Li'l Abner > Original Broadway Cast

Date: November 18, 1956
Type: Audio / Stage Cast
Language: English
Location: US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue: St. James Theatre
Recording Studio: Columbia 30th Street Studio
Producer: Goddard Lieberson (90), Darcy Proper (32)
Engineer: Edward T. Graham (5), Fred Plaut (29)
Photography: Photofest (12)
Director: Michael Kidd (29)
Choreography: Michael Kidd (29)
Conductor: Lehman Engel (116)
Music Director: Lehman Engel (116)
Orchestrations: Philip J. Lang (120)
Vocal Arrangements: Lehman Engel (116)
Dance Music: Genevieve Pitot (17)
Performer: Edith Adams (20), Carmen Alvarez (10), Marc Breaux (19), Pat Creighton (2), Lillian D'Honeau, Lanier Davis (3), Bonnie Evans (3), Hope Holiday (3), Jim Hurst, Stubby Kaye (42), Ralph Linn (2), Joe E. Marks (15), Jack Matthew, Bobby McClure (3), Robert McLure, Peter Palmer (18), Charlotte Rae (17), George Reeder (3), George Ritner (2), Anthony Saverino (2), Jeanette Scovotti (26), Stanley Simmonds (9), Howard St. John (5), Dee Dee Wood (12)
Shortcode: [r1425]

Format: CD
Label: Sony SMK 87700
Released: 2002-05-28
Barcode: 0696998770027
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Includes Tracks From: Li'l Abner - 1959 Film Cast
Li'l Abner - 1956 Percy Faith and his Orchestra
Come Rain or Come Shine - 1956 Rosemary Clooney
Producer: Didier C. Deutsch (162)
Liner Notes: Ken Mandelbaum (33)
Performer: Rosemary Clooney (226)
# Tracks: 20
Lists: 219 collectors / 3 wish lists
History: 2 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl1074]

1.	Overture -- stereo version (Bonus); Orchestra
2.	It's A Typical Day -- Ensemble
3.	If I Had My Druthers -- Peter Palmer, Marc Breaux, Ralph Linn, Jack Matthew, Robert McClure, George Reeder
4.	Jubilation T. Cornpone -- Stubby Kaye, Ensemble
5.	Rag Offen the Bush -- Ensemble
6.	Namely You -- Edith Adams, Peter Palmer
7.	Unnecessary Town -- Edith Adams, Peter Palmer
8.	What's Good For General Bullmoose -- previously unreleased; Howard St. John, Lanier Davis, Robert McClure, Jack Matthew, George Reeder
9.	The Country's In The Very Best Hands -- Peter Palmer, Stubby Kaye
10.	Sadie Hawkins Day Ballet -- live rehearsal recording; Orchestra
11.	Oh, Happy Day -- Stanley Simmonds, George Reeder, Ralph Linn, Marc Breaux
12.	I'm Past My Prime -- Edith Adams, Stubby Kaye
13.	Love in a Home -- Peter Palmer, Edith Adams
14.	Progress Is the Root of All Evil -- Howard St. John
15.	Put 'em Back -- Carmen Alvarez, Pat Creighton, Lillian D'Honeau, Bonnie Evans, Hope Holiday, Deedee Wood
16.	The Matrimonial Stomp -- expanded version; Stubby Kaye, Ensemble
17.	There's Room Enough For Us -- Ensemble track from Li'l Abner [1959 Film Cast]
18.	The Way to a Man's Heart -- Percy Faith and his Orchestra (Bonus) track from Li'l Abner [1956 Percy Faith and his Orchestra]
19.	It's a Nuisance Having You Around -- Rosemary Clooney (Bonus) track from Come Rain or Come Shine [1956 Rosemary Clooney]
20.	Overture -- original mono mix; Orchestra

Format: CD
Label: CBS Special Products A 5150
Released: 1990
Barcode: 079890515024
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Notes: Briefly released by Sony Special Products and then withdrawn. The recording was unavailable until the reissue in 2002.
# Tracks: 14
Lists: 26 collectors / 2 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl8056]