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| 1. Overture | |||
| 2. Charity's Theme | |||
| 3. You Should See Yourself | |||
| 4. Big Spender | |||
| 5. Charity's Soliloquy [#] | |||
| 6. Rich Man's Frug [First Release][#] | |||
| 7. If My Friends Could See Me Now | |||
| 8. Too Many Tomorrows | |||
| 9. There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This | |||
| 10. I'm the Bravest Individual | |||
| 11. The Rhythm of Life | |||
| 12. Baby Dream Your Dream | |||
| 13. Sweet Charity | |||
| 14. Where Am I Going? | |||
| 15. I'm a Brass Band | |||
| 16. I Love to Cry at Weddings | |||
| 17. Finale: If My Friends Could See Me Now | |||
| 18. I Love to Cry at Weddings [First Release][#][*] | |||
| 19. You Wanna Bet [*] | |||
| 20. Where Am I Going? [*] | |||
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the original and still the best; Gwen Verdon's greatest role,
By Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 100 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Sweet Charity: A New Musical Comedy (1966 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)
SWEET CHARITY is one of the greatest of Broadway musicals. Very rarely has it been bettered than in the original 1966 cast album.Gwen Verdon found her greatest stage role in Charity Hope Valentine, the down-on-her-luck dancehall hostess with a heart of gold. Verdon's performance would have won her yet another Tony, but she lost to Angela Lansbury's equally-good performance in MAME. Verdon is joined by a dream cast including John McMartin (INTO THE WOODS), Helen Gallagher (NO NO NANETTE), Barbara Sharma, James Luisi, Ruth Buzzi, Thelma Oliver and Arnold Soboloff. Gwen Verdon belts out her numbers in her own trademark style. Verdon could sing out entries from a phonebook and stop the show. She's quite fetching in the quirky character pieces "You Should See Yourself" and the snappy wordplay of the clarifying "Charity's Soliloquy". She later brings down the house with the certifiable showstoppers "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "I'm a Brass Band", "Where Am I Going?" and "I'm the Bravest Individual". As Charity's two gal pals Nickie and Helene, Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver sing the caustic "Baby Dream Your Dream", and join Verdon for the showstopping "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This". An essential cast album in any collection, this reissue of SWEET CHARITY on the Columbia Broadway Masterworks label includes rare audio of Fred Robbins interviewing the cast at the opening-night party as well as a longer 'first release' version of "I Love to Cry at Weddings".
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Definitive version of Broadway classic!,
By Nelson Aspen "Author/Journalist" (Los Angeles & NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sweet Charity: A New Musical Comedy (1966 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)
This is a Braodway musical that has it all, and the great songs from this classic are all beautifully preserved on this CD.
The best thing, though, is the performance of Gwen Verdon in the title role. Just through her vocals, you will be able to imagine her in her prime..hoofing, mugging and charming you as she did with so many lucky audiences over her long, illustrious career. A great tribute to all the creative forces involved in the creation of this durable, toe-tapping, musical production!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What can you say...,
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This review is from: Sweet Charity: A New Musical Comedy (1966 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)
...about a score that includes "Big Spender" and "If My Friends Could See Me Now", but in which they aren't the best songs?Cy Coleman's other work has been distinguished and attractive enough, but it was with this show that he left a permanent mark on the history of the American musical theatre. The story of Charity (essayed unforgettably by the late Gwen Verdon) is an uproarious and very moving fable about love, trust and their implications. This potent mix of emotions didn't entirely translate to the movie (where Charity's humiliation was a bit too realistic for comfort), but it emerges fully from the original cast album. Coleman's score (with fine lyrics by Dorothy Fields) is dazzling, ranging from the aforementioned standards to the haunting "Where Am I Going?" to the exhilarating "I'm a Brass Band". And this recording, despite its small omissions (the third part of the "Rich Man's Frug" dance sequence, for example), stands as the definitive account, and would do so even without the interesting bonus tracks.
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