(Burt Bacharach, Hal David) Tony Roberts, Betty Buckley, James Congdon, Donna McKechnie, Jack Kruschen, Kelly Britt, Ronn Carroll, Ivor Dean, Jay Denyer, Toni Eden, Don Fellows, Jackie Lee, Barbara Moore, Angela Norviik, Eula Parker, Susi Pink, Miranda Willis.
- 1. Overture -- Orchestra
- 2. Half As Big As Life -- Anthony Roberts
- 3. Grapes of Roth -- Orchestra
- 4. Upstairs -- Anthony Roberts
- 5. You’ll Think Of Someone -- Betty Buckley, Anthony Roberts
- 6. Our Little Secret -- Anthony Roberts, James Congdon
- 7. She Likes Basketball -- Anthony Roberts
- 8. Knowing When to Leave -- Betty Buckley
- 9. Where Can You Take a Girl? -- Ronn Carroll, Jay Denyer, Ivor Dean, Don Fellows
- 10. Wanting Things -- James Congdon
- 11. Turkey Lurkey Time -- Donna McKechnie, Miranda Willis, Susi Pink, and Company
- 12. A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing -- Anthony Roberts, Kelly Britt and Company
- 13. Whoever You Are -- Betty Buckley
- 14. Christmas Day -- Toni Eden, Eula Parker, Jackie Lee, Barbara Moore
- 15. A Young Pretty Girl Like You -- Anthony Roberts, Jack Kruschen
- 16. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again -- Betty Buckley, Anthony Roberts
- 17. Promises, Promises -- Anthony Roberts
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The London production opened in 1969 and ran a very healthy 560 performances and was loved by both audiences and critics, just as the Broadway production was. This is the first release of the Original London Cast Album, which has been mastered from the two-track album masters, which were in pristine condition. It’s quite a different listening experience from the Broadway cast album, and equally fun in its own different way. There are some interesting adjustments in the orchestrations occasionally, and naturally the recording balances are completely different than the original cast recording. The cast is superb, with Buckley really socking home her numbers, and Roberts truly charming and lovable. And it’s great to have Kruschen in the role he created in the film of The Apartment. We’ve put the songs back into show order, as they were heard on the Broadway and London stage.
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