WORDS AND
MUSIC
(aka SAMMY CAHN'S SONG BOOK)
Composer: Sammy
Cahn
Lyricists: Various
Opened: April 16, 1974, John
Golden Theatre, N.Y.C.; September 11, 1974, New London Theatre,
London
Performances: 127 (N.Y.C.); 30 (London)
Note: Only material not found on the London cast album are noted below. In London, the show went by the title "Sammy Cahn's Song Book."
I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry (from GLAD TO SEE YA):
I have not attempted to compile
discological information for this standard.
I Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him (M: James Van Heusen)
(from SKYSCRAPER):
1. Click here for recordings of
"I Only Miss Him When I Think Of
Him".
Pocketful Of Miracles (M: James
Van Heusen) (from the film POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES):
1. Sinatra's Sinatra, Reprise
FS-1010 (Frank Sinatra) [also found on 45/Reprise R-20,040; reissued as
CD/Reprise FS2-1010]
2. Anything Goes, Warner Bros. W 1716 (Harpers Bizarre)
[reissued as CD/Sundazed 6177]
3. Karaoke In The Style Of Frank Sinatra, CD
Chartbuster Karaoke 5058 (karaoke)
4. Magic, CD/ Johnathan Lee Iverson
(Johnathan Lee Iverson)
5. You'll Never Know: Harry Warren & Jimmy Van
Heusen, CD/Reader's Digest RDVD 1731-3 (Les Gilbert with Leslie Lewis and His
Orchestra)
Walking Happy (M: James Van Heusen) (from WALKING
HAPPY):
1. 45/Capitol 5758
((Peggy Lee with orchestra conducted by Dave Grusin) [reissued on The Singles
Collection, CD/ Capitol Records 39756b]
2. 45/RCA Victor 47-9017 (Susan
Barrett with orchestra conducted by Marion Evans)
3. Walking Happy, Capitol
(S) SVAS 2631 (Norman Wisdom, Louise Troy, and Company with orchestra conducted
by Herbert Grossman) [reissued as CD/Angel Records ZDM-65133]
4. Extra
Special!, Capitol Records ST-2732 (Peggy Lee) [reissued on Extra
Special!/Somethin' Groovy!, CD/EMI 493065]
5. Esquivel 1968!!, RCA Victor
(S) CA MKS-1777 (Esquivel)
6. Portrait Of Carmen, Atlantic (S) SD-8165
(Carmen McRae) [reissued as CD/WEA/Warner 25178]
7. Ed Ames Sings The Hits
Of Broadway and Hollywood, RCA Victor (S) LSP-4079 (Ed Ames with orchestra
conducted by Perry Botkin, Jr.)
8. Presenting Milton Delugg and the Tonight
Show Big Band, RCA Victor LPM-3809 (Milton DeLugg with the Tonight Show
Orchestra)
9. Happiness: Connie Francis On Broadway Today, MGM (S) ST 91330
(Connie Francis with orchestra conducted by Joe Sherman)
10. Most Requested,
Decca (M) DL 4839 (Freddy Martin and his Orchestra)
11. Love Me With All
Your Heart, Command CQD 40005 (The Ray Charles Singers)
12. Robert Goulet On
Broadway Volume 2, Columbia (S) CS 9386 (Robert Goulet with orchestra conducted
by Marty Manning) [reissued on American Songbook Series: James Van Heusen,
CD/Smithsonian RD 048-18]
13. Song Time, CD/Hindsight 602 (Carmen
McRae)
14. Hollywood And Broadway, CD EMI 533880 (Matt Monro)
15. That
Face!, CD/Rhino 70017 (Frank Sinatra, Jr.)
16. Horns A-Plenty, CD/Arbors
19135 (Bob Wilbur)
17. Walking Happy, CD/Original Cast 9750 (Christian
Nova)
18. Circus Clown Calliope! Vols. 1-2, CD/Electric Lemon 101 (Verne
Langdon)
19. Showcase For Soloists, CD/Vocalion 4238 (Robert Farnon)
20.
Live And Rare, CD/RCA Records 63953 (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)
21.
The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen, CD/Jump Records JCD 12-27 (Rebecca Kilgore with
Keith Ingham, piano; Bob Reitmeier, clarinet; Dan Barrett, trombone; and Nicki
Parrott, bass)
22. I've Got a Song for You/And We Were Lovers, CD/Beat Goes
On 693 (Shirley Bassey)
23. An Evening With Sammy Cahn, Laureate LL-604
(Bobbi Baird, Shirley Lemmon and Jon Peck with Richard Leonard, piano)
[reissued as CD/DRG 5172]
24. Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music Of Jimmy Van
Heusen, CD/Concord Jazz CCD-4308 (Rosemary Clooney with the Duke Ellington
Orchestra)
25. Lullabies and Wildflowers, CD/Velour Recordings 805 (Melissa
Errico)
26. Together On Broadway, Columbia (S) CS 9436 (Steve Lawrence and
Eydie Gorme) [reissued on Two On The Aisle/Together On Broadway, CD/Sony
423022]
Wonder Why (M:
Nicholas Brodszky) (from the film RICH, YOUNG AND
PRETTY):
I have not attempted to compile
discological information for this standard.
You're My Girl (from HIGH BUTTON
SHOES):
1.
High Button Shoes, 78/RCA Victor K 10 (Mark Dawson and
Lois Lee with orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock) [reissued as RCA
Special Music CAD1-457]
2. 78/Columbia C 980 (Frank Sinatra with orchestra
directed by Axel Stordahl) [also 78/Columbia 37978; reissued on The Best of the
Columbia Years: 1943-1952, CD/Columbia 64681]
3. 78/Victor 35334 (Victor
Military Band) (unverified)
4. 45/Dot 45-16606 (Mike Minor with orchestra
conducted by Billy Vaughn)
5. 45EP/MGM X 1505 (The Ray Charles
Singers)
6. My Name Is Jule, United Artist (S) UAS 6469 (Jule Styne,
piano)
7. An Evening With Sammy Cahn, Laureate LL-604 (Sammy Cahn with
Richard Leonard, piano) [reissued as CD/DRG 5172]
8. Mr. Musical Comedy,
Tops (M) L1598 (Dan Dailey with orchestra conducted by Ernie Felice)
9.
Ellis In Wonderland, Columbia CL 993 (Ray Ellis) [reissued on Ellis In
Wonderland/Let's Get Away From It All, CD/Collectables 6652]
10. As Long As
There's Music, CD/RCA Victor 1647 (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's
Orchestra) [reissued on May I Sing To You/As Long As There's Music,
CD/Collectables 2836]
11. I'm Your Girl, MGM SE-4054 (Joni James with
orchestra conducted by Jimmie Haskell) [reissued on Something For The Boys/I'm
Your Girl, CD/Collectors' Choice Music 345]
12. Dear Heart & Other Great
Songs Of Love, Kapp (S) KS-3415 (Jack Jones) [reissued on Wives And Loves/Dear
Heart & Other Great Songs Of Love, CD/MCA International 19364]
13. Night
Mist, Capitol T-943 (George Shearing Quintet)
14. You're Mine, You, Capitol
(S) ST1996 (George Chakiris with orchestra conducted by Bob Bain)
15. Love
Songs A La Rosa, Roulette (S) SR-25054 (Julius La Rosa) [reissued on Love Songs
A La Rosa/On The Sunny Side, CD/Collectables 7631]
16. Rare Broadcasts,
CD/Storming 2500 (Frank Sinatra)
17. Robert Clary Sings Harry Warren And
Jule Styne, CD/Original Cast OC 6040 (Robert Clary with the John Rodby
Trio)
18. Rise And Shine, CD/Gaff Music 671220 (Ian McLagan & The Bump
Band)
19. Rockin' With Milt, CD/Fresh Sound 511 (Milt Buckner)
20.
Complete 1951-1956 Trio Recordings, CD/Jazz Connections 2001 (Barbara Carroll)
(unverified)
21. Heritage: Bouquet de Paris - 1948-1949, CD/Universal
(Maurice Chevalier) (unverified)
22. Just For Lovers, CD/Universal/Decca
9151 (Sammy Davis Jr.)
23. Orange White & Blue, CD/Pwd/Huge 515 (John
Hager)
24. You're My Girl, CD/RCA Records 57452 (The Norman Luboff Choir)
(unverified)
25. Sunday At Pete's, CD/Challenge 73259 (The Pizzarelli
Boys)
26. Zoot Sims Goes To Jazzville, CD/Blue Moon 103 (Zoot Sims)
27.
The Rare Dawn Sessions, CD/Collectables 6943 (Zoot Sims)
28. Just The
Tracks, Ma'am, CD/Rhino RHM2 7711 (Jack Webb with orchestra conducted by Billy
May)
Other Material:
You'll Never Know Where You're
Going Till You Get There (from the film CINDERELLA JONES)