Broadway Years

Barbara Cook | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B000001SLS
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,804 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. He's Only Wonderful

2. Here's To Your Illusions (From Flahooley)

3. This Is All Very New To Me (From Plain And Fancy)

4. Glitter And Be Gay (From Candide)

5. Till There Was You (From Music Man)

6. Getting To Know You

7. Hello, Young Lovers (From The King And I)

8. Magic Moment (From The Gay Life)

9. Will He Like Me?

10. Dear Friend

11. Ice Cream

12. Where's The Mate For Me?/Make Believe

13. You Are Love (From Showboat)

14. Who Are You Now?

15. He Was Too Good To Me/Time Heals Everything

16. Wait Till You See Him

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good overview of her broadway career, February 5, 2005

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Beth "bethiejw2" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broadway Years (Audio CD)

Before Barbara Cook became a cabaret performer, she was a fantastic Broadway star. This out of print cd focuses on the songs from her revivals and original productions with the omission of The Glass Harp. It goes chronologically from the beginning of her career with the shows Candide, Plain and Fancy, and Flahooley. (Sadly they were flops.) Then it reaches The Music Man where she finally became a star. Her Till There was You is marvelous. The last three songs are from her 1975 At Carnegie Hall album. I wish that this was replaced with numbers from her shows. It doesn't quite fit in with the phase. I guess this cd wanted to be an outlook on her career in general. Barbara Cook had a clear warm soprano. If only her 1958 album Songs of Perfect Propriety could be released.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Broadway legend appreciated, July 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Broadway Years (Audio CD)

Just to hear her voice intentionally break with emotion on "Dear Friend" will affect you deeply. This is a fine document of a great career and a stunning voice. You will treasure it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real good selection, April 26, 2006

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Ravel "Ravel is my cat's name... but he can't... (Montréal, Québec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broadway Years (Audio CD)

Even if I don't own this CD (stuff I have on 33 rpm), I had to approve the other critics here. To know Barbara Cook is to participate to the Great Broadway Era with one of its essential star performer.
Cook was made for the stage and, following next, her live shows are quite impressive. Her voice can be tiny at times, but who doesn't get older?
Just listen to Glitter and be Gay: a Bernstein masterpiece, but a Cook personal creation. (Only Sumi Jo made it as good on her Carnegie Hall show).
All B'way fan should know Barbara Cook...