Barnum (Bonus Tracks) (2002) (Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records UPC: 00696998999923 Release Date: 5/28/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60555922 Item#: MJ3FHW Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Overture Chase ~ Original Broadway Cast 2. There Is A Sucker Born Every Minute ~ Original Broadway Cast 3. Humble Beginnings Chase ~ Original Broadway Cast 4. Thank God I'm Old ~ Original Broadway Cast 5. Colors Of My Life, The - (Part I) ~ Original Broadway Cast 6. Colors Of My Life, The - (Part II) ~ Original Broadway Cast 7. One Brick At A Time ~ Original Broadway Cast 8. Museum Song ~ Original Broadway Cast 9. Female Of The Species Chase ~ Original Broadway Cast 10. I Like Your Style ~ Original Broadway Cast 11. Bigger Isn't Better ~ Original Broadway Cast 12. Love Makes Such Fools Of Us All ~ Original Broadway Cast 13. Midway Chase ~ Original Broadway Cast 14. Out There ~ Original Broadway Cast 15. Come Follow The Band ~ Original Broadway Cast 16. Black And White ~ Original Broadway Cast 17. Colors Of My Life, The - (Reprise) ~ Original Broadway Cast 18. Prince Of Humbug ~ Original Broadway Cast 19. Join The Circus ~ Original Broadway Cast 20. Finale Chase ~ Original Broadway Cast 21. Final Event: There Is A Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute, The - (Reprise) ~ Original Broadway Cast 22. Come Follow The Band - Cy Coleman/Michael Stewart ~ Original Broadway Cast 23. At Least I Tried - Cy Coleman ~ Original Broadway Cast 24. So Little Time - Cy Coleman ~ Original Broadway Cast 25. Join The Circus - Cy Coleman/Michael Stewart ~ Original Broadway Cast   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Music composed by Cy Coleman. Lyrics written by Michael Stewart. Principal cast includes: Jim Dale (P.T. Barnum); Glenn Close (Chairy Barnum); Marianne Tatum (Jenny Lind); Terri White (Joice Heth); Leonard John Crofoot (Tom Thumb); William C. Witter (Ringmaster, Julius Goldschmidt, James A. Bailey). Recorded at Columbia 52nd St. Studios, New York, New York on May 26-30, 1980. Originally released on Columbia (36576). Includes liner notes by Jim Dale. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Karen Gustafson, Peter Phillips (piano). Liner Note Author: Jim Dale & Company. Recording information: Columbia 52nd Street Studios, New York, NY (1980). Directors: Joe Layton; Peter Howard. Photographer: Martha Swope. Barnum, the musical theater treatment of the life of impresario Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum (1810-1891) that followed the famed promoter from his first show in 1835 to his 1881 merging of his circus with that of James Anthony Bailey to form the Barnum & Bailey Circus, became a long-running success on Broadway upon its opening on April 30, 1980, largely due to the talents of its star, 44-year-old British actor/singer Jim Dale, who embodied the title role with all the extroverted charm required and won a Tony award for his trouble. Composer Cy Coleman and lyricist Michael Stewart's score was appealing, especially the inevitable "There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" (Barnum's catch phrase), the lyrical ballad "The Colors of My Life," the lively "Come Follow the Band," and "Join the Circus," which Barnum and Bailey later featured as a theme song. Naturally, Coleman used circus music as his main inspiration, and Stewart imbued his lyrics with Barnum's sense of engaging balderdash. Barnum discoveries Joice Heth (Terri White), Tom Thumb (Leonard Crofoot), and Jenny Lind (Marianne Tatum) got their own songs, and there was a ringmaster (William C. Witter), who treated Barnum's life as though it was a series of circus acts. As Barnum's wife, Glenn Close had a rather thankless part, but she made the best of it, notably in her only solo, "The Colors of My Life (Part II)." Barnum necessarily loses a lot in a mere aural version, not only because Dale's stage-filling performance can't be seen, but also because the show on-stage is full of other circus performances. Still, the score is a stylistically consistent work that Dale and associates bring out well. The 2002 reissue adds four demos by Coleman and Stewart, including the cut songs "At Least I Tried" and "So Little Time." ~ William Ruhlmann Producer: Cy Coleman; Mike Berniker; Didier C. Deutsch (Reissue); Darcy M. Proper (Reissue) Engineer: Frank Laico; Ted Brosman   Technical Info Release Date : 05/28/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 89999 Label : Legacy Recordings Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 62m : 58s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00696998999923    Product Image