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Louisiana Purchase - The Musical Comedy Smash Hit: 1996 Original New York Cast Recording
 
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Louisiana Purchase - The Musical Comedy Smash Hit: 1996 Original New York Cast Recording [CAST RECORDING]

Irving Berlin, Tania Elg, Michael McGrath, George Irving, Judy Blazer
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (November 19, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: November 19, 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Cast Recording
  • Label: Drg
  • ASIN: B000000PL6
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,608 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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listen11. Dance With Me (Tonight At The Mardi Gras) 2:48$0.99 Buy Track
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listen18. Fools Fall In Love/Old Man's Darling-Yound Man's Slave (Ballet) [Medley] 7:08Album Only
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Berlin's best and little-known scores., August 23, 1998
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Great performances, snappy tunes and clever lyrics make this one of the best recordings of a show to come along in many a moon. Not for the A. Lloyd-Webber crowd. This is a toe-tapper in the tradition of great American musicals.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Recording of Little-Known Gem, December 7, 1999
By Danny Heller (New York) - See all my reviews
What a find! I had no idea, when I purchased this disc, that I held in my hands one of the rare gems of the American Musical Comedy. It's one of Berlin's best scores, right up there with "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Call Me Madam", and features such great tunes as "You're Lonely and I'm Lonely" "You Can't Brush Me Off", and "I'd Love to be Shot From a Cannon with You". And the performances, led by Debbie Shapiro Gravitte, are first-rate.

All in all, this recording is highly recommended. If you thought you knew Irving Berlin, check this out. You're in for a delight!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Louisiana Purchase, November 26, 2002
By William Walters (Columbus, NJ) - See all my reviews
Louisiana Purchase, which is often omitted from Berlin biographies, turns out to be a most pleasant surprise. With a musical score by Irving Berlin, Louisian Purchase provides theater-goers with delightful music. It is bouncy, often in the style of swing. There are some solid ballads with a haunting quality about them---"It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow", "Fools Fall in Love". A duo of Latin-like numbers prove to be top drawer songs as well, namely, "Wild About You" and "Latins Know How". Another fine melody shines through in "You're Lonely and I'm Lonely". "It'll Come to You" is another delightful number. This musical score ranks among the best ever by Berlin though the story line is a bit silly. However with the recent success of musical farces like "The Producers" and "Hairspray", Louisiana Purchase might just start reappearing on the American musical scene. After all it does have a lively score by the master himself. The recording has some interesting musical arrangements. Michael McGrath and Debbie Gravitte give winning renditions of the Berlin songs. Three songs cut from the show in l940 are included on the CD. They are "I'd Love to Be Shot from a Cannon with You", the aforementioned "It'll Come to You", and "Wild Bout You". Afficionados of musical comedy should enjoy this lost musical gem.
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