Marvin Hamlisch Alan Menken Peter Rubins Josh Larson - Unsung Musicals The Ultimate Collection (18 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Menken, Peter / Rubins, Josh Larson
Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
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

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CD Details

All Artists: Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Menken, Peter / Rubins, Josh Larson, Lionel Bart, Laurence Rosenthal, Charles Strouse, Harold Karr, Jonathan Sheffer, Mary Rodgers, Jule Styne, Cy Coleman, Joe Raposo, Robert Waldman, Michael Skloff, Michael Valenti, Maury Yeston, Harry Groener, Lisa Mayer, Julie Anne Aho, Lisa Beth Carroll
Title: Unsung Musicals - The Ultimate Collection
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Varese Sarabande
Release Date: 6/5/2001
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
Style: Musicals
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 030206211122

CD Reviews

Great gems from musicals that dissapeared

Onmyohn3 | Roselle, IL United States | 11/30/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"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."

Some gold mixed with dross

M. Lamb | new york, New york USA | 12/20/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"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."