Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need [Cast Recording]

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Could any single disc live up to the title The Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need? Of course not, though this 76-minute disc gives it a good try. Out of the RCA vaults come original cast performances such as Zero Mostel's "If I Were a Rich Man," Carol Channing's "Hello Dolly," and Oliver's "Consider Yourself." From topnotch revivals come Patti LuPone's "Anything Goes," Peter Gallagher's "Luck Be a Lady," Alan Cumming's "Money," and Bebe Neuwirth's "All That Jazz." Also included are selections from newer shows Titanic and Ragtime. The collection starts to get thin when it has to hunt for available versions of classic songs, ending up with an "America" from Jerome Robbins' Broadway, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" from the 1979 Oklahoma! revival, and an "Impossible Dream" from Colm Wilkinson's solo album--all fine recordings, but nothing that could be considered a first choice. And of course there are many omissions, most notably the shows of Stephen Sondheim (a longtime RCA artist, even!). A follow-up, The Only Other Broadway CD You'll Ever Need, proved what everyone expected--the original's title was indeed an impossible dream. But it got your attention, didn't it? --David Horiuchi --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Showboat: Old Man River - William Warfield
Anything Goes: Anything Goes - Patti LuPone
Oklahoma!: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Laurence Guittard
Carousel: You'll Never Alone - Kathrine Hilgenberg
Annie Get Your Gun: There's No Business Like Show Business - Ethel Meman/Bruce Yarnell/Rufus Smith/Jerry Orbach
Brigadoon: Almost Like Being In Love - David Brooks/Marion Bell
Guys And Dolls: Lucky Be A Lady - Peter Gallagher & Company
The King And I: Shall We Dance - Yul Brynner/Constance Towers
West Side Story: America - Charlotte D'Amboise/Debbie Gravitte (Shapiro)/Barbara Yeager/Nancy Hess/Elain Wright/Renee Stork
Gypsy: Everything's Coming Up Rose - Angela Lansbury
Bye Bye Birdie: Rosie - Jason Alaxander/Vanessa Williams
Oliver!: Consider Yourself - Michael Goodman/Bruce Prochnik & Company
Hello, Dolly!: Hello, Dolly! - Carol Channing & Company
Fiddler On The Roof: If I Were A Rich Man - Zero Mostel
Man Of La Mancha: The Impossible Dream - Colm Wilkinson
Cabaret: Money - Alan Cumming/The Kit Kat girls
Chicago: All That Jazz - Bebe Neuwirth & Company
42nd Street: Lullaby Of Broadway - Jerry Orbach & Company
Titanic: The Proposal/The Night Was Alive - Brian d'Arcy James/Martin Moran
Ragtime: Wheels Of A Dream - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald

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Could any single disc live up to the title The Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need? Of course not, though this 76-minute disc gives it a good try. Out of the RCA vaults come original cast performances such as Zero Mostel's "If I Were a Rich Man," Carol Channing's "Hello Dolly," and Oliver's "Consider Yourself." From topnotch revivals come Patti LuPone's "Anything Goes," Peter Gallagher's "Luck Be a Lady," Alan Cumming's "Money," and Bebe Neuwirth's "All That Jazz." Also included are selections from newer shows Titanic and Ragtime. The collection starts to get thin when it has to hunt for available versions of classic songs, ending up with an "America" from Jerome Robbins' Broadway, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" from the 1979 Oklahoma! revival, and an "Impossible Dream" from Colm Wilkinson's solo album--all fine recordings, but nothing that could be considered a first choice. And of course there are many omissions, most notably the shows of Stephen Sondheim (a longtime RCA artist, even!). A follow-up, The Only Other Broadway CD You'll Ever Need, proved what everyone expected--the original's title was indeed an impossible dream. But it got your attention, didn't it? --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

where is all the music.......2001-11-05

Okay all of those songs are great but I have a question. Where is Andrew LLoyd Webber on this CD? Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, Evita and CATS? How can you manage to make a CD of Broadway with out Andrew Lloyd Webber? They need to re-do this cd.

Terrific, except for...........2000-01-08

The CD only had one problem. Where's Annie? It's one of the best musicals out there with some of the best songs. Where's TOMORROW or HARD KNOCK LIFE? Other than that, it's a great CD

I LUV this CD.......1999-12-27

This CD (and her new one THE ONLY OTHER BROADWAY CD YOU'LL EVER NEED) contains some of the the greatest hits of the broadway musicals, from the very beguinning to this years smash hits. If you want a great collection of songs, this collection is for you. The recordings are all very good and nothing is fake. You won't be sorry for buying this CD! I knew very little of the songs when I got it, and now I know them all by heart! Enjoy!

I LUV this CD.......1999-12-27

This CD (and her new one THE ONLY OTHER BROADWAY CD YOU'LL EVER NEED) contains some of the the greatest hits of broadway musicals. If you want a great collection of songs, this collection is for you. The recordings are all very good and nothing is fake. You won't be sorry for buying this CD! I knew very little of the songs when I got it, and now I know them all by heart! Enjoy!

A Good Promotion for RCA Victor.......1999-10-31

This CD may not be the only Broadway CD you'll ever need because it leaves out songs from many high profile and popular musicals, but it does have a wide variety from what RCA Victor produced. It is a nice CD with some sound choices of music ... I enjoy listening to it.

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Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B00002061U
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

On The Town: Ya Got Me - Debbie Gravitte/Scott Wise/Michael Kubala/Mary Ellen Stuart
Finian's Rainbow: Old Devil Moon - Biff McGuire/Jeannie Carson
Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Dinah Shore/Russell Nype
Paint Your Wagon: They Call The Wind Maria - Rufus Smith And Chorus
Damn Yankees: Heart - Russ Brown/Jimmie Komack/Nathaniel Frey/Albert Linville
Candide: Make Our Garden Grow - Jason Danieley/Harolyn Blackwell & Company
The Sound Of Music: My Favorite Things - Rebecca Luker/Sara Zelle/Mathew Ballinger/Natalie Hall/Tracy Alison Walsh/Ryan Hopkins...
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying: Grand Old Ivy - Robert Morse/Rudy Vallee
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever: On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - John Cullum
Sweet Charity: Big Spender - Valerie Pettiford/Jane Lanier & Female Ensemble
Your'e A Good Man, Charlie Brown: Happiness - Anthony Rapp/Ilana Levine/B.D. Wong/Stanley Wayne Mathis/Roger Batt/Kristen Chenoweth
Follies: Waitinf For The Girls Upstairs - Jim Walton/Howard McGillin/Mandy Patinkin/George Hearn/Lee Remick/Barbara Cook/Liz Callaway...
Grease!: Those Magic Changes - Sam Harris & Company
A Little Night Music: Send In The Clowns - Glenn Close
La Cage Aux Folles: Song On The Sand (La Da Da Da) - Gene Barry
Sunday In The Park With George: We Do Not Belong Together - Bernadette Peters/Mandy Patankin
The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night - Colm Wilkinson
The Who's Tommy: Pinball Wizard - Donnie Kerr/Christian Hoff/Anthony Barrile & Ensemble
Parade: The Old Red Hills Of Home - Jeff Edgerton/Don Chastain & Company

Customer Reviews:

the other only other broadway Cd you'll ever need.......2001-11-05

that needs to come out there are still some great songs expecially by Andrew Lloyd Webber that need to be in this collection i was very happy to see that Evita finally made it in this collection of CDs. But CATS??? Where is that?

Better than the first.......2000-07-19

While the first disc of this series contains the show-stoppers you would expect from an album titled "The Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need," its sequel delivers the songs that live in your gut. Most of these selections are on any B'way lover's list of defining moments in theatre. While I was somewhat repulsed by the placement of the over-sweet "My Favorite Things" right after Bernstein's poignant "Make Our Garden Grow," the witty liner notes by Bill Rosenfield and the first-rate recordings make this a must-own CD.

Need?.......1999-10-27

I hoped when the first album came out with the title "The Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need" that RCA was joking. This new title convinces me they were. As collections of Broadway-iana go, this is pretty good, mixing as it does the classics (i.e., songs from musicals that really had melodies in them) such as "Finian's Rainbow" and "Damn Yankees" with more recent efforts that feature chord progressions and all sorts of let's-rival-Hollywood effects that cannot be seen on recordings any way (e.g.,"Phantom"). Quite some time ago, RCA had a lovely set of 10 or so CDs devoted to Broadway shows in which the selections were gathered under some theme, usually not very successfully; so all this CD does is sort of update the older series which I have and still use in my seminars on American music. But for any collection that does not have the full versions, this album is a very nice substitute. Warning: several of these selections are from revival performances which were on RCA label while the orginal cast recordings were not. Also the "Call Me Madam" selection is from a studio recording with Dinah Shore who had to replace Ethel Merman who was under contract with Decca at the time!

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