My Favorite Broadway: the Love Songs (2001)

Product Summary Label: Hybrid UPC: 00614992092020 Release Date: 2/20/2001 Buy.com Sku: 61016625 Item#: M7JSMD Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Introduction - Julie Andrews ~ Various Artists 2. Lullaby Of Broadway - Tom Wopat (from "42nd Street") ~ Various Artists 3. Sue Me - Nathan Lane (from "Guys & Dolls") ~ Various Artists 4. He Touched Me - Heather Headley (from "Drat The Cat") ~ Various Artists 5. Gigi - Ron Raines (from "Gigi") ~ Various Artists 6. When Did I Fall In Love? - Marin Mazzie (from "Fiorello") ~ Various Artists 7. If Ever I Would Leave You - Robert Goulet (from "Camelot") ~ Various Artists 8. Love Song Medley I: Come Rain Or Come Shine (from "St. Louis Woman") / I Don't Know How To Love Him (from "Jesus Christ Superstar") / What Kind Of Fool Am I? (from "Stop The World! I Want To Get Off") - Linda Eder ~ Various Artists 9. Seasons Of Love - Adam Pascal (from "Rent") ~ Various Artists 10. Music Of The Night - Michael Crawford (from "Phantom Of The Opera") ~ Various Artists 11. Every Single Day - Barry Manilow (from "Harmony") ~ Various Artists 12. Love Song Medley II: Too Late Now (from "Royal Wedding") / Sometimes A Day Goes By (from "Woman Of The Year") / Not A Day Goes By (from "Merrily We Roll Along") - Peter Gallagher/Marin Mazzie ~ Various Artists 13. I'm A Brass Band - Bebe Neuwirth (from "Sweet Charity") ~ Various Artists 14. How Lucky Can You Get? - Chita Rivera (from "Funny Lady") ~ Various Artists 15. My Fair Lady Medley: I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face / The Rain In Spain - Michael Crawford/Julie Andrews ~ Various Artists 16. Lullaby Of Broadway - (reprise, from "42nd Street") ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info A portion of the proceeds from MY FAVORITE BROADWAY goes to Broadway Cares. Producers: Didier Deutsch, Jeff Rowland, Allen Newman, Tony Adams. Recorded live at The City Center, New York, New York on October 16, 2000. Includes liner notes by Paul Gemignani. Like its predecessor, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, this album chronicles a New York concert featuring major Broadway performers singing show tunes and is the audio companion to a PBS television special. Julie Andrews returns as hostess, as do several of the singers from the first concert: Bebe Neuwirth, Linda Eder, and Marin Mazzie. In some cases, these are performers who are devoting their Monday night off from shows in which they are currently appearing (Mazzie in Kiss Me, Kate, Heather Headley in Aida, Rebecca Luker in The Music Man). The song list is a combination of songs closely associated with veteran performers (Robert Goulet doing "If Ever I Would Leave You," Michael Crawford doing "The Music of the Night") and, more interestingly, one-time performances of relatively obscure theater songs in new arrangements (Headley doing "He Touched Me" from the flop Drat the Cat, Chita Rivera bringing in a ringer, Kander and Ebb's "How Lucky Can You Get?" from the movie Funny Lady, both songs associated with Barbra Streisand when they are remembered at all). But the moment that brings down the house and will bring a tear to the eye of any fan of musical theater comes when Julie Andrews, following her much-publicized problems with throat surgery, manages a few bars of "The Rain in Spain." It's the highlight of an album that, like the earlier one, features some wonderful performances. ~ William Ruhlmann   Technical Info Release Date : 02/20/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 20020 Label : Hybrid Recordings Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00614992092020   Professional Reviews Entertainment Weekly (3/2/01, p.71) - "Julie Andrews sings! It's only a few bars of 'The Rain in Spain'...but the vocally challenged star stopped the show at last fall's 2nd annual BROADWAY benefit. That moment is preserved here, along with a few other hits..." - Rating: B-    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray