Best Little Whorehouse in Texas [CAST RECORDING] [SOUNDTRACK]

Carol Hall (Composer), Ann-Margret (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Ann-Margret
• Composer: Carol Hall
• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005LZSJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,295 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. 20 Fans

2. A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place

3. Girl, You're a Woman

4. Texas Has a Whorehouse in It

5. Twenty-Four Hours of Lovin'

6. Doatsy Mae

7. The Aggie Song

8. The Bus from Amarillo

9. Entr'ace

10. The Sidestep

11. No Lies

12. Good Old Girl

13. Hard Candy Christmas

14. A Friend to Me

15. Finale

16. A Friend to Me (bonus track performed by Carol Hall)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ann-Margret's Back! Was she ever really gone?, November 1, 2001

By	Keith Scott (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

Having conquered film, television, and taking her Las Vegas styled show from Las Vegas to the stages around the world from Radio City Music Hall in New York to the China Theatre in Sweden I was curious as to how the Swedish American bombshell would handle the role of Miss Mona, the madam of a notorious whorehouse. All skeptics stand aside! The fiery red head with the sensuous song nails the score beautifully! Her rendition of A Friend To Me will melt your heart and bring tears to your eyes. Not to be missed is her beautiful renditions of The Bus From Amarillo and Girl, You're a Woman.

Having seen Ann-Margret live in concert in Toronto (5 times in the same week) and New York at Radio City Music Hall (her very last performance at RCMH) I have to say she is probably the most underrated singer and entertainer of our time. Ann-Margret's biggest hurdle to overcome in her career is her God given beauty. Behind the beautiful facade lies a multi-talented dynamo who delivers a tour de force performance on this recording. Four decades as a sex symbol and going strong! Who else but Ann-Margret could be touring as a madam of a bordello in the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and release a gospel album at the same time?

AS for the rest of the recording. All I have to say is EVERYBODY does a great job on it. It is definitely better than the original Broadway cast recording and a definite must have for us die hard Ann-Margret fans! Buy it. You won't be disappointed. I will be first in line to buy a ticket if this production comes to Canada. Ann-Margret singing in Bob Mackie gowns. Now that's a whorehouse this gay man wants to visit! Love you Ann-Margret! God bless you and Roger and good luck!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Whorehouse of the 21st Century, October 19, 2001

By	T. J. Burzynski II "Theatre FREAK!!!" (Everett, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great CD. I bought it because the play with Ann-Margret is coming to Seattle and I had to sample it first. It includes all the songs and even a new one. The movie only had 7 of the songs from the play in it. I have the original 1978 cast recording on vinyl and I was happy to be able to have them on CD now. One of my favorite songs on this CD is "24 Hours of Lovin." Avery does a fantastic job with it. She gives it some soul. And "The Aggie Song" is pretty hillarious. Now even though Ann-Margret doesn't have all that of a singing voice, I still think she does her songs justice. And it was nice to hear the entire cast singing "Hard Candy Chritmas." So, I love this Cd and you should click on "Buy It" now!!!!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ann-Margret in a lively performance, October 17, 2003

By	Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS is always a delight, and in this new cast album of the recent national touring production starring Ann-Margret, it's even better than ever.

Ann-Margret takes on the role of the Chicken Ranch owner Miss Mona with aplomb, offering up a lively performance. She sings lovely renditions of "Girl, You're a Woman", "A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place", and a brand-new song written especially for this production, "A Friend to Me".

Gary Sandy does well by the character of Mona's old flame Ed Earl Dodd, with fine support from Rob Donohoe as Melvin P. Thorpe and Hal Davis as Edsel Mackay.

Avery Sommers adds a soulful voice to the character of the sassy bordello maid Jewel, and offers up a show-stopping "Twenty-Four Hours of Lovin'". Roxie Lucas plays the role of the thankless Doatsy Mae, and sings her self-titled number quite affectingly.

Terri Dixon and Jen Celene Little do well by the featured roles of Angel and Shy, with the Chicken Ranch girls offering up a superb rendition of the heartbreakingly-lovely "Hard Candy Christmas".

All-in-all, if you love this delightful musical, you'll adore this brand-new cast album!