Show Boat (1993 Studio Cast Recording of the 1946 Version) [Import, Soundtrack]

Jerome Kern (Composer), John Philip Sousa (Composer), John Owen Edwards (Conductor), National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Martin Yates (Performer), Sally Burgess (Performer), Simon Green (Performer), Brian Greene (Performer), Jason Howard (Performer), Janis Kelly (Performer), Gareth Snook (Performer), Willard White (Performer), Shezwae Powell (Performer), Fran Landesman (Performer), Caroline O'Connor (Performer), James Buller (Performer), Lorna Dallas (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Martin Yates, Sally Burgess, Simon Green, Brian Greene, Jason Howard, et al.
• Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: John Owen Edwards
• Composer: Jerome Kern, John Philip Sousa
• Audio CD (March 14, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Jay Records
• ASIN: B000EBGFSG
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #498,661 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Act 1. Overture

2. Act 1. Opening

3. Act 1. Where's The Mate For Me?

4. Act 1. Make Believe

5. Act 1. Ol' Man River

6. Act 1. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

7. Act 1. Ol' Man River (Reprise)

8. Act 1. Life Upon The Wicked Stage

9. Act 1. Queenie's Ballyhoo

10. Act 1. Villain's Dance

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Act 2. Entr'acte

2. Act 2. Opening

3. Act 2. Why Do I Love You?

4. Act 2. Dahomey

5. Act 2. Letter Interlude (You Are Love)

6. Act 2. Bill

7. Act 2. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Reprise)

8. Act 2. St. Agatha's Convent

9. The Washington Post, march for band

10. Goodbye My Lady Love

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent but not really memorable, March 27, 2009

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D. H Patterson "danpatter" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Show Boat (1993 Studio Cast Recording of the 1946 Version) (Audio CD)

Willard White's Joe is the best thing on this two disc album; he has a magnificent voice and he sings a splendid "Old Man River." As advertised, this is a recording of the show as it was staged in the 1946 revival. For those familiar with the complete score, it will seem an odd choice of included and excluded numbers. We get "Queenie's Ballyhoo" but not "I Still Suits Me," for example. It's a perfectly respectable recording and performance. The other voices are decent, but I never thought there was a lot of magic here (as I did with the McGlinn recording, and that is the one required recording of Show Boat). This will go on my reference shelf, but other than Willard White's numbers, I doubt I'll be playing it much. Aside from the McGlinn recording, I'd also recommend the 1962 studio cast recording with Barbara Cook, John Raitt and the wonderful William Warfield.