GUYS AND DOLLS
Composer: Frank
Loesser
Lyricist: Frank Loesser
Opened: November 24, 1950, 46th Street Theatre, NYC
Performances: 1194
Note: Only numbers not found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.
Adelaide (written for the film version):
1. 45/Coral 9-61537 (Steve
Lawrence with orchestra directed by Dick Jacobs) [reissued on
Songs By Steve Lawrence, Coral CRL-57102; CD/Taragon 1008]
2. 45/Decca 9-29672 (Sammy Davis, Jr. with Chorus and Orchestra
directed by Jack Pleis) [also 45EP/Decca ED 2308; reissued on
Sammy Davis, Jr., CD/Universal Special Products MCAC-20188]
3. Songs From Guys And Dolls, 10"/Columbia (M) CL 2567 (Jerry
Vale with Percy Faith and his Orchestra) [reissued on Love
Songs, CD/Collectables 8087]
4. Guys & Dolls, Columbia (S) CS 8514 (The Kirby Stone Four
with orchestra conducted by Dick Hyman)
5. Guys And Dolls, Decca (M) DL 8290 (Carmen Cavallaro, piano
solo, with instrumental accompaniment)
6. Swinging "Guys And Dolls," Columbia (S) CS 1426 (The
Manhattan Jazz All-Stars)
7. Swingin' Date Book, Columbia (M) CL 1713 (John La Salle)
[reissued on The Great American Composers: Frank Loesser,
CD/Columbia House 2C2 7972]
8. Guys And Dolls Like Vibes, Coral CR 57230 (Eddie Costa
Quartet) [reissued as CD/Verve 314 549 366-2]
9. An Evening With Frank Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (Frank Loesser)
(demo) [also found on Guys And Dolls, CD/DRG 19017 (bonus
track)]
10. Frank Sinatra In Hollywood, CD/Warner Bros. 78285 (Frank
Sinatra with orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton) [see also
Frank Loesser In Hollywood 1937-1955, JJA (M) 19762; Guys And
Dolls, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 3507]
11. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Tim Flavin, Don
Stephenson,and David Green with the National Symphony Orchestra
conducted by John Owen Edwards)
12. Guys And Dolls, CD/ Varese Sarabande 301 066 659 2 (Earl
Rose, piano; Jay Leonhard, bass)
13. Guys And Dolls, CD/Arbors 19354 (Eddie Erickson and the
Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet)
Adelaide Meets Sarah:
1. Guys & Dolls,
Motown (S) M6-87651 (Norma Donaldson and Ernestine Jackson with
orchestra directed by Howard Roberts) (as "Adelaide's
Lament/I've Never Been In Love Before") [reissued as CD/Motown
3746352772]
2. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Kim Criswell and Emily
Loesser with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John
Owen Edwards)
3. Bulli & Pupe, CD/Gabetti 7C (Marina Massironi and Serena
Autieri with orchestra directed by Pino Perris)
Adelaide's Second Lament:
1. Guys And Dolls,
Chrysalis (S) CDL-1388 2 (Julia McKenzie with orchestra directed
by Tony Britten) (as "Reprise: Adelaide's Lament) [reissued as
CD/Music For Pleasure MFP 3 21388 2]
2. Guys And Dolls, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61317-2 (Faith Prince
with orchestra directed by Edward Strauss) (as "Adelaide's
Lament (reprise)")
3. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Kim Criswell with the
National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)
4. Guys And Dolls, CD/Reverso 74321 502232 (Gabriele Schuchter
with orchestra conducted by Walter Lochmann)
The Crap Game Dance (inst.):
1. Guys And Dolls, CD/Blue
Moon BMCD 3507 (orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton)
2. Guys And Dolls, Chrysalis (S) CDL-1388 2 (Ensemble with
orchestra directed by Tony Britten) (as "The Crap Shooter's
Ballet) [reissued as CD/Music For Pleasure MFP 3 21388]
3. Guys And Dolls, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61317-2 (Ensemble with
orchestra directed by Edward Strauss) (as "The Crapshooters'
Dance)
4. Guys And Dolls, CD/DRG 19017 (Company with orchestra directed
by Danny Kosarin) (as "The Crapshooter's Dance)
5. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (National Symphony
Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards) (as "The Crapshooters'
Dance)
6. Guys And Dolls, CD/Takaruzuka TCAC-184~185 (orchestra) (as
"The Carpshooter's Dance")
Entr'acte:
1. Guys & Dolls,
Motown (S) M6-87651 (orchestra directed by Howard Roberts)
[reissued as CD/Motown 3746352772]
2. Guys And Dolls, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61317-2 (orchestra
directed by Edward Strauss)
3. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (National Symphony
Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)
4. Bulli & Pupe, CD/Gabetti 7C (orchestra directed by Pino
Perris)
Finale Act One:
1. Guys & Dolls,
CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Gregg Edelman and Emily Loesser with the
National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)
2. Bulli & Pupe, CD/Gabetti 7C (Gianfranco Phino and Company
with orchestra directed by Pino Perris)
Havana Dance (inst.):
1. Guys And Dolls, CD/RCA
Victor 09026-61317-2 (Ensemble with orchestra directed by Edward
Strauss)
2. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Emily Loesser and Gregg
Edelman with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John
Owen Edwards)
3. Bulli & Pupe, CD/Gabetti 7C (orchestra directed by Pino
Perris)
4. Guys And Dolls, CD/Takaruzuka TCAC-184~185 (orchestra)
5. Guys And Dolls, CD/Stash ST-CD-558 (Michael Hashim, alto and
soprano sax; Michael Le Donne, piano; Peter Washington, bass;
and Kenny Washington, drums)
I Come A-Running (unused):
1. Frank Sings Loesser,
CD/Koch International Classics 3-7241-2 H1 (Frank Loesser)
Overture:
1. Opening Night!, MGM (M)
E3816 (Cyril Ornadel and the Starlight Symphony)
2. West Side Story/Guys And Dolls, World (M) LM 7043 (orchestra
conducted by Kenneth Alwyn)
3. Guys And Dolls, Reprise (S) FS 2016 (orchestra directed by
Morris Stoloff) [reissued on CD/Reprise 2-47775]
4. Guys & Dolls, Motown (S) M6-87651 (orchestra directed by
Howard Roberts) [reissued as CD/Motown 3746352772]
5. Guys And Dolls, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 3507 (orchestra conducted
by Jay Blackton) (soundtrack version)
6. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (National Symphony
Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)
7. Bulli & Pupe, CD/Gabetti 7C (orchestra directed by Pino
Perris)
8. Guys And Dolls, CD/Takaruzuka TCAC-184~185 (orchestra)
9. Guys And Dolls, CD/Reverso 74321 502232 (orchestra conducted
by Walter Lochmann)
Pet Me Poppa (written for the film
version):
1. 45/Capitol 45-20871
(Micki Marlo with Vocal Group and Orchestra conducted by Earl
Sheldon)
2. 45/Columbia 4-40579 (Rosemary Clooney with Ray Conniff and
his Orchestra) [reissued on Songs From Guys And Dolls,
10"/Columbia (M) CL 2567; The Great American Composers: Frank
Loesser, CD/Columbia House 2C2 7972; Tenderly, CD/Sony Special
Products 22542]
3. Frank Loesser In Hollywood 1937-1955, JJA (M) 19762 (Vivian
Blaine and Girls with orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton) [see
also Guys And Dolls, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 3507]
4. Guys And Dolls, Decca (M) DL 8290 (Carmen Cavallaro, piano
solo, with instrumental accompaniment)
5. Perfidia, CD/Laserlight 15768 (Jimmy Dorsey & His
Orchestra)
6. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Kim Criswell, Danielle
Carson, Liz Greenaway, Jackie Marks, Katrina Murphy, Tinuke
Olafimihan, and Joyce Teevar with the National Symphony
Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)
7. Guys And Dolls, CD/Arbors 19354 (Harry Allen-Joe Cohn
Quartet)
A radio transcription by the Airplane Trio is also known to
exist.
Three Cornered Tune (cut; same music as
"Fugue For Tinhorns"):
1. 78/RCA Victor J429
(Dinah Shore with Henri Rene's Orchestra) [also 45/RCA Victor
20-4107; reissued I'm Your Girl, RCA Camden (M) CAL 477; Love
And Kisses, Dinah, CD/RCA 66023-2; Guys & Dolls, CD/Naxos
8.120786 (bonus track)]
2. 45EP/Decca ED 603 (Ethel Smith) [reissued on Tico Tico,
CD/ASV/Living Era 5506]
3. The Portrait Collection, CD/Columbia/Legacy 57836 (Jo
Stafford)
4. Frank Loesser Revisited, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-115 (Blossom
Dearie)
5. The Songs That Got Away, CD/Decca 839116 (Sarah Brightman
with orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz)
Travelin' Light (cut):
1. An Evening With Frank
Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (Frank Loesser) (demo) [also found on Guys
And Dolls, CD/DRG 19017 (bonus track)]
2. Loesser By Loesser, CD/DRG 5170 (Colin Romoff, piano and
voice, with rhythm accompaniment)
3. Frank Loesser Revisited, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-115 ((Colin
Romoff, Emily Loesser, and Jo Sullivan with Colin Romoff, piano,
and rhythm accompaniment)
4. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Gregg Edelman and Tim
Flavin with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John
Owen Edwards)
5. Lost In Boston III, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5563 (Malcolm
Gets with muscal direction by Tom Fay)
6. Karen Oberlin Live At The Algonquin: The Songs Of Frank
Loesser, CD/Miranda Music MCD1010 (Karen Oberlin with Jon Weber,
piano, and Sean Smith, bass)
A Woman In Love (written for the film
version):
1. 78/Decca 29783 (Marlon
Brando and Jean Simmons with orchestra conducted by Jay
Blackton) [also found on 45/Decca 9-29783; 45EP/Decca ED-2332;
reissued on Guys & Dolls, CD/Decca Broadway 012 159 112-2
(bonus track)]
2. 78/Columbia 40583 (Frankie Laine with Percy Faith and his
Orchestra) [also 45/Columbia 4-40583; reissued on Songs From
Guys And Dolls, 10"/Columbia (M) CL 2567; The Great American
Composers: Frank Loesser, CD/Columbia House 2C2 7972; The
Essence Of Frankie Laine, CD/Columbia CK-53573]
3. 78/Columbia C 6720 (Yvan Daniel with Fernand Heneault and his
Orchester) (as "Femme Amoureuse")
4. 45/Capitol F3284 (Gordon MacRae with Van Alexander and his
Orchestra) [reissued on 3 Sailors And A Girl, CD/Sepia 1082
(Gordon MacRae with Chorus and Van Alexander and his Orchestra)
(bonus track)]
5. 45/Decca 9-29725 (The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts with
orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis) [reissued on Greatest Hits,
CD/MCA MCAD-10886]
6. 45/Victor 51-6981 (Ruben de Fuentes and the Orquesta Chucho
Zarzosa) (as "Mujer Enamorada")
7. West Side Story/Guys And Dolls, World (M) LM 7043 (Gordon
Boyd with orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn)
8. Guys And Dolls, Decca (M) DL 8290 (Carmen Cavallaro, piano
solo, with instrumental accompaniment)
9. The Singing Bobby Scott: My Heart In My Hands, Columbia (S)
CS 9563 (Bobby Scott with orchestra conducted by Torrie Zito)
10. A Man And A Woman, Scepter (S) SRM 566 (Allan Jones)
11. The Broadway Song Book, Coral (M) CX-4 (Stuart Foster with
Dick Jacobs and his Orchestra)
12. Pop Stereo Sampler, Decca (S) SKLA 4005 (Stanley Black &
His Orchestra) [reissued on The Big Instrumental Hits/Hollywood
Love Themes, CD/Dutton Vocalion 4159]
13. Live At The Cocoanut Grove, RCA Victor (S) 3310 (Sergio
Franchi) [reissued on The Exciting Voice Of Sergio Franchi/Live
At The Cocoanut Grove, CD/Collectables 2851]
14. Show Parade, Embassy (M) WLP 6003 (Billy McCormack)
[reissued on Songs From Stage & Screen, CD/Acrobat
ACTRCD9044]
15. Melachrino On Broadway, RCA Victor (M) LPM-1307 (The
Melachrino Orchestra)
16. Music Of Frank Loesser, RCA Victor (S) LSC-2486 (Arthur
Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra)
17. Music By Moonlight: Presenting Frank Loesser, World (M) LM
23 (Cyril Ornadel and his Orchestra)
18. Gems Forever, London (S) PS 106 (Mantovani and his
Orchestra) [reissued as Gems Forever/Mantonvani Memories,
CD/Vocalion 4374]
19. Frank Loesser In Hollywood 1937-1955, JJA (M) 19762 (Jean
Simmons and Marlon Brando with orchestra conducted by Jay
Blackton) [reissued on Guys And Dolls, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 3507]
20. Guys And Dolls, CD/Blue Moon BMCD 3507 (Ruben de Fuentes,
the Los Amigos Trio, instrumental small combo, and Renee Renor)
21. Guys & Dolls, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1294 (Gregg Edelman and
Emily Loesser with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by
John Owen Edwards)
22. Bulli & Pupe, CD/Gabetti 7C (Marina Massironi and Serena
Autieri with orchestra directed by Pino Perris)
23. Guys And Dolls, CD/Varese Sarabande 301 066 659 2 (Earl
Rose, piano; Jay Leonhard, bass)
24. Guys And Dolls, CD/Arbors Records 19354 (Eddie Erickson and
Rebecca Kilgore with the Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet)
25. The Best Of Edmund Hockridge, CD/Castle/Pulse 245 (Edmund
Hockridge)
26. The Very Best Of Ronnie Hilton, CD/EMI Gold 3589502 (Ronnie
Hilton)
27. Romance & Love: The Great Musicals, CD/Reader's Digest
RDCD3651-2 (Jane Cussons and Jim Smilie with Gordon Langford and
His Orchestra) [also found on Jule Styne & Frank Loesser:
There Goes That Song Again, CD/Reader's Digest 245-0010]
28. Live In London, CD/Dress Circle DG CD1 (Judi Connelli with
musical direction by Tom Helm)
29. Come Prima, CD/D.V. More 6202 (Tony Dallara)
30. Il Concerto Di Adriano Celentano, CD/WEA International 81592
(Adriano Celentano)
31. Listen To The Calm, CD/Nome Company Of Dallas (Newell Oler,
piano)
Unrecorded Songs:
Action (cut)
Getting Dressed (cut)
It Feels Like Forever (cut)
Nathan's Problem (unfinished lyric; no music known to exist)
Shango (cut)
N.B. Some authorities
suggest that the song "A Tune For Humming" was cut from the
score of this musical. The Complete Lyrics Of Frank Loesser,
however, do not attribute this lyric to GUYS AND DOLLS, and the
song bears a copyright date several years earlier than the other
songs of the score, though it is possible that Loesser
considered interpolating the song into the score at some point.
It has, however, been included in some stage productions of HANS
CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, and recordings of this song can be found in
the entry on this site for that show.