Original Cast! 100 Years of the American Musical Theater: The Seventies

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Annotation

Recorded between February 23, 1970 and March 13, 1979.

Annotation last modified on 2013-02-28 14:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Magic Show: West End Avenue
recording of:
The Magic Show: West End Avenue
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
Dale Soules4:13
2Mack and Mabel: Time Heals Everything
recording of:
Time Heals Everything (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
part of:
Mack and Mabel
Bernadette Peters3:23
3The Wiz: Home
recording of:
Home (The Wiz) (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Smalls (US composer & songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Wiz (Charlie Smalls musical)
Stephanie Mills3:34
4Shenandoah: Freedom
recording of:
Shenandoah: Freedom
lyricist:
Peter Udell
composer:
Gary Geld
Donna Theodore, Chip Ford2:23
5Goodtime Charley: Goodtime Charlie
recording of:
Goodtime Charley
lyricist:
Hal Hackady
composer:
Larry Grossman (Musical theatre composer)
Joel Grey4:06
6Chicago: Nowadays
producer:
Phil Ramone
vocals:
Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon (actress)
conductor:
Stan Lebowsky
orchestrator:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
Nowadays (Chicago) (in 1975)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
part of:
Chicago (Kander & Ebb musical)
Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera3:13
7A Chorus Line: At the Ballet
producer:
Goddard Lieberson
vocals:
Kay Cole, Kelly Bishop and Nancy Lane
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
recording of:
At the Ballet (in 1975)
lyricist:
Edward Kleban
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Wren Music Co.
part of:
A Chorus Line (Marvin Hamlisch musical)
Carole Bishop, Nancy Lane, Kay Cole5:54
8Rex: So Much You Loved Me
conductor:
Jay Blackton
recording of:
So Much You Loved Me (in 1976)
orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal
lyricist:
Sheldon Harnick
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Penny Fuller2:51
9Pacific Overtures: Poems
recording of:
Pacific Overtures: Poems (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
Isao Sato, Sab Shimono4:06
10Annie: Little Girls
vocals:
Dorothy Loudon (on 1977-04-25)
orchestrator:
Philip J. Lang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1977-04-25)
recording of:
Little Girls (Annie) (on 1977-04-25)
lyricist:
Martin Charnin
composer:
Charles Strouse
part of:
Annie (Charles Strouse musical)
Dorothy Loudon2:44
11The Act: It's the Strangest Thing
vocals:
Liza Minnelli
recording of:
The Act: It's the Strangest Thing (in 1976)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
Liza Minnelli3:09
12On the Twentieth Century: Babbette
recording of:
On the Twentieth Century: Babbette (in 1978)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
On the Twentieth Century
Madeline Kahn4:18
13The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Hard Candy Christmas
recording of:
Hard Candy Christmas
lyricist, writer and composer:
Carol Hall (musical theatre songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Company3:55
14Ain't Misbehavin': This Joint Is Jumpin'
recording engineer:
Paul Goodman (engineer)
producer:
Thomas Z. Shepard
arranger and orchestrator:
Luther Henderson
recording of:
The Joint Is Jumpin’ (in 1978)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
writer:
James C. Johnson (Jim Johnson, James Calvin Johnson // American guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
Fats Waller
Company2:16
15Working: If I Could've Been
recording of:
If I Could've Been
lyricist and composer:
Micki Grant
Lynne Thigpen3:35
16Ballroom: Fifty Percent
recording of:
Ballroom: Fifty Percent (in 1979)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Billy Goldenberg
publisher:
Alamar Music Co. and Izzylumoe Music
Dorothy Loudon3:42
17The Grand Tour: Marianne
recording of:
The Grand Tour: Marianne
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
Ron Holgate3:53
18They're Playing Our Song: If He Really Knew Me
recording of:
They’re Playing Our Song: If He Really Knew Me (in 1979)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
part of:
They’re Playing Our Song
Lucie Arnaz, Robert Klein3:36
19Carmelina: I'm a Woman
recording of:
Carmelina: I'm a Woman
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Burton Lane
Georgia Brown3:23
20Sweeney Todd: God, That's Good!
recording engineer:
Anthony Salvatore (engineer) (from 1979-03-12 until 1979-03-13)
producer:
Thomas Z. Shepard
vocals:
Len Cariou (from 1979-03-12 until 1979-03-13), Ken Jennings (from 1979-03-12 until 1979-03-13) and Angela Lansbury (from 1979-03-12 until 1979-03-13)
conductor:
Paul Gemignani (from 1979-03-12 until 1979-03-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1979)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-03-12 until 1979-03-13)
recording of:
Sweeney Todd: God, That’s Good! (in 1979)
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Company56:21

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