When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along - Mandy Patinkin, Woods, Harry
Tschaikowsky - Mandy Patinkin, Gershwin, Ira
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe - Mandy Patinkin, Mercer, Johnny
Bein' Green - Mandy Patinkin, Raposo, Joe
Triplets - Mandy Patinkin, Dietz, Howard
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Mandy Patinkin, Carroll, Harry
If You Can Find Me, I'm Here - Mandy Patinkin, Sondheim, Stephen
I Remember - Mandy Patinkin, Sondheim, Stephen
When - Mandy Patinkin, Sondheim, Stephen
Take Me to the World - Mandy Patinkin, Sondheim, Stephen
Great Big Town - Mandy Patinkin, Hart, Lorenz
You Mustn't Kick It Around - Mandy Patinkin, Hart, Lorenz
I Could Write a Book - Mandy Patinkin, Hart, Lorenz
Happy Hunting Horn - Mandy Patinkin, Hart, Lorenz
What Do I Care for a Dame - Mandy Patinkin, Hart, Lorenz
Do It the Hard Way - Mandy Patinkin, Hart, Lorenz
I'm Talking to My Pal - Mandy Patinkin, Hart, Lorenz
Sorry-Grateful - Mandy Patinkin,
Being Alive - Mandy Patinkin, Sondheim, Stephen
Ya Got Trouble (In River City) - Mandy Patinkin, Willson, Meredith
Giants in the Sky - Mandy Patinkin, Sondheim, Stephen
Mr. Arthur's Place - Mandy Patinkin, Bishop, Thom
Yossel, Yossel - Mandy Patinkin,
Hollywood Medley Intro - Mandy Patinkin,
Steppin' Out With My Baby - Mandy Patinkin, Berlin, Irving
A Shine on Your Shoes - Mandy Patinkin, Dietz, Howard
It Only Happens When I Dance With You - Mandy Patinkin, Berlin, Irving
That International Rag - Mandy Patinkin, Berlin, Irving
I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues - Mandy Patinkin,
Let Yourself Go - Mandy Patinkin,
Mandy Patinkin follows up his successful solo debut with Dress Casual. Keeping the same pattern, he provides some Sondheim ("Sorry-Grateful," "Giants in the Sky"), triple-tracking ("Triplets"), and medleys of standards, as... more » well as some Yiddish ("Yossel, Yossel"). The real highlights, however, are two extended suites, one from Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey (and no, he doesn't sing "Bewitched" in falsetto) and one from Sondheim's 1966 television drama Evening Primrose. For the first full recording of these four songs, Patinkin recruited Sondheim specialist Bernadette Peters, who sings the only song that got significant play after the show, the beautiful ballad "I Remember." Six years after their collaboration in Sunday in the Park with George, the stars are in perfect sync and give Evening Primrose a well-deserved resuscitation. --David Horiuchi« less
Mandy Patinkin follows up his successful solo debut with Dress Casual. Keeping the same pattern, he provides some Sondheim ("Sorry-Grateful," "Giants in the Sky"), triple-tracking ("Triplets"), and medleys of standards, as well as some Yiddish ("Yossel, Yossel"). The real highlights, however, are two extended suites, one from Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey (and no, he doesn't sing "Bewitched" in falsetto) and one from Sondheim's 1966 television drama Evening Primrose. For the first full recording of these four songs, Patinkin recruited Sondheim specialist Bernadette Peters, who sings the only song that got significant play after the show, the beautiful ballad "I Remember." Six years after their collaboration in Sunday in the Park with George, the stars are in perfect sync and give Evening Primrose a well-deserved resuscitation. --David Horiuchi
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Mandy Patinkin follows up his successful solo debut with Dress Casual. Keeping the same pattern, he provides some Sondheim ("Sorry-Grateful," "Giants in the Sky"), triple-tracking ("Triplets"), and medleys of standards, as well as some Yiddish ("Yossel, Yossel"). The real highlights, however, are two extended suites, one from Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey (and no, he doesn't sing "Bewitched" in falsetto) and one from Sondheim's 1966 television drama Evening Primrose. For the first full recording of these four songs, Patinkin recruited Sondheim specialist Bernadette Peters, who sings the only song that got significant play after the show, the beautiful ballad "I Remember." Six years after their collaboration in Sunday in the Park with George, the stars are in perfect sync and give Evening Primrose a well-deserved resuscitation. --David Horiuchi
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Mandy does...
03/20/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"...dress casual, that is. At his concerts, Mandy lets nothing distract from the music--no fancy stage costume & set--just his comfortable old black t-shirt, slacks, & sneakers, a hands-free microphone, stool, piano, & accompanist on a bare stage. Dress Casual started out as a Broadway show, & I just happened to be in NYC when it was playing. Did I go see it? Nope--I had no idea who Mandy Patinkin was then. If I had, I wouldn't have been on line for 7 hours to get standby tickets for Phantom of the Opera! Mandy's 2d album finds him in top form, & highlights include previously unrecorded songs from Stephen Sondheim's little-known musical, Evening Primrose. Mandy is joined by fellow Broadway baby, Bernadette Peters, in some stirring duets. Peters & Patinkin are well-matched & exciting to listen to in this tale of a poet who takes refuge from the world in a department store & the mannequin come to life that he falls in love with. Other standout numbers include the nostalgic & lushly orchestrated "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe," (introduced by Judy Garland in the "The Harvey Girls"). Mandy, ya done Judy proud! Singing on all 3 tracks, Mandy races through "Triplets," the novelty number from "The Bandwagon," at about triple the original tempo--whew! He also pays tribute to the original "Music Man," Robert Preston, in "Trouble in River City." And there's always Sondheim & then, some more Sondheim on Mandy's albums. If ever there was a singer's composer...the wrenching "Sorry/Grateful" segues into a bravura performance of "Being Alive" -- "someone to know me too well/someone to hurt me too deep/someone to sit in my chair/& ruin my sleep/& make me aware of being alive..." There are so many show stoppers on this album that you'll find yourself hitting the repeat button as a matter of course. If you've only heard Mandy sing snatches of songs on Chicago Hope, then you haven't heard Mandy sing. Let 'er rip!!!!!!!!"
Innovative...Beautiful...Spellbounding
L. Chandler | Brooklyn, NY United States | 09/23/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I can not attempt to begin writting about this album. It is reminds me of what I forgot music could accomplish... "Show Me the World" is breath taking. I simply love this album, it combines standards with rare matterial, and frankly I can't say enough. Mandy and Bernadette Peters together on a few tracks- who could ask for anything more? The orchestations(sp) are mystical and magical, and...and... what can I say? You like Mandy? You love this album. The music can be soft and gentle and emtional, or fast paced and occsionaly silly. If you like muscials, I mean really *good* musicals, and appreciate talent, buy this album. If you do not like it, I will be surprised. Truely."
Dress casual... and enjoy.
L. Chandler | 08/21/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"From the near-lullaby "Doodle-doo-doo" to the rollicking "Trouble in River City" performed with the Harlem Boys Choir, "Dress Casual" is a wonderful blend of music - I've never owned an album I've played more. The songs chase tails around in my head for hours after I've turned off my stereo. Mandy Patinkin has the most soothing voice of any singer alive, and yet has a power and beauty to rival any opera star. "Dress Casual" is like a full-body massage that can, quite literally, go on forever."
Jettisons me from excitement to warmth and comfort
L. Chandler | 10/25/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although every Mandy Patinkin CD is a joy, this one has the music I return to most frequently. There are so many cuts that explode in my face - Tschaikowsky is one. (How does he remember...?). I immediately feel the kind of excitement one usually experiences only during a live performance. Then there are the tender and equally passionate numbers such as Mr. Arthur's Place or the Evening Primrose medley which make me feel safe and calm, yet curious, wondering what will happen emotionally the next time I play this fabulous CD."