original Broadway cast) (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Rosalia]:
Marilyn Cooper (on 1957-09-29)
lead vocals [Teresita]:
Carmen Gutierrez (on 1957-09-29)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-09-29)
conductor:
Max Goberman (on 1957-09-29)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-29)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls) (on 1957-09-29)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
part of:
West Side Story
Chita Rivera & Girls54:36
19Somewhere
recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
Leonard Bernstein2:01
20Conga!
lead vocals:
Rosalind Russell
conductor:
Lehman Engel (on 1953-03-08)
orchestrator:
Don Walker (orchestrator)
recording of:
Wonderful Town: Act I. Conga! (on 1953-03-08)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Wonderful Town
Rosalind Russell & Ensemble3:27
21I Enjoy Being a Girl
lead vocals:
Pat Suzuki (American popular singer & actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2009)
recording of:
I Enjoy Being a Girl (Flower Drum Song) (in 1958)
orchestrator:
Don Sebesky
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
premiered by:
Pat Suzuki (American popular singer & actress) (in 1958)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
Flower Drum Song (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Pat Suzuki3:37
22Everything's Coming Up Roses
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
lead vocals:
Ethel Merman
vocals:
Ethel Merman (on 1959-05-24)
conductor:
Milton Rosenstock (conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1959-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Ginzler and Sid Ramin
recording of:
Everything’s Coming Up Roses (Gypsy) (on 1959-05-24)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
Gypsy
Ethel Merman3:06
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