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Show Details

Show: Show Boat (55)
Music: Jerome Kern (660)
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (902)
Book: Oscar Hammerstein II (902)

Recording Details

Date: 1999
Type: Audio / Stage Cast / (Compilation)
Language: English
Performer: Countess Olga Albani (2), William Allen, Louis Alter (18), Jules Bledsoe, Carol Bruce (21), Jan Clayton (25), Bing Crosby (463), Helen Dowdy (12), Todd Duncan (23), Irene Dunne [1] (26), Charles Fredericks (7), Tess Gardella (4), Joseph E. Howard (19), Al Jolson (171), Allan Jones (37), Olive Kline (7), Colette Lyons (4), James Melton (18), Helen Morgan (48), Frank Munn (6), Lambert Murphy (6), Paul Robeson (50), Kenneth Spencer (10), Elisabeth Welch (66), Charles Winninger (26)
Notes: 13 songs on 39 tracks (9 versions of Ol' Man River) on this historic collection
Shortcode: [r4168]

Releases

Title: The Ultimate Show Boat: Original Casts, Revivals, Film and Radio Productions and Significant Performances 1928–47
Format: 2-CD
Label: Pavilion / Pearl GEMS 0060
Released: 1999-10-19
Barcode: 727031006022
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Also Contains: Show Boat - 1932 Studio Cast
Show Boat - 1946 Broadway Cast
Notes: Contains many tracks from various Show Boat recordings, including the 1932 Studio Cast & 1946 Broadway Cast.
Length: 2:38:18
Lists: 36 collectors / 6 wish lists
History: 1 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl3599]

DISC 1
1. Ol' Man River - Bing Crosby
2. Make Believe - Bing Crosby
3. Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson
4. Selection: Why Do I Love You?/Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man/You Are Love/Make Believe - Olive Kline/Lambert Murphy
5. Ol' Man River - Al Jolson
6. Bill - Helen Morgan
7. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Helen Morgan
8. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Tess Gardella
9. Ol' Man River - Jules Bledsoe
10. After The Ball - Henry Burr
11. Hello, Ma Baby/Goodbye My Lady Love - Joseph E. Howard
12. Overture - Brunswick Concert Orchestra/Victor Young
13. Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson
14. Bill - Helen Morgan
15. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Helen Morgan
16. You Are Love - James Melton
17. Make-Believe - James Melton
18. Why Do I Love You? - Countess Olga Albani/Frank Munn
19. Finale - 'Show Boat' Chorus
20. Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson
21. Ah Still Suits Me - Paul Robeson/Elisabeth Welch
22. Bill - Helen Morgan
DISC 2
1. Make Believe - Allan Jones
2. Why Do I Love You? - Allan Jones
3. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Irene Dunne/Charles Winninger
4. Show Boat: Scenario - Cleveland Orchestra/Artur Rodzinski
5. Ol' Man River - Todd Duncan
6. Overture - 'Show Boat' Orchestra/Edwin McArthur
7. Cotton Blossom - 'Show Boat' Chorus
8. Only Make Believe - Charles Fredericks/Jan Clayton
9. Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
10. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce/Helen Dowdy/Kenneth Spencer
11. Life Upon The Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
12. You Are Love - Charles Fredericks/Jan Clayton
13. Why Do I Love You? - Charles Fredericks/Jan Clayton
14. Bill - Carol Bruce
15. Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
16. Ah Still Suits Me - Paul Robeson
17. Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson