THAT'S A GOOD GIRL
Composers: Philip Charig;
Joseph Meyer (with additional music by Charles Prentice)
Lyricists:
Desmond Carter; Douglas Furber; Ira Gershwin
Opened: June 5,
1928, London Hippodrome Theatre, London
Performances: 363
Adapted From The French (M/L:?) (written for the film version):
1. Jack Buchanan, World (M)
SH-283 (Jack Buchanan and Company)
Chirp-Chirp (L: Ira Gershwin) (also used in SHOOT THE
WORKS):
1. 78/Columbia 9461 (Debroy
Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey)
2. 78/Columbia 4952 (Elsie
Randolph with Debroy Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey) [reissued on
Jack Buchanan, CD/Pearl Flapper PAST-CD-9763]
3. 78/Columbia 4798 (Fred Rich
and His Hotel Astor Orchestra)
4. 78/HMV C-1586 (Light Opera Company)
5.
78/Columbia 4798 (Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band)
6. 78/Gramophone C
1547 (Ray Noble conducting The New Mayfair Orchestra of London) [also 78/HMV
C1477; reissued on Medleys From London Musical Shows (1928-34), JJA (M)
19851]
7. 78/Columbia 9594 (Billy Mayerl, piano)
Fancy Our Meeting (L: Douglas Furber):
1. 78/Columbia 9461 (Debroy
Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey) (two versions)
2. 78/Columbia
9462 (Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph with Debroy Somers' Band conducted by
Leonard Hornsey) [reissued on Elegance, CD/Living Era 5033]
3. 78/HMV
B-8026 (Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph with Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
[reissued on Jack Buchanan, World SH-283]
4. 78/HMV C-2630 (Jack Buchanan)
[reissued on Jack Buchanan, CD/Pearl Flapper PAST-CD-9763]
5. 78/Columbia
4798 (Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band)
6. 78/Gramophone C 1547 (Ray
Noble conducting The New Mayfair Orchestra of London) [also 78/HMV C1477;
reissued on Medleys From London Musical Shows (1928-34), JJA (M) 19851]
7.
78/Gramophone B 5482 (The Rhythm Band)
8. 78/Decca F 3742 (Al Bowlly with
orchestral accompaniment) [reissued on Pennies From Heaven, CD Connoisseur
300]
9. 78/HMV C-1586 (Light Opera Company)
10. 78/HMV B2797 (Lilian
Davies)
11. 78/Brunswick 196 (Melville Gideon)
12. 78/Columbia 9594
(Billy Mayerl, piano)
A Marching Song (L: Douglas
Furber):
1. 78/Columbia 4953 (Raymond
Newell and Chorus with Debroy Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey)
[reissued on Jack Buchanan: Original London Cast Recordings, World (M) SH-329]
Now That I've Found You (M/L ?) (written
for the film version):
1. 78/HMV B-8026 (Jack Buchanan
and Elsie Randolph with the Ray Noble Orchestra) [reissued on Jack Buchanan,
CD/Pearl Flapper PAST-CD-9763]
Oh! La! La!
(M/L:?) (written for the film version):
1. 78/HMV B-8027 (Jack Buchanan
and the Ray Noble Orchestra) [reissued on Oceans Of Time, CD/Vocalion CDEA
6165]
The One I'm Looking For (L: Douglas
Furber; Ira Gershwin):
1. 78/Columbia 9461 (Debroy
Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey)
2. 78/Columbia 9462 (Jack
Buchanan and Elsie Randolph with Debroy Somers' Band conducted by Leonard
Hornsey) [reissued on Elegance, CD/Living Era 5033]
3. 78/HMV C-1586 (Light
Opera Company)
4. 78/Columbia 4799 (Al Starita)
5. 78/Columbia 9594
(Billy Mayerl, piano)
Parting Time (L:
Douglas Furber):
1. 78/Columbia 4953 (Jack
Buchanan, Raymond Newell, and Vera Pearce with Debroy Somers' Band conducted by
Leonard Hornsey) [reissued on Jack Buchanan: Original London Cast Recordings,
World (M) SH-329]
So Green (M: Walter
Jurmann; L: Douglas Furber) (written for the film
version):
1. 78/HMV B-8027 (Jack Buchanan
and the Ray Noble Orchestra) [reissued on Oceans Of Time, CD/Vocalion CDEA
6165]
Sweet So-And-So (L: Douglas Furber;
Ira Gershwin) (Gershwin's original lyric, written alone, was subsequently used
in SWEET AND LOW):
1. 78/Columbia 9461 (Debroy
Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey)
2. 78/Columbia 4952 (Jack
Buchanan with Debroy Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey) [reissued on
Oceans Of Time, CD/Vocalion CDEA 6165]
3. 78/Gramophone B 5482 (The Rhythm
Band)
4. 78/HMV C-1586 (Light Opera Company)
5. 78/Columbia 4799 (Al
Starita)
6. 78/Gramophone C 1547 (Ray Noble conducting The New Mayfair
Orchestra of London) [also 78/HMV C1477; reissued on Medleys From London
Musical Shows (1928-34), JJA (M) 19851]
7. 78/Columbia 9594 (Billy Mayerl,
piano)
8. The Mad Twenties, Atlantic (S) SD 1302 (Bobby Short with orchestra
conducted by Phil Moore) [reissued as CD/Atlantic 82709]
Tell Me Why (L: Desmond Carter):
1. 78/Columbia 9461 (Debroy
Somers' Band conducted by Leonard Hornsey)
Why?:
1. 78/Gramophone C 1547 (Ray
Noble conducting The New Mayfair Orchestra of London) [also 78/HMV C1477;
reissued on Medleys From London Musical Shows (1928-34), JJA (M) 19851]
2.
78/Columbia 9594 (Billy Mayerl, piano)
Unrecorded Material:
Before We Were Married (L: Ira
Gershwin) (not used; no music survives)
Day After Day (L: Ira Gershwin) (not
used; no music survives)
Finale Act I (L: Ira Gershwin)
Hullo Hullo Let
Yourself Go! (L: Ira Gershwin) (published music credits lyrics to Douglas
Furber and Ira Gershwin)
There I'd Settle Down (L: Ira Gershwin) (not used;
no music survives)
We've Got To Find William (L: Douglas Furber)
Weekend
(L: Ira Gershwin) (no music survives)
Whoopee (original titled "What To Do")
(L: Ira Gershwin)
Why Be Good? (L: Ira Gershwin) (not used; no music
survives)