GOLDEN BOY



Composer: Charles Strouse
Lyricist: Lee Adams

Opened: October 20, 1964, Majestic Theatre, N.Y.C.; June 4, 1968, Palladium, London
Performances: 569 (N.Y.C.); 118 (London)

Note: Only numbers not found on the CD reissue of original Broadway cast album are noted below. Although some different takes were used on the lp and CD reissues, these have not been specifically noted.


Everything Is Lovely In The Morning (L: Charles Strouse) (added to the 1984 revival):

1. Charles Strouse, CD/Helene Blue Musique HBM 0002 (Lillias White)


Gimme Some (reprise):

1. Golden Boy, Capitol (S) SVAS-2124 Sammy Davis, Jr. with orchestra conducted by Elliot Lawrence) (omitted on lp and cd reissues)


There Comes A Time (cut; reinstated for the 1968 London production):

1. Golden Boy, Capitol Custom (M) RB-275 (Charles Strouse) (demo)


There's A Party Going On (cut; reinstated for the 1968 London production):

1. 45EP/Reprise REP 30088 (Sammy Davis, Jr. with orchestra conducted by Marty Paich) [also found on If I Ruled The World, Reprise (S) 6159; reissued as CD/Collectors' Choice Music 454]
2. Golden Boy, Capitol Custom (M) RB-275 (Sammy Davis, Jr.) (demo)
3. Golden Boy, Capitol Custom (M) RB-275 (instrumental) (demo)
4. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Play Selections From The New Musical Golden Boy, Colpix CP 478 (Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers)


What Became Of Me? (added to subsequent road tour and 1968 London production; music used for "Dance A Little Closer" in DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER)
F
or recordings of "Dance A Little Closer," see:

1. Dance A Little Closer Composer's Demo (Charles Strouse)
2. The Lorna Dallas Album, CAS/ Horatio Nelson Records CSIV 1115 (Lorna Dallas with orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz)
3. Somebody's Girl, CAS/TER VIP ZC VIR 83004 (Liz Robertson with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chris Walker) [reissued on The Musicality Of Strouse, CD/JAY CDJAZ 9014]
4. Dance A Little Closer, CD/TER CDTER 1174 (Len Cariou, Liz Robertson, and Guests with orchestra directed by Peter Howard)
5. Dance A Little Closer, CD/TER CDTER 1174 (Len Cariou, Liz Robertson, and Guests with orchestra directed by Peter Howard)
6. An Evening With Alan Jay Lerner, CD/First Night OCR CD12 (Full Company with the United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chris Walker) [also CD/Relativity/ First Night 88561-8261-2]
7. Lerner In Love: The Lyrics Of Alan Jay Lerner, CD/LML Music LML-CD 193 (Barbara Brussell with musical direction by Tedd Firth)
8. Lerner, Loewe, Lane & Friends, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD2-5917 (Guy Haines, Mary Cadorette, and Mary Jo Mecca with musical direction by Ron Abel)
9. You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile: Jason Graae Sings Charles Strouse, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5711 (Jason Graae with musical direction by Brad Ellis)
10. It Takes Two, CD/Original Cast 9522 (Bill Wright)
11. Big Time, CD/Mile Marker Music 4807 (Bobby Nesbitt)
12. Coming Home, CD/Park 78 (Gerald Kenny)


Winners (added to the 1984 revival and the 2003 London production):

1. The Musicality Of Strouse, CD/JAY CDJAZ 9014 (Alana Maria with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steve Edis)


Yes I Can (cut; reinstated for subsequent road tour and the 1968 London production):

1. 45EP/Reprise REP 30088 (Sammy Davis, Jr. with orchestra conducted by Marty Paich) [also found on 45/Reprise 0416; If I Ruled The World, Reprise (S) 6159; reissued as CD/Collectors' Choice Music 454]
2. Golden Boy, Capitol Custom (M) RB-275 (Sammy Davis, Jr.) (demo)
3. That's All!, Reprise 6237 (Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Antonio Morelli Orchestra conducted by George Rhodes) [reissued as CD/Rhino 74278]
4. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Play Selections From The New Musical Golden Boy, Colpix CP 478 (Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers)
5. My Kind Of Town, Kapp (S) KS 3433 (Jack Jones with orchestra conducted by Marty Paich) [reissued on Where Love Has Gone/My Kind Of Town, CD/Universal 19391]
6. Broadway Right Now, Reprise (S) RS-6124 (Eddie Cano and His Band)
7. 3 Men And A Baby Grand Salute The Rack Pack, CD/LML Music LML CD-214 (Brian Lane Green with Johnny Rodgers, piano)


Unrecorded Numbers:

Black Man, Black Woman (unused)
Butterfly (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
Entr'acte
Everybody's Got A Price (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
He's A Jolly Good Fellow (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
Hey, Joe (written for but not used in the 1984 revival)
Honey (cut)
The Manly Art (cut)
Natural African Man (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
No Big Deal (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
Playground Songs (cut)
Playing The Game (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
Poppa (cut)
The Riot (added to subsequent road tour and 1968 London production)
The Road Tour (inst.) (dropped for subsequent road tour)
The Road Tour (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
There's Music In That Boy (cut)
Underneath The Marquee (cut)
What Am I Going To Do Without You? (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
While The City Sleeps (dance)
Workout Song (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
Yes, Yes, Yes (L: Charles Strouse) (circa 2000)
You're No Brother, No Brother Of Mine (cut; reinstated for subsequent road tour and 1968 London production)