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1995 Studio Cast
Anything Goes [1995 Studio Cast]
Release Date: 2004 02 03
Running Time: 60:30
Label: Jay Records
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In 1987, Cole Porter's 1934 Broadway musical +Anything Goes was revamped for a Broadway revival, the changes including a re-jiggered song list that dumped some lesser numbers and interpolated better-known tunes from other Porter works, including "Easy to Love," "Friendship," and "It's De-Lovely," with the whole score given new orchestrations by Michael Gibson. The Broadway revival, starring Patti LuPone as evangelist-turned-nightclub singer Reno Sweeney, was a big hit, and it was restaged in London in 1989 with Elaine Paige; both productions produced cast albums. This British studio cast recording, following half a dozen years later, is also based on the 1987 revision, with only minor changes. "I Want to Row with the Crew," a Porter college song that had been interpolated, has been dropped, and instrumental passages have been added or extended (e.g., a full-length "Overture" instead of the brief "Prelude") to the extent that the disc runs about eight minutes longer than the cast albums. The real selling point for this version, then, must be the cast. Gregg Edelman, a Broadway star who was a replacement in the London revival, is an excellent choice for the male lead, Billy Crocker, singing in a lower tenor than some of his predecessors, for a more virile, less comic effect. Louise Gold, as Reno Sweeney, harks back to the role's creator, Ethel Merman, giving an enthusiastic performance. Since Matt Zimmerman, as Moonface Martin, aka Public Enemy Number 13, is equally hammy, their duet on "Friendship" is a raucous highlight. The mostly British cast doesn't have nearly as much trouble with their American accents as the 1989 London revival cast did, although their native voices sneak in here and there, for instance in "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," when the entire company cheerfully pronounces "been" like "bean" instead of like "bin," as Americans would. As far as the 1987 version of +Anything Goes, the Broadway revival cast album is still the top, but this one isn't bad. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Anything Goes, musical play~OverturePorter4:51
2Anything Goes, musical play~I get a kick out of youPorter2:13
3Anything Goes, musical play~There's no cure like travel / Bon voyagePorter2:21
4Anything Goes, musical play~You're the topPorter4:24
5Anything Goes, musical play~Easy to lovePorter3:30
6Anything Goes, musical play~There will always be a lady fairPorter1:53
7Anything Goes, musical play~FriendshipPorter2:52
8Anything Goes, musical play~It's delovelyPorter5:52
9Anything Goes, musical play~Anything goesPorter4:16
10Anything Goes, musical play~Entr'actePorter2:29
11Anything Goes, musical play~Public enemy number onePorter1:54
12Anything Goes, musical play~Blow Gabriel blowPorter5:40
13Anything Goes, musical play~Goodbye little dream goodbyePorter1:51
14Anything Goes, musical play~Be like a blue birdPorter2:10
15Anything Goes, musical play~All throught the nightPorter3:10
16Anything Goes, musical play~The gypsy in mePorter2:12
17Anything Goes, musical play~Buddy bewarePorter3:41
18Anything Goes, musical play~FinalePorter2:39
19Anything Goes, musical play~BowsPorter2:32







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