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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Overture - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 2. Beautiful Girls - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 3. Don't Look At Me - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 4. Waiting For The Girls Upstairs - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 5. Rain On The Roof - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 6. Ah, Paree! - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 7. Broadway Baby - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 8. The Road You Didn't Take - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 9. In Buddy's Eyes - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
| 10. Who's That Woman - Concert Cast/New York Philharmonic | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Buddy's Blues | |||
| 2. Losing My Mind | |||
| 3. The Story of Lucy and Jessie | |||
| 4. Live, Laugh, Love | |||
| 5. Finale: Waiting for the Girls Upstairs and Beautiful Girls (reprises) | |||
| 6. Stavisky: Theme from "Stavisky" | |||
| 7. Salon at the Claridge #1 | |||
| 8. Arlette by Day | |||
| 9. Auto Show | |||
| 10. Easy Life | |||
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Producer Thomas Shephard originally taped the dress rehearsal so he would have quiet endings for all the numbers but when the audience nearly tore the roof off Avery Fisher Hall, he decided that eliminating applause would negate the event that led to the album. So, he comprmised and used applause after the "follies" numbers but not after plot songs. If you didn't know this you might wonder why "Beautiful Gilrs' gets such a huge hand and the next song "don't Look at me" seems to be met with stoney silence.
The cast is sensational. Perhaps not in the same league as the originals but a fine "revival" cast. Lee Remick and Barbara Cook are ideal as leading ladies Phyllis and Sally and its a joy to hear Cook's glorious voice in "Losing My Mind." Mandy Patinkin effectively uses his energy to put a new spin on "Buddy's Blues. " I know some object to his over-the-top style but it was effective on stage. Elaine Stritch has fun singing "Broadway Baby" and Carol Burnet makes the most of "I'm Still Here." Really, there isn't one bad track in the whole package.
Completists may quibble with the slight cuts here and there..the last bit of the Overture (including a segment of "Can That Boy Foxtrot") has been cut, as has "Bolero D'amour." The original montage ending of "Rain on the Roof/Ahh Paris/Broadway Baby" was dumped, and the spoken interludes in "Loveland" have been re-arranged. NONE of this will impair your enjoyment of this wonderful show.
As a bonus RCA has filled out the second CD with the soundtrack of Sondheim's score for STAVISKY. Many cut songs from FOLLIES were used in this film score, so its a natural tie-in.
The booklet has all the lyrics but no synopsis to place the songs within the context of the story. It is a minor flaw in an otherwise first rate package.