Roberta (1952 studio cast)

~ Release by Jerome Kern (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

2 x EP Box-set. No information found as to how 15 songs divided between 4 sides of EPs.

Annotation last modified on 2014-06-07 21:23 UTC.

Tracklist

7" Vinyl 1
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A1Overture
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
Overture (Roberta)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
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A2Let’s Begin
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor and chorus master:
George Greeley
recording of:
Let’s Begin (from "Roberta")
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) and Otto Harbach (in 1933)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1933)
part of:
Roberta
?:??
A3You’re Devastating
baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
You’re Devastating
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
?:??
A4Madrigal
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor and chorus master:
George Greeley
recording of:
Madrigal (Roberta)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
?:??
A5Yesterdays
soprano vocals:
Lucille Norman (mezzo‐soprano)
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
?:??
A6Something Had to Happen
vocals:
Anne Triola
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
Something Had to Happen
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
?:??
A7Don’t Ask Me Not to Sing
baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
Don’t Ask Me Not to Sing
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
?:??
A8I Won’t Dance
baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Anne Triola
conductor and chorus master:
George Greeley
recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
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B1Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
soprano vocals:
Lucille Norman (mezzo‐soprano)
conductor and chorus master:
George Greeley
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
translated version of:
Sen jag mötte dig
part of:
Roberta
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B2Let’s Begin (reprise)
solo baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
Let’s Begin (from "Roberta")
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) and Otto Harbach (in 1933)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1933)
part of:
Roberta
?:??
B3Lovely to Look At
baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
Lovely to Look at
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
additional composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1935)
part of:
The 8th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
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B4Fashion Show
baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
Fashion Show
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
?:??
B5I’ll Be Hard to Handle
vocals:
Anne Triola
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
I’ll Be Hard to Handle (from “Roberta”)
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
lyricist:
Bernard Dougall (in 1932)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1932)
part of:
Roberta
?:??
B6The Touch of Your Hand
baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
soprano vocals:
Lucille Norman (mezzo‐soprano)
conductor:
George Greeley
recording of:
The Touch of Your Hand
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
?:??
B7Finale
baritone vocals:
Gordon MacRae
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
soprano vocals:
Lucille Norman (mezzo‐soprano)
conductor and chorus master:
George Greeley
recording of:
Finale (Roberta)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
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Credits

Release group

included in:The Desert Song / Roberta (1952 studio casts) by Sigmund Romberg / Jerome Kern; Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman (mezzo‐soprano) with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by George Greeley