Simply Heavenly (Original Broadway Cast) with Bonus Tracks [Original recording remastered, Cast Recording]

Claudia McNeil (Artist), Melvin Stewart (Performer), Bertice Reading (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 12, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Cast Recording
• Label: Sepia Recordings
• ASIN: B0012GJFQ6
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,479 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Prelude & Simply Heavenly - London Cast

2. Let Me Take You For A Ride - London Cast

3. Broken Strings - London Cast

4. Flying Saucer Monologue - London Cast

5. Did You Ever Hear The Blues? - London Cast

6. I'm Gonna Be John Henry - London Cast

7. When I'm In A Quiet Mood - London Cast

8. Look For The Morning Star - London Cast

9. Gatekeeper Of My Castle - London Cast

10. Let's Ball Awhile

11. Beat It Out, Mon

12. The Men In My Life

13. Good Old Girl

14. Mississippi Monolgue & Finale

15. Did You Ever Hear The Blues (Pop Version)

16. Rock and Roll, song

17. Black Coffee

18. Almost Like Being In Love, song (from "Brigadoon")

19. Love for sale, song (from "The New Yorkers")

20. St. Louis Blues, song

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Simple Takes a Wife and the other celebrated Simple stories by Langston Hughes (who wrote the book and lyrics here) inspired this 1957 Broadway musical, a loving look at life in Harlem. All 24 tracks here (including bonuses) debut on CD: Did You Ever Hear the Blues?; Let's Ball Awhile; When I'm in a Quiet Mood; The Men in My Life , and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Heavenly Original Cast, March 18, 2008

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Bill Ford Interiors, Inc. "Ronald Lee" (Paducah, KY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Simply Heavenly (Original Broadway Cast) with Bonus Tracks (Audio CD)

Excellent musical score and happy to see this issued again. Claudia McNeil is wonderful and the score is not great but very enjoyable with excellent lyrics. Refreshing and a nice addition to my collection.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Simply, Heavenly, June 27, 2008

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Jason Rubin (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simply Heavenly (Original Broadway Cast) with Bonus Tracks (Audio CD)

For anyone who cares to collect any and all cast recordings from the mid twentieth century, then "Simply Heavenly" is for you. Although I characterize "Simply Heavenly" as a grade B musical (as compared to such
A-list musicals as "The Pajama Game" or "The Most Happy Fella"), it does have many charms. The score is a notch above those other B (or C musicals) "Ankles Away" or "Seventh Heaven." Many of the songs are lively and catchy or bluesy, and the performances are consistently engaging. Two noteworthy additions are monologues performed by Melvin Stewart, who is one of the two stars listed below the title. The other star is Claudia McNeil, whose deep, robust yet alluring voice is great to hear in a performance before her more noteworthy role of the Momma in "A Raisin in the Sun."