MAMA, I WANT TO SING

Composers: Rudolph V. Hawkins; Wesley Naylor; Doris Troy
Lyricists: Vy Higginsen; Ken Wydro

Opened: March 25, 1983, Heckscher Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: Unknown

Note: Only recordings of material not otherwise found on the original cast album are noted below. No attempt has been made to compile discological information for interpolated material beyond original cast member performances.

God Bless The Child (M/L: Herzog; Billie Holiday):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Krysten Cummings with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


He'll Be Your Strength (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Chaka Khan and the London Reach Ensemble with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


His Eye Is On The Sparrow (M/L: Traditional) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Stacy Francis and Doris Troy with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


I Know Who Holds Tomorrow (M/L: Stamphil) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Stacy Francis with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


In My Solitude (M/L: Duke Ellington) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Toni Devonish with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


I'll Do Anything (M/L: Payne; Gamble; Huff) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Stacy Francis, Lorraine Velez, Priscilla-Mae Jones, and Michelle Douglas with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


Just One Look (M/L: Payne/Carroll) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Doris Troy and Stacy Francis with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


Stormy Weather (M: Harold Arlen; L: Ted Koehler) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Lorraine Velez with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


Take My Hand (M/L: Dorsey) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Doris Tory with musical direction by Bazil Meade)
2. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Stacy Francis and Doris Tory with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


This Bitter Earth (M/L: Otis) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Toni Devonish with musical direction by Bazil Meade)


The Treasure of Love (M/L: Shapiro; Stallman) (included in the 1995 London production):

1. Mama, I Want To Sing, CD/EMI 833925 (Shaun Escoffery, Donovan Lawrence, Junior Robinson, and Bazil Meade with musical direction by Bazil Meade)