PLATINUM

Composer: Gary William Friedman
Lyricist: Will Holt

Opened: November 12, 1978, Mark Hellinger Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 33

Note: Live recordings exist of the Buffalo and Broadway production (the latter substantially transferred to Private label CX335). A revised version of this show was titled SUNSET, and played for one preview performance at the Village Gate Theatre, N.Y.C. on November 7, 1983.

1945:

1. Demo (unidentified singer) (as "That Way Way Back When")
2. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Richard Cox and Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)
3. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Tammy Grimes with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Back With A Beat:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)
2. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Tammy Grimes with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Bug On The Windshield Of Life (cut; reinstated for SUNSET):

1. Demo (unidentified singer) (as "Stuck On The Windshield Of Life")
2. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Ronee Blakley and Walt Hunter with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Cheap Chablis (added for SUNSET):

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Ronee Blakley with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Dan's Rap (added for SUNSET):

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Kim Milford with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Destiny:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)
2. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Tammy Grimes with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Disco Destiny:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Lisa Mordente, Avery Sommers, Damita Jo Freeman, and Robin Frean with musical direction by Fred Thaler)


Exit Music:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (orchestra directed by Fred Thaler)


Finale:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (orchestra directed by Fred Thaler)


The Funky (cut; reinstated for SUNSET):

1. Demo (unidentified singer)
2. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Kim Milford with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


I Am The Light:

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Kim Milford with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


I Like You:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Lisa Mordente and Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)


Living On Sunset (added for SUNSET):

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Walt Hunter with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Movie Star Memories:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Richard Cox and Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)


Moments (cut; reinstated for SUNSET):

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Tammy Grimes with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Nothing But:

1. Demo (unidentified singer) (as "Class")
2. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)
3. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Tammy Grimes with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Old Times, Good Times:

1. Demo (unidentified singer)
2. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Alexis Smith and Company with musical direction by Fred Thaler)
3. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Company with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Overture:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (orchestra directed by Fred Thaler)


Platinum Dreams:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Avery Sommers, Damito Jo Freeman, and Robin Frean with musical direction by Fred Thaler)


Retreat (cut; reinstated for SUNSET):

1. Demo (unidentified singer)
2. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Walt Hunter and Ronee Blakley with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Rock Is My Way Of Life (Rock Is My Natural Home) (cut):

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Ronee Blakley, Kim Milford, and Walt Hunter with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Standing In Need Of Your Love (cut):

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Ronee Blakley with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Sunset:

1. Demo (unidentified singer) (as "Sunset City")
2. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Lisa Mordente, Avery Sommers, Damita Jo Freeman, and Robin Frean with musical direction by Fred Thaler)


Sunset Dreams (added for SUNSET):

1. Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Tammy Grimes, Walt Hunter, Kim Milford, and Ronee Blakley with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


This One's For Me (added for SUNSET):

Sunset, CD/TER CDTER 1180 (Tammy Grimes with music direction by Gary William Friedman)


Too Many Mirrors:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)


Trials And Tribulations:

1. Platinum, Private label CX335 (Lisa Mordente and Alexis Smith with musical direction by Fred Thaler)


Unrecorded Material:

Gonna Get Hot (cut)
How Do You Like It? (cut)
Ride, Baby, Ride
True Music (cut)
Waltz (cut)