Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection

Marvin Hamlisch (Composer), Alan Menken (Composer), Peter / Rubins, Josh Larson (Composer), Lionel Bart (Composer), Laurence Rosenthal (Composer), Charles Strouse (Composer), Harold Karr (Composer), Jonathan Sheffer (Composer), Mary Rodgers (Composer), Jule Styne (Composer), Cy Coleman (Composer), Joe Raposo (Composer), Robert Waldman (Composer), Michael Skloff (Composer), Michael Valenti (Composer), Maury Yeston (Composer), Harry Groener (Performer), Lisa Mayer (Performer), Julie Anne Aho (Performer), Lisa Beth Carroll (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Harry Groener, Lisa Mayer, Julie Anne Aho, Lisa Beth Carroll
• Composer: Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Menken, Peter / Rubins, Josh Larson, Lionel Bart, Laurence Rosenthal, et al.
• Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005K9SG
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,639 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Smile (from "Smile") (Hamlisch-Ashman) - Harry Groener et al.

2. Hero (from "Babe") (Menken-Ashman) - Debbie Gravitte

3. Didin't Leave It Here (from "Brownstone") (Larson-Rubins) - Kristine Fraelich and Jolie Jenkins

4. Starfish (from "La Strada") (Lawrence-Charnin) - Judy Kuhn

5. Sherry! (from "Sherry!") (Rosenthal-Lipton) - Christine Baranski and Jonathan Freeman

6. Smashing New York Times (from "A Broadway Musical") (Strouse-Adams) - Jason Graae

7. Silverware (from "We Take the Town") (Karr-Dubey) - Lee Wilkof and Timothy Jerome

8. Hundreds of Hats (from "Diamonds") (Sheffer-Ashman) - Jason Workman

9. At the Same Time (from "Freaky Friday") (Rodgers-Forster) - Tammy Minoff and Patrick Levis

10. When It Happens to You (from "The Red Shoes") (Styne-Stryker) - Lynne Wintersteller

11. Lawyers (from "A Broadway Musical") (Strouse-Adams) - Gregory Jbara and Lee Wilkof

12. At My Side (from "Welcome to the Club") (Coleman-Hotchner) - Sally Mayes and Michael Rupert

13. In a State (from "A Wonderful Life") (Raposo-Harnick) - Brent Barrett

14. Disneyland (from "Smile") (Hamlisch-Ashman) - Jodi Benson

15. Reveille Sun (from "Here's Where I Belong") (Waldman-Uhry) - Glory Grampton

16. The Memory of Tonight (from "Arthur, The Musical") (Skloff-Kauffman-Crane) - Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman

17. Stomp the Blues Away (from "Honky Tonk Nights") (Valenti-Allen-Campbell) - Melba Joyce et al.

18. New Words (from "One, Two, Three, Four, Five") (Yeston) - Liz Callaway

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great gems from musicals that dissapeared, November 29, 2004

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Onmyohn3 (Roselle, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

Songs from 1987's "Smile" make this well worth the price. The previously unreleased material from the late, great Howard Ashman deserves to have it's moment in the spotlight.

Also, there's Judy Kuhn's beautiful performance on "Starfish", Christine Baranski's vampy turn on "Sherry".

Finally, there's" New Words" from "One, Two, Three, Four, Five". This show has been restaged, by small theatre groups, under the title "History Loves Company". "New Words" is by far the best number of this show and Liz Callaway's voice fills with love as she sings this lullaby.

For a consummate musical theatre fan who's heard it all, this disc is a refreshing look at what has been lost over the years.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars some gold mixed with dross, December 20, 2003

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M. Lamb (new york, New york USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

Some of these songs desrve to be unsung. But then you get a showstopper like Sherry and you wonder how could this show have flopped? That number alone makes this cd worth purchasing.I also enjoyed Marvin Hamlisch's toe tapping title song - Smile.There are also a few other lovely melodies which makes this cd a nice addition to a Broadway collection.