THE MOST HAPPY FELLA

Composer: Frank Loesser
Lyricist: Frank Loesser

Opened: May 3, 1956, Imperial Theatre, NYC
Performances: 676

Note: Only numbers not found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.

Doctors Don't Tell You Everything (cut):

1. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (Nancy Shade and Louis Quilico with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards) (as "Is It Fair?")


Everybody Is Talking (Rosabella Part 1) (cut):

1. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (Nancy Shade and Louis Quilico with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards) (as "Tony And Marie Duet")


Exit Music:

1. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)


Eyes Like A Stranger (cut; reinstated in the 1992 revival; part of music later used in "Greenwillow Christmas" in GREENWILLOW):

1.The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (Nancy Shade with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)

For recordings of "Greenwillow Christmas," see:

1. 45/Victor 47-8123 (George Beverly Shea with the Victor Voices and orchestra conducted by Nathan Scott)
2. Greenwillow, CBS 13974 (Chorus with orchestra conducted by Abba Bogin) [reissued as CD/DRG 19006]
3. Music Of Frank Loesser, RCA Victor (S) LSC-2486 (Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra)
4. Music From Frank Loesser's Greenwillow, RCA Victor (M) LPM-2229 (The Melachrino Strings conducted by George Melachrino)
5. The Three Bells, CD/Bear Family BCD 15665 (The Browns)
6. A Broadway Christmas, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5517 (Roy Chicas with musical direction by Lanny Meyers)


House And Garden (cut; added to then cut from revival):

1. An Evening With Frank Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (unidentified demo singer)
2. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (Emily Loesser and Karen Ziemba with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)


How's About Tonight? (Parts 1 and 2) (cut):

1. An Evening With Frank Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (Maxene Andrews and Lee Cass) (demo)


I'll Buy Everybody A Beer (cut):

1. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (William Burden and The Townspeople with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)


Is It Really Real? (cut):

1. An Evening With Frank Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (Maxene Andrews with unidentified demo singers)


Love Letter (cut):

1. An Evening With Frank Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (unidentified demo singers) (as "The Letter")


Lovers' Quarrel (cut):

1. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (William Burden and The Townspeople with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards) (as intro to "I'll Buy Everybody A Beer")


Nobody's Ever Gonna Love You (Act I solo version; cut):

1. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (Nancy Shade with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)


So Busy (cut):

1. An Evening With Frank Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (Maxene Andrews with unidentified demo singers)


Wanting To Be Wanted (cut):

1. An Evening With Frank Loesser, CD/DRG 5169 (unidentified demo singer)
2. Loesser By Loesser, CD/DRG 5170 (Jo Sullivan Loesser with Colin Romoff, piano, and rhythm accompaniment)
3. The Most Happy Fella, CD/JAY CDJAY3 1306 (Jo Sullivan Loesser with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)


Unrecorded Songs:

Aren't You Glad (tag) (cut)
Collar Incident (cut)
I'm-A No Wanna (cut)
Joes's Entrance (cut)
Mad Money (cut) (early version of "No Home, No Job")
Marie And Doc (cut)
Six O'Clock Train (cut)
Such A Pretty Picture (cut) (extended version of "No Home, No Job" with early version of "Don't Cry")
They're Throwing A Party Today (cut)