Dames at Sea (1989 London Revival Cast) [Cast Recording]

Jim Wise, Robin Miller, Sandra Dickinson, Brian Cant, Dames at Sea (Related Recordings), Josephine Blake, George Haimsohn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Jay Records
• ASIN: B00004RD4L
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #479,513 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. Wall Street

3. It's You

4. Broadway Baby

5. That Minster Man of Mine

6. Choo-Choo Honeymoon

7. The Sailor of My Dreams

8. Singapore Sue

9. Broadway Baby (Reprise)

10. Good Times Are Here to Stay

11. Entr'acte/Dames at Sea

12. The Beguine

13. Raining in My Heart

14. There's Something About You

15. The Echo Waltz

16. Star Tar

17. Let's Have a Simple Wedding

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars London Dames a Disappointment, July 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dames at Sea (1989 London Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

This version of Dames at Sea is a great disappointment. The score has always been recognized as derivitive and trite, but the delightful performances of the original New York cast, especially Bernadette Peters, made it something special. Sorry to say, that is not the cast with this version. The recorded performances are amateurish at best. These people simply cannot sing. The whole thing is a disaster and should never have been released. Get Bernadette's version instead.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars stick with the original Off-Broadway cast, August 16, 2004

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Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dames at Sea (1989 London Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

This London revival of DAMES AT SEA cannot even compare to the excellent original off-Broadway cast. Though Tina Doyle has an attractive singing voice in the ingenue role of Ruby, for me Bernadette Peters still defines that role. Her rendition of "The Sailor of My Dreams" doesn't carry the same charm as Peters' version. Doyle has no weight to her voice, and no real vibrato to speak of, either. Sandra Dickinson, Paul Robinson and especially Josephine Blake are all standouts on this record. DAMES AT SEA is a fantastic musical, but at the end of the day, I'll still go back to the Bernadette Peters version.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the off Broadway version, August 12, 2002

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Claire (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dames at Sea (1989 London Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

I know you Bernadette Peters fans are not going to want to hear this. She did a lovely job on the off Broadway production, but this recording is far superior. The vocal quality is wonderful. The songs have so much character in them. Joan sounds like a chorus girl. (In the other recording she sounds like a flake!) Mona is a little lower and more belty and the Diva personna shines through. Hands down this is a better CD. This is a very campy spoofy show and it just sounds too serious on the original CD. This is a fun show. You will enjoy this CD.