SHE'S MY BABY
Composer: Richard
Rodgers
Lyricist: Lorenz Hart
Opened: January 3, 1928, Globe Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 71
A Baby's Best Friend (same music as "Lullaby" from CHARLOT'S MASQUERADE and subsequently used in PLEASE!):
1. 78/Victor 25165
(Beatrice Lillie with Edward Cooper, piano) [also 78/HMV B-8362;
reissued on The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume I, CD/Pearl
GEM 0110]
2. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. II" Crewe (S) CD-1343 (Bibi
Osterwald with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as
CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-139]
How Was I To Know? (cut; music later
used for "Why Do You Suppose?" in HEADS UP!):
1. 78/Brunswick 7809
(Eddie DeLange with the Hudson-DeLange Orchestra)
2. 78/Crown 113 (The Rhythm Rascals) (unverified)
3. The Columbia Album of Richard Rodgers, Columbia CR 39 (Andre
Kostelanetz and His Orchestra) [reissued as CD/Sony Music
Special Products AK 47866]
4. Rodgers And Hart Revisited, Spruce (S) 101 (Charlotte Rae and
Dorothy Loudon with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued
as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-116]
5. A Hundred Million Miracles, CD/Arbors 19279 (Daryl Sherman)
For recordings of "Why Do You Suppose?" see:
1. 78/Columbia 2067
D (The Knickerbockers)
2. 78/Perfect 15256 (The Radio Imps with Sam Lanin and His
Troubadours)
3. 78/Brunswick 4554 (Colonial Club Orchestra with vocal
chorus)
4. 78/Victor 22204 (Franklyn Baur with Nat Shilkret and His
Orchestra)
5. 78/HMV B5822 (Harold Lambert, Belle Mann, and Franklyn Baur
with Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra)
6. 78/Parlophone R665 (Stuart Ross and Joe Sargent with piano
accompaniment) [reissued on The Song Is… Rodgers & Hart,
ASV AJA5041]
7. 78/Columbia DB-117 (Billy Mayerl, piano)
8. Rodgers And Hart Revisited" Spruce (S) 101 (Charlotte Rae
and Dorothy Loudon with musical direction by Norman Paris)
[reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-116]
9. Now In Vogue, Storyville STLP-903 (Teddi King) [reissued as
CD/Import 71284]
10. The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart, Trend T 1501
(The Dave Pell Octet) [reissued as CD/Fresh Sounds 60505]
11. The Columbia House Bands: Ben Selvin, Vol. 2, CD/The Old
Masters 117 (Ben Selvin Orchestra)
I Need Some Cooling Off (originally
used in ONE DAM THING AFTER ANOTHER):
1. 78/HMV B5290 (Savoy
Orpheans conducted by Carroll Gibbons) [reissued on On The Air,
CD/ASV/Living Era 5142]
2. 78/Columbia 4399 (Al Starita with the Kit-Cat Band directed
by Al Starita)
3. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. V, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-140
(Dorothy Loudon with Arthur Siegel, piano, John Loehrke, bass,
and Jeremy Harris, percussion)
If I Were You (cut; reinstated after
opening; originally used in BETSY and subsequently used in
LADY LUCK):
1. 78/Columbia 4342
(Phyllis Monkman and Leslie Henson with Three Pianos, H.B.
Hedley, J. Clarke, and G. Myddleton) [reissued on The Ultimate
Rodgers & Hart Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0110]
2. 78/HMV C-1346 (Light Opera Company)
3. 78/Columbia 4344 (Percival Mackey's Band)
4. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. V, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-140
(Dorothy Loudon with Arthur Siegel, piano, John Loehrke, bass,
and Jeremy Harris, percussion)
5. Andrea Marcovicci Sings Rodgers & Hart, CD/Andreasong
(Andrea Marcovicci with Shelly Markham, piano, and Kevin Axt,
bass)
6. My Funny Valentine: Frederica Von Stade Sings Rodgers And
Hart, CD/EMI CDC 7 54071 2 (Frederica Von Stade, Rosemary Ashe,
Lynda Richardson, and Peta Bartlett with the London Symphony
Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn)
A Little House In Soho (same music and
mostly same lyric as "A Tiny Flat Near Soho Square" from
LIDO LADY):
1. 78/Columbia 4227
(Cicely Courtneidge and Harold French with the Gaiety Theatre
Orchestra conducted by Sydney Baynes) (as "A Tiny Flat Near Soho
Square") [reissued on Sunny/Show Boat/Lido Lady, CD/Pearl 9105]
2. Rodgers And Hart Rarities, CD/Bygone Records BG-1001 (unknown
performer) (as "A Little Flat Near Soho")
3. A Tiny Flat Near Soho Square, CD/Dutton 6139 (Percival Mackey
and His Band) ("A Tiny Flat Near Soho Square")
Morning Is Midnight (cut; also cut from
LIDO LADY):
1. Rodgers And Hart
Revisited, Recording Industries Corp 3001 (Dorothy Loudon with
musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted
Smiles PSCD-116]
My Lucky Star (also used in ONE DAM
THING AFTER ANOTHER):
1. Rodgers And Hart
Rarities, CD/Bygone Records BG-1001 (unidentified performer)
2. Singin’ In The Rain And Other Great Standards, CD/Hallmark
300742 (Tommy Steele)
Try Again Tomorrow (not used in LIDO
LADY):
1. 78/Columbia 4228
(Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert with the Gaiety Theatre
Orchestra conducted by Sydney Baynes) [reissued on Sunny/Show
Boat/Lido Lady, CD/Pearl 9105; The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart
Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0110]
2. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. V, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-140
(Susan Stroman with Robert Marks, piano, John Loehrke, bass, and
Jeremy Harris, percussion)
When I Go On The Stage:
1. Life's A Funny Present:
More Broadway Flops & Roadkills 1919-1955, CD/Rialto
SLRR-9306 (Carolyn Mignini, Kevin McMahon, Scott Harlan, and
Greg MacKellan with musical direction by David Holcenberg)
You're What I Need (cut from A
CONNECTICUT YANKEE):
1. Bobby Short Celebrates
Rodgers & Hart, Atlantic (S) SD 2-610 (Bobby Short, piano
and voice, Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums and
percussion) [reissued as CD/Atlantic 81320-2]
2. Rodgers And Hart Rarities, CD/Bygone Records BG-1001 (Anne
Edler, Lisa Rogers, or Danielle Vernengo)
Unrecorded Material:
Camera Shoot (originally
written for but not used in LIDO LADY)
Here She Comes (aka "Musical Entrance-Tilly" and "All Set! Let's
Go")
March With Me (M: Ivor Novello; L: Douglas Furber) (added after
opening)
The Pipes Of Pansy (not used; also not used in DEAREST ENEMY,
THE GIRL FRIEND, and PEGGY-ANN)
Smart People (added after opening)
The Swallows (lyric missing)
This Goes Up (aka "Smile" and "Keep Your Eye On Me")
Wasn't It Great? (aka "It's All Over Now") (dropped after
opening)
When I Saw Him Last (aka "Finale, Act I")
Where Can The Baby Be?
Whoopsie (dropped after opening)