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Songwriter Johnny Mercer did not have much luck writing for Broadway, but the exception was Lil' Abner, based on the satiric Al Capp comic strip about the rural residents of Dogpatch. Mercer wrote the song lyrics to music by Gene DePaul, with whom he had worked on the movie musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. After the show opened on November 15, 1956, it became the only stage work with which Mercer was associated to turn a profit, running 693 performances. Actually, the score isn't as strong as that for one of Mercer's flops, St. Louis Woman, but it is appropriate to the subject matter. The songs "Jubilation T. Cornpone," "The Country's in the Very Best of Hands," and "Progress Is the Root of All Evil" wittily capture Capp's sense of humor and dim view of politics. There are also some attractive romantic ballads, notably "Namely You" and "Love in a Home," both of which became minor hits. Edith "Edie" Adams and Stubby Kaye lead a cast of unknowns who give their all to the show's broad comedy. A key element of Lil' Abner's success was the staging and choreography of director Michael Kidd, not available on record, although the 2002 reissue adds the main dance number, "Sadie Hawkins Day Ballet." The disc is, in fact, full of new material, including a stereo version of the "Overture" (Li'l Abner was Columbia Records' last cast album not recorded in stereo, but the label was experimenting); the previously unreleased song "What's Good for General Bullmoose"; an expanded version of the finale, "The Matrimonial Stomp"; "There's Room Enough for Us," from the 1959 soundtrack album; and pop versions of two songs cut from the score, Percy Faith's "The Way to a Man's Heart" and Rosemary Clooney's "It's a Nuisance Having You Around."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Ensemble, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Peter Palmer, Performer - Ralph Linn, Performer - Robert McClure, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Marc Breaux, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Jack Matthew, Performer - Orchestra, Performer - George Reeder, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Stubby Kaye, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Ensemble, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Ensemble, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Peter Palmer, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Edith Adams, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Peter Palmer, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Edith Adams, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Robert McClure, Performer - Howard St. John, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Jack Matthew, Performer - Lanier Davis, Performer - Orchestra, Performer - George Reeder, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Stubby Kaye, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Peter Palmer, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ralph Linn, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Stanley Simmonds, Performer - Marc Breaux, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - George Reeder, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Stubby Kaye, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Edith Adams, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Peter Palmer, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Edith Adams, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Howard St. John, Performer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Carmen Alvarez, Performer - Pat Creighton, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Lillian D'Honeau, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Hope Holiday, Performer - Bonnie Evans, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Deedee Wood, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Stubby Kaye, Performer - Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Ensemble, Performer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - The Li'l Abner Chorus, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally released 1959 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Irving Townsend, Producer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Frank Comstock, Conductor - Frank Comstock, Performer - Rosemary Clooney, Performer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Gene De Paul, Composer - Lehman Engel, Conductor - Lehman Engel, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chronique
Songwriter Johnny Mercer did not have much luck writing for Broadway, but the exception was Lil' Abner, based on the satiric Al Capp comic strip about the rural residents of Dogpatch. Mercer wrote the song lyrics to music by Gene DePaul, with whom he had worked on the movie musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. After the show opened on November 15, 1956, it became the only stage work with which Mercer was associated to turn a profit, running 693 performances. Actually, the score isn't as strong as that for one of Mercer's flops, St. Louis Woman, but it is appropriate to the subject matter. The songs "Jubilation T. Cornpone," "The Country's in the Very Best of Hands," and "Progress Is the Root of All Evil" wittily capture Capp's sense of humor and dim view of politics. There are also some attractive romantic ballads, notably "Namely You" and "Love in a Home," both of which became minor hits. Edith "Edie" Adams and Stubby Kaye lead a cast of unknowns who give their all to the show's broad comedy. A key element of Lil' Abner's success was the staging and choreography of director Michael Kidd, not available on record, although the 2002 reissue adds the main dance number, "Sadie Hawkins Day Ballet." The disc is, in fact, full of new material, including a stereo version of the "Overture" (Li'l Abner was Columbia Records' last cast album not recorded in stereo, but the label was experimenting); the previously unreleased song "What's Good for General Bullmoose"; an expanded version of the finale, "The Matrimonial Stomp"; "There's Room Enough for Us," from the 1959 soundtrack album; and pop versions of two songs cut from the score, Percy Faith's "The Way to a Man's Heart" and Rosemary Clooney's "It's a Nuisance Having You Around."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 20 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:11:22
- Artistes principaux : Original Broadway Cast of Li'l Abner
- Compositeur : Gene De Paul
- Label : Masterworks Broadway
- Genre : Bandes originales Comédies musicales
Originally released 1956 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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