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- Date Released: January 1, 1957
- Genre: Classical
- Label: Sony Classical
- Copyright: Originally released 1956 by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 2001 Stratford Music Corporation
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Lyricist/librettists Betty Comden and Adolph Green wrote the musical Bells Are Ringing as a vehicle for Judy Holliday, their old partner from their nightclub act the Revuers. Holliday was an Academy Award-winning comic actress (Born Yesterday, 1950), but her musical talents had gone largely unregistered until now. Comden and Green set their original, New York-based story at an answering service, with Holliday as an operator who becomes involved with her clients, one in particular. Sydney Chaplin played that romantic interest, and both he and Holliday won Tony Awards. The show opened on November 29, 1956, and ran 924 performances. The original Broadway cast album reveals the production's strengths and weaknesses. The chief strength, of course, is Holliday, who barnstorms through comic numbers like "Is It a Crime?" but also handles romantic material such as the hit "The Party's Over" well. Jule Styne's music is typically tuneful, and Comden and Green are typically witty in such songs as "It's a Simple Little System" and "Drop That Name." The chief weakness is Chaplin, who just doesn't have much of a voice. The show's other hit, "Just in Time," was written for his narrow range and was already on the charts for Tony Bennett on opening night; Chaplin certainly couldn't have made a standard out of it, and his rendition of "I Met a Girl" is painful. Still, the good far outweighs the bad.
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| 01. |  |
Overture (Orchestra)
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5:40 |
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| 02. | |
Bells Are Ringing (Jean Stapleton, George Irving, Ensemble)
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2:21 |
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| 03. | |
It's a Perfect Relationship (Judy Holliday, Boys)
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3:13 |
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| 04. | |
On My Own (Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble)
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2:29 |
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| 05. | |
It's a Simple Little System (Eddie Lawrence, Ensemble)
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2:55 |
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| 06. | |
Is It a Crime? (Judy Holliday)
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4:20 |
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| 07. | |
Hello, Hello There! (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble)
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3:17 |
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| 08. | |
I Met a Girl (Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble)
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2:36 |
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| 09. | |
Long Before I Knew You (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin)
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3:51 |
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| 10. | |
Mu-Cha-Cha (Judy Holliday, Peter Gennaro, Ensemble)
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3:36 |
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| 11. | |
Just in Time (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble)
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3:42 |
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| 12. | |
Drop That Name (Judy Holliday, Ensemble)
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2:15 |
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| 13. | |
The Party's Over (Judy Holliday, Ensemble)
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2:43 |
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| 14. | |
Salzburg (Jean Stapleton, Eddie Lawrence)
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2:40 |
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| 15. | |
The Midas Touch (Ensemble)
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1:37 |
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| 16. | |
I'm Goin' Back (Judy Holliday)
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3:27 |
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| 17. | |
*Perfect Relationship
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2:56 |
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| 18. | |
*Just in Time
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3:02 |
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| 19. | |
*Boogie Woogie Shoogie, Baby of Mine
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1:18 |
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19 Total Tracks, 57:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Eddie "The Old Philosopher" Lawrence - Vocals // Eddie "The Old Philosopher" Lawrence - Performer // Judy Holliday - Vocals // Judy Holliday - Performer // George S. Irving - Vocals // George S. Irving - Performer // Robert Russell Bennett - Orchestration // Michael Berniker - Executive Producer // Tim Geelan - Remixing // Tim Geelan - Remastering // Bud Graham - Engineer // Herbert Greene - Vocal Arrangement // Mark Leon - Vocals (Background) // Goddard Lieberson - Producer // Goddard Lieberson - Original Album Producer // Fred Plaut - Engineer // Jule Styne - Piano // Jule Styne - Vocals // Murray Zimney - Engineer // Steve Roland - Vocals // Dave McDaniel - Vocals (Background) // Thomas Z. Shepard - Liner Notes // Thomas Z. Shepard - Reissue Producer // John Perkins - Vocals // Bernie West - Vocals // Lisa Sparagano - Design // Frank Green - Vocals // Friedman Abeles - Photography // Frank Derbas - Vocals (Background) // Ken Fredette - Art Direction // Anne Wallace - Vocals (Background) // Buster Davis - Vocal Arrangement // Barbara Newman - Vocals (Background) // Billy Wilson - Vocals (Background) // Ed Thompson - Vocals (Background) // Sydney Chaplin - Vocals // Jean Stapleton - Vocals // Paul Michael - Vocals (Background) // Frank Milton - Vocals // Peter Gennaro - Vocals // Will Sumner - Vocals (Background) // Eddie Heim - Vocals // Frank Aletter - Vocals // Eleanor Becker - Editorial Director // Patrick Wilkes - Vocals // Lisa Buckler - Product Manager
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Composers
Jule Styne -
Performers
Jule Styne played Piano // Orchestra // Ensemble // Eddie Lawrence // George Irving // Peter Gennaro // Boys // Jean Stapleton // Judy Holliday // Sidney Chapin // Eddie Heim // Sydney Chaplin -
Other Details
- Instrument:
- Piano
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