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)
For 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)