SWEET CHARITY
Composer: Cy
Coleman
Lyricist: Dorothy Fields
Opened: January 29, 1966, Palace Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 608
Note: Only numbers not found on the original Broadway cast recording are noted below.
Bows:
1. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY
CDJAY2 1284 (Company with the National Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Martin Yates)
Coney Island Waltz:
1. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY
CDJAY2 1284 (National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin
Yates)
Entr'acte:
1. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY
CDJAY2 1284 (National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin
Yates)
2. Sweet Charity, CD/DRG 94777 (orchestra directed by Don York)
Exit Music:
1. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY
CDJAY2 1284 (National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin
Yates)
Gimme A Raincheck (cut):
1. Publisher's Demo,
Notable Music DC101565 (Cy Coleman) [also Demo Acetate, 10"/Dick
Charles 10666; reissued on Sweet Charity, CD/DRG 94777 (bonus
track)]
2. Lost In Boston IV, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5768 (Melba Joyce
with music conducted by Brad Ellis)
A Good Impression (cut; subsequently
used in ELEANOR and reinstated in the 2005 Broadway
revival):
1. Demo Acetate, 10"/Nola
(Cy Coleman?)
2. Sweet Charity, CD/DRG 94777 (Denis O'Hare, Todd Anderson, Bob
Gaynor, Tyler Hanes, and Timothy Edward Smith with orchestra
directed by Don York)
I Can't Let You Go (cut; subsequently
used in ELEANOR):
1. Demo Acetate, 10"/Nola
(Cy Coleman?)
2. The Great American Composers: Cy Coleman, CD/Columbia House
2C2 8653 (Robert Goulet with orchestra conducted by Don Costa)
3. Julie Wilson Sings The Cy Coleman Songbook, CD/DRG 5252
(Julie Wilson with William Roy, piano)
I'll Take Any Man (cut):
1. You Fascinate Me So, CD/Harbinger
HCD-3102 (Cy Coleman, piano and voice)
I'm The Bravest Individual (second version aka "I'm The
Greatest Individual") (written for the 1986 revival with the
same lyric as "I'm The Bravest Individual" but with new
music):
1. Sweet Charity, CD/EMI
America CDP 7 46562 2 (Debbie Allen and Michael Rupert with
orchestra directed by Fred Werner)
I'm Way Ahead (cut; subsequently used
in SEESAW):
1. Seesaw, Buddah (S)
BDS-95006-1-OC (Michele Lee with orchestra directed by Don
Pippin) [reissued as CD/DRG CDRG6108]
2. You Fascinate Me So: Marilyn Volpe Sings Cy Coleman,
CD/Original Cast OC 9618 (Marilyn Volpe with musical direction
by Wes McAfee)
3. A Fine Romance: A Dorothy Fields Songbook, CD/DRG 94780 (Mark
Nadler, piano and voice)
4. Close As Pages In A Book, CD/DRG 91412 (Barbara Cook with
music conducted by Wally Harper)
5. Nobody Does It Like Me: A Tribute To Dorothy Fields, CD/Dress
Circle MM115 (Morag McLaren with musical direction by Bruce
O'Neil)
6. Mark Murphy Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields And Cy Coleman,
CD/Audiophile ACD-132 (Mark Murphy with the Loonis McGlohon
Trio)
7. Adler, Bock, Coleman, CD/LML Music LML CD-201 (Michele Lee
with musical direction by Ron Abel)
8. A Night Of Neurotica, CD/Original Cast 6246 (Amanda Abel)
It's A Nice Face (written for the movie
version):
1. 45/Notable Records 1101
(Steve Leeds with orchestra conducted by Cy Coleman) (demo)
2. 10"/Notable Music (female version) (demo)
3. Sweet Charity, Decca (S) D-71502 (Shirley MacLaine with
orchestra conducted by Joseph Gershenson) [reissued as CD/Decca
Broadway B0000864-02]
4. Music From Sweet Charity, Vocalion (S) VL 73867 (Sound Stage
9 Orchestra)
5. Music From Sweet Charity, Decca (S) DL 75074 (Sammy Kaye and
His Orchestra)
6. As Long As He Needs Me, Kapp (S) KS-3573 (Shani Wallis with
orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael)
7. The Ladies Who Wrote The Lyrics, Painted Smiles (S) 1334
(Kaye Ballard with Arthur Siegel, piano, and Steve Mallardi,
bass) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-143]
8. Adler, Bock, Coleman, CD/LML Music LML CD-201 (Rex Reed with
musical direction by Ron Abel)
9. We've Got It: The Music Of Cy Coleman, CD/Discovery DSCD-907
(Jackie Cain and Roy Kral)
10. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1284 (Jacqueline Dankworth with
the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates)
11. Will He Like Me?, CD/PS Classics PS-1836 (Philip Chaffin
with music conducted by Richard Carsey)
Keep It In the Family (cut; later used
in play KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY and in ELEANOR with revised
lyrics):
1. 45/Generation CC 102
(New York University Chorus & Choir with orchestra conducted
by Al Ham)
2. 45/MGM K13826 (Merv Griffin and the Griffin Family Singers
with orchestra conducted by Herb Bernstein)
My Personal Property:
1. 10"/Notable Music
(female version) (demo)
2. Sweet Charity, Decca (S) D-71502 (Shirley MacLaine with
orchestra conducted by Joseph Gershenson) [reissued as CD/Decca
Broadway B0000864-02]
3. Shirley Maclaine Live At The Palace, Columbia (S) PC-34233
(Shirley MacLaine with music direction by Donn Trenner)
[reissued as CD/DRG 91470]
4. I've Gotta Be Me, Reprise (S) RS-6324 (Sammy Davis, Jr.)
[reissued as CD/Collectors' Choice Music 497]
5. Sweet Charity, CBS (S) S 70084 (Magali Noel with orchestra
conducted by Bernard Gerard)
6. Music From Sweet Charity, Vocalion (S) VL 73867 (Sound Stage
9 Orchestra)
7. Music From Sweet Charity, Decca (S) DL 75074 (Sammy Kaye and
His Orchestra)
8. Second Town Hall Concert, Atlantic (S) SD2-605 (Bobby Short,
piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan,
drums) [reissued on Mabel Mercer And Bobby Short At Town
Hall/Second Town Hall Concert, CD/Collectables 6839]
9. My Personal Property, Atlantic (S) SD-1689 (Bobby Short,
piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, Valdo Ramirez and
Willie Rodriguez, percussion, and Gene Gammage, drums) [reissued
on The Mad Twenties/My Personal Property, CD/Collectables 6845]
10. Songs Of New York, CD/Telarc 83346 (Bobby Short, piano and
voice, Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar, Jackie Williams, drums, Frank
Tate, bass, Warren Vache, cornet, and Chuck Wilson, reeds)
11. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1284 (Jacqueline Dankworth with
the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates)
12. My Personal Property, CD/JAY CDJAY1401 (Christiane Noll with
National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates)
13. The Words Of Women, CD/Nancy Stearns CPW101 (Nancy Stearns
with Gregory Toroian, piano, and David Finck, bass)
14. It’s About Time, CD/No label (Tommi Thomas with musical
direction by Charles Grindle)
15. 2 Shows Nightly/Live At The Copa, CD/EMI 509996-95372-2-6
(Peggy Lee)
Pink Taffeta Sample Size 10 (cut):
1. Mimi Hines Sings, Decca
(S) DL7-4709 (Mimi Hines with orchestra conducted by Richard
Marx) [reissued on The Mimi Hines Albums, CD/Harbinger 2403]
2. Lovingly, Sylvia Syms, Atlantic (S) SD-18177 (Sylvia Syms
with Ellis Larkins, piano) [reissued as CD/Collectables 6175]
3. Lost In Boston III, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5563 (Lynne
Wintersteller with muscal direction by Tom Fay)
4. Jamie deRoy & Friends - Vol. 4: Family, CD/Harbinger HCD
2003 (Tovah Feldshuh)
5. The Dorothy Fields Songbook, CD/DRG 91410 (Sally Mayes)
6. Crazy World, CD/Azahara 05-001 (Sandy Campbell with music
direction by G. Scott Lacy)
7. A Night Of Neurotica, CD/Original Cast 6246 (Amanda Abel)
8. Love & Laughter, CD/Case Popovic Productions CP0001A
(Darlene Popovic with musical direction by Donald Eldon Wescoat)
9. Relationships, CD/GS001C (Gloria Stevens with Tex Arnold,
piano, Eddie Caccavale, drums, Mark Minkler, bass, and Dr. Mia
Wu, violin)
10. You Fascinate Me So, CD/Harbinger HCD-3102 (Cy Coleman,
piano and voice)
The Pompeii Club (Rich Man's Frug)
(written for the film version):
1. Sweet Charity, Decca
(S) D-71502 (orchestra conducted by Joseph Gershenson) [reissued
as CD/Decca Broadway B0000864-02]
Poor Everybody Else (cut; later used in
SEESAW):
1. Publisher's Demo,
Notable Music DC101565 (Cy Colema, piano and voice) [reissued on
You Fascinate Me So, CD/Harbinger HCD-3102]
2. 45/Columbia (M) 4-43475 (Sylvia Syms with orchestra conducted
by Joe Sherman) [reissued on The Columbia Years, CD/Collectables
7584]
3. Seesaw, Buddah (S) BDS-95006-1-OC (Michele Lee with orchestra
directed by Don Pippin) [reissued as CD/DRG CDRG6108]
4. You Fascinate Me So: Marilyn Volpe Sings Cy Coleman,
CD/Original Cast OC 9618 (Marilyn Volpe with musical direction
by Wes McAfee)
5. Once In A Lifetime, MGM (M) E-4367 (Mamie Lee)
6. A Fine Romance: A Dorothy Fields Songbook, CD/DRG 94780 (KT
Sullivan with Mark Nadler, piano)
Rebirth (aka "Finale") (written for the
film version):
1. Sweet Charity, Decca
(S) D-71502 (chorus and orchestra conducted by Joseph
Gershenson) [reissued as CD/Decca Broadway B0000864-02]
The Rescue:
1. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY
CDJAY2 1284 (Jacqueline Dankworth with the National Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates)
Subway:
1. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY
CDJAY2 1284 (National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin
Yates)
Sweet Charity (new title song written
for movie version):
1. 45/Notable Records 1101
(Steve Leeds with orchestra conducted by Cy Coleman) (demo)
2. Demo Acetate, 10"/Notable Music (Cy Coleman)
3. 45/Philips 40595 (Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra) [also found
on Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra, Philips 600-337]
4. 45/JAD J 216 (Johnny Nash)
5. 45/Capitol P-2408 (Lou Rawls)
6. Sweet Charity, Decca (S) D-71502 (John McMartin with
orchestra conducted by Joseph Gershenson) [reissued as CD/Decca
Broadway B0000864-02]
7. Music From Sweet Charity, Decca (S) DL 75074 (Sammy Kaye and
His Orchestra)
8. Listen To The Movies With Ferrante And Teicher, United
Artists (S) UAS 6701(Ferrante & Teicher with orchestra
conducted by Nick Perito)
9. Music From Sweet Charity, Vocalion (S) VL 73867 (Sound Stage
9 Orchestra)
10. Fiddler On The Roof/Sweet Charity, Ace Of Clubs (S) SCL 1254
(London's Gentlemen Of Jazz)
11. A Fine Romance: A Dorothy Fields Songbook, CD/DRG 94780
(Mark Nadler, piano and voice)
12. Sweet Charity, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1284 (Gregg Edelman with the
National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates)
13. Nancye Hayes At The School Of Arts Café, CD/Larrikin 315
(Nancye Hayes)
Note: A recording performed by Jeff and Jeff is also known to
exist.
When Did You Know? (cut; music later used as "Love Makes
Such Fools Of Us Of All" Jenny Lind's Song" in BARNUM):
1. Skitch Henderson And
His Orchestra Play Music From Sweet Charity, Columbia (S) CS
9271 (Skitch Henderson and his Orchestra)
2. Cy Coleman Presents Barnum, Gryphon (S) G-918 (The Cy Coleman
Trio) ("Love Makes Such Fools Of Us All")
3. Barnum, Columbia (S) JS-36576 (Marianne Tatum with orchestra
directed by Peter Howard) ("Love Makes Such Fools Of Us All")
[reissued as CD/Sony Classical SK 89999]
4. Barnum, Chrysalis (S) 37627 (Sarah Payne with orchestra
directed by Michael Reed) ("Love Makes Such Fools Of Us All")
[reissued as CD/Chrysalis CCD 1348]
5. Barnum, RCA Victor (S) VPL 1-0366 (Deborah Winterburn with
orchestra directed by Noel Smith) ("Love Makes Such Fools Of Us
All")
6. Barnum, JMB Record (S) ZL 37467 (Anne Forrez with orchestra
directed by Franck Bacri) ("Love Makes Such Fools Of Us All")
7. Barnum, Discografica (S) CGD 20392 (Ranveig Eckoff with
orchestra directed by Riccardo Biseo) ("Love Makes Such Fools Of
Us All")
8. Barnum, Bat (S) BM-001 (female singer with orchestra directed
by Luis Fornes) ("Love Makes Such Fools Of Us All")
9. Barnum, (S) 6819.027 (female singer) ("Love Makes Such Fools
Of Us All")
You Wanna Bet (cut; same music as
"Sweet Charity"):
1. 45/Columbia 4-43518
(Barbra Streisand with orchestra conducted by Don Costa)
[reissued on Just For The Record…, CD/Columbia C4K-44111]
2. Publisher's Demo, Notable Music DC101565 (Cy Coleman and/or
unidentified vocalist)
3. If My Friends Could See Me Now: Cy Coleman Sings His Own Big
Hits With Orchestra, Columbia (S) CS-9378 (Cy Coleman with
orchestra) [reissued on Sweet Charity, CD/Sony
Classical/Columbia/Legacy SK 60960 (bonus track)]
4. Sweet Charity, Ambassador (S) S 98076 (Susan Lloyd and the
Michael Brothers with the "Uptown" Dance Hall Orchestra)
5. Skitch Henderson And His Orchestra Play Music From Sweet
Charity, Columbia (S) CS 9271 (Skitch Henderson and His
Orchestra)
6. The Swingin'est Gals In Town, Epic (S) FLS 15107 (Bobby
Hackett) [reissued as The Swingin'est Gals In Town/Jazz
Impressions Of Oliver!, CD/Collectables 7410]
7. A Fine Romance: A Dorothy Fields Songbook, CD/DRG 94780 (Mark
Nadler, piano and voice)
Unrecorded Songs:
Did You Ever Look At You
(cut)
Free Thought In Action Class Song (cut)
I've Tried Everything (cut)
You Can't Lose 'Em All (cut)