FOLLOW THE GIRLS



Composer: Philip Charig
Lyricist: Milton Pascal and Dan Shapiro

Opened: April 8, 1944, Century Theatre, N.Y.C.; October 25, 1945, His Majesty's Theatre, London
Performances: 882 (N.Y.C.); 572 (London)


At The Spotlight Canteen:

1. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)


Follow The Girls:

1. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)
2. Everybody Else Revisited, CD/Painted Smiles 146 (The Populaires)


I Wanna Get Married:

1. 78/Dec 23382 (Gertrude Niesen with orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik) [reissued on Front Row Center: The Broadway Gold Box, 1935-1988, CD/MCA 11353; I Wanna Get Married, CD/Vintage Jazz Band VJB 1957-2]
2. 78/V Disc 403 (Nancy Norman with Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra)
3. 78/ Dec(E) F-8587 (Evelyn Dall with orchestra conducted by Phil Green) [reissued on London Shows - The War Years, London (M) RECDL 820 118-1]
4. 78/Guild 104 (The Boyd Raeburn Orchestra) [reissued on Experiments In Big Band Jazz 1945, CD/Musicraft MVSCD-75]
5. 78/Hit 7125 (Lilyann Carol with orchestra conducted by Louis Prima)
6. 78/Varsity 169 (Lilyann Carol with orchestra conducted by Louis Prima)
7. The Chronological Louis Prima and His Orchestra 1944-1945, CD/Classics 1273 (Lilyann Carol with Louis Prima and his Orchestra)
8. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)
9. Censored, Jubilee (M) 1028 (Martha Wright with the Joe Harnell Trio)
10. Broadway Ditties, 45EP/Capitol EBF-517 (Dorothy Shay with orchestra conducted by Billy May) [reissued on Here's Dorothy Shay, CD/Sepia 1078]
11. Pearl Bailey Sings For Adults Only, Roulette (S) SR-25016 (Pearl Bailey with orchestra conducted by Don Redman) [reissued on For Adults Only/More Songs For Adults Only, CD/Capitol 5970572]
12. Quality Times, CD/Original Cast 9855 (Margaret Harris)
13. Keep Your Undershirt On, CD/Rialto SLRR-9001 (Alix Korey with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)


I'm Gonna Hang My Hat (On A Tree That Grows In Brooklyn):

1. 78/V Disc 306 (Patsy Kelly and Barry Wood with Al Goodman and his Orchestra)
2. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)
3. Manhattan Serenades, CD/Jass Records J-CD-641 (Eileen Barton with orch. cond. by Axel Stordahl)


John Paul Jones:

1. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)


Thanks For A Lousy Evening:

1. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)


Twelve O'Clock And All Is Well:

1. 78/Dec 23382 (Gertrude Niesen with orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik) [reissued on Front Row Center: The Broadway Gold Box, 1935-1988, CD/MCA 11353; I Wanna Get Married, CD/Vintage Jazz Band VJB 1957-2]
2. XII O'Clock, Dolphin (M) 5 (Greta Keller with the Norman Paris Trio)


Where You Are:

1. 78/Hit 7089 (Betty Bradley with orchestra conducted by Bob Chester)
2. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)
A radio transcription performed by Frank Parker and Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra is known to exist.


You Don't Dance:

1. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)


You're Perf:

1. Follow The Girls, E4KP-3096/3097 (1952 Haresfoot Club of the University of Wisconsin cast)


Other Songs:

Out For No Good
Strip Flips Hip (cut after opening)
Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow