Carousel (original Broadway cast recording)

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Cast recording by
members of the original New York Production
Released1945 (1945)
Genre Show tunes
Label Decca

Selections from the Theatre Guild musical play "Carousel" featuring members of the original New York Production, or simply Carousel, is a 1945 album containing the original studio cast recording of that year's Broadway musical Carousel . The album was released by Decca Records. [1]

Contents

Release

The album was originally issued as a set of five 12-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. DA-400). [2] The package included a synopsis of the musical's plot and a booklet with lyrics. [1]

In 1949, the album was made available on LP (cat. no. DL 8003). [2]

Reception

The album spent several weeks at number one on Billboard's Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart. [3]

Track listing

Album of five 12-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (Decca DA-400)

Side 1
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."The Carousel Waltz" (Prologue)Carousel orchestra 
Side 2
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."(1)" "You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan"
"(2)" "Mister Snow"		 Jean Darling and Jan Clayton with Carousel girls and orchestra 
Side 3
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."If I Loved You"Jan Clayton and John Raitt with Carousel orchestra 
Side 4
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."June Is Bustin' Out All Over" Christine Johnson and Jean Darling with Carousel chorus and orchestra 
Side 5
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Soliloquy—Part 1"John Raitt with Carousel orchestra 
Side 6
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Soliloquy—Part 2"John Raitt with Carousel orchestra 
Side 7
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."When the Children Are Asleep" Eric Mattson and Jean Darling with Carousel orchestra 
Side 8
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."(1)" "Blow High, Blow Low"
"(2)" "This Was a Real Nice Clambake"		 Murvyn Vye
Eric Mattson—Jean Darling with Carousel chorus and orchestra		 
Side 9
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."(1)" "There's Nothin' So Bad for A Woman"
"(2)" "What's the Use of Wond'rin'"		Murvyn Vye—Connie Baxter
Jan Clayton with Carousel girls and orchestra		 
Side 10
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."(1)" "The Highest Judge of All"
"(2)" "You'll Never Walk Alone"		John Raitt—Christine Johnson
Jan Clayton with Carousel chorus and orchestra		 

Charts

Chart (1945)Peak
position
US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums [3] 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Carousel - 1945 Original Broadway Record". Rodgers & Hammerstein (rodgersandhammerstein.com).
  2. 1 2 "Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - John Raitt - Jan Clayton - Jean Darling - Christine Johnson - Eric Mattson - Murvyn Vye - Connie Baxter, Carousel Chorus And Orchestra – Carousel". 1945 – via Discogs.
  3. 1 2 "Billboard". 15 September 1945.
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