WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY CHARLES STROUSE AND LEE ADAMS
Tracks
- Introduction
- Narration [Part 1]
- Melt Us
- Narration [Part 2]
- What a Country!
- Narration [Part 3]
- Our Children
- Narration [Part 4]
- Animal Attraction
- Narration [Part 5]
- Back to School Again
- Narration [Part 6]
- We Speak the Same Language
- I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It
- I Can Teach Them
- It’s Fun to Think
- Narration [Part 10]
- Once Upon a Time
- Narration [Part 11]
- Nightlife
- Narration [Part 12]
- I’ve Just Seen Her
- Physical Fitness
- Fight Song
- Narration [Part 15]
- What a Country! (reprise)
- Narration [Part 16]
- Pripoz Diva Se
- Narration [Part 17]
- If I Were You
- Narration [Part 18]
- I Couldn’t Have Done It Alone
- Narration [Part 19]
- Once Upon a Time (reprise)
- I’ve Just Seen Him
- Narration [Part 21]
- The Real Me
- Which Way
- Narration [Part 23]
- Finale
To quote a beloved song title from this CD, “Once Upon a Time”…. These four words instantly conjure a mythical, fabled land – usually a long time ago and far, far away. Well, once upon a time, there was a mythical, magical place – a place called Broadway; an enchanted kingdom set aglow by a million neon lights.
Once upon a time, in 1962, there was a Broadway musical called ALL AMERICAN. This CD offers a piece of Broadway history – a rare glimpse into the creation of a new musical comedy. It’s an example of a time-honored Broadway tradition that goes back, probably, to the very beginnings of musical theater. It’s a live recording of a backers audition, performed by the very men who wrote the music and lyrics, Charles Strouse and Lee Adams.
Other entries in the Harbinger Songwriters Series include Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures, Noel Coward Sings Sail Away and Other Coward Rarities, and Richard Rodgers: Command Performance.
