Original Studio Cast: Guys and Dolls, 2CD
Original Studio Cast

Acclaimed as one of the greatest Broadway musicals ever, Guys and Dolls contains a hit filled score by the legendary Frank Loesser’s which assured the show of it’s successes then and up to more recently in the 1992 Broadway Revival which scooped all the major Tony awards for that year. Loesser’s later works include the recently revived Broadway Smash “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” and the film “Hans Christian Anderson”. In this All Star recording, Frank Loessers daughter Emily plays the lead role of Sarah.

Jay Records new recording of Guys and Dolls is the first Complete version ever to be released and uses the original orchestrations and book with a full symphony orchestra and an all star cast. As such the recording is part of the Jay Original Master Works Edition series utilising the original book, music, lyrics and orchestrations. By using the original version the essence of the masterwork has been preserved in Digital Dolby Surround Sound incorporating the unique JAY Records sound to be enjoyed by todays listener in the form conceived by the authors and enjoyed at the 1,200 performances the show enjoyed during it’s first run on Broadway in 1950.

Included in this recording are:

The World Premier Recording of the complete Havana sequence AND the following hit songs:
“Luck be a Lady”
“Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat”
“I’ve Never Been In Love Before”
“If I Were a Bell”
“Guys and Dolls”
“Take Back Your Mink”

3 song that Frank Loesser wrote for the successful Hollywood Movie version (Starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons) are included as bonus tracks
“A woman in love”
“Adelaide”
“Pet Me, Poppa”

Plus one song that was cut from the original production.
“Travelling Light”

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1. Overture – National Symphony Orchestra
2. Runyonland – National Symphony Orchestra
3. Fugue for Tinhorns – David Green, Don Stephenson, Nic Colicos
4. Follow the Fold – Brian Greene, Emily Loesser, Ensemble
5. The Oldest Established – David Green, Don Stephenson, Men, Nic Colicos, Tim Flavin
6. I’ll Know – Emily Loesser, Gregg Edelman
7. A Bushel and a Peck – Brian Greene, Girls, Kim Criswell
8. Adelaide’s Lament – Kim Criswell
9. Guys and Dolls – David Green, Don Stephenson
10. Havana – Company, Emily Loesser, Gregg Edelman
11. If I Were a Bell – Emily Loesser, Gregg Edelman
12. My Time of Day / I’ve Never Been In Love Before – Gregg Edelman
13. Finale Act One – Emily Loesser, Gregg Edelman

DISC TWO

1. Ent’racte – National Symphony Orchestra
2. Take Back Your Mink – Brian Greene, Girls, Kim Criswell
3. Adelaide’s Second Lament – Kim Criswell
4. More I Cannot Wish You – Brian Greene, Emily Loesser
5. The Crapshooter’s Dance – National Symphony Orchestra
6. Luck Be a Lady – Gregg Edelman, Men
7. Sue Me – Kim Criswell, Tim Flavin
8. Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat – Company, Don Stephenson
9. Adelaide Meets Sarah – Emily Loesser, Ensemble, Kim Criswell
10. Marry the Man Today – Emily Loesser, Kim Criswell
11. The Happy Ending / Guys and Dolls Finale – Company
12. A Woman In Love (From the Movie) – Emily Loesser, Gregg Edelman
13. Pet Me Poppa (From the Movie) – Girls, Kim Criswell
14. Adelaide (From the Movie) – David Green, Don Stephenson, Tim Flavin
15. Travelling Light (Cut from the Original Broadway Production) – Men, Tim Flavin