The Broadway Musicals Series: Show Boat (1946 Broadway revival cast / 1928 original London cast)

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Annotation

This release from the budget UK label Prism includes selections from the landmark 1946 Broadway revival of Show Boat (tracks 1-10), along with bonus selections from the original 1928 London production (tracks 11-20) and "I Still Suits Me", written for the 1936 film version (track 21).

Annotation last modified on 2011-02-26 11:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Overture
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Overture (Show Boat) (in 1946)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Show Boat
Orchestra4:25
2Cotton Blossom
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Cotton Blossom (Show Boat) (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Chorus3:25
3Make Believe
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Jan Clayton and Charles Fredericks (actor)
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat) (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jan Clayton and Charles Fredericks3:59
4Ol’ Man River
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Kenneth Spencer
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Kenneth Spencer and Male Chorus4:21
5Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Carol Bruce, Helen Dowdy and Kenneth Spencer
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (in 1946)
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 and Chorus4:05
6Life Upon the Wicked Stage
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Colette Lyons
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Life Upon the Wicked Stage (Show Boat) (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Colette Lyons and Female Chorus3:47
7You Are Love
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Jan Clayton and Charles Fredericks (actor)
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
You Are Love (Show Boat) (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jan Clayton, Charles Fredericks and Female Chorus4:22
8Why Do I Love You?
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Jan Clayton and Charles Fredericks (actor)
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Why Do I Love You? (Show Boat) (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
Jan Clayton, Charles Fredericks and Chorus3:11
9Bill
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Carol Bruce
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Bill (Show Boat) (in 1946)
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
Carol Bruce4:58
10Nobody Else But Me
producer:
Didier C. Deutsch
lead vocals:
Jan Clayton
conductor:
Edwin McArthur (pianist, conductor)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
recording of:
Nobody Else but Me (in 1946)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Jan Clayton and Chorus4:01
11Cotton Blossom (1928 London cast)
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
Cotton Blossom (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Chorus0:44
12Make Believe (1928 London cast)
lead vocals:
Edith Day and Howett Worster
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Edith Day and Howett Worster3:26
13Ol’ Man River (1928 London cast)
lead vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1928)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Paul Robeson and Male Chorus3:52
14Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (1928 London cast)
lead vocals:
Marie Burke
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (in 1928)
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)
Marie Burke and Chorus3:56
15Queenie’s Bally‐Hoo (1928 London cast)
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
Queenie’s Ballyhoo (C’mon Folks, Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Chorus1:20
16You Are Love (1928 London cast)
lead vocals:
Edith Day and Howett Worster
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
You Are Love (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Edith Day and Howett Worster3:23
17Why Do I Love You? (1928 London cast)
lead vocals:
Edith Day and Howett Worster
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
Why Do I Love You? (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
Edith Day, Howett Worster and Chorus3:31
18In Dahomey (1928 London cast)
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
In Dahomey (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
Chorus3:09
19Bill (1928 London cast)
lead vocals:
Marie Burke
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
Bill (Show Boat) (in 1928)
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
Marie Burke3:41
20Dance the Night Away (1928 London cast)
lead vocals:
Edith Day
conductor:
Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor)
recording of:
Dance the Night Away (Show Boat) (in 1928)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
Edith Day and Chorus3:06
21I Still Suits Me
vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone) and Elisabeth Welch
orchestra:
New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
conductor:
Clifford Greenwood
recording of:
Ah Still Suits Me (Show Boat, 1936 film)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
Paul Robeson and Elisabeth Welch2:46

Credits

Release

part of:The Broadway Musicals Series (number: 733) (order: 8)
ASIN:UK: B000069AYN [info]

Release group

includes:Show Boat (1946 Broadway revival cast)