FOOLIN' OURSELVES



Composer: Billy Barnes
Lyricist: Billy Barnes

Opened: January 16, 1957, Santa Barbara, CA
Performances: Closed out of town


The Fights (also used in THE BILLY BARNES REVUE, BILLY BARNES SUMMER REVUE, and BILLY BARNES SHOW):

1. The Billy Barnes Revue, Decca (S) DL 9076 (Joyce Jameson and Bob Rodgers with Billy Barnes and Armin Hoffman, pianos)


Foolin' Ourselves (also used in THE BILLY BARNES REVUE, BILLY BARNES SHOW, and BILLY BARNES REVUED):

1. The Billy Barnes Revue, Decca (S) DL 9076 (Bert Convy and Ken Berry with Billy Barnes and Armin Hoffman, pianos)
2. Live At Studio One, Huzzah 1020 (Billy Barnes with Marvin Laird)
3. Billy Barnes Revued, CD/Ducy Lee DLR900107 (Craig Wasson and Bret Shefter with Billy Barnes, piano)


Too Long At The Fair (also used in THE BILLY BARNES REVUE, BILLY BARNES SUMMER REVUE, BILLY BARNES SHOW, and BILLY BARNES REVUED):

1. The Billy Barnes Revue, Decca (S) DL 9076 (Joyce Jameson with soprano obbligato by Jackie Joseph and with Billy Barnes and Armin Hoffman, pianos) [reissued on Front Row Center: The Broadway Gold Box, CD/MCAD4-11353]
2. The Second Barbra Streisand Album, Columbia (S) CS-8854 (Barbra Streisand with orchestra conducted by Peter Matz) [reissued as CD/Sony 57378]
3. Color Me Barbra, Columbia (S) CS-9278 (Barbra Streisand with orchestra conducted by Peter Matz) [reissued as CD/Sony 9278]
4. Streisand Live - 1963, Bel Canto 5001 (Barbra Streisand)
5. Dene Mustin Sings, Audio Precision (S) APS-1006 (Dene Mustin with Jerry Boyer, bass)
6. Ami - "Sugar And Spice And Everything Nice," Decca (M) DL 4778 (Ami Rouselle with orchestra conducted by Sy Oliver)
7. To You From Darwin, Town Hall Records THM-1002 (Darwin Venneri)
8. Lush Life, Capitol T-2757 (Nancy Wilson) [reissued as CD/Blue Note 32745]
9. Out Of Different Bags, Cadet 803 (Marlena Shaw) [reissued on Out Of Different Bags/Spice Of Life, CD/Chess 1121992]
10. Introducing Judi Connelli, RCA Victor VPL1 0160 (Judi Conneilli with the Kenny Powell Orchestra)
11. Frankie Randall - At It Again!, RCA Victor (S) LSP-3364 (Frankie Randall with orchestra conducted by Marty Paich) [reissued on Then & Now, CD/SSJ XQAM-1028]
12. Fuchsia: Words & Music, CAS/Wings & Willows (Ted Strasser with Frances Bogart-White, organ)
13. Bud Shank Quartet At Jazz Alley, CAS/Contemporary 5C-14027 (Bud Shank Quartet)
14. Live In Concert 2006, CD/Sony 704121 (Barbra Streisand with orchestra conducted by William Ross)
15. Doodlin', CD/Phontastic 8808 (Lena Ericson with orchestra conducted by Carroll Dickerson)
16. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, CD/Trish, Hans and Phil (Trish, Hans and Phil)
17. Daniel O'Donnell: Live From Branson, CD/Detroit Public Television 236 (Daniel O'Donnell with music direction by Ian McGarry)
18. I'm Not A Sometime Thing, CD/CDM 1004 (Carol Mennie)
19. Absolutely Joani Taylor, CD/Joani Taylor (Joani Taylor)
20. Where Your Lover Has Gone/Songs For A Raney Day, CD/EMI Capitol 59839 (Sue Raney with orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle)
21. The Chance To Sing, CD/LML Music 162 (Pamela Myers with Billy Barnes, piano)
22. High Wire, CD/Chartmaker 5020 (Sunny Wilkinson)
23. Live at Carnegie Hall: The 50th Anniversary Concert, CD/DRG 91454 (Patti Page with the Philly Pops Orchestra)
24. A Golden Celebration, CD/Polygram 534720 (Patti Page)
25. Toni Lamond At The School Of Arts Cafe, CD/Larrikin CD LRF 369 (Toni Lamond with Tony McGill, piano)
26. Show Tunes, CD/Concord Jazz CCD-4364 (Rosemary Clooney)
27. Billy Barnes Revued, CD/Ducy Lee DLR900107 (Lauri Johnson and Billy Barnes with Paul Ainsley, Cindy Benson, Hope Levy, Bret Shefter, and Craig Wasson with Billy Barnes, piano)
28. Better To Have Loved, CD/Songkeepers 86851-9866-2 (Ida Zecco with music conducted by Dick Lowell)
29. Lovefool, CD/Broadway Records BR-CD-09618 (Alexis Michelle with musical direction by Brandon James Gwinn)


Tyler M'Boy (subsequently used in THE BILLY BARNES REVUE):

1. The Billy Barnes Revue, Decca (S) DL 9076 (Bert Convy with Billy Barnes and Armin Hoffman, pianos)


Vegas Revisited (aka "Las Vegas") (subsequently used in THE BILLY BARNES REVUE):

1. The Billy Barnes Revue, Decca (S) DL 9076 (Joyce Jameson with Bert Convy and Ken Berry with introduction by Bob Rodgers and Billy Barnes and Armin Hoffman, pianos)


Where Are Your Children? (also used in THE BILLY BARNES REVUE, BILLY BARNES SHOW, and BILLY BARNES REVUED):

1. The Billy Barnes Revue, Decca (S) DL 9076 (Joyce Jameson, Bert Convy, Patti Regan, Ken Berry, Ann Guilbert, Bob Rodgers, Jackie Joseph, and Len Weinrib with Billy Barnes and Armin Hoffman, pianos)
2. An Evening At The Crystal Palace, No label (M) RR4M-1382 (Mead and Joan Metcalf and the Chorus)
3. Billy Barnes Revued, CD/Ducy Lee DLR900107 (Paul Ainsley, Cindy Benson, Lauri Johnson, Hope Levy, Bret Shefter, Craig Wasson, and Billy Barnes with Billy Barnes, piano)


Unrecorded Material:

Confidentially (also used in BILLY BARNES SHOW)
Enterprising People
Extraordinary Girl
Hellahahana (also used in THE BILLY BARNES REVUE, BILLY BARNES SUMMER REVUE and BILLY BARNES SHOW)
I Like Trains
The Ivy League (also used in BILLY BARNES SHOW)
The Name Of The State Is Texas!
The Thirties (also used in BILLY BARNES SUMMER REVUE and BILLY BARNES SHOW)

Note: Some titles might be sketches.