EXPRESSO BONGO

Composers: David Heneker and Monty Norman
Lyricists: Monty Norman, David Heneker, and Julian More

Opened: April 23, 1958, Saville Theatre, London
Performances: 316

Note: Only numbers not found on the original London cast album are noted below.

Bongo Blues (C/L: Norrie Paramor) (written for the film version):

1. Expresso Bongo, 45EP/Columbia (S) SEG 7783 (The Shadows) (EP version) [reissued on The Shadows Collection, Disc 1, CD/EMI 52621; The EP Collection, Vol. 2, CD/See For Miles 10296]
2. The EP Collection, Vol. 3, CD/See For Miles 375 (The Shadows) (soundtrack version)

The Dip Is Dipping:

1. I Want To See The World, CD/Must Close Saturday Records 3005 (Adrian Wright with William Rayner, piano)


Love (C: Norrie Paramor; L: Bunny Lewis) (written for the film version):

1. Expresso Bongo, 45EP/Columbia (S) SEG 7783 (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) [reissued on Cliff Richard At The Movies 1959-1974, CD/EMI 852790]
2. Live on the Box: 1960-1965, CD/Cliff 1 (Cliff Richard)

A Voice In The Wilderness (C: Norrie Paramor; L: Bunny Lewis) (written for the film version):

1. 78/Columbia (M) DB 4398 (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) (single version) [45/Columbia (M) 45-DB 4398; 45/ABC 45-10093; reissued on The Singles Collection, CD/EMI 537551]
2. Expresso Bongo, 45EP/Columbia (S) SEG 7783 (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) (EP version) [reissued on Cliff Richard At The Movies 1959-1974, CD/EMI 852790]
3. Expresso Bongo, 45EP/Columbia (M) SEG 7971 (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) (EP version) [reissued on Rockin' With Cliff Richard, CD/EMI 581703]
3. Live on the Box: 1960-1965, CD/Cliff 1 (Cliff Richard)
4. Teen Scene/Hits From The Hunters, CD/Beat Goes On 325 (The Hunters)
5. Hits Of 1960, CD/Zoom [Karaoke]


Unrecorded Songs:

Worry-Go-Lucky Me (C/L: Robert Farnon and Val Guest) (written for the film version)
You Can Look At The Goods But Don't Touch (C/L: Robert Farnon and Val Guest) (written for the film version)
You Can't Fool You (C/L: Robert Farnon and Val Guest) (written for the film version)

Note: Paddy Roberts is also supposed to have written material for the film version, although his precise contribution is not known at this time. The traditional numbers "Loch Lomand" and "The Irish Washerwoman" were also used in the film version.