Stage Door are pleased to present the second volume in their 'Lost Broadway' album series; 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' features 56 tracks including over 25 recordings that appear on CD for the very first time. The album includes a complete disc of Original Broadway Cast Recordings and a companion disc of 'Covers and Rarities', showcasing pop covers and other rare recordings from the Broadway musicals of 1956 and 1957. Included on 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' are the musicals 'Shangri-La', 'Copper and Brass', 'Shinbone Alley' and 'Rumple' shows that weren't afforded a Broadway Cast Album due to their limited runs. Other featured musicals include 'Happy Hunting', 'Mr. Wonderful', 'New Faces Of 1956', 'Candide', 'Jamaica', 'New Girl In Town' and the play with music 'Time Remembered'. The selections featured include a broad range of musical styles and genres from prolific musical theatre writers including Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Harold Arlen, Bob Merrill and Vernon Duke. The album boasts a host of star performers including Ethel Merman, Sammy Davis, Jr. , Chita Rivera, Maggie Smith, Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne, Gwen Verdon, Maurice Chevalier, Buddy Greco, Margaret Whiting, Tony Martin, Eddie Fisher and more. Although the shows didn't last, their music lives on and this collection affirms that the 'lost' Broadway musicals featured are well worth rediscovering.
7 Listen to the Sound of My Love (From 'Shangri-La') - Buddy Greco
8 Second Time in Love (From 'Shangri-La') - Margaret Whiting
9 Lost Horizon (From 'Shangri-La') - Ocie Smith
10 Scratch My Back (From 'New Faces of 1956') - Lola Dee, Rusty Draper
11 April in Fairbanks (From 'New Faces of 1956') - the Hi-Lo's
12 It Must Be So (From 'Candide') - Larry Kert
13 Coconut Sweet (From 'Jamaica') - Pop Version - Lena Horne
14 Push de Button (From 'Jamaica') - Pop Version - Lena Horne
15 Pretty to Walk with (From 'Jamaica') - Fay Dewitt
16 Take It Slow, Joe (From 'Jamaica') - Fay Dewitt
17 You Walked Out (From 'Copper and Brass') - Jeri Southern
18 Cool Credo (From 'Copper and Brass') - Sammy Davis, JR
19 All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (From 'Rumple') - Sammy Davis, JR
20 In Times Like These (From 'Rumple') - Tommy Leonetti
21 Wish (From 'Rumple') - Al Hibbler
22 How Do You Say Goodbye (From 'Rumple') - the Four Aces
23 The First Time I Spoke of You (From 'Rumple') - Richard Hayes
24 Red Letter Day (From 'Rumple') - Richard Hayes
25 Coax Me (From 'Rumple') - Carmen McRae
26 It's Good to Be Alive (From 'New Girl in Town') - Carol Lawrence
27 Look at 'Er (From 'New Girl in Town') - Tony Martin
28 Did You Close Your Eyes (From 'New Girl in Town') - Eddie Fisher
29 Sunshine Girl (From 'New Girl in Town') - Eddie Fisher
Stage Door are pleased to present the second volume in their 'Lost Broadway' album series; 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' features 56 tracks including over 25 recordings that appear on CD for the very first time. The album includes a complete disc of Original Broadway Cast Recordings and a companion disc of 'Covers and Rarities', showcasing pop covers and other rare recordings from the Broadway musicals of 1956 and 1957. Included on 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' are the musicals 'Shangri-La', 'Copper and Brass', 'Shinbone Alley' and 'Rumple' shows that weren't afforded a Broadway Cast Album due to their limited runs. Other featured musicals include 'Happy Hunting', 'Mr. Wonderful', 'New Faces Of 1956', 'Candide', 'Jamaica', 'New Girl In Town' and the play with music 'Time Remembered'. The selections featured include a broad range of musical styles and genres from prolific musical theatre writers including Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Harold Arlen, Bob Merrill and Vernon Duke. The album boasts a host of star performers including Ethel Merman, Sammy Davis, Jr. , Chita Rivera, Maggie Smith, Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne, Gwen Verdon, Maurice Chevalier, Buddy Greco, Margaret Whiting, Tony Martin, Eddie Fisher and more. Although the shows didn't last, their music lives on and this collection affirms that the 'lost' Broadway musicals featured are well worth rediscovering.
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