Liner Notes
Cat. No. 80387
Release Date: 1990-01-01
Judy Blazer, Paige O'Hara, Davis Gaines, Jason Graae, Merwin Goldsmith, Roberta Peters, Princess Theater Ensemble, John McGlinn
Sitting Pretty was the sixth and last collaboration of Jerome Kern, P. G. Wodehouse, and Guy Bolton. This delicious score, bubbling over with melancholy and longing, is one of the most important of Kerns pre-Showboat creations. The lyrics were written by P.G. Wodehouse, one of the most under-appreciated of the major lyricists. The original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, Max Steiner, & Hilding Anderson were used faithfully in re-creating this show. These manuscripts were “lost” and re-discovered in 1982 in the now-famous Warner Brothers Music warehouse in Secaucus, NJ.
“For sheer musical bliss, nothing I have heard recently equals this complete, loving version of Sitting Pretty. I guarantee that you will be intoxicated by the score's melodies and disarmed by the enchanting performance. John McGlinn and his expert orchestra and chorus bring its distinctive atmosphere persuasively to life.” — The New York Times
Sitting Pretty was the sixth and last collaboration of Jerome Kern, P. G. Wodehouse, and Guy Bolton. This delicious score, bubbling over with melancholy and longing, is one of the most important of Kerns pre-Showboat creations. The lyrics were written by P.G. Wodehouse, one of the most under-appreciated of the major lyricists. The original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, Max Steiner, & Hilding Anderson were used faithfully in re-creating this show. These manuscripts were “lost” and re-discovered in 1982 in the now-famous Warner Brothers Music warehouse in Secaucus, NJ.
“For sheer musical bliss, nothing I have heard recently equals this complete, loving version of Sitting Pretty. I guarantee that you will be intoxicated by the score's melodies and disarmed by the enchanting performance. John McGlinn and his expert orchestra and chorus bring its distinctive atmosphere persuasively to life.” — The New York Times
Jerome Kern: Sitting Pretty
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Sitting Pretty: Overture
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, Is This Not a Lovely Spot?
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, You Alone Would Do
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, Worries
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, Bongo on The Congo
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, Mr. and Mrs. Rorer
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, There Isn't One Girl
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, A Year From Today
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, Shufflin' Sam
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, Finale
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Sitting Pretty: Entr'acte
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, Opening
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, Days Gone By
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, All You Need is a Girl
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, Tulip Time in Sing Sing
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, On a Desert Island With You
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, The Enchanted Train
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, Shadow of The Moon
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, Sitting Pretty
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Sitting Pretty: Act Two, Finale Ultimo
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Sitting Pretty: Act One, Opening
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Sitting Pretty: All The World is Dancing Mad
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Sitting Pretty: I'm Wise
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Sitting Pretty: Just Wait
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