Simply Heavenly > Original Broadway Cast

Show Details

Show: Simply Heavenly (4)
Music: David Martin (6)
Lyrics: Langston Hughes (42)
Book: Langston Hughes (42)

Recording Details

Date: 1957
Type: Audio / Stage Cast
Language: English
Location: US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue: Playhouse Theatre
Conductor: David Martin (6)
Music Director: Sticks Evans (2)
Orchestrations: David Martin (6)
Performer: Marilyn Berry (2) — Joyce Lane,
John Bouie — Melon,
Anna English (2) — Zarita,
Brownie McGhee — Gitfiddle,
Claudia McNeil (5) — Mamie,
Melvin Stewart — Simple,
Duke Williams — Hopkins
Shortcode: [r2602]

Releases (4)

Format: CD-R
Label: Masterworks Broadway
Released: 2016-10-14
Barcode: 889853428724
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Lists: 19 collectors / 2 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl52008]

Format: CD
Label: Sepia Records SEPIA 1105
Released: 2008-02-15
Barcode: 5055122111054
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Also Contains: Did You Ever Hear The Blues / Good Old Girl - 1957 Claudia McNeil
Jazz Singer - 1956 Bertice Reading
Performer: Bertice Reading (17), Juanita Hall (19)
Liner Notes: Rexton S. Bunnett (79)
Notes: Bertrice Reading's "The Jazz Singer" (Tracks 17 – 24)
# Tracks: 24
Lists: 55 collectors / 9 wish lists
History: 2 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl14241]

1. Prelude & Simply Heavenly - Marilyn Berry
2. Let Me Take You For A Ride - Anna English & Melvin Stewart
3. Broken Strings - Brownie Mcghee
4. Flying Saucer Monologue - Melvin Stewart
5. Did You Ever Hear The Blues? - Claudia McNeil & John Bouie
6. I'm Gonna Be John Henry - Melvin Stewart
7. When I'm In A Quiet Mood - Claudia McNeil & John Bouie
8. Look For The Morning Star - Anna English
9. Gatekeeper Of My Castle - Marilyn Berry & Melvin Stewart
10. Let's Ball Awhile - Anna English & Ensemble
11. Beat It Out, Mon - Duke Williams & Ensemble
12. The Men In My Life - Anna English
13. Good Old Girl - Claudia McNeil
14. Mississippi Monologue & Finale - Melvin Stewart
15. Did You Ever Hear The Blues? (Pop Version) - Claudia McNeil [BONUS]
16. Rock And Roll - Reading, Bertice
17. Black Coffee - Reading, Bertice
18. It's Almost Like Being In Love [Brigadoon] - Reading, Bertice
19. Love For Sale [The New Yorkers] - Reading, Bertice
20. St. Louis Blues - Reading, Bertice
21. No More In Life - Reading, Bertice
22. Old Fashioned Love - Reading, Bertice
23. Left Bank Blues - Reading, Bertice
24. Love Can Hurt You

Format: LP
Label: Columbia OL-5240
Released: 1957
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Lists: 42 collectors / 2 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl2250]

Format: LP
Label: Philips BBL 7240
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Notes: U.K. issue.
# Tracks: 14
Lists: 7 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode: [rl25081]

Side A:
1. Prelude and Simply Heavenly
2. Let Me Take You For A Ride
3. Broken Strings
4. Flying Saucer Monologue
5. Did You Ever Hear The Blues?
6. I'm Gonna Be John Henry
7. When I'm In A Quiet Mood
Side B:
1. Look For The Morning Star
2. Gatekeeper Of My Castle
3. Let's Ball Awhile
4. Beat it Out, Mon
5. The Men In My Life
6. Good Old Girl
7. Mississippi Monologue And Finale