Track Listing

1. Ol' Man River [From Show Boat] - William Warfield
2. Anything Goes [From Anything Goes] - Patti LuPone
3. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning [From Oklahoma!] - Laurence Guittard
4. You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel] - Katherine Hilgenberg
5. There's No Business Like Show Business [From Annie Get Your Gun] - Ethel Merman, Jerry Orbach, Rufus Smith, Bruce Yarnell
6. Almost Like Being in Love [From Brigadoon] - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
7. Luck Be a Lady [From Guys and Dolls] - Peter Gallagher
8. Shall We Dance? [From The King and I] - Yul Brynner, Constance Towers
9. America [From West Side Story] - Charlotte d'Amboise, Debbie Gravitte, Nancy Hess, Ren�e Stork, Elaine Wright, Barbara Yeager
10. Everything's Coming Up Roses [From Gypsy] - Angela Lansbury
11. Rosie [Bye Bye Birdie] - Jason Alexander, Vanessa Williams
12. Consider Yourself [From Oliver!] - Michael Goodman, Bruce Prochnik & Company
13. Hello, Dolly! [Hello Dolly] - Carol Channing
14. If I Were a Rich Man [From Fiddler on the Roof] - Zero Mostel
15. Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] - Colm Wilkinson
16. Money [From Cabaret] - Alan Cumming & Kit Kat Girls
17. All That Jazz [From Chicago] - Bebe Neuwirth & Company
18. Lullaby of Broadway [From 42nd Street] - Jerry Orbach & Company
19. Proposal/The Night Was Alive [Titantic] - Brian D'Arcy, Martin Moran
20. Wheels of a Dream [Ragtime] - Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30298 in Music
• Released on: 1998-10-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.com
Could any single disc live up to the title The Only Broadway CD You'll Ever Need? Of course not, though this 76-minute disc gives it a good try. Out of the RCA vaults come original cast performances such as Zero Mostel's "If I Were a Rich Man," Carol Channing's "Hello Dolly," and Oliver's "Consider Yourself." From topnotch revivals come Patti LuPone's "Anything Goes," Peter Gallagher's "Luck Be a Lady," Alan Cumming's "Money," and Bebe Neuwirth's "All That Jazz." Also included are selections from newer shows Titanic and Ragtime. The collection starts to get thin when it has to hunt for available versions of classic songs, ending up with an "America" from Jerome Robbins' Broadway, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" from the 1979 Oklahoma! revival, and an "Impossible Dream" from Colm Wilkinson's solo album--all fine recordings, but nothing that could be considered a first choice. And of course there are many omissions, most notably the shows of Stephen Sondheim (a longtime RCA artist, even!). A follow-up, The Only Other Broadway CD You'll Ever Need, proved what everyone expected--the original's title was indeed an impossible dream. But it got your attention, didn't it? --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!
This CD definitely represents the best of Broadway. I have listened to this CD so many times and have enjoyed it tremendously each and every time. It also introduced me to two musicals I hadn't had the opportunity to hear yet--Titanic and Ragtime. The two songs chosen for this CD were so incredibly good that I immediately bought those musicals in full. This is the third time I have had to buy this CD because my family members keep taking mine. Definitely get this. You won't regret it.

I LUV this CD
This CD (and her new one THE ONLY OTHER BROADWAY CD YOU'LL EVER NEED) contains some of the the greatest hits of the broadway musicals, from the very beguinning to this years smash hits. If you want a great collection of songs, this collection is for you. The recordings are all very good and nothing is fake. You won't be sorry for buying this CD! I knew very little of the songs when I got it, and now I know them all by heart! Enjoy!

A Good Promotion for RCA Victor
This CD may not be the only Broadway CD you'll ever need because it leaves out songs from many high profile and popular musicals, but it does have a wide variety from what RCA Victor produced. It is a nice CD with some sound choices of music ... I enjoy listening to it.