Varèse Sarabande VSD-5557
Original Release Date: November 15, 1994
Original 1994 Touring Cast
Broadway Play Dates Opened: October 19, 1995 Closed January 28, 1996 Performances 116
Music and Lyrics by
Jerry Herman
Orchestrations by
Philip J Lang
Musical Direction by
Tim Stella
Bruce had this to say:
I like our album of Dolly -
it's got dialogue that's not on the other albums, it's got the I Put My Hand in
Here dance music, which I love (Jerry didn't want it - I insisted - I won), it's
got The Waiter's Gallop, and more of Dancing and the little scene prior to
Before the Parade Passes By.
It is unseemly to dish, however I don't believe it's any secret that I did not
care for the experience of working with Miss Channing. I've worked with other
legends who were faboo and delightful and no problem in any way. Carol thought
she knew all about making an album - unfortunately her memory is faulty - she
knew and knows nothing at all. When we first met backstage she told me that
they'd taken four days to do the original album. Sorry, one day. She was sour,
and obnoxious to Jerry, but never to me. At one point I said to Jerry, how can
you put up with this, and he said he'd been putting up with it for twenty-five
years or however long it had been. Doesn't matter, though, because she was
wonderful in the revival, and she's one of the reasons the show was successful
in the first place and Jerry will always love her and be grateful for it. My
favorite Channing bon mot in the session was between takes. I'd sent word out
that she should be closer to the mic. Jerry went out to deliver the message
personally - over the mic we heard her say, "Oh, Jerry, they don't understand
performers, they're just electricians." I got on the speaker and said, "Carol,
this is the electrician in the booth and if you'd like to be heard on this
recording, step forward. Thank you."
Starring
Carol
Channing
Jay
Garner
Michael
DeVries
Florence
Lacey
SONGS
1. Overture
2. I Put My Hand In
3. It Takes a Woman
4. Put on Your Sunday Clothes
5. Ribbons Down My Back
6. Motherhood
7. Dancing
8. Before the Parade Passes By
9. Elegance
10. Waiter's Gallop
11. Hello, Dolly!
12. It Only Takes a Moment
13. So Long Dearie
14. Hello, Dolly! (Reprise)
15. Finale
Grammy
nominee for best cast album
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