The Taffetas: A Musical Journey Through the Fabulous Fifties (1988 original off-Broadway cast)

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Annotation

cast: Jody Abrahams (as Donna), Karen Curlee (Kaye), Melanie Mitchell (Cheryl), and Tia Speros (Peggy) as the Taffetas, a fictional 50s girl group from Muncie, Indiana making their television debut on a fictional program on the real-life DuMont television network.
performer credits may be seen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/-/id217018967
http://books.google.com/books?id=fgOqZWHCLbUC&pg=PA439&dq=Jody+Abrahams+Mr+Lee&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bdHtUq7nHsXNiAe_4oAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Jody%20Abrahams%20Mr%20Lee&f=false

Annotation last modified on 2014-02-02 07:45 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Opening
[dialogue]0:16
2Sh-Boom
lead vocals:
Karen Curlee
cover recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
William Edwards, Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes, Floyd McRae2:10
3[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Jody Abrahams, Karen Curlee, Melanie Mitchell and Tia Speros
[dialogue]0:33
4Mr. Sandman
cover recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Pat Ballard1:24
5The Three Bells
cover recording of:
The Three Bells
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
translator:
Bert Reisfeld (in 1948)
publisher:
Southern Music ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
translated version of:
Les Trois Cloches
Jean Villard, Bert Reisfeld3:34
6[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Karen Curlee
[dialogue]0:13
7Tonight You Belong to Me
cover recording of:
Tonight You Belong to Me
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1926)
composer:
Lee David (in 1926)
publisher:
Ridgeway Music Co, Inc. (in 1926) and Warner/Chappell (in 1926)
Lee David, Billy Rose1:35
8[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Melanie Mitchell
[dialogue]1:05
9I'm Sorry
cover recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
Dub Albritton, Ronnie Self2:09
10Ricochet
cover recording of:
Ricochet (aka “Ricochet Romance”)
lyricist:
Joe Darion and Norman Gimbel
composer:
Larry Coleman
Joe Darion, Norman Gimbel, Larry Coleman1:45
11I Cried / Cry / Smile
medley including a cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
medley including a cover recording of:
I Cried
writer:
Billy Duke and Michael Elias (musician from Portland, OR)
medley including a cover recording of:
Smile
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Michael Elias, Billy Duke / Churchill Kohlman / Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner3:21
12A Choo Cha Cha
cover recording of:
A Choo Cha Cha (Gesundheit)
lyricist:
Michael Merlo
composer:
Patrick Welch (songwriter)
Michael Merlo, Patrick Welch1:44
13Mockin' Bird Hill
cover recording of:
Mockin’ Bird Hill
lyricist and composer:
Vaughn Horton (from 1929 until 1930)
publisher:
Southern Music Publ. Co. Ltd.
Vaughn Horton1:49
14[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Karen Curlee and Tia Speros
[dialogue]0:25
15You Belong to Me / Happy Wanderer / Constantinople / My Little Grass Shack
medley including a cover recording of:
C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E
lyricist and composer:
Harry Carlton
publisher:
Chappell-Co, Inc. (USA), EMI April Music Inc. and Lawrence Wright Music (British publishing company founded by Lawrence Wright in 1911.)
medley including a cover recording of:
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi
lyricist:
Bill Cogswell (in 1933)
additional composer:
Johnny Noble (in 1933)
composer:
Tommy Harrison (in 1933)
publisher:
Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1930)
medley including a cover recording of:
The Happy Wanderer (English version)
lyricist:
Antonia Ridge
publisher:
Sam Fox
translated version of:
Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann
medley including a cover recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
King, Price, Stewart / Ridge / Carlton / Harrison, Cogswell, Noble10:29
16Music, Music, Music / You're Just in Love / Love Letters in the Sand
medley including a cover recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
medley including a cover recording of:
You’re Just in Love (Call Me Madam)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Call Me Madam
Stephen Weiss, Bernie Baum / Irving Berlin / J. Fred Coots, Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny4:45
17[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Jody Abrahams, Karen Curlee, Melanie Mitchell and Tia Speros
[dialogue]0:36
18Sincerely
cover recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック
Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua1:49
19[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Melanie Mitchell
[dialogue]0:24
20Johnny Angel
vocals:
Melanie Mitchell
cover recording of:
Johnny Angel
lyricist:
Lyn Duddy
composer:
Lee Pockriss
publisher:
Emily Music Corp. (publisher), Ivanhoe Music LLC and Post Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Lyn Duddy, Lee Pockriss1:24
21Mr. Lee
vocals:
Jody Abrahams
cover recording of:
Mr. Lee
writer:
Reather Dixon, Emma Ruth Pought, Helen Gathers, Jannie Pought and Laura Webb
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Laura Webb, Reather Dixon0:58
22Dedicated to the One I Love
vocals:
Tia Speros
cover recording of:
Dedicated to the One I Love
writer:
Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Trousdale Music Pub., Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling1:29
23Where the Boys Are
vocals:
Karen Curlee
cover recording of:
Where the Boys Are
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield2:39
24[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Jody Abrahams, Karen Curlee, Melanie Mitchell and Tia Speros
[dialogue]0:14
25I'll Think of You
cover recording of:
I'll Think of You
writer:
Clint Ballard, Jr. and Noel Sherman
Noel Sherman, Clint Ballard, Jr.1:43
26[dialogue]
spoken vocals:
Jody Abrahams
[dialogue]0:10
27Little Darlin'
lead vocals:
Karen Curlee
cover recording of:
Little Darlin’
lyricist and composer:
Maurice Williams (US singer/songwriter, played with The Zodiacs)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Excellorec Music
Maurice Williams1:46
28Spotlight on Music
cover recording of:
Spotlight on Music
lyricist and composer:
Rick Lewis (songwriter)
Rick Lewis0:55
29Love Is a Two Way Street
cover recording of:
Love Is a Two Way Street (Chordettes song)
writer:
Jack Keller and Noel Sherman
Noel Sherman, Jack Keller1:16
30You Belong to Me
cover recording of:
You Belong to Me
writer:
Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hill & Range Inc. and Ridgeway Music Co, Inc.
King, Price, Stewart2:02
31Tammy
cover recording of:
Tammy
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 30th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Jay Livingston, Ray Evans2:39
32I'm Sorry
cover recording of:
I’m Sorry (Brenda Lee song, 1960)
writer:
Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self
publisher:
Songs of Universal
Dub Albritton, Ronnie Self2:05
33Puppy Love / Doggie in the Window
medley including a cover recording of:
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
publisher:
Golden Bell Songs and Joy Music Inc.
medley including a cover recording of:
Puppy Love
lyricist and composer:
Paul Anka
publisher:
Epa Publishing
Paul Anka / Bob Merrill2:11
34I Cried / Cry
medley including a cover recording of:
Cry
lyricist and composer:
Churchill Kohlman
medley including a cover recording of:
I Cried
writer:
Billy Duke and Michael Elias (musician from Portland, OR)
Michael Elias, Billy Duke / Churchill Kohlman2:57
35Sincerely
cover recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Irving Music (BMI), Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. (BMI) and ロックンロール ミュージック
Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua2:03
36Where the Boys Are
cover recording of:
Where the Boys Are
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield2:50

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ASIN:US: B000025HY2 [info]