Me And My Girl: The Lambeth Walk Musical (1985 London Revival Cast) [Import, Cast Recording]

L. Arthur Rose, Robert Longden, Douglas Furber, Robert Lindsay, Susannah Fellows, Me And My Girl (Related Recordings), Noel Gay, Emma Thompson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Cast Recording
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000008IC1
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. A Weekend at Hareford

3. Thinking of No One But Me

4. The Family Solicitor

5. Me and My Girl

6. An English Gentleman

7. You Would If You Could

8. The Lambeth Walk

9. The Sun Has Got His Hat On

10. Once You Lose Your Heart

11. Take It on the Chin

12. Song of Hareford

13. Love Makes the World Go Round

14. Leaning on a Lamp Post

15. If Only You Had Cared For Me

16. Finale

Editorial Reviews

UK pressing. The original London cast of the 1985 revival of Noel Gay's 1930's hit musical. EMI. 1993.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars me and my girl, May 9, 2007

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Richard Harrison - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Me And My Girl: The Lambeth Walk Musical (1985 London Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

I bought this CD because it was the original London based cast album...I owned the NY Broadway cast album with many of the same cast as the London album but it just is not as good....the London production is of a much higher quality in the delivery, vocal and orchestral arrangements and even in dialogue....if you want a choice between productions definiately go to the original London cast album.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lively album, and it WAS a hit here, April 25, 2003

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Richard Thompson (Prince Frederick, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Me And My Girl: The Lambeth Walk Musical (1985 London Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

I saw this show both in Britain (I had a spare evening and tried it just on a flier) and the U.S. I loved it in England and bought tickets when I saw it was opening in New York. I have both cast albums (London and Broadway), and both have their strong points. Overall, the Broadway album has a sharper performance (especially by the pit band -- no one beats Broadway musical pit bands), and it also has a song the London doesn't ("Hold My Hand"). On the other hand, the London has a song the Broadway doesn't ("If Only You Had Cared for Me") and Emma Thompson. You can't go wrong with either. By the by, this show was a huge hit on Broadway. It opened in August 1986 and ran 1,420 performances -- longer than the original productions of The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, or The King and I!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shoulda been an American hit, too., April 21, 2001

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ACJ "andrucharlz" (Gladstone, MI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Me And My Girl: The Lambeth Walk Musical (1985 London Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

It's sad that this musical never became a hit in the U.S., even though "The Lambeth Walk" became fairly big. I don't have the CD (yet), but I found an old vinyl copy in a local Goodwill store; the score is marvelous, Robert Lindsay deserved all the awards he received, and Emma Thompson (before we Yanks heard of her) is a revelation. It's all good, clean musical fun.