DU BARRY WAS A LADY
Composer: Cole
Porter
Lyricist: Cole Porter
Opened: December 6, 1939, 46th Street Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 408
But In The Morning, No (subsequently used in BLACK VANITIES and THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER):
1. 78/Royale 1800 (Frank
Baker with Charles Baum and His St. Regis Hotel Orchestra)
[reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1939, CD/Encore ENCDNO1/2]
2. 78/Decca F-7951 (Bud Flanagan and Frances Day with Jay Wilbur
and His Serenaders) [reissued on The Ultimate Cole Porter -
Volume III, CD/Pearl GEM 0194]
3. 78/Columbia DB2021 (Debroy Somers Band)
4. Cole Porter Revisited, Recording Industries Corp. (S) ST 3002
(Ronny Graham and Kaye Ballard with musical direction by Norman
Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-121]
5. Cybill Does It To Cole Porter, Paramount (S) PAS 1018 (Cybill
Shepherd with orchestra conducted by Artie Butler) (five
versions)
6. At Long Last Love, RCA (S) ABL2-0967 (Eileen Brennan, John
Hillerman, Burt Reynolds, and Cybill Shepherd with music
direction by Lionel Newman) [reissued as CD/Varese Sarabande 302
067 342 8]
7. At Long Last Love, RCA (S) ABL2-0967 (Eileen Brennan and John
Hillerman with music direction by Lionel Newman) [reissued as
CD/Varese Sarabande 302 067 342 8]
8. Du Barry Was A Lady, CD/Rhino RHM2 7851 (M-G-M Studio
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton)
9. Julie Wilson Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, CD/DRG CDSL 5208
(Julie Wilson and William Roy with William Roy, piano)
10. High Society, CD/Playback PBHS CD1 (Roland Curram and Kerris
Peeling with musical direction by Dannie Bourne)
11. George Shearing And Barry Tuckwell Play The Music Of Cole
Porter, CD/Concord Jazz CCD-42010 (George Shearing, piano, and
Barry Tuckwell, French horn)
Come On In (subsequently used in THE
DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE
EYES OF COLE PORTER):
1. Cole Porter Revisited,
Recording Industries Corp. (S) ST 3002 (Ronny Graham, Kaye
Ballard, and Bibi Osterwald with musical direction by Norman
Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-121]
Do I Love You? (subsequently used in
BLACK VANITIES):
1. Click here for
recordings of "Do I Love You?"
Friendship (subsequently used in
UNSUNG COLE and interpolated into some productions of
ANYTHING GOES):
1. Click here for
recordings of "Friendship."
Gavotte:
1. Overtures And Ballet
Music, CD/EMI Classics CDC 7 54300 2 (London Sinfonietta
conducted by John McGlinn)
Give Him The Oo-La-La (subsequently
used in THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN
THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER):
1. Give Him The Oo-La-La,
Verve V-2081 (Blossom Dearie, piano and voice, with Ray Brown,
bass, Herb Ellis, guitar, and Jo Jones, drums) [reissued as
CD/Polygram 517067]
2. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The
Eyes Of Cole Porter, Columbia (S) OS-2810 (Elmarie Wendel with
orchestra conducted by Skip Redwine) [reissued as CD/Painted
Smiles PSCD-124]
3. Cybill Does It To Cole Porter, Paramount (S) PAS 1018 (Cybill
Shepherd with orchestra conducted by Artie Butler)
4. Du Barry Was A Lady, CD/Rhino RHM2 7851 (M-G-M Studio
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton) (part of "Nightclub
Medley") (partial outtake)
5. High Society, CD/EMI CDP 7 46777 2 (Amanda Rosen with
orchestra directed by David Mellor)
6. C'est Magnifique: Paris In Song, CD/KCH 1 (Julia Broxholm,
Deanna Relvea, and Jerry DePuit)
7. The Lorelei, CD/Angel 54802 (Kim Criswell with the London
Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn)
8. Sooner Or Later, CD/Circle D (Joyce Lyons)
9. On My Way To You, CD/Lori Moran Music 40159 (Lori Moran)
10. You’re The Top, CD/A Records AL 73019 (Martine Grunwald with
musical direction by Dolf De Vries)
11. Take Me To The World, CD/Ghostlight 83356-02 (Sutton Foster
with music direction by Michael Rafter)
12. Cole Porter in Paris, CD/Kritzerland KR 20033-3 (Diahann
Carroll and Connie Stevens with musical direction by Elliott
Lawrence)
It Ain't Etiquette:
1. Cole Porter Revisited,
Recording Industries Corp. (S) ST 3002 (Ronny Graham with
musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted
Smiles PSCD-121]
2. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The
Eyes Of Cole Porter, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124 (Bobby Short and
Danny Meehan)
It Was Written In The Stars:
1. 78/Vocalion 5278 (Chick
Bullock and his Orchestra)
2. 78/Royale 1783 (Jack Smith with Johnny Green, piano, and His
Orchestra)
3. 78/Bluebird B 10498 (Ray Eberle with Glenn Miller and His
Orchestra) [reissued on The Glenn Miller Story, Vols. 5-8,
CD/Avid 140]
4. 78/Victor 26434 (Dick Smart with Leo Reisman and His
Orchestra) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1939, CD/Encore
ENCDNO1/2]
5. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-287 (Adelaide Moffett with the Cy
Walter Orchestra)
6. A Cole Porter Festival, Longines Symphonette (M) LW 229
(Longines Symphonette Society)
7. Goldie's 2 Pianos, Ruby (S) FRS-1736 (Goldie Hawkins &
Wayne Sanders, pianos)
8. Night And Day, CD/EMI Classics CDC 7 54203 2 (Thomas Hampson
with the Ambrosian Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by John McGlinn)
Radio transcriptions performed by Phil Brito with the Al Donahue
Orchestra and Kay Thompson with vocal ensemble are also known to
exist.
Katie Went To Haiti:
1. 78/Victor 26421
(Gertrude Niesen with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra) [reissued
on The Music Of Broadway: 1939, CD/Encore ENCDNO1/2; I Wanna Get
Married, CD/Vintage Jazz Band 1957]
2. 78/Vocalion 5288 (Eddie Howard with Dick Jurgens and His
Orchestra)
3. 78/Decca 23150 (Mary Martin with Ray Sinatra and His
Orchestra) [also 78/Brunswick 03393; reissued on Mexican
Hayride, CD/Decca Broadway 000312502; The Decca Years 1938-1946,
CD/Koch 7906]
4. 78/Royale 1783 (Beverly with Johnny Green, piano, and His
Orchestra)
5. 78/Columbia 35335 (Larry Stewart with Ray Noble and His
Orchestra) [reissued on The Great American Composers: Cole
Porter Vol. II, CD/Columbia House 2C2 8307]
6. Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter, Atlantic (S) SD2-606 (Bobby
Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard
Sheridan, drums) [reissued on Bobby Short Loves Cole
Porter/Guess Who's In Town: The Songs Of Andy Razaf,
CD/Collectables COL-CD-6844]
7. Du Barry Was A Lady, CD/Rhino RHM2 7851 (The Pied Pipers with
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra)
8. What A Swell Party This Is!: Songs By Cole Porter, CD/Viva
Cabaret 19981 03182 (Liz Keever with Richard Bower, piano)
9. A Little Travelin' Music, CD/LML Music 196 (Russ Lorenson
with musical direction by Kelly Park)
10. The Lorelei, CD/Angel 54802 (Kim Criswell with the London
Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn)
A radio transcription performed by Kay Thompson with a vocal
ensemble is also known to exist.
Overture:
1. Overtures And Ballet
Music, CD/EMI Classics CDC 7 54300 2 (London Sinfonietta
conducted by John McGlinn)
Well, Did You Evah! (later revised for
use in HIGH SOCIETY):
1. 78/Capitol 3507 (Bing
Crosby and Frank Sinatra with the M-G-M Studio Orchestra
conducted by Johnny Green) [also 45/Capitol F3507; reissued
onThe Complete Capitol Singles Collection, CD/Capitol 38089]
2. High Society, Capitol (S) SW-750 (Bing Crosby and Frank
Sinatra with the M-G-M Studio Orchestra conducted by Johnny
Green) [reissued on High Society/Can-Can/Pal Joey, CD/Capitol
EMI 8140792]
3. A Night Out With Cindy And Lindy, Coral (M) CRL 57370 (Cindy
Lord and Lindy Doherty)
4. Cole Porter In Hollywood, 1929-1956, JJA (M) 19767 (Cole
Porter and the You're The Top cast)
5. You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930s, CD/Koch DMK2-1020
(Cole Porter and Bing Crosby with 1956 broadcast tribute to
Porter cast)
6. Du Barry Was A Lady, CD/Rhino RHM2 7851 (M-G-M Studio
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton) (part of "Nightclub
Medley") (partial outtake)
7. Jimmy Lyon Plays Cole Porter's Steinway And His Music,
Finnadar (S) SR 9034 (Jimmy Lyon, piano)
8. High Society, Music For Pleasure (M) MFP 1169 (Ray Merrill
and Shane Rimmer with Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra)
9. At Long Last Love, RCA (S) ABL2-0967 (Burt Reynolds, Madeline
Kahn, Cybill Shepherd, Duilio Del Prete, and Mildred Natwick
with music direction by Lionel Newman) [reissued as CD/Varese
Sarabande 302 067 342 8]
10. Let's Do It, CD/LDI 1 (Paul Jones and Elaine Delmar with the
Manhattan Club All Stars directed by Mike Pyne)
11. Classic Shows, CD/Silva Screen SSPM 3 (Angela Richards,
Nickolas Grace, Anne Wood, David Kernan and Martin Smith with
Gary Hind, piano)
12. Cole Porter: An All-Star Tribute, CD/VAI Audio VAIA 1239
(Ethel Merman, John Ratit, Gretchen Wyler, Martha Wright, Peter
Nero & Chorus with The Bell Telephone Hour orchestra
conducted by Donald Voorhees)
13. Noel & Cole: Together With Music, CD/Oakton ORCD1001
(Valerie Anastasio, Benjamin Sears, and Bradford Conner with Tim
Harbold, piano)
14. What A Swell Party This Is!: Songs By Cole Porter, CD/Viva
Cabaret 19981 03182 (Liz Keever with Richard Bower, piano)
15. Steve & Eydie And Friends Celebrate Porter, CD/ESE Music
ESED 106 (Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Ethel Merman, and The
Swingle Singers with the New World Philharmonic Orchestra) (two
versions)
16. The Broadway Musicals Of 1939, CD/Bayview RNBW025 (Bryan
Batt and Marie Danvers with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)
17. High Society, CD/DRG 19011 (Household Staff, Melissa Errico,
John McMartin, and Randy Graff with orchestra conducted by Paul
Gemignani) (new lyrics by Susan Birkenhead)
18. High Society, CD/EMI CDP 7 46777 2 (Natasha Richardson,
Trevor Eve, Stephen Rea and Angela Richards with orchestra
directed by David Mellor)
19. High Society, CD/EMI CDP 7 46777 2 (Full Company with
orchestra directed by David Mellor)
20. High Society, CD/Playback PBHS CD1 (Michael Howe and Martin
Fisher with musical direction by Dannie Bourne) (as "What A
Swell Party This Is")
21. High Society, CD/Pickwick PWKS 4193 (Dennis Lotis and Carl
Wayne with the West End Concert Orchestra conducted by Matthew
Freeman)
22. High Society, CD/Pickwick PWKS 4193 (orchestra conducted by
Matthew Freeman)
23. High Society, CD/Hallmark 703532 (London Theatre Orchestra
& Cast)
24. Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter, CD/Chrysalis
F2-21799 (Deborah Harry and Iggy Pop with music conducted by
John Mitchell J)
25. A Swell Party RSVP Cole Porter, CD/No label 37101 35052 (KT
Sullivan And Mark Nadler)
26. Hits Mit Witz, CD/Laserlight 16129 (Peter Frankenfeld
27. Faith Of Our Feathers, CD/EMI (Dustin) (unverified)
28. C'est Magnifique: Paris In Song, CD/KCH 1 (Julia Broxholm,
Deanna Relvea, and Jerry DePuit)
29. Steppin' Out, CD/Pegasus 338 (Simon Gilbert, Shirley
Pilgrim, and Celia Caputo)
30. Songs From The Movies, CD/Manu 1425 (Grant P. Chilcott)
31. Sing Something Simple: The Songs of Sinatra & Crosby,
CD/BBC Music 00682 (The Cliff Adams Singers)
32. El Bando en Fuego!, CD/LPN Enterprises (Lee Press-On and The
Nails)
33. The Cole Porter Album, CD/Hallmark 30777 (Moonlight
Serenaders)
34. As Heard on Radio Soulwax, Pt. 8, CD/Waxed Soul 08 (2 Many
DJ's) (unverified)
35. Begin The Beguine, CD/Castle 244 (unknown performer)
36. Swing When You're Winning, CD/EMI 536826 (Robbie Williams
with the London Session Orchestra conducted by Steve Sidwell)
37. Sinatra In Hollywood: 1940-1964, CD/Warner Bros. 78285
(Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby with orchestra conducted by
Johnny Green) (alternate mix)
38. A Swell Party, CD/Silva America SSD 1006 (Angela Richards,
Nikolas Grace, Anne Wood, David Kernan, and Martin Smith)
39. Noel And Cole, CD/PS Classics PS-1313 (Philip Chaffin and
Matthew Scott with musical direction by David Loud)
40. Sing For Your Supper, CD/Chan2ze Records (Joan Steinberg,
James Friel, and Meegan Bernstein with musical direction by
Meegan Samantha Bernstein)
When Love Beckoned:
1. 78/Bluebird B 10509
(Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw and his Orchestra) [reissued on
You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930s, CD/Koch DMK2-1020]
2. 78/Victor 26434 (Gertrude Niesen with Leo Reisman and His
Orchestra) [reissued on I Wanna Get Married, CD/Vintage Jazz
Band 1957]
3. 78/Victor 26438 (Bea Wain with orchestra directed by Walter
Gross) [reissued on That's How I Love The Blues, CD/Baldwin
Street Music 315]
4. Cole Porter Vol. III, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1370 (Elaine
Stritch) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-105]
5. Du Barry Was A Lady, CD/Rhino RHM2 7851 (M-G-M Studio
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton)
6. It's De-Lovely!: The Music Of Cole Porter, CD/Pierian 0026
(R. Farquahar, piano)
7. Songs Of New York, CD/Telarc CD-83346 (Bobby Short, piano and
voice, with Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar, Jackie Williams, drums,
Frank Tate, bass, Warren Vache, cornet, and Chuck Wilson, reeds)
Unrecorded Numbers:
Dance (dance)
Danse (dance)
Danse Erotique (dance)
Danse Tzigane (dance)
Danse Victoire (dance)
Dream Song
Du Barry Was A Lady
Ev'ry Day A Holiday
Finale
In The Big Money (unused)
L'Apres Midi D'Un Boeuf
Mesdames Et Messieurs
What Have I? (dropped during rehearsals)
Where's Louie?