I MARRIED AN ANGEL

I MARRIED AN ANGEL

Composer: Richard Rodgers
Lyricist: Lorenz Hart

Opened: May 11, 1938, Shubert Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 338

Note: Unlabeled tracks from the 1942 film soundtrack can be found on I Married An Angel/Balalaika, Caliban (M) 6004. Live performance recordings of the 1975 Ogonquit, Maine, 1977 Berkshire Theatre Festival, and 1986 Town Hall Concert productions are also known to exist.

Angel Without Wings:

1. I Married An Angel, AEI Records 1150 (Lucille Norman) [reissued as CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]
2. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. II, Crewe (S) CR-1343 (Charles Rydell with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-139]

At The Roxy Music Hall (L: Lorenz Hart):

1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-235 (Audrey Christie with the Walter-Bowers Orchestra) [reissued on Original Cast! The Thirties, CD/Metropolitan Opera MET 802CD; The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume II, CD/Pearl GEM 0114; I Married An Angel, CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]
2. Rodgers And Hart Revisited, Recording Industries ST 3001 (Dorothy Loudon with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-116]
3. Songs Of New York, CD/Book-Of-The-Month Records 31-7502 (Paula Laurence with William Hicks and Ted Sperling, pianos)
4. The Me Nobody Knows: A Tribute To New York, CD/RCA Victor 74321 957552 (H.R.H. Princess Christina of The Netherlands with the Netherlands Promenade Orchestra conducted by Jurre Haanstra) (as "Radio City Music Hall")

At The Roxy Music Hall (L: Bob Wright and George Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version):

1. I Married An Angel/The New Moon, Pelican (M) LP-103 ((Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy with Binnie Barnes and Edward Everett Horton)

But What Of Truth (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and George Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version as a short introduction to "A Twinkle In Your Eye"):

1. I Married An Angel/The New Moon, Pelican (M) LP-103 ((Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy with Binnie Barnes and Edward Everett Horton)

Chanson Boheme (M: Georges Bizet; L: Bob Wright and Chet Forrest) (based on the music of "Les Tringle Des Sistres Tintainent from CARMEN):

1. Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2)

Did You Ever Get Stung?:

1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-236 (Wynn Murray with the Walter-Bowers Orchestra) [reissued on I Married An Angel, CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]
2. 78/Brunswick 8159 (Barry McKinley with Emery Deutsch and His Orchestra)
3. I Married An Angel, AEI Records 1150 (Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman, and Ensemble) (part of radio broadcast finale) [reissued as CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]
4. Rodgers And Hart, Walden (M) 304 (Louise Carlyle with the John Morris Trio) [reissued on Songs By Cole Porter And Rodgers & Hart, CD/Harbinger HCD 1703]
5. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. IV, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1367 (Nancy Andrews with Ken Parks, Jerry Wyatt, John Sloman, Danny Fortas, Jamie Rocco, Bob Riker, Lennie Del Duca, and Robert Polenz) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-126]
6. Stage Left - Stage Right, Columbia (M) CL 1662 (orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis)

Face The Facts (unused; originally written for the 1933 film treatment):

1. Rodgers And Hart Rarities, CD/Bygone Records BG-1001 (Anne Edler, Lisa Rogers, or Danielle Vernengo)
2. Live!, CD/Original Cast 5391 (Barry Lloyd)

Finale Act One:

1. I Married An Angel, AEI Records 1150 [reissued as CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]

How To Win Friends And Influence People:

1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-235 (Audrey Christie with the Walter-Bowers Orchestra) [reissued on The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume II, CD/Pearl GEM 0114; I Married An Angel, CD/AEI AEI-CD 002; Sublimities Vol. 2, CD/Harbinger HCD 3104]
2. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-234 (Cy Walter and Gil Bowers, pianos) (part of a medley) [reissued on I Married An Angel, CD/AEI AEI-CD 002; Sublimities Vol. 1, CD/Harbinger HCD 3103]
3. 78/Decca 1836 (Ray Norton with Ruby Newman and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Brunswick 8160 (Nan Wynn with Emery Deutsch and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Victor 25837 (Bea Wain with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra)
6. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. IV, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1367 (Nancy Andrews with Ken Parks, Jerry Wyatt, John Sloman, Danny Fortas, Jamie Rocco, Bob Riker, Lennie Del Duca, and Robert Polenz) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-126]
7. Stage Door Canteen, CD/DRG DRG-CD-94799 (Jeffry Denman and Betsy Wolfe with music direction by Andy Einhorn)

I Married An Angel (originally written for the 1933 film treatment):

1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-234 (Cy Walter and Gil Bowers, pianos) (part of a medley) [reissued on I Married An Angel, CD/AEI AEI-CD 002; Sublimities Vol. 1, CD/Harbinger HCD 3103]
2. 78/Columbia 4294 (Nelson Eddy with orchestra conducted by Robert Armbruster) [reissued on Nelson Eddy's Greatest Hits, CD/Sony Special Products 24298; The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume II, CD/Pearl GEM 0114]
3. 78/Decca 1912 (Andrews Sisters with orchestral accompaniment)
4. 78/Decca 1835 (Ray Norton with Ruby Newman and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Bluebird B 7620 (Charles Fisher with The Music Of Yesterday And Today Styled The Blue Barron Way)
6. 78/Brunswick 8158 (Barry McKinley with Emery Deutsch and His Orchestra)
7. 78/Okeh 4140 (Jimmy Brown with Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye) [reissued on The Vocalion Hits, CD/Sony 28580]
8. 78/Victor 25837 (Bea Wain with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra) [reissued on The Richard Rodgers Album With Lorenz Hart, CD/Sepia 1001 (Bea Wain with Larry Clinton and His Orchestra)]
9. 45/Capitol F15550 (Eddie Le Mar, piano, and his Orchestra)
10. 45/Decca 9-30115 (Teddy Phillips and His Orchestra)
11. 45/Victor 547-0538 (Matt Dennis with Harry Geller's Orchestra) [also found on She Dances Overhead, RCA 89831 (Matt Dennis with Harry Geller and His Orchestra), reissued as CD/BMG BVCJ-7463];
12. 45/Olympic OL-805 (Jud Conlon's Rhythmnaires and the Page Cavanaugh Trio)
13. Rodgers For Moderns, 10"/London 1500 (Ted Heath) [reissued on Gershwin For Moderns/Rodgers For Moderns, Dutton Vocalion 4110]
14. The George Wallington Trio, 10"/Prestige 158 (The George Wallington Trio) [reissued on The George Wallington Trios, CD/Prestige/OJC OJCCD-1754-2]
15. I Married An Angel/The New Moon, Pelican (M) LP-103 ((Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy with Binnie Barnes and Edward Everett Horton)
16. I Married An Angel/The New Moon, Pelican (M) LP-103 ((Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy with Binnie Barnes and Edward Everett Horton)
17. Rodgers And Hart In Hollywood, Volume Two (1934-1943), JJA (M) 19821 (Jeanette MacDonald with orchestra conducted by Herbert Stothart) [reissued on Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2)]
18. Rodgers And Hart In Hollywood, Volume Two (1934-1943), JJA (M) 19821 (Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald) [reissued on Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2)]
19. Rodgers And Hart In Hollywood, Volume Two (1934-1943), JJA (M) 19821 (Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald) (finale) [reissued on Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2)]
20. Wein, Women And Song, Atlantic 1221 (George Wein) [reissued as CD/Collectables 6525]
21. I Married An Angel, RCA (M) RAL 1004 (Hal Bowen and His Orchestra)
22. The Jazz Keyboards, Savoy MG-12043 (Bobby Scott Trio) [reissued on The Jazz Keyboards Of Marion McPartland & Others, CD/Savoy Jazz 224]
23. Lenny McBrowne And The Four Souls, Pacific Jazz ST-1 (Lenny McBrowne and The Four Souls)
24. Perk Up, Concord Jazz CJ-21 (Shelly Manne) [reissued as CD/Concord Jazz 4021]
25. You Are My Love, Columbia (S) CS-8119 (Frankie Laine) [reissued on Torchin'/You Are My Love, CD/Collectables 7605]
26. Live At The Patio Gardens Ballroom, Vol. 2, Magic 57 (Stan Kenton and His Orchestra) [reissued as CD/Magic 57]
27. Live At The Patio Gardens Ballroom, Vol. 3, Magic 58 (Stan Kenton and His Orchestra) [reissued as CD/Magic 58]
28. Jutta Hipp At The Hickory House Vol. 2, Blue Note BP-1516 (Jutta Hipp) [reissued as CD/Blue Note 7042]
29. The Nature Of Things, Epic N-3361 (Lenny Hambro Quintet) [reissued as CD/Collectables 7452]
30. All-Star Spectacular, Reprise R9-6033 (Sammy Davis, Jr. with orchestra conducted by Mort Stevens) [reissued as CD/Collectors Choice Music 446]
31. The Shelter Of Your Arms, Reprise (S) RS-6114 (Sammy Davis, Jr. with orchestra conducted by Marty Paich) [reissued as CD/Collectors' Choice Music 451]
32. The Richard Rodgers Bandbook, Columbia (S) CS-8714 (Les Brown and His Band Of Renown) [reissued on The Lerner And Loewe Bandbook/The Richard Rodgers Bandbook, CD/Collectables COL-CD-7460]
33. Ed Bennett Trio, Vision VR-2001 (Ed Bennett Trio)
34. Atlicity, Stunt 8705 (Atli Bjorn) [reissued as CD/Stunt 19710]
35. Two By Two, Vanguard VRS-8507 (Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins) [reissued as CD/Vanguard 8507]
36. The Jazzpickers, Mode 119 (Henry Babasin and The Jazzpickers)
37. "That's Nat" Adderley, Savoy SJL-1128 (Nat Adderley) [reissued as CD/Savoy SV-0146]
38. Louis And The Angels, Decca D-8488 (Louis Armstrong) [reissued as CD/Verve 549592]
39. Swingin' Down The Lane, Columbia 8093 (Richard Maltby Orchestra) [reissued on Swingin' Down The Lane/Hello, Young Lovers, CD/Collectables 7505]
40. Suddenly It's The Hi-Lo's, Columbia C-952 (The Hi-Lo's with orchestra conducted by Frank Comstock) [reissued on Suddenly It's The Hi-Lo's/Harmony In Jazz, CD/Collectables 6026]
41. Chet Baker & Strings, Columbia C 549 (Chet Baker) [reissued as CD/Sony Jazz 65562]
42. The Music Of Broadway: 1938, JJA (M) 1988-1 (Ray Morton with Ruby Newman and His Orchestra)
43. Stage Left - Stage Right, Columbia (M) CL 1662 (orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis)
44. And Then I Wrote…, Time (S) S/2115 (orchestra conducted by George Siravo) [reissued on The Heritage Of Broadway Volume 3: The Music Of Lerner And Loewe/The Music Of Rodgers And Hart, CD/Bainbridge BCD-1052]
45. Greatest Music From Broadway, Reader's Digest (S) RDS33-M (The Peter Knight Chorus and Orchestra)
46. I Married An Angel, AEI Records 1150 (Gordon MacRae) [reissued as CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]
47. I Married An Angel, AEI Records 1150 (Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman, and Ensemble) (part of radio broadcast finale) [reissued as CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]
48. Blue Horizon, CAS/Magic Key Productions (Magic Key Players)
49. The Ballads Of Broadway, Columbia (S) CS-9023 (Johnny Mathis with orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser) [reissued on Ballads Of Broadway/Rhythms Of Broadway, CD/Sony 4946222];
50. This Funny World, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5584 (Mary Cleere Haran with musical direction by Richard Rodney Bennett)
51. You Took Advantage: Songs Of Rodgers & Hart, CDr/American Classics (Eric Bronner with Bradford Conner, piano)
52. All Hart: Songs of Lorenz Hart, CD/Sin-Drome/After 9 SD 8947 (Eric Comstock, piano and voice with accompaniment)
53. Heritage Of Broadway: Rodgers & Hart, CD/Eclipse Music Group 64639 (unknown artist)
54. Round Midnight, CD/Opus 3 19302 (John Dielemans Trio)
55. Silent Night, Jazzy Night, CD/SBC 5050132 (unknown artist)
56. Something Tells Me, CD/Membran 223739 (unknown artist)
57. Jazz Portrait: The Music Of David Amram, CD/Fresh Sounds 466 (David Amram)
58. Anything Goes: The San Sylmar Theatre Organ, CD/Klavier 77025 (Tom Hazleton)
59. Swing Time, CD/MSR Jazz 1111 (Ruth Berman, Her Harp and Orchestra)
60. In The Wee, Small Hours In London and New York, CD/Arbors 19219 (Ruby Braff and Strings)
61. Just You, Just Me, CD/Telarc 83363 (Dave Brubeck, piano)
62. The Jazz Message Of Hank Mobley, Vol. 1, Savoy SV 0133 (Hank Mobley) [reissued as CD/Columbia 53405]
63. The Early Years, CD/Sony Special Products 28375 (Buddy Clark)
64. Call Me Romantic, CD/Pioneer PICP-1125 (Janey Clewer)
65. Out Of The Clear Black Sky, CD/Smalls 29 (Frank Hewitt)
66. All Or Nothing At All, CD/Reader's Digest 9182 (Eddy Howard)
67. Original Studio Radio Transcriptions, CD/Swing Factory 66602 (Eddy Howard)
68. Bobby Jaspar, CD/BMG 74321606392 (Bobby Jaspar with David Amram)
69. Great Sweet Bands: America Swings, CD/Hindsight 324 (Dick Jurgens)
70. Tonal Adventures, CD/Cadence Jazz 1061 (Alvaro Is Rojas)
71. 1938-1939 Broadcasts, CD/Flyright 2188 (Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters Orchestra)
72. Marriage Type Love, CD/Masterworks Broadway 88843 05261 2 (Jack Cassidy with Marty Gold’s Orchestra)
Radio transcriptions are also known to exist performed by Don Young with the Xavier Cugat Orchestral; the Allen Roth String Orchestra and Chorus; the Palais Royale Orchestra conducted by Hill Bowen; Kenny Baker with orchestra conducted by Andre Kostelanetz; the Four Tunes; and Betty Russell.

I'll Tell The Man In The Street:

1. 78/Columbia 4294 (Nelson Eddy with orchestra conducted by Robert Armbruster) [reissued on The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume II, CD/Pearl GEM 0114]
2. Rodgers And Hart In Hollywood, Volume Two (1934-1943), JJA (M) 19821 (Nelson Eddy)

May I Present The Girl? (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and George Forrest) (written for the film version):

1. I Married An Angel/The New Moon, Pelican (M) LP-103 ((Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy with Binnie Barnes and Edward Everett Horton)

Moonlight (M/L: Bob Wright and George Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version):

1. Classics From Hollywood To Broadway: Songs By Robert Wright and George Forrest, CD/Koch Schwann 3-1064-2 (Melanie Holliday with the Frankfurter Rundfunkorchester conducted by Peter Falk)

Now You've Met The Angel (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and George Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version):

1. I Married An Angel/The New Moon, Pelican (M) LP-103 (Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy with Binnie Barnes and Edward Everett Horton)

Overture (1942 film version):

1. Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2) (orchestra)

Spring Is Here:

I have not attempted to provide discological information for this Rodgers and Hart standard.

Tell Me I Know How To Love (unused; originally written for the 1933 film treatment):

1. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. V, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-140 (Ann Hampton Callaway with Robert Marks, piano, John Loehrke, bass, and Jeremy Harris, percussion)
2. All Hart: Songs of Lorenz Hart, CD/Sin-Drome/After 9 SD 8947 (Eric Comstock, piano and voice with accompaniment)

Tira Lira La (L: Bob Wright and Chet Forrest) (same music as "At The Roxy Music Hall"):

1. Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2) (two renditions)
See above for recordings of "At The Roxy Music Hall."

A Twinkle In Your Eye:

1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-236 (Wynn Murray with the Walter-Bowers Orchestra) [reissued on I Married An Angel, CD/AEI AEI-CD 002; Sublimities Vol. 2, CD/Harbinger HCD 3104]
2. 78/Brunswick 8158 (Nan Wynn with Emery Deutsch and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Bluebird B 7649 (Rudy Valle with Rudy Valle & His Connecticut Yankees)
4. I Married An Angel/The New Moon, Pelican (M) LP-103 (Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy with Binnie Barnes and Edward Everett Horton)
5. I Married An Angel, AEI Records 1150 (Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman, and Ensemble) (part of radio broadcast finale) [reissued as CD/AEI AEI-CD 002]
6. Rodgers And Hart In Hollywood, Volume Two (1934-1943), JJA (M) 19821 (Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald) [reissued on Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2)]
7. Rodgers And Hart In Hollywood, Volume Two (1934-1943), JJA (M) 19821 (Jeanette MacDonald and Binnie Barnes) [reissued on Jeanette MacDonald And Nelson Eddy, CAS/Sandy Hook 3CSH-1 (#2)]
8. A Gala Tribute To Joshua Logan, Friends Of The Theatre And Music Collection Of The Museum Of The City Of New York AC (Phyllis Newman with music direction by Colin Romoff)
9. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. IV, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1367 (Blossom Dearie) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-126]
10. Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart, CD/Nonesuch 79406-2 (Dawn Upshaw with orchestra conducted by Eric Stern)

Why Have You Eyes? (unused; originally written for the 1933 film treatment):

1. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. V, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-140 (Ann Hampton Callaway with Robert Marks, piano, John Loehrke, bass, and Jeremy Harris, percussion)

Unrecorded Material:

Animated Objects (unused; originally written for the 1933 film treatment)
Bath And Dressmaking Sequence (unused; originally written for the 1933 film treatment and later revised as "The Modiste")
Entr'acte
Hey Butcher (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and Chet Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version)
Honeymoon Ballet
I'm Ruined (aka "Roxy Routine #1")
Love Is Queen, Love Is King (unused; originally written for the 1933 film treatment)
Men From Milwaukee (unused?)
The Modiste
Othello (inst.)
Surprise At Party (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and Chet Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version)
There Comes A Time (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and Chet Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version but not on cue sheets)
To Count Palaffi (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and Chet Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version but not on cue sheets)
Willy's Former Girl Friends (M: Herbert Stothart; L: Bob Wright and Chet Forrest) (written for the 1942 film version)
Women Are Women (not used; possibly part of "Love Is Queen, Love Is King"; no material survives)