THREE'S A CROWD



Composer: Arthur Schwartz
Lyricist: Howard Dietz

Opened: October 15, 1930, Selwyn Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 271


Body And Soul (M: John Green: L: Frank Eyton; Edward Heyman; Robert Sour):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard beyond original cast member and composer renditions.
1. 78/Columbia DB-1262 (John Green, piano) [reissued on All Our Own Work, CD/Living Era ASV CD AJA 5333]
2. 78/Brunswick 6920 (John Green, piano)
3. 78/Decca 23902 (Barbara Ames with Johnny Green, piano) [also found on Johnny Green: His Music, His Piano And His Orchestra, 10"/Decca (M) DL-5203]
4. 78/Mercury 5071 (Libby Holman with the Johnny Richards Orchestra)
5. 78/Brunswick 4910 (Libby Holman with orchestral accompaniment) [reissued on Moanin' Low, CD/Take Two TT-415]
6. Libby Holman Sings, 10"/MB 101 (Libby Holman)
7. The Legendary Libby Holman, Monmouth Evergreen (S) MRS 6501 (Libby Holman with Gerald Cook)


Forget All Your Books (M: Burton Lane):

1. Everyone Else Revisited, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1374 (Arthur Siegel and The Populaires) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-146]


The Moment I Saw You (originally in THE CO-OPTIMISTS OF 1930 with lyrics co-credited to Greatrex Newman):

1. 78/Columbia CB59 (Sam Browne with Ray Starita and His Ambassador Band)
2. Alone Together, Monmouth (S) 6604/5 (Neal Kenyon with music direction by Paul Trueblood)
3. You Belong To Me, CD/Memoir CDMOIR 577 (Jo Stafford and Teddy Johnson with Norrie Paramor and His Orchestra)


Out In The Open Air (M: Burton Lane):

1. Everyone Else Revisited, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1374 (The Populaires) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-146]


Practicing Up On You (M: Philip Charig) (originally used in THE SECOND LITTLE SHOW):

1. Everyone Else Revisited, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1374 (Arthur Siegel) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-146]


Right At The Start Of It:

1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L-150 (Bob George Orchestra with vocal refrain) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930, JJA (M) 19777]
2. Alone Together, Monmouth (S) 6604/5 (Neal Kenyon with music direction by Paul Trueblood)
3. Arthur Schwartz Revisited, Painted Smiles PS-1350 (Warde Donovan and the entire company with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-137]
4. The Broadway Musicals Of 1930, CD/Original Cast OC 6241 (Marc Kudisch with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)



Something To Remember You By (music also used for "I Have No Words" in LITTLE TOMMY TUCKER):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard beyond original cast member and composer renditions.
1. 78/Mercury 5071 (Libby Holman with the Johnny Richards Orchestra)
2. 78/Brunswick 4910 (Libby Holman with orchestra) [reissued on Original Cast! The Thirties, CD/Metropolitan Opera MET 802CD; The Best Of Broadway - The Revues, CD/Flapper PAST CD 7813]
3. Libby Holman Sings, 10"/MB 101 (Libby Holman)
4. The Legendary Libby Holman, Monmouth Evergreen (S) MRS 6501 (Libby Holman with Gerald Cook)
5. From The Pen Of…Arthur Schwartz, RCA (S) LPL1-5121 (Arthur Schwartz with music direction by Tony Osborne)


Yaller (M: Charles M. Schwab; L: Henry Myers):

1. 78/Oriole 2185 (Cab Calloway and His Orchestra) [also 78/Banner 3062; reissued on The Chronological Cab Calloway And His Orchestra 1930-1931, CD/Classics 516]


Unrecorded Material:

All The King's Horses (M: Alec Wilder; Eddie Brandt; L: Eddie Brandt)
Je T'Aime
My Gallant Boys
Night After Night
Right At The End Of It (Finale)
Talkative Toes (M: Vernon Duke)
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