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)