SONG AND DANCE
Composer: Andrew
Lloyd Webber
Lyricist: Don Black
Opened: April 7, 1982, Palace Theatre, London; September
18, 1985, Royale Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 781 (London); 474 (N.Y.C.)
Note: Only material not found on the 1984 London cast album of SONG AND DANCE is noted below. (See also a separate entry on this website for TELL ME ON A SUNDAY, much of which was reworked for use in the first act of SONG AND DANCE.) Some additional lyrics were written by Richard Maltby Jr. for certain songs in the New York production but these are not separately noted unless the songs were substantially revised.
English Girls (added for the New York production):
1. Song And Dance, RCA
HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical direction by John
Mauceri) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-68264-2]
Finale (rewritten for the New York
production):
1. Song And Dance, RCA
HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical direction by John
Mauceri) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-68264-2]
First Letter Home (revised version of
"Letter Home" added for the New York production):
1. Song And Dance, RCA
HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical direction by John
Mauceri) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-68264-2]
I'm Very You, You're Very Me (dropped
during the London run; subsequently reinstated in some
productions of TELL ME ON A SUNDAY):
1. Tell Me On A Sunday,
Polydor PD-1-6260 (Marti Webb with orchestra conducted by Harry
Rabinowitz) [reissued as CD/Polydor 833447]
2. Song & Dance, Polydor PODV4 (Marti Webb with orchestra
conducted by Harry Rabinowitz) [reissued as CD/Decca 663602]
3. Bleib Noch Bis Zum Sonntag - Gitte, Amiga (S) 8 55 883 (Gitte
Walther with music conducted by Michael Thatcher)
4. Sag Det Pa En Sondag, Polydor (S) 2379 195 (Maria Wickman)
5. Tell Me On A Sunday, CD/Decca Broadway 000040702 (Denise Van
Outen with musical direction by Nicolas Finlow)
The Last Man In My Life (dropped during
the London run):
1. Song & Dance,
Polydor PODV4 (Marti Webb with orchestra conducted by Harry
Rabinowitz) [reissued as CD/Decca 663602]
2. Somebody's Girl, That's Entertainment Records VIR 83004 (Liz
Robertson with orchestra conducted by Chris Walker) [reissued on
The Essential Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/Metro 503]
3. Portrait, CD/Columbia 472730 2 (Des O'Connor)
4. Unexpected: Myrra Malmberg Sings Andrew Lloyd Webber,
CD/Arietta Discs Musicproduktion ADCD 14 (Myrra Malmberg)
5. Essential Musical Composers: Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/CHV
Factory (Stage Sound Unlimited)
6. The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Best Of Broadway,
CD/Orpheus Records 90626 (unknown performer)
7. New Brew: Jazz Interpretations Of Andrew Lloyd Webber,
CD/Unity Label Group 17738 (unknown performer)
8. Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music, The Magic, CD/Shift 20064
(Orlando Pops Orchestra)
9. Musical And More, CD/Universal International 82292 (Sarah
Brightman)
10. Broadway Greatest Hits, CD/Denon Records (Slowakische
Philharmonie)
11. Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/Madacy 52355 (101 Strings)
12. Encore, CD/Decca 589050 (Sarah Brightman)
13. Celebrating Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/BBC Music WMEU 0032-2
(Claire Moore with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Grant
Hossack)
14. Evening At The Musical Vol. 1, CD/Lechner Euromusic 600350
(The Hollywood Film Festival Orchestra)
15. The Magic Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/Pickwick PWKS 4110
(Fiona Hendley with Paul Jones, harmonica, and with the West End
Concert Orchestra conducted by Matthew Freeman)
16. Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/Reader's Digest 440001301-2/3
(Shirley Banks)
17. Andrew Lloyd Webber Songbook, CD/Connoisseur collection VSOP
CD 176 (Stephanie Lawrence and The Stephen Hill Singers with the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michael Reed)
18. Performance, CD/First Night OCR CD6033 (Marti Webb with the
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ian Hughes)
19. Don't Cry For Me Argentina: A Tribute To Andrew Lloyd
Webber, CD/Beechwood 03 (unknown performer)
20. Music Of Lloyd Webber: Memories, Vol. 1, CD/Newsound 2000
198 (London Festival Ensemble)
21. Andrew Lloyd Webber: Musical Hits, CD/Emporio 360 (Maria
Kesselman)
22. On The Town: Broadway, CD/Direct Source 38672 (Stage Door
Players)
23. The Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/Madacy 2342 (The
Starlite Orchestra)
24. The Magic Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/Pickwick PWKS4110
(Fiona Hendley)
25. Shirley Bassey Sings The Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber,
CD/Capitol 27983 (Shirley Bassey)
26. All The Love I Have: Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/JAY
CDJAY1419 (unknown performer)
27. Hits Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Vol. 1, CD/Rosenklang (The
World-Band)
28. Music Of The Knight, CD/Music Factory (Encore Tribute Band)
29. The Essential Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/Marathon Media (Marco
Phillipe Orchestra & Singers)
30. The Golden Piano Plays Hits Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, CD/V
& H Holdings (Alain Carlon Orchestra)
31. A Broadway Love Story, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5956
(Christiane Noll with orchestra conducted by Todd Ellison)
Second Letter (revised version of
"Second Letter Home" written for the New York production):
1. Song And Dance, RCA
HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical direction by John
Mauceri) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-68264-2]
So Much To Do In New York (rewritten
version of "It's Not The End Of The World" added for the New
York production):
1. Song And Dance, RCA
HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical direction by John
Mauceri) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-68264-2]
2. Song And Dance, RCA HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical
direction by John Mauceri) (reprise) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor
09026-68264-2]
3. Song And Dance, RCA HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical
direction by John Mauceri) (second reprise) [reissued as CD/RCA
Victor 09026-68264-2]
Third Letter (revised version of "Third
Letter Home" written for the New York production):
1. Song And Dance, RCA
HBC1-7162 (Bernadette Peters with musical direction by John
Mauceri) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-68264-2]