Alfred Drake and Roberta Peters Sing the Popular Music of Leonard Bernstein > Alfred Drake and Roberta Peters

Recording Details

Date: 1963
Type: Audio / Vocal Recording
Method: Studio
Language: English
Music: Leonard Bernstein (480)
Lyrics: Betty Comden (232), Adolph Green (239), John Latouche (74), Stephen Sondheim (684), Richard Wilbur (18)
Producer: Enoch Light (25)
Conductor: Enoch Light (25)
Orchestrations: Enoch Light (25)
Performer: Alfred Drake (89), Roberta Peters (17), The Ray Charles Singers (33)
Notes: The orchestra for this recording consists of 50 musicians.
Shortcode: [r7201]

Releases (4)

Format: LP
Label: Command RS 855SD
Released: 1963
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# Tracks: 11
Lists: 51 collectors / 5 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl9536]

O1.	New York, New York song from On the Town
O2.	Lucky to Be Me song from On the Town
O3.	Tonight song from West Side Story
O4.	Best of All Possible Worlds song from Candide
O5.	I Feel Pretty song from West Side Story
O6.	Maria song from West Side Story
T1.	Gee, Officer Krupke! song from West Side Story
T2.	Glitter and Be Gay song from Candide
T3.	Lonely Town song from On the Town
T4.	It's Love song from Wonderful Town
T5.	Finale

Title: Lucky To Be Me: A Life In Music
Format: 2-CD
Label: Stage Door STAGE 9062
Released: 2019-04-26
Barcode: 5055122190622
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Also Contains: The Adventures Of Marco Polo - 1956 TV Cast
Brigadoon - 1947 Studio Cast
Carousel - 1962 Studio Cast
Kismet - 1953 Original Broadway Cast
Lucky to Be Me: A Life in Music - Alfred Drake
Music From Shubert Alley - 1959 TV Special
Oklahoma! - 1943 Original Broadway Cast
Roberta - 1944 Studio Cast (Kitty Carlisle)
The Yeomen of the Guard - 1957 TV Cast
Zenda - 1963 San Francisco Cast
# Tracks: 51
Lists: 12 collectors / 3 wish lists
History: 10 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl63230]

Disc 1
1. Lucky To Be Me (from 'On The Town')
2. Maria (from 'West Side Story')
3. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (from 'Oklahoma!')
4. Were Thine That Special Face (from 'Kiss Me Kate')
5. Wunderbar (from 'Kiss Me Kate) - Alfred Drake, Jane Pickens
6. Why Can't You Behave? (from 'Kiss Me Kate') - Alfred Drake, Jane Pickens
7. The Olive Tree (from 'Kismet')
8. And This Is My Beloved (from 'Kismet')
9. You're Devastating (from 'Roberta')
10. In The Spring Of The Year
11. Spring Came Back To Vienna
12. Forgotten
13. Till The Sands Of The Desert Grow Cold
14. The World Is Mine Tonight
15. The Happy Wanderer (Val-De-Ri, Val-De-Ra)
16. Destiny's Darling
17. Beyond The Sunrise (from 'The Adventures Of Marco Polo')
18. So In Love (from 'Kiss Me Kate')
19. Greensleeves
20. Tea For Two (from 'No, No Nanette') - Alfred Drake, Mimi Benzell
21. The Nightmare Song (from 'Iolanthe')
22. If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
23. Lonely Town (from 'On The Town')
24. Soliloquy (from 'Carousel')
Disc 2
1. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (from 'Oklahoma!') - Introduced By Andy Williams
2. People Will Say We're In Love (from 'Oklahoma!') Piano Rehearsal
3. Where (from 'Sing Out, Sweet Land!) Piano Rehearsal
4. We're On Our Way (Infantry Song) - Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians, Alfred Drake
5. Almost Like Being In Love (from 'Brigadoon') - Alfred Drake, Roberta Roberts
6. The Heather On The Hill (from 'Brigadoon')
7. A Glass is A Glass (from 'The Liar') - Demo
8. Maiden Fair (from 'The Liar') - Demo
9. Rose By Any Other Name (from 'The Liar') - Demo - Alfred Drake, Esther Harvey Brown
10. The World Is So Dull (from 'The Liar') - Demo
11. You Often See Men At The Fair (from 'The Liar') - Demo
12. Fixing For A Long Cold Winter (from 'Courtin' Time) - Demo
13. Hat In Hand (from 'Courtin' Time) - Demo
14. In The Still Of The Night - Practice Recording
15. I See Your Face Before Me - Practice Recording
16. Thoughts Of You - Practice Recording
17. None But The Lonely Heart - Metropolitan Opera Audition
18. Crudel! Perchè Finora (from 'Le Nozze di Figaro') - Metropolitan Opera Audition
19. Queen Mab Aria (from ‘Roméo et Juliette') - Metropolitan Opera Audition
20. I Have A Song To Sing (from 'The Yeomen Of The Guard') - Alfred Drake, Barbara Cook
21. Oh! A Private Buffoon (from 'The Yeomen Of The Guard')
22. Love Me Tonight (from 'The Vagabond King') - Live
23. Where Or When (from 'Babes In Arms') - Live
24. For Every Man There's A Woman - Live
25. Wandering (from 'Sing Out, Sweet Land!') - Live
26. Sweet Danger (from 'Kean') - Live
27. Let Her Not Be Beautiful (from 'Zenda') - Live

Format: CD
Label: Stage Door STAGE 2340
Released: 2016-05-27
Country: UK
Barcode: 5055122153504
Audio: Stereo
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Also Contains: Carousel - 1962 Studio Cast
Notes: Part of Stage Door's 'Collector's Series' a line of limited edition CD products presented in the retro style of a miniature long-playing record. Limited to 500 units.

Omits Gee, Officer Krupke with the Ray Charles Singers from Alfred Drake and Roberta Peters sing the Popular Music of Leonard Bernstein but that track is available as a free download from the Stage Door Records website.
# Tracks: 23
Length: 79:00
Lists: 18 collectors / 4 wish lists
History: 2 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl50576]

1. The Carousel Waltz
2. Mr Snow
3. If I Loved You
4. June Is Bustin' Out All Over
5. When The Children Are Asleep
6. Blow High, Blow Low
7. Soliloquy
8. A Real Nice Clambake
9. Geraniums In The Winder / Stonecutters
10. What's The Use Of Wonderin'
11. You'll Never Walk Alone
12. The Highest Judge Of All
13. Finale
14. New York, New York (from 'On The Town')
15. Lucky To Be Me (from 'On The Town')
16. Tonight (from 'West Side Story')
17. Best Of All Possible Worlds (from 'Candide')
18. I Feel Pretty (from 'West Side Story')
19. Maria (from 'West Side Story')
20. Glitter And Be Gay (from 'Candide')
21. Lonely Town (from 'On The Town')
22. It's Love (from 'Wonderful Town')
23. Finale (from 'West Side Story')