The Life

~ Release by Cy Coleman (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

cast - roles (names in bold have top billing on back cover)
Sam Harris - Jojo
Pamela Isaacs - Queen
Lillias White - Sonja
Kevin Ramsey - Fleetwood
Chuck Cooper - Memphis
Bellamy Young - Mary
Vernel Bagneris - Lacy
Rich Hebert - Lou
Judine Richárd, Rudy Roberson, Mark Anthony Taylor - Street Evangelists
Katy Grenfell, Sharon Wilkins, Judine Richárd, Lynn Sterling, Lilias White, Pamela Isaacs, Felicia Finley - Girls
Michael Gregory Gong, Mark Bove, Rudy Roberson, Mark Anthony Taylor, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Sam Harris, Felicia Finley, Lynn Sterling, Sharon Wilkins, Katy Grenfell, Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White, Judine Richárd - Company
Mark Bove - Bobby
Rudy Roberson - Enrique
Michael Gregory Gong - Oddjob
Mark Anthony Taylor - Slick

Annotation last modified on 2017-03-30 17:32 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Check It Out!
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Check It Out! (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Company40:58
2Use What You Got
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Use What You Got (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Sam Harris, Company43:03
3A Lovely Day to Be Out of Jail
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
A Lovely Day to Be Out of Jail (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White43:13
4Oh Daddy
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Oh Daddy (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Pamela Isaacs, Kevin Ramsey34:43
5A Piece of the Action
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
A Piece of the Action (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Kevin Ramsey42:19
6The Oldest Profession
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
The Oldest Profession (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Lillias White46:43
7Don’t Take Much
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Don’t Take Much (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Chuck Cooper53:50
8Hey, Daddy / Go Home
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Hey, Daddy / Go Home (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Kevin Ramsey, Pamela Isaacs / Pamela Isaacs, Bellamy Young3:40
9You Can’t Get to Heaven
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
You Can’t Get to Heaven (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White, Judine Richárd, Rudy Roberson, Mark Anthony Taylor3:04
10My Body
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
My Body (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Girls42:36
11Why Don’t They Leave Us Alone
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Why Don’t They Leave Us Alone (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Company2:51
12Easy Money
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Easy Money (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Bellamy Young, Sam Harris, Kevin Ramsey2:28
13He’s No Good
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
He’s No Good (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Pamela Isaacs3:38
14I’m Leaving You
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
I’m Leaving You (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Pamela Isaacs32:16
15The Hookers’ Ball
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
The Hookers’ Ball (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Vernel Bagneris, Company42:08
16Mr. Greed
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
Mr. Greed (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Sam Harris, Mark Bove, Rudy Roberson, Michael Gregory Gong, Mark Anthony Taylor43:13
17My Way or the Highway
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
My Way or the Highway (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Chuck Cooper, Pamela Isaacs43:34
18People Magazine
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
People Magazine (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Rich Hebert, Bellamy Young3:07
19We Had a Dream
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
We Had a Dream (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Pamela Isaacs42:04
20“Someday” Is for Suckers
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
“Someday” Is for Suckers (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Girls43:33
21We Gotta Go
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
We Gotta Go (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Kevin Ramsey, Pamela Isaacs42:01
22My Friend
recording engineer:
Ed Rak (on 1997-05-05)
producer:
Mike Berniker and Cy Coleman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
recording of:
My Friend (from the Cy Coleman musical The Life) (on 1997-05-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gasman
composer:
Cy Coleman
part of:
The Life (Cy Coleman musical)
Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White33:33

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manufactured by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4890498 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000029ZC [info]