WAKE UP AND DREAM



Composer: Cole Porter
Lyricist: Cole Porter

Opened: March 27, 1929, London Pavilion Theatre, London; December 30, 1929, Selwyn Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 263 (London); 136 (N.Y.C.)

Note: In Manchester, the show was titled CHARLES B. COCHRAN'S 1929 REVUE before the London opening. An unknown selection of songs appears on 78/Parlophone E-10869 (Leslie Hutchinson, piano, with orchestra) [reissued on Hutch At The Piano, World Records SHB-28].


After All, I'm Only A Schoolgirl:

1. The Unpublished Cole Porter Vol. II, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1358 (Alice Playten) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-125]


Agua Sincopada Tango (inst.):

1. Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems Of Cole Porter, CD/Centaur CRC 2387 (Paulina Stark with Judy Brown, piano)
2. Stanley Wilson Sings Cole Porter, CD Stanley Wilson (Stanley Wilson)


Arabesque (M: Maurice Ravel) (from MA MERE L'OYE):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this number.


The Banjo That Man Joe Plays:

1. 78/HMV B-5622 (Jack Jackson, Billy Ternent, and Chappie D'Amato with Jack Hylton and His Orchestra) [reissued on A Trip To The Moon On Gossamer Wings With The Songs Of Cole Porter, CD/Parade 2041]
2. 78/HMV C-1665 (British Ligh Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. IV, CD/Pearl GEMS 0085]


Coppelia (ballet) (M: Leo Delibes) (dropped after New York opening):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this number.


Entrance Of Emigrants (cut from FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN):

1. Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems Of Cole Porter, CD/Centaur CRC 2387 (Paulina Stark with Judy Brown, piano) (as "The Emigrants")


The Extra Man (cut prior to the London opening; also cut from FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN and intended for but not used in the 9:15 REVUE or THE NEW YORKERS):

1. Cole Porter Revisited Volume IV, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1371 (Arthur Siegel) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117]


Fancy Our Meeting (M: Philip Charig; Joseph Meyer; L: Douglas Furber) (originally written for THAT'S A GOOD GIRL):

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)


Farruca (Traditional Spanish Air):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this number.


I Dream Of A Girl In A Shawl (added after New York opening; an earlier version entitled "My Spanish Shawl" was originally used in HITCHY-KOO OF 1922):

1. Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems Of Cole Porter, CD/Centaur CRC 2387 (Paulina Stark with Judy Brown, piano) ("My Spanish Shawl")


I Loved Him But He Didn't Love Me (dropped after New York opening):

1. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The Eyes of Cole Porter, Columbia (S) OS-2810 (Kaye Ballard with orchestra conducted by Skip Redwine) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124]
2. At Long Last Love, RCA (S) ABL2-0967 (Madeline Kahn and Cybill Shepherd) [reissued as CD/Varese Sarabande 302 067 342 8]
3. Debut "Downstairs At The Upstairs," (Tammy Grimes with Stan Keen and Carl Norman at the plural pianos)
4. Julie Wilson At Brothers & Sisters, Arden (S) B&S 1 (Julie Wilson with William Roy at the piano)
5. Rare! Hot! & Cole Porter, Philips (M) PHM 200-169 (Shelia M. Sanders)
6. Confidentially, Cole, CD/No label 2460-INR261 (Sean Hayden)
7. Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs From Hit Shows, CD/Verve 314 526 464-2 (Sarah Vaughan with Hal Mooney's Orchestra)
8. I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore, CD/Kate Loitz (Kate Loitz)
9. Moments Like These, CD/Japanese Import 37246 (Dinah Shore)
10. The Night We Called It A Day, CD/Linn Records 7 (Carol King) (unverified)
11. American Legends, No. 9, Judy Garland, CD/Delta 12742 (Judy Garland)
12. Gay Love, CD/Garret Mountain Records CDP ES0804 (Tom Andersen with musical direction by Richard Danley)


I Want To Be Raided By You:

1. Cole Porter Revisited, Volume III, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1370 (Lynn Redgrave and Chorus) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-105]


I'm A Gigolo:

1. 78/Parlophone R-343 (Leslie Hutchinson, piano and voice) [also 78/Parlophone F-243; reissued on The Ultimate Cole Porter - Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0111]
2. 78/HMV C-3194 (Leslie Hutchinson)
3. 78/Victor 24843 (Cole Porter, piano and voice) [reissued on The Song Is…Cole Porter, CD/Living Era AJA-5044]
4. Cole, RCA (S) CRL2-5054 (Peter Gale)
5. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The Eyes of Cole Porter, Columbia (S) OS-2810 (William Hickey with orchestra conducted by Skip Redwine) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124]
6. Cole Porter Sung By Hubbell Pierce Played by William Roy, CD/Audiophile ACD-110 (William Roy, piano, with John Loehrke, bass)
7. The Broadway Musicals Of 1929, CD/Bayview RNBW038 (Bryan Batt with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)
8. Confidentially, Cole, CD/No label 2460-INR261 (Sean Hayden)
9. Noel And Cole, CD/PS Classics PS-1313 (Matthew Scott with musical direction by David Loud)


Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love (not used in the New York production; originally used in PARIS):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard beyond original cast member performances.
1. 78/Parlophone R-342 (Leslie Hutchinson, piano and voice) [also 78/Parlophone F-242; reissued on The Centenary Tribute To Cole Porter, CD/Flapper PAST-CD-9751]
2. 78/HMV C-3194 (Leslie Hutchinson)
3. 78/Dominion A-125 (Elsie Carlisle)


Looking At You (added after the New York opening; cut from La Revue Des Ambassadeurs):

1. 78/Parlophone R-342 (Leslie Hutchinson) [also 78/Parlophone F-242; reissued on Hey, Good Lookin', CD/Avid Records AMSC-571]
2. 78/HMV C-3194 (Leslie Hutchinson)
3. 78/HMV B-5621 (Jack Hylton and his Orchestra with vocal refrain)
4. 78/HMV C-1665 (British Ligh Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. IV, CD/Pearl GEMS 0085]
5. 78/Liberty Music Shop L 294 (Lee Wiley with orchestra conducted by Paul Wetstein [Weston]) [reissued on Lee Wiley Sings The Songs Of George & Ira Gershwin & Cole Porter, CD/Audiophile ACD-1]
6. On The East Side, Atlantic (S) SD-1321 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Ismael Ugarte, bass, and Johnny Cresci, drums) [reissued on On The East Side/Moments Like This, CD/Collectables COL-CD-7655]
7. Mabel Mercer And Bobby Short At Town Hall, Atlantic SD 2-604 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan, drums) [reissued on At Town Hall/Second Town Hall Concert, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6839]
8. It Amazes Me, Capitol (S) ST 2271 (Liza Minnelli with orchestra conducted by Peter Matz) [reissued on The Complete Capitol Collection, CD/DRG/EMI 19093]
9. At My Time Of Life, United Artists (S) UAS 29956 (Bing Crosby with musical directed by Pete Moore) [reissued on The Complete United Artists Sessions, CD/EMI 8598082]
10. Encore At Marty's, New York, Flair 8200 (Mel Torme) [reissued as CD/DCC Compact Classics 621]
11. Some Other Spring, Blue Angel Music 512 (Jimmy Rowles)
12. Jazz Is A Fleeting Moment, CD/Hazzz 103 (Jimmy Rowles)
13. The Great American Composers: Cole Porter Vol. II, CD/Columbia House 2C2 8307 (Joan Shaw)
14. Steve & Eydie And Friends Celebrate Porter, CD/ESE Music ESED 106 (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme with the New World Philharmonic Orchestra)
15. The Latin Porter, CD/Go Jazz GO 6051 2 (Mark Murphy with musical direction by Peter Schimke)
16. Something Latin/Something Porter, CD/DRG 8507 (Jeri Southern with Billy May and His Orchestra)
17. Mabel Mercer Sings Cole Porter, CD/Rhino R2 71690 (Mabel Mercer with Stan Freemand and Cy Walter, piano, and Frank Carroll, bass)
18. Everyone Says I Love You, CD/RCA Victor 09026-68756-2 (Alan Alda)
19. The Glory Of Love/Bits And Pieces, CD/Jasmine Records 470 (Jackie Cain & Roy Kral)
20. At The Crescendo, CD/Rhino 74314 (Mel Torme)
21. Fascinating Rhythm (Music Of The 30's), CD/Onyx Classics 267329 (Stephane Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin)
22. East Coast Sounds, CD/Original Jazz Classics 10122 (Zoot Sims)
23. Jazz In Paris: Oscar Peterson-Stephane Grapelli Quartet, Vol. 1, CD/Verve 013028 (Oscar Peterson-Stephane Grapelli Quartet)
24. Subtle Legend, Vol. 1, CD/Storyville STCD 8287 (Jimmy Rowles)
25. Music For The Still Of The Night, CD/Arbors ARCD 19221 (Ruby Braff)
26. Too Hot For Words, CD/Jukebox Jazz 9904 (Terry Blaine)
27. Looking At You, CD/JMS Records 033 (Stephane Grapelli with Marc Fossett)
28. Wonderful Wonderful/Johnny Mathis, CD/Columbia 4976032 (Johnny Mathis with the Percy Faith Orchestra)
29. Lucky Lucy Ann, CD/VSOP 6 (Lucy Ann Polk)
30. Swing High, Swing Low, CD/Bout Time 101 (Shanna Carlson)
31. The Very Best Of Pat Suzuki: The RCA & Vik Recordings, CD/Taragon Records 1061 (Pat Suzuki)
32. Old Fashioned Love, CD/Sackville SKCD 2042 (Barbara Sutton-Curtis)
33. New York Swing Tributes Cole Porter, CD/Lester Recording Catalog 9055 (New York Swing)
34. Improvisations, CD/Verve 549242 (Stephane Grapelli)
35. Looking At You, CD/PHD Music 1004 (Rebecca Kilgore with Dave Frishberg, piano)
36. Close Up, CD/Céleste 6147 (Bobbe Norris)
37. Globe, CD/Elektra 61641 (Kate Ceberano)
38. Alone, CD/Bix (Sid Eden)
39. You're Sensational: Cole Porter In The '20s, '40s, & '50s, CD/Koch A-33714 (Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet)
40. Look For The Silver Lining, CD/Maude Maggart (Maude Maggart with John Boswell, piano)
41. Legendary Performers - Mabel Mercer, CD/Harbinger HCD-2001 (Mabel Mercer with Sam Hamilton, piano)
42. The Student Prince, CD/Sepia 1200 (Mario Lanza with orchestra conducted by Ray Sinatra)
43. Saloon Singer, CD/Audiophile ACD-171/172 (Hugh Shannon with Larry Carr, piano and celeste, Bill Breslin, bass, Marc Messing, drums, and Bobby Hackett, cornet)
44. Some Other Time, CD/Cabaret 5024-2 (Andrea Marcovicci  with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
45. Duologue, CD/Storyville MZCB-1120 (Ellis Larkins, piano)
46. Looking At You/Un Etranger A La Ville, CDr (Zack Matalon with musical direction by Glen Somers)


My Louisa (cut prior to the London opening; not used in NYMPH ERRANT; also cut from THE NEW YORKERS):

1. Nymph Errant, CD/Angel CDC-54079-2 (Larry Kert with orchestra conducted by Donald Pippin and David Firman)


Operatic Pills:

1. The Unpublished Cole Porter, Vol. II, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1358 (Edward Earle and Chorus) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-125]


She's Such A Comfort To Me (M: Arthur Schwartz; L: Douglas Furber; Donovan Parsons) (originally used in THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT):

1. 78/Columbia 5689 (Jack Hulbert with the Adelphi Theatre Orchestra conducted by Sidney Baynes) [reissued on Cicely Courtneidge And Jack Hulbert, World (M) SH 113]
2. 78/HMV C1791 (New Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
3. 78/Gramophone B 5736 (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra with vocal refrain)
4. 78/Gramophone 22286 (Leo Reisman and His Orchestra; with vocal refrain) [also 78/Victor 22282]
5. 78/Brunswick 4707 (Ben Bernie and His Orchestra with vocal chorus)


The Tale Of An Oyster (not used; cut after opening of FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN):

1. Cole Porter Revisited, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1340 (Kaye Ballard with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-121]
2. Two Little Babes In The Wood: Rarities By Cole Porter, CAS/Trapezium RYE 1182 (Marsha Hunter and Brian Kent with Steven Blier, piano)
3. Fifty Million Frenchmen, CD/New World Records 80417-2 (Kay McClelland with the Orchestra New England conducted by Evans Haile)
4. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The Eyes Of Cole Porter, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124 (Tammy Grimes)
5. When I Sing Alone, CD/Audiophile ACD-213 (William Roy, piano and voice, with John Loehrke, bass)
6. Julie Wilson Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, CD/DRG CDSL 5208 (Julie Wilson with William Roy, piano)
7. A Swell Party RSVP Cole Porter, CD/No label 37101 35052 (KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler)
8. Night And Day: The Cole Porter Album, CD/Omega OCD 3002 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
9. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, CD/Sony 68339 (Samuel Ramey)
10. Blah, Blah, Blah & Other Trifles, CD/Hyperion 66289 (Sarah Walker with Roger Vignoles, piano)
11. Live From The Russian Tea Room, CD/Cabaret 5015-2 (Julie Wilson with Mark Hummel, piano)
12. This Is Not Going To Be Pretty, CD/Plump Records 7904 (Harvey Fierstein)
13. I Won't Dance, CD/Ligeti 1002 (Steve Ross, piano and voice)
14. Ten Cents A Dance, CD/Thoroughbred Records (Nancy Anderson)
15. Mississippi Belle: Cole Porter In The Quarter, CD/Audiophile Records 342 (Daryl Sherman)


Too Beautiful For Words (M/L: Russ Columbo; Bernie Grossman; Jack Stern) (used in the London production only?):

1. 78/Parlophone R-2052 (John Hendrik)
2. 78/Conqueror 8433 (Vaughn Monroe with Larry Funk and His Band of a Thousand Melodies) [also 78/Romeo 2399; 78/Melotone 13204]
3. 78/Special Editions 5001 S (Russ Columbo with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Decca 128 A (Don Raymond with Orville Knapp and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Brunswick 7311 (Muzzy Marcellino and The Fiorettes with Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra)
6. 78/Victor 2802 (Jack Parker with Joe Green and His Orchestra)


Wake Up And Dream:

1. 78/HMV B-3016 (Georges Metaxa with orchestra) [reissued on The Ultimate Cole Porter - Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0111]
2. 78/HMV C-1665 (British Ligh Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. IV, CD/Pearl GEMS 0085]
3. Cole Porter Revisited, Volume III, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1370 (Nancy Grennan and Chorus) [reissued on CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-105]
4. How's Your Romance?: Andrea Marcovicci Sings Cole Porter, CD/Andreasong AND01 (Andrea Marcovicci with Shelly Markham, piano, Jim Dijulio, bass, John Chiudini, guitar, Paul Kriebach, drums, Bob Sheppard, sax, and Ames Beals, harmonica)
5. Confidentially, Cole, CD/No label 2460-INR261 (Sean Hayden) (two versions)
6. A Swell Party RSVP Cole Porter, CD/No label 37101 35052 (KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler)
7. My House, CD/MJOTH 002 (Mark DeVille Jobson)


What Is This Thing Called Love?:

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard beyond original cast member performances.
1. 78/Parlophone R-343 (Leslie Hutchinson, piano and voice) [also 78/Parlophone F-243; reissued on The Centenary Tribute To Cole Porter, CD/Flapper PAST-CD-9751]
2. 78/HMV C-3194 (Leslie Hutchinson) 78/Parlophone E-10869 (Leslie Hutchinson, piano, with orchestra) [reissued on Hutch At The Piano, World Records SHB-28]
3. 78/HMV B-3016 (Georges Metaxa with orchestra) [reissued on The Ultimate Cole Porter - Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0111]
4. 78/Dominion A-125 (Elsie Carlisle with orchestra) [also 78/Odean A125]
5. 78/Sonora 1107 (Robert Russell Bennett and His Orchestra) [reissued on By Special Arrangement, AEI (M) 2106]


Which (Is The Right Life?) (not used in PARIS):

1. Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter, Capitol (M) T-1173 (Jeri Southern with orchestra directed by Billy May) [reissued on Something Latin/Something Porter, CD/DRG 8507]
2. At Long Last Love, RCA (S) ABL2-0967 (Cybill Shepherd and Eileen Brennan) [reissued as CD/Varese Sarabande 302 067 342 8]
3. Which?, CD/Naxos 860422 (Jackie Allen)
4. Steve & Eydie And Friends Celebrate Porter, CD/ESE Music ESED 106 (Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Ethel Merman, and The Swingle Singers with the New World Philharmonic Orchestra)
5. Night And Day: The Cole Porter Album, CD/Omega OCD 3002 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)


Unrecorded Material:

The Ballet From The Wings (ballet)
Dance Of The Crinoline Ladies (dance)
Dance Of The Ragamuffins
The Dream (ballet)
Finale (Act 1)
Finale (Act 2)
Flirtation Dance (dance)
Gothic (dance) (M: Johan Sebastian Bach) (dropped after opening)
I've Got A Crush On You
The Lady I Love (cut prior to the London opening; no lyric survives)
More Incredible Happenings (M/L: Ronald Jeans)
Night Club Opening
An Old English Folk Song (M/L: Douglas Furber; Jack Buchanan; Charles Prentice) (dropped after opening)
Old Fashioned Buck And Wing Dance
Romba ("Ay Mama Tuey") (M: Elisco Grenet)
Saragossa Jota (dance)
Tango "Negresco" (M: Orlando)
Wait Until It's Bedtime
Why Wouldn't I Do? (M: Ivor Novello; L: Ivor Novello; Desmond Carter) (dropped after New York opening)