You Never Know (2001 Studio Cast) [Cast Recording]

David Garrison, Donna McKechnie, Harry Groener, Kristin Chenoweth, Cole Porter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005B178
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #64 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Musicals > Classic Musicals

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. By Candlelight - Harry Groener & David Garrison

3. Let's Not Talk About Love - David Garrison

4. I'm Going in for Love - Kristin Chenoweth

5. I'm Back in Circulation - Angela Teek with David Garrison

6. From Alpha to Omega - Kristin Chenoweth & David Garrison

7. Entr'acte

8. What Shall I Do? - Kristin Chenoweth with David Garrison & Harry Groener

9. Let's Misbehave - David Garrison & Kristin Chenoweth

10. I Happen to Be in Love

11. From Alpha to Omega (Reprise) / Act II Finale - Kristin Chenoweth, Harry Groener, and David Garrison

12. Entr'acte

13. You Never Know - Donna McKechnie

14. What Is That Tune? - Harry Groener & Donna McKechnie

15. At Long Last Love - Harry Groener

16. Ridin' High - David Garrison & Kristin Chenoweth

17. By Candlelight (Reprise) / Finale Ultimo - Kristin Chenoweth, David Garrison, Harry Groener, Guy Haines, Donna McKechnie & Angela Teek

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, Cole Porter., December 6, 2004

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Randie Fox-Jackson (Levittown, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Never Know (2001 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

"A Cole Porter show I've not heard of?" I wondered aloud. "And Kristin Chenoweth? Well, I must buy it."

I was certainly not disappointed. As an avid fan of Cole Porter, I must confess that I bought this album because of Kristin Chenoweth. But I can't live without it for many reasons. From start to finish, it is filled with some of the most beautiful Porter songs. I was almost ashamed to admit that I really prefer this version of "Let's Misbehave" over the version on the my beloved 1962 Off-Broadway revival cast recording of Anything Goes.

That's not the only song here that I consider perfection. "I'm Going in For Love" is beautiful and Kristin Chenoweth's vocals are breathtaking. "From Alpha to Omega" is catchy as heck, and my personal favorite - "I Happen to Be in Love" is musically and lyrically outstanding (and the vocals are superb).

Cole Porter called this his worst show, but I couldn't disagree more. I never saw it, but I'm in love with this recording. Really, with Cole Porter music and lyrics and performances from legends like Donna McKechnie (eee!) and Harry Groener and brilliant gems like David Garrison and Kristin Chenoweth, how can you lose?

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great show, great cast!, June 2, 2001

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This review is from: You Never Know (2001 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

You Never Know is one of Cole Porter's many hidden gems, and this cast has certainly done justice to it! Kristin Chenoweth shines as always, and David Garrison (whom I had only heard before on Yeston's Titanic) is surprisingly better than I had expected. Also in the cast, whom I hadn't heard since her showstopping performance in the original cast of A Chorus Line is the diva herself Donna McKechnie! An all-star cast if you ask me. While all the songs on this CD are spectacular, my personal favorites are "You Never Know," "From Alpha to Omega," and "Let's Misbehave." At times funny, at times touching, You Never Know is right up there with Kiss Me, Kate, Anything Goes, and High Society. It hasn't left my CD player, it won't leave yours!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paraphrasing Cole Porter "Its the Top", February 26, 2003

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loesser "lbw22" (colonia, nj United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Never Know (2001 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

This is a Porter show that I was not familiar with until my local playhouse put on a production last year and I was delighted. I was not so delighted to find that this show was not recorded. Now, not only do I find it recorded, but recorded beautifully. A small but near perfect cast captures every sophesticated line and sly rhyme. This may not be Kiss ME Kate or Anything Goes but it belongs in every Porter fan's library.