Cole Porter

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Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1991 Overtures and Ballet Music (The London Sinfonietta feat. conductor: John McGlinn) Cole Porter 1
1995 Piano Party Cole Porter 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1990 The Song Is... Cole Porter Compilation Cole Porter 1
1994 Great American Songwriters Compilation Cole Porter 1
2005 The Film Musicals Collection: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954 film cast / Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film cast / Calamity Jane, 1953 original film cast / Oklahoma! 1947 original London cast / Show Boat, 1951 film cast / Annie Get Your Gun, 1950 film cast) Compilation Gene de Paul / Cole Porter / Sammy Fain / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Jerome Kern / Irving Berlin 1
— 20 Best Collection Compilation Cole Porter 1
— George Gershwin Compilation Cole Porter 1
— Night and Day Compilation Cole Porter 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1992 Centennial Gala Concert Live Cole Porter 1

Album + Soundtrack

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1949 Kiss Me, Kate (1948 original Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 3
1955 Silk Stockings (1955 original Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1956 High Society (1956 film cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 3
1958 Aladdin (1958 TV cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 2
1965 The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter (1965 original off-Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 3
1988 Anything Goes (1987 Broadway revival cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 2
1989 Anything Goes (1989 Australian cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1989 Kiss Me Kate (1989 Bad Hersfeld cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1990 Kiss Me, Kate (1989 London studio cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 2
1990 Silk Stockings (1957 film cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1991 The Pirate (1948 film cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1992 Out of This World (1950 original Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1992 Can-Can (1953 original Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1995 Anything Goes (1989 London Cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1995 Kiss Me Kate (1987 Royal Shakespeare Company cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 2
1996 Out of This World (1995 New York concert cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1996 Kiss Me, Kate (1953 film cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
1999 High Society (1998 original Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
2000 Kiss Me, Kate (1999 Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
2000 High Society / Can-Can / Pal Joey (1956/1960/1957 film casts respectively) Soundtrack Cole Porter / Rodgers & Hart 1
2001 You Never Know (2001 Studio Cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
2003 Can-Can (1960 musical film) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
2003 Anything Goes (2003 London cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— A Swell Party (1991 original London cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— Anything Goes (1962 off-Broadway cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— Anything Goes (1988 London studio cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— Can-Can: Act 1 (2004 Encores! cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— Evil Under The Sun Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— Fifty Million Frenchmen Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— Nymph Errant Soundtrack Cole Porter 1
— Something for the Boys (1997 San Francisco cast) Soundtrack Cole Porter 1

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Year Title Artist Rating Releases
2011 Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording) Cole Porter 1

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