JOLLYANNA
Composer: Sammy
Fain
Lyricist: E.Y. Harburg
Opened: August 11, 1952,
L.A. Civic Light Opera, Los Angeles, CA
Performances:
Unknown
Note: JOLLYANNA is a substantially revised version of FLAHOOLEY.
B.G. Bigelow, Inc. (originally used in FLAHOOLEY):
1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg
and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2
H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Executives and Personnel with orchestra
directed by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]
Come Back Little Genie (originally used in
FLAHOOLEY):
1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg
and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2
H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Barbara Cook with orchestra directed by
Maurice Levine)
Jump, Chillun, Jump (same
song as "Jump, Little Chillun" in FLAHOOLEY):
1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg
and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2
H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Ensemble with orchestra directed by
Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]
Little Bit Of Magic (M: Burton Lane) (originally written for
but not used in FLAHOOLEY):
1. Composer Demo (Burton
Lane)
Scheherazade (originally written for
but cut from FLAHOOLEY):
1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg
and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2
H1]
2. Charley Drew Sings Witty Ditties, Gala Album 2 (Charley Drew)
(unverified)
The Springtime Cometh
(originally used in FLAHOOLEY):
1. 45/Capitol F1504 (Mary Mayo
with orchestra conducted by Al Ham)
2. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy
Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
3.
Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Irwin Corey with orchestra directed by Maurice
Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]
4. Debut - Downstairs At
The Upstairs, AEI (M) 2114 (Tammy Grimes with Stan Keen and Carl Norman at the
plural pianos)
Who Says There Ain't No
Santa Claus? (M: Burton Lane) (originally written for but not used in
FLAHOOLEY):
1. Hold On To Your Hats,
CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-120 (Ali Robertson with musical direction by Robert
Marks) (as "Santa Claus")
2. Jazz At The North Pole, CD/Concord Jazz 5226
(Michael Feinstein)
The World Is Your
Balloon (originally used in FLAHOOLEY):
1. 78/Decca 27654 (Ethel Merman
with Choir and Orchestra directed by Dave Terry) [also 45/Decca 27654; reissued
on The World Is Your Balloon, CD/Decca 000510902]
2. 78/Columbia 39477
(Sandy Evans with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on A Kiss To Build
A Dream On, CD/Sony Special Products 28377]
3. 45/Capitol F1524 (Mel Torme
with orchestra conducted by Sid Feller)
4. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and
Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2
H1]
5. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Barbara Cook, Jerome Courtland, and
Puppet Singing Company with orchestra directed by Maurice Levine) [reissued as
CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]
6. The Singing Bobby Scott: My Heart In My
Hands, Columbia (S) CS 9563 (Bobby Scott with orchestra conducted by Torrie
Zito)
7. Lovesick, Verve (S) V6-8688 (Jackie & Roy) [reissued as
CD/Universal/Verve 2763]
8. Introducing Janice Mars, CD/Baq Room 2860
(Janice Mars)
9. Double Standards, CD/Doxie 101 (Jane Scheckter)
A radio
transcription performed by the Wayne King Orchestra is also known to exist.
You Too Can Be A Puppet (M: William Friml)
(lyrics originally used in FLAHOOLEY):
1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg
and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2
H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Puppet Singers with orchestra directed
by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]
Unrecorded Material:
Fabulous (M: William Friml)
A
Gal Named Cinderella
How Lucky Can You Get? (subsequently used in the 1973
University of Michigan revival of FLAHOOLEY)
Jollyanna (M: William
Friml)
Leave A Message (M: William Friml)
What's Gonna Happen? (M: Burton
Lane) (subsequently used in the 1973 University of Michigan revival of
FLAHOOLEY)