Composer(s): Loesser, Frank
Lyricist(s): Loesser, Frank
Conductor(s): Greene, Herbert
Orchestra(s): Studio orchestra
Choir(s): Studio chorus
Label: Naxos Classical Archives
Genre: Musicals
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 9.81032-33
Barcode: 747313103218
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LOESSER, F.: Most Happy Fella (The) (Complete Original Cast Recording) (Greene) (1956)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Loesser, Frank
Loesser, Frank - Lyricist
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
Cass, Lee (vocals)
Greer, Marlyn (vocals)
Mathes, Martha (vocals)
Aaron, Myrna (vocals)
Miller, Meri (vocals)
Gaines, Beverley (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Paulee, Mona (vocals)
Polacek, Louis (vocals)
Long, Shorty (vocals)
Gilbert, Alan (vocals)
Henson, John (vocals)
Lazarus, Roy (vocals)
Lund, Art (baritone)
Rubin, Arthur (vocals)
Froehlich, Rico (vocals)
Sharpe, John (vocals)
Kaldenberg, Keith (tenor)
Goodwin, Russell (baritone)
Bethune, Zina (vocals)
Snell, Christopher (vocals)
Blount, Helon (vocals)
Director, Henry (vocals)
Ross, Hunter (vocals)
Daley, Bob (vocals)
Shelby, Lillian (vocals)
Pelt, Lois Van (vocals)
Smith, Marjorie (vocals)
Greer, Norris (vocals)
Farnsworth, Ralph (vocals)
1Act I Scene 1, Prelude - A Restaurant in San Francisco (January 1927): Ooh, my feet (Cleo, Rosabella)14:13
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
2Act I Scene 2, Main Street, Napa, California (In April): The most happy fella (Tony, All the Neighbors, Herman, Clem, Jake, All, Marie, Joe)18:32
Cass, Lee (vocals)
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Greer, Marlyn (vocals)
Mathes, Martha (vocals)
Aaron, Myrna (vocals)
Miller, Meri (vocals)
Gaines, Beverley (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Paulee, Mona (vocals)
Polacek, Louis (vocals)
Long, Shorty (vocals)
Gilbert, Alan (vocals)
Henson, John (vocals)
Lazarus, Roy (vocals)
Lund, Art (baritone)
Rubin, Arthur (vocals)
Froehlich, Rico (vocals)
Sharpe, John (vocals)
Kaldenberg, Keith (tenor)
Goodwin, Russell (baritone)
Bethune, Zina (vocals)
Snell, Christopher (vocals)
Blount, Helon (vocals)
Director, Henry (vocals)
Ross, Hunter (vocals)
Daley, Bob (vocals)
Shelby, Lillian (vocals)
Pelt, Lois Van (vocals)
Smith, Marjorie (vocals)
Greer, Norris (vocals)
Farnsworth, Ralph (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
3Act I Scene 3, Tony's Barn (A Few Weeks Later): Abbondanza … (Guiseppe, Pasquale, Ciccio, Tony) - Scene 4: Tony's Front Yard (Immediately Following): Spozalizio (All the Neighbors, The Postman …)26:09
Cass, Lee (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Henson, John (vocals)
Lund, Art (baritone)
Rubin, Arthur (vocals)
Froehlich, Rico (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
Aaron, Myrna (vocals)
Gaines, Beverley (vocals)
Blount, Helon (vocals)
Director, Henry (vocals)
Ross, Hunter (vocals)
Daley, Bob (vocals)
Shelby, Lillian (vocals)
Pelt, Lois Van (vocals)
Smith, Marjorie (vocals)
Disc 2
1Act II Scene 1, Prelude - The Vineyards in May - Fresno Beauties (The Workers, Rosabella, Joe, The Doctor, Tony, Cleo, Marie, Herman, All the Neighbors)19:30
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Aaron, Myrna (vocals)
Gaines, Beverley (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Paulee, Mona (vocals)
Long, Shorty (vocals)
Lund, Art (baritone)
Kaldenberg, Keith (tenor)
Blount, Helon (vocals)
Director, Henry (vocals)
Ross, Hunter (vocals)
Daley, Bob (vocals)
Shelby, Lillian (vocals)
Pelt, Lois Van (vocals)
Smith, Marjorie (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
2Act II Scene 2, Later in May: How beautiful the days (Tony, Rosabella, Marie, Joe)03:09
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Paulee, Mona (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Lund, Art (baritone)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
3Act II Scene 3, The Vineyards in June: Young people (Marie, Tony, All the Young Neighbors, Rosabella)07:41
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Aaron, Myrna (vocals)
Gaines, Beverley (vocals)
Paulee, Mona (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Blount, Helon (vocals)
Director, Henry (vocals)
Ross, Hunter (vocals)
Daley, Bob (vocals)
Shelby, Lillian (vocals)
Pelt, Lois Van (vocals)
Smith, Marjorie (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
4Act II Scene 4, The Barn: I like everybody (Herman, Cleo)01:57
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Long, Shorty (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
5Act II Scene 5, The Vineyards in July: I know how it is (Cleo, Rosabella, All the Neighbors, Mama, Tony)14:17
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Aaron, Myrna (vocals)
Gaines, Beverley (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Blount, Helon (vocals)
Director, Henry (vocals)
Ross, Hunter (vocals)
Daley, Bob (vocals)
Shelby, Lillian (vocals)
Pelt, Lois Van (vocals)
Smith, Marjorie (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
6Act III Scene 1, Prelude - The Barn (An Hour Later): Abbondanza (Pasquale, Guiseppe, Ciccio, Cleo, Herman, The Doctor, All the Neighbors, Rosabella)12:32
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Aaron, Myrna (vocals)
Gaines, Beverley (vocals)
Long, Shorty (vocals)
Henson, John (vocals)
Rubin, Arthur (vocals)
Froehlich, Rico (vocals)
Kaldenberg, Keith (tenor)
Blount, Helon (vocals)
Director, Henry (vocals)
Ross, Hunter (vocals)
Daley, Bob (vocals)
Shelby, Lillian (vocals)
Pelt, Lois Van (vocals)
Smith, Marjorie (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)
7Act II Scene 2, Napa Station (A Little Later): Tony's thoughts (Tony, Marie, Cleo, Herman, Rosabella, The Whole Napa Valley)15:06
Johnson, Susan (vocals)
Sullivan-Loesser, Jo (vocals)
Paulee, Mona (vocals)
Weede, Robert (baritone)
Long, Shorty (vocals)
Greene, Herbert (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:13:06