Hideaway

Track Listings

1. Lovely Night

2. Amber Cascades

3. Don’t Let It Get You Down

4. Can’t You See

5. Watership Down

6. She’s Beside You

7. Hideaway Part I

8. She’s a Liar

9. Letter

10. Today’s the Day

11. Jet Boy Blue

12. Who Loves You

13. Hideaway Part II

Tracks:

Piece Of the Mountain
Life Has No Meaning
Special Friend
Never Alone
Baby Your Love
In Your Arms Tonight
Look At Me Now
Ain't Got Time
Love's Got the Best Of Me
Big Legged Woman
I Can't Wait
Man And His Guitar

Album Details

After Four CDs Recorded with his Full Band, for this Release Eugene Has Gone Into the Studio with Friends and Fellow Musicians He Has Met on the Road. Lucky Oceans, Co Founder of the Western Swing Band `asleep at the Wheel' Plays Some Fine Pedal Steel on Three Tracks. Australian Ian Moss is on Guitar on Another, Clayton Doley Joins in on Hammond on Two More and Texan Legend Ray Wylie Hubbard Lays Down Some Fine Slide Guitar on 'i Can't Wait.'

Customer Reviews:

Judging the music not the recording........2007-06-27

I really liked this album, I am by no means a blues buff but I thought it was great. Hideaway's lyrics and voice are smooth and comforting. A real delight.

a pity about the production.......2007-06-12

Here's a CD that sounded great when I heard snippets on the car radio, and then again when I heard the sound bites here at Amazon. But then, when I got the CD and put it on my high-grade home sound system, I was very dismayed to hear what sounds very much like a PC-based recording, probably a project undertaken with the best intentions, but relying too much on the 'home recording' medium. Bass instruments were obviously plugged straight in to the 'console', as were many of the guitars, resulting in a terribly unnatural and toneless (not to mention patchy) product. Strong bass (too strong, in fact), but totally unnatural, and with none of the tone that is contributed by amps and speaker boxes. Likewise the guitars, which sound suspiciously as though they've been played through 'pods', not real valve amps.

A pity really, as the songs are great and the singing fine. If you don't have a good, revealing sound system, or you don't mind if your recordings don't sound natural, this is a good CD. If, on the other hand, you want to imagine you're listening to the musicians playing live, it's impossible in this case.

This CD, probably more than any other I've ever bought, shows clearly why the emerging viewpoint that PC-based recording software has rendered studios redundant is flawed! I hope for his next CD Eugene goes back to using real amps, in real rooms with real microphones!

Great songs, great musicians, let down by the worst aspect of the digital age.

Average customer rating:

Another forgotten million seller by America!

Hideaway
America
Manufacturer: Collectables
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Tracks:

Lovely Night
Amber Cascades
Dont Let It Get You Down
Cant You See
Watership Down
Shes Beside You
Hideaway Part I
Shes a Liar
Letter
Todays the Day
Jet Boy Blue
Who Loves You
Hideaway Part II

Customer Reviews:

Another forgotten million seller by America!.......2006-07-24

I really liked this album. It was a hit in 1976 when it was released, hitting number 11 on the Billboard album charts and becoming another in a long string of million sellers for America. It includes the top 20 hit Today's The Day and the minor hit Amber Cascades. Other songs received some airplay like Jet Boy Blue (this song should have been released as a single), Letter, and Watership Down. George Martin must have had a ball producing this album as he makes heavy use of strings and horns, but it is done very well. A very good album.

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Doris Day - Perfect Casting!
Pajama Game Movie Soundtrack
Energy To Burn
Doris Day leads cast in lively film verson of Broadway hit
I'm only 16 and I love the movie and soundtrack..

Pajama Game

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Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

The Pajama Game (Opening)/Racing With The Clock - Eddie Foy, Jr./Ensemble
I'm Not At All In Love - Doris Day/Girls
I'll Never Be Jealous Again - Eddie Foy, Jr./Reta Shaw
Hey There - John Raitt
Once-A-Year Day - Doris Day/John Raitt/Ensemble
Small Talk - Doris Day/John Raitt
There Once Was A Man - Doris Day/John Raitt
Steam Heat - Carol Haney/Kenneth LeRoy/Buzz Miller
Hernando's Hideaway - Carol Haney/Ensemble
7 And A Half Cents - Doris Day/Jack Straw/Ensemble
Finale - The Pajama Game ST
The Man Who Invented Love - Doris Day

Album Description

Doris Day takes the Tony award-winning Broadway smash The Pajama Game and transforms it into one of her most memorable screen hits. This original Columbia recording captures the spirit and playfulness of the stage version with John Raitt, Eddie Foy Jr., and Carol Haney recreating their Broadway roles. Steam Heat, Hey There and Hernando's Hideaway are but a few of the show-stopping songs featured on this historic soundtrack. 11 tracks are included on this lovingly remastered edition with a bonus track, Man Who Invented Love by Doris Day with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra. 2001 reissue.

Customer Reviews:

Doris Day - Perfect Casting!.......2007-05-09

For once they got it right. Doris Day being cast as Babe Williams was the smartest thing Warner Brothers ever did. Of course, the original idea was to have Frank Sinatra to take over the male lead in the movie version. Sinatra couldn't accept, but if he had, Janis Paige would have played Babe. With no Sinatra as a boxoffice draw, Jack Warner needed a star. Doris Day was promised sole star billing above the title if she accepted the picture. Janis was out and John Raitt (top-billed on Broadway) was in, but would be billed below the title in the movie version.

Usually, Hollywood gets it wrong. They denied Ethel Merman for "Gypsy" and hired Rosalind Russell, who could not sing; they bypassed Julie Andrews for "My Fair Lady" and hired movie star, Audrey Hepburn, who also couldn't sing and Carol Lawrence was told "you're out and Natalie Wood is in" when "West Side Story" came to the screen. Natalie couldn't sing either. Marnie Nixon's voice was used for both Wood and Hepburn and Lisa Kirk's voice subbed for Russell.

With Doris Day, they got everything: a top movie star, an expert singer , a trained dancer and skilled actress. Plus, she was beautiful and took full command of the role of Babe. I just wish they had kept "The Man Who Invented Love" in the picture. I've never seen a Day musical in which she didn't have a couple of ballads of her own. In this film, they attempted to right that wrong with "Invented Love" but dropped it so that Doris could reprise "Hey There" for historical purposes. They wanted Day on film singing that legendary song.

Overall, a wonderful transition from stage to screen.

Pajama Game Movie Soundtrack.......2007-03-16

Love love love this CD. I am so glad the movie version of Pajama Game with Doris Day came out. I have been a fan of this movie since we did the musical when I was in high school in 1980. The movie soundtrack is so much better than the Broadway Recording. Janis Paige just doesn't sing as well as Doris Day. I highly recommend this CD if you are a fan of musicals and Doris Day.

Energy To Burn.......2006-07-31

I know that the revival of "The Pajama Game" is a hit-of-the-moment on Broadway, but I still recommend that fans of the revival check out the soundtrack to the 1957 film version of the show. Warner Brothers treated the property in a more respectful manner than was the norm and even imported most of the New York to Hollywood to recreate their roles "in perpetuity." The new addition was box office magnet Doris Day who had already proven in "Calamity Jane" that she could bring rambunctuous charm to the musical. Hearing Day and John Raitt putting "There Once Was A Man" through its paces can still send a shiver down my aging spine.

Doris Day leads cast in lively film verson of Broadway hit.......2004-02-08

Your choice between the original Broadway cast and the movie soundtrack depends largely on your preference for either Janis Paige on the former and Doris Day on the latter.

Day sings it better, however the Broadway cast album has better sound as well as an overture and three songs, "A New Town is a Blue Town", "Her Is" and "Think of the Time I save" were dropped from the movie.

The soundtrack album, however, includes extended dance music from "I'll Never Be Jealous again" and "Once-a-year-day" and despite the boxy Warner Bros soundtage sound, the music is given a lively performance.

I'm only 16 and I love the movie and soundtrack.........2003-12-08

This is an exellent soundtrack baby. Doris Day has the purrfect vocie, full righ and clear. I'm only 16 and realize taht Doris posseses the finest vocie of any female on the planet. If you like the mvoe or Doris' singing you will LOVE this cd.

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Outstanding Organ Music

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Outstanding Organ Music.......2004-01-11

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Goes beyond the Blues
Come Home

Coming Home
Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges
Manufacturer: Armadillo Music
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ASIN: B0007ZT2LQ
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

I'm Going Back
Giving Up on Love
In Your Arms Tonight
Coming Home
I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
Love Me Right
Railroad Line
How Can I Win?
I Need You
You're the One
Real Hero
I Woke Up This Morning

Customer Reviews:

Goes beyond the Blues.......2007-03-27

I am not a Blues fan -- so this disc (and the artist) is especially exciting for me. I stumbled onto Hideaway on XM radio. I actually pulled the car over to write down the artist and song. When I got home I ordered all his discs. This is the best one. He shows a range of talent, from gut-wrenching old-fashioned blues like "I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me" to a James Taylor-like ballad "I Need You," to a 50's style rock n'roll ballad "In Your Arms Tonight." This range is more remarkable in that he wrote all the songs. The band is good, with really fine B3 work. The recording is good too -- it will move your subwoofer. I don't know how a hard core blues fan would react to this disc, but for a generalist this is a great way to discover the charm and power of a modern blues singer. His earlier disc, "Jump the Joint," is more traditional, but it's also a great set of songs.
Why did I decide to give this disc five stars? Because I can't stop listening to it!

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Come Home.......2005-08-08

I saw Eugene Bridges at the 2005 Pocono Blues Festival and he was sensational. I wish that hour was tripled. He largely lives, plays and tours in Europe, so we don't get a chance to see him much in the U.S. It's a shame, too. I purchased this cd because the band he was playing with at Pocono was on the cd and he played most of the cd live. Just flat out great blues, super voice, excellent guitar work. I can't say enough about the cd except I am buying his other two.

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David Sanborn at his absolute best
Pure and Funky Sanborn
A Masterpiece!!!
Maybe the best ever Sanborn album!
typical sanborn. if one can call david typical

Hideaway
David Sanborn
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ASIN: B000002KKW
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Hideaway
Carly's Song
Anything You Want
The Seduction (Love Theme)
Lisa
If You Would Be Mine
Creeper
Again An Again

Customer Reviews:

David Sanborn at his absolute best.......2006-09-09

I've been listening to David Sanborn since the late 70s, and I'm a huge fan of his. I have lots of his albums, but this is the one I keep coming back to. It is truely Sanborn at his best. It showcases his range of styles, from the title track, to Creeper, to The Seduction. I miss listening to this one on vinyl, because The Seduction is the last track on that side, and it gives you a chance to just soak up the memory of the song in silence after it's over - followed by "I gotta hear that again". The whole album is filled with the signature Sanborn style that has made him the super-star he is. If you've never listened to David Sanborn before (and you have, whether you know it or not), this is the album to start your collection with.

Pure and Funky Sanborn.......2005-02-02

Highly recommended if u want to hear some more Sanborn in your neighborhood. I definitely appreciate it you won't be disappointed! This is a high standard 4 Sanborn. It incls. the love song "The Seduction" from the movie "American Gigolo" (which I seen twice but I have the soundtrack to it). David Sanborn should have won a Grammy 4 this one if he created this album.

A Masterpiece!!!.......2004-11-08

This was the one of David's early albums and I believe one of(IF NOT THE BEST)ones he made.He has made many great albums since then but this still remains one of his strongest.If you want to go back start with this one.

Maybe the best ever Sanborn album!.......2002-10-16

I remember when I first heard this album back in 1980. It was at a college party and I was struck immediately by the tone and style of this incredible saxophonist. From the opening notes of the first cut "Hideaway" I was hooked. Sanborn plays three horns in this song and it is smokin' ! I sat by a speaker and listened to every note. It was the beginning of my introduction to Contemporary Jazz and a whole new world of music for me. Not since King Curtis have I heard such an expressive sax. You can feel the emotion in every song. This is the album to buy if you want to hear Sanborn at his best. I also recommend Voyeur and Straight to the Heart.

typical sanborn. if one can call david typical.......1998-12-11

smooth sounds when needed and david can give a person great driving music for the straight away and for the evening smooth groove. i like it. but then again i've been listening to sanborn for along time.

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First movie I ever HAD to have the soundtrack
Good mix of industrial and classical music. I found a track listing here.
Dark & Haunting
song titles
A Treatise on Industrial Revolution ;-)

Hideaway (1995 Film)
Trevor Jones
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Beyond The Shadow Of Death

Customer Reviews:

First movie I ever HAD to have the soundtrack.......2006-08-02

Immediately after exiting the theater.
Delicious dark industrial/ambient music.
...find myself going back to it STILL... after 11 years.

Good mix of industrial and classical music. I found a track listing here........2006-03-29

1. Go To Hell (05:45)
KMFDM
2. She Believes In Me (05:29)
Oedipussy (Bonus Track - Not In Motion Picture)
3. Peep Show (03:53)
Miranda Sex Garden
4. All Good Girls (05:00)
Die Warzau (Bonus Track - Not In Motion Picture)
5. Lung (Bronchitis Mix) (03:08)
Sister Machine Gun
6. Scumgrief (Deep Dub Trauma Mix) (06:18)
Fear Factory
7. Surface Patterns (05:36)
Front Line Assembly
8. Reverberation Nation (05:36)
Peace, Love And Pitbulls
9. Nihil (05:56)
Godflesh
10. Cut (04:50)
Miranda Sex Garden
11. Main Titles "Nunc Dimitus" (03:48)
Composed and Conducted by Trevor Jones
12. Into the Light (06:57)
Composed and Conducted by Trevor Jones
13. Beyond the Shadow of Death (10:26)
Composed and Conducted by Trevor Jones

Dark & Haunting.......2005-03-13

This album is a blend of dark sounds that totally befit the mood of the film. From KMFDM to Peace, Love & Pitbulls to Front Line Assmebly, the soundtrack provides a sinister and appropriate tone that any fan of industrial music should appreciate.

song titles.......2004-01-21

it would be VERY NICE to have all of the song titles and samples listen otherwise how else are we supposed to see if we want to purchase it

A Treatise on Industrial Revolution ;-).......2001-07-22

Right from the first song, all the way to the screaming final pieces, this soundtrack is an assault on the senses in every way possible. You can almost see the evil that lurks in the film. Fans of Miranda Sex Garden and Trevor Jones would relish the contents. Every song is so different, but so much similar in terms of the theme presented, that it eerily enough, follows the fate of the characters, and their involvements. Beautifully created CD, with the magical touch of Trevor Jones in some of the Angelic-sounding pieces, this is a true must-have for fans of hard rock, industrial, and even Choir singing!!

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Highly recommended

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Album Description

UK compilation featuring a combination of hit songs & theme music from some great soundtracks. Tracks include, Gabrielle 'Out Of Reach' (Bridget Jones Diary), 'Now We Are Free' (Gladiator), 'Dead Already' (American Beauty), Alison Kraus 'Down To The River To Pray' (O Brother Where Art Thou), Ronan Keating 'When You Say Nothing At All' (Notting Hill) & many more. 35 tracks on 2 CDs. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

Highly recommended.......2002-08-20

This pricey UK import CD filled a lot of gaps in my music collection and is an excellent overview of notable music of (mostly) recent films. It's difficult to find consistently listenable soundtrack collections like this, by that I mean free from the obligitory Whitney Houston or Celine Dion embarrassments. Usually rights issues prevent comprehensive compilations like this in the US, too. While I enjoy a lot of soundtrack music, there aren't so many complete soundtracks that I would care to own, some examples of exceptions being Ennio Morricone scores and the About a Boy Soundtrack. While certainly most of these tracks are the actual recordings used in their respective films, I noticed that "La mamma morte" from Philadelphia is not the Maria Callas version. There might be other cases like this, I'm not sure. And "Unchained Melody" from Ghost is an orchestral version, not the pop song (but I consider this a plus). This collection seems to focus on the subtle and quirky, yet melodic music of indie films, with less emphasis on the loud sweeping orchestral scores of major Hollywood hits, but of course there are a few like Gladiator and Braveheart, which are welcome here because like I've said, I probably wouldn't listen to the whole score. I love the two Thomas Newman compositions from American Beauty, and it's good to have some music from films by the Cohen Brothers here. My only complaint would have to be the order of the songs. You would think they would avoid jumping back and forth between pop songs, orchestral scores, and quiet music, but it just seems thrown together by random. I would compare this collection to the excellent "Miramax Films Greatest Hits" but the makers of that album knew to group the two pop/rock songs at the end.

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Great album
America starting to slip on this album
Very good
In The Face Of Disco.....
AMERICA FANS - GOOD ALBUM

Hideaway
America
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ASIN: B00000885G
Release Date: 1999-12-21

Tracks:

Lovely Night
Amber Cascades
Don't Let It Get You Down
Can't You See
Watership Down
She's Beside You
Hideaway, Pt. 1
She's a Liar
Letter
Today's the Day
Jet Boy Blue
Who Loves You
Hideaway, Pt. 2

Album Description

1976 album for Warner Brothers that peaked at #11, thanks to its top 30 hit 'Today's The Day'. 13 tracks total, also including 'Lovely Night', 'Amber Cascades', 'Don't Let It Get You Down' and 'Can't You See'. George Martin, of Beatlesnotoriety, produced the album. All tracks are originals.

Album Details

The Trio's Sixth Studio Album was Produced by Geoff Emerick and features the Singles "Today's the Day" and "Amber Cascades". "Watership Down" is also the Title Track that was Included on the Soundtrack of the Animated Motion Picture.

Customer Reviews:

Great album.......2005-07-13

This album reminisces 60's pop quite a bit (remember the brass driven rockers?). It's a really good album. It's a very diverse album and some of the tracks try to rock out very much, like 'Don't let it get you down'. 'She's a liar' is a light hearted piece of 70's catchy pop. One of the Dan Peek songs is a throwback to early-60's teen idol. His Jet Boy Blue is a brilliant 60's-ish rocker with their beautiful vocal harmonies. Watership Down is a big-ballad with a prog-ish edge, and 'Who loves you' is a very big ballad. George Martin's arrangements really started to shine here.

America starting to slip on this album.......2003-12-17

America was one of my favorite groups during their heyday in the 70's. To me that heyday lasted through their sixth album, "Greatest Hits" and started slipping on this album. Perhaps their desire to expand their sound was greater than their ability to do so. The hit "Today's the Day" and "Watership Down", a sound track for an animated film I never saw, were up to the quality of their previous albums, but from there the quality slips a bit. "Amber Cascades" was the second single, and is not a bad song in the "Tin Man"/"Ventura Highway" vein, "Lovely Night" offers a touch of reggae, and "She's a Liar","Don't Let it Bring You Down" and "Jet Boy Blue" rock harder than most previous America tunes, with "Jet Boy Blue" being the best of those 3. From there the tunes become pretty forgettable.

Somehow I think America lost focus of their real strengths on this album. Those strengths are harmonies that were unsurpassed in the 70's, and the best sounding mix of acoustic guitars around. I bought this on cd recently for mostly nostalgic purposes, but until "Hourglass" many years later, I think America's classic album days began some dry years with the release of "Hideaway". By the way, George Martin did produce this release and he is quite heavy handed here, but the tunes just weren't very worthy of his involvement.

Very good.......2003-09-04

I really liked this album when it was released in 1976 and still do. It was a hit in the US peaking at 11 on the album chart and being certified GOLD by the RIAA. It includes the top 25 hit Today's The Day (which went all the way to number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart) and the minor hit Amber Cascades. Other songs received some airplay like Jet Boy Blue (this song should have been released as a single), Letter, and Watership Down. George Martin must have had a ball producing this album as he makes heavy use of strings and horns, but it is done very well. A very good album.

In The Face Of Disco............2002-10-27

This is classic America. Especially, in a time of Disco\Dance music was dominating. My favorites are Dan Peek's contibution's, especially "Can't You See". One of my All-Time Favorites on my guitar.

AMERICA FANS - GOOD ALBUM.......2002-10-03

I HAD THIS ALBUM ON VINYL & 8-TRACK YEARS AGO. I HAVEN'T HEARD
MOST OF THESE SONGS IN YEARS. IF YOU ENJOY AMERICA, THIS IS A
GOOD PURCHASE FOR YOU.

The Pajama Game (1954 Original Broadway Cast)

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A great recording, with the best cast, but...
Excellent musical...one of the best
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The Pajama Game (1954 Original Broadway Cast)
Richard Adler , Jerry Ross , John Raitt , and Janis Paige
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ASIN: B000002521
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Overture
The Pajama Game/ Racing With The Clock
A New Town Is A Blue Town
I'm Not At All In Love
I'll Never Be Jealous Again
Hey There
Her Is
Once-A-Year-Day!
Small Talk
There Once Was A Man
Steam Heat
Think Of The Time I Save
Hernando's Hideaway
Seven-And-A-Half Cents
Finale

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Based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell, The Pajama Game hit Broadway in May 1954 and ran over 1,000 performances. The plot revolves around a labor dispute at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory, with two couples (Eddie Foy Jr. and Carol Haney, John Raitt and Janis Paige) in the middle of it. The score, by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, includes Raitt's classic ballad "Hey There" (dueting with himself as recorded on a dictation machine), the humorous "Think of the Time I Save," and "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway," both set to memorable choreography by a Broadway novice named Bob Fosse. The following year, the Adler-Ross-Fosse team would team up again with Damn Yankees.

The 2000 remastered version of The Pajama Game features vastly improved sound and bonus tracks taken from a 1954 radio show: Raitt's "The World Around Us" (dropped from the show) and Raitt and Paige's "There Once Was a Man," both with a rehearsal pianist, and Adler and Ross themselves singing "Hernando's Hideaway" with Ross at the piano. --David Horiuchi

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Just Like I Remeber When I was Young.......2006-07-27

My father was a big fan of Broadway musicals. I remember going to see the Pajama Game and Damn Yankees in a summer stock theater in Warwick R.I. which contributed to me developing my own love for musicals in the 50's and 60's. This recording though in monaural is an excellent reproduction of the LP record my father had and I used to listen to (sans scratches!). I would recommend this to any person who used to like these old classics. I would like to see a local theater group do this some day before it's completely forgotten. The interviews with the composer/lyricist and notes in the CD were wonderful too.

More is less........2004-08-15

A monster hit when it opened in 1954, and still a staple of community theatre groups, PAJAMA GAME has a delightfully refreshing score that never takes itself too seriously. On the whole it offers a better-than-average number of stand-out songs: "I'm Not At All in love", "Hey There", "Small talk", "Steam heat", "Hernando's Hideaway" and the ensmble "7 1/2 Cents." There are, however a few stumbles. "A new Town is a Blue Town" is dreary. "Her Is" is silly although the Bob Fosse dance routine made it work on stage. Both these were dropped from the movie version, so I suspect the authors also felt this material was weak.

The movie retained all of the original cast leads except for Janis Paige as Babe (replaced by Doris Day.) Day sings Babe's songs better, so your choice between the cast album and the movie soundtrack will depend on whether you need the whole score or not.

As for ths reissue...once again Sony has done a first-rate job. The sound is full bodied and rich, though necessarily mono, and the package includes some well-written liner notes.

A great recording, with the best cast, but..........2004-05-03

"The Pajama Game" is a truly great musical. Although it's most popular songs have truly been immortalized, such as "Hernando's Hideaway" and "Hey There", the show itself seems to be sadly forgotten by many (depite winning both Best Score and Best Musical in the Tonys). It remains very popular with amateurs and high schools, though.

This recording of The Pajama Game, a remastered version on the original cast, has VASTLY improved sound and some great extra tracks. Despite the new tracks, though, a lot of the score is completley missing from this recording, and a lot of the songs have been abridged, cutting out dialogue sections and a lot of dance music, like the wonderful "Jealousy Ballet" number, but the loss can be both a blessing and a curse.

The cast is the best recorded, in my opinion.

John Raitt as Sid - I'm not sure if this show was Raitt's star turn or Carousel was, but regardless, he is a fantastic talent and it really shows on this recording. His solos on this recording are superior to any other renditions. "Hey There", "A New Town Is a Blue Town", and "There Once Was a Man"(my personal favorite) are just fantastic. Great all around.

Janis Paige as Babe - Ok...she grows on you. If Paige is not singing in a more characterized voice, than she needs to be shot because she sounds like a wounded animal, BUT for the role her funky voice is very well suited. Her belt voice doesn't use much vibrato or any classical broadway norms, but her much grittier voice brings a more "real" feel to her character. "I'm Not At All In Love" is great and her comedic-like turn in "There Once Was a Man" is also fantastic.

Eddie Foy Jr. as Hines - I just recently finished performing as Hines in a production of "The Pajama Game" so I know the role well. Foy is my favorite recorded Hines, he has such a different voice and personality to his character that simply cannot be imitated. It's a shame so much of his role was cut from the movie. "I'll Never Be Jealous Again" is pleasantly comic, "Think Of The Time I Save" is cute and pleasant, and the opening is also great. An excellent performance.

Carol Haney as Gladys - Gladys is THE show stealing role of "The Pajama Game", and the underrated and underused Carol Haney stole this production way back when. Haney is cooky, lovable, and on stage, a fantastic dancer. Haney stepped into the role originally envisioned for Gwen Verdon and made it the role it is today, funny and wonderful. Haney sings two of the show's classics, "Steam Heat"(the best recorded), and "Hernando's Hideaway" both totally wonderful.

Stanley Prager as Prez - A really great performance. Prager gives a rough, growling voice to Prez and it comes off as a great perfomance. "Her Is" is great, as is "Seven and A Half Cents"(although Prager's voice humorously cracks in mid-verse). A good performance.

Reta Shaw as Mabel - Can't pull off a cute and perverted old lady any other way. Shaw's performance is solid in "I'll Never Be Jealous Again" with Foy. Pleasant to listen to.

Well, all in all, this recording, though very abridged, has the best cast and is just as good as a choice for a recording of the show. Both is better, but for casual and curious listeners, this one beats the London cast. For those who really want the full score, go London. If I had to pick the superior, I would very reluctantly choose this one(reluctantly, due to the abridged score and Ms. Paige. One thing is for sure, every theater lover must own a copy of this wonderful show.

Excellent musical...one of the best.......2003-05-28

I love the Pajama Game. First of all, it had an immense influence on me, having been the first musical I ever heard and the force that originally set in motion by fixation on Broadway musicals.

I also have to _deeply_ disagree with Mr. Stuart Howard, and to suggest that he in fact has no idea what he is talking about. All the musicals he said were "more important" than the Pajama Game only seem that way because they have been revived time and again. "Pajama Game" simply had the bad luck to become hopelessly dated due to cultural changes, and thus nearly impossible to revive successfully. Still, I personally think "Hernando's hideaway" and "Think of the time I save" still qualify as modern classics, and certainly it's hard to argue that "Once-a-year-day" hasn't been absorbed into our cultural consciousness.

As for Ms. Paige, I _love_ her cynical, witty delivery and extremely unique voice and style of singing, and I tend to believe that anyone who can't see her appeal has, to be blunt, outlandishly poor taste in music.

I love the Pajama Game, and, incidentally, I _highly recommend this CD. John Raitt's voice is a little cold, but it is also amazingly beautiful. The three comedy relief roles will all have you howling, Janice Paige is, as stated before, a genius, and unlike in my musicals, the songs will give you a sufficient idea of not only the story, but the characters...and "The Pajama Game" has deeper and more complex characters than any of the other old-fashioned musical comedies I can think of.

The Cat's Pajamas.......2003-02-18

Super score. Two standards of the genre: Hey There and Hernando's Hideaway, but also a number of outstanding production numbers and duets: "Seven and a Half Cents", "Steam Heat", "I'll Never Be Jealous Again", "There Once Was a Man". Most of the singing is excellent but sometimes I have to admit Janis Paige isn't on pitch and I prefer (dare I say it) Doris Day in the movie. John Raitt is the professional he always was. This is a 50's musical through and through, filled with serious love songs, comedy with a satirical bite, and endless energy. The extra tracks on this CD are nothing too wonderful, with excerpts from a pretty banal interview with composer Jerry Ross, but they do include a song you won't hear (for good reason -- despite inteviewer Mike Wallace's glowing support it is a pretty bad song) in the show. Want to know why this show was so good: George Abbott, John Raitt, Bob Fosse, Harold Prince, Adler and Ross, Eddie Foy, Jerome Robbins, Carol Haney, Peter Gennaro. Yes, there are shows with a power-packed line-up like that, that have been bad, but not many. Enjoy the memories this will bring back.

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1. Lovely Night
2. Amber Cascades
3. Don’t Let It Get You Down
4. Can’t You See
5. Watership Down
6. She’s Beside You
7. Hideaway Part I
8. She’s a Liar
9. Letter
10. Today’s the Day
11. Jet Boy Blue
12. Who Loves You
13. Hideaway Part II