BABY



Composer: David Shire
Lyricist: Richard Malby Jr.

Opened: December 4, 1983, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 241

Note: Only recordings of material not found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.


The Bear, The Tiger, The Hamster And The Mole (not used; subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Brent Barrett, Patrick Brady, and Richard Muenz with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
2. Closer Than Ever, CD/Bergen Records CTE 9603 (Alberto ter Doest and Henk Poort)
3. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Christiane Noll with music direction by Andrew Gerle)


Finale (original version):

1. Composer Demo (Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire)


I Wouldn't Go Back (cut; subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Composer Demo (Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire)
2. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Richard Muenz, Sally Mayers, Lynne Wintersteller, and Brent Barrett with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
3. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Christiane Noll with Jenn Colella, Sal Viviano, and George Dvorsky with music direction by Andrews Gerle)
4. Throw It To The Wind: The Songs Of Maltby & Shire, CD/PS Classics PS-1092 (Christa Jusus with musical direction by Andrew Gerle)


Like A Baby (unused; subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Richard Muenz, Sally Mayers, and Lynne Wintersteller with musical direction by Patrick Brady)


Unrecorded Material:

Busy, Busy (cut)
End Of Summer (added to the 2004 Papermill revival)
In One Cell (cut)