Hello, Dolly! (original Broadway cast recording)

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Hello, Dolly!: The Original Broadway Cast Recording
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Cast recording by
the original Broadway cast
Released1964 (1964)
Recorded1964 (1964)
Genre Show tunes
Label RCA Victor
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Hello, Dolly!, subtitled The Original Broadway Cast Recording, is the album containing the original studio cast recording of the 1964 musical Hello, Dolly! . [2] The album was released in the same year on RCA Victor.

Contents

The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart for the week of June 6 [3] [4] and finished 1964 as the best-selling album of the year in the United States according to Billboard. [5]

Track listing

LP – RCA Victor LOC 1087 (mono), LSO 1087 (stereo)

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Overture" 
2."I Put My Hand In" 
3."It Takes a Woman" 
4."Put On Your Sunday Clothes" 
5."Ribbons down My Back" 
6."Motherhood" 
7."Dancing" 
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Before the Parade Passes By" 
2."Elegance" 
3."Hello, Dolly!" 
4."It Only Takes a Moment" 
5."So Long Dearie" 
6."Finale" 

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Hello, Dolly! [Original Broadway Cast Recording]". AllMusic.
  2. "Hello, Dolly! – Original Broadway Cast Recording 1964". The Official Masterworks Broadway Site. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  3. "The Billboard Book of Number One Albums" via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Album / Original Cast / Hello, Dolly!". elpee.jp.
  5. 1 2 "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200 (1965)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  6. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Hello, Dolly!". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 19, 2025.