The Boy Friend - Original London Cast (SEPIA 1042)

Tracklisting:

The Boy Friend - Original London Cast

1. Overture - Stan Edwards (on piano) 1:22 LISTEN

2. Perfect Young Ladies - Denise Hirst, Maria Charles, Joan Gadson, Juliet Hunt 1:10 LISTEN

3. The Boy Friend - Company 0:48 LISTEN

4. Won’t You Charleston With Me? - Denise Hirst & Larry Drew 1:39 LISTEN

5. Fancy Forgetting - Joan Sterndale Bennett 1:56 LISTEN

6. I Could Be Happy With You - Anne Rogers & Anthony Hayes 2:48 LISTEN

7. Sur La Plage - Chorus 1:28 LISTEN

8. A Room In Bloomsbury - A. Rogers & A. Hayes 2:43 LISTEN

9. It’s Nicer In Nice - Violetta & Chorus 1:36 LISTEN

10. The Riviera - Chorus 1:41 LISTEN

11. It’s Never Too Late To Fall In Love - Maria Charles & John Rutland 3:03 LISTEN

12. It’s Never Too Late To Fall In Love - Maria Charles & John Rutland 3:03 LISTEN

13. Poor Little Pierrette - Joan S. Bennett 1:52 LISTEN

14. The Boy Friend - Company / Reprise: I Could Be Happy With You - A. Rogers & A. Hayes 1:26 LISTEN

BONUS TRACKS

15. “The Boy Friend” Selection Part 1 - 2:48 LISTEN

16. “The Boy Friend” Selection Part 2 - both - The London Orchestra 2:59 LISTEN

SELECTIONS FROM 'THE GIRL FRIEND', 'HIT THE DECK' & 'NO, NO NANETTE'

17. “The Girl Friend” Selection Part 1 - 4:03 LISTEN

18. “The Girl Friend” Selection Part 2 - both - Savoy Orpheans 4:21 LISTEN

19. The Girl Friend - George Olsen and His Music 2:49 LISTEN

20. Mountain Greenery - Roger Wolfe and His Orchestra 3:17 LISTEN

21. Fancy Me Just Meeting You - 2:56 LISTEN

22. Sometimes I’m Happy - both - Ivy Tresmand & Stanley Holloway 2:56 LISTEN

23. Too Many Rings Around Rosie - Irene Browne 2:55 LISTEN

24. I’ve Confessed To The Breeze - Binnie Hale & Seymour Beard 2:50 LISTEN

25. I Want To Be Happy - B. Hale & Joseph Coyne 3:03 LISTEN

26. No, No, Nanette - B. Hale 2:47 LISTEN

27. Tea For Two - B. Hale & S. Beard 3:16 LISTEN

28. You Can Dance With Any Girl At All - I. Browne & George Grossmith 2:43 LISTEN

29. Where Has My Hubby Gone Blues - I. Browne 3:23 LISTEN

30. Take A Little One-Step - B. Hale & George Grossmith 3:07 LISTEN

Title: The Boy Friend
Artist: Original London Cast - Anne Rogers, Anthony Hayes etc
Catalogue No: SEPIA 1042
Barcode: 5055122110422
Release Date: 1 February 2005

The 1950s produced two gigantic home-grown musicals in Britain - Salad Days and The Boy Friend. Both dominated the West End for most of the decade and The Boy Friend also triumphed on Broadway before being turned into a film starring Twiggy.
Set in the 1920s The Boy Friend was composer Sandy Wilson’s affectionate tribute to a bygone era. Called “A new musical of the 1920s” The Boy Friend is the obvious brother of Rodger’s and Hart’s The Girl Friend and follows much of the same structure as two by Vincent Youman - No, No, Nanette and Hit the Deck. To illustrate the point we have included as bonus tracks songs from the three shows The Boy Friend pays homage to, all re-mastered from recordings made in the 1920s.

Anne Rogers made her stage debut in this production of The Boy Friend and every track is a gem. The original London cast recording has not been available for a long time and has never been issued on CD until now. All tracks have been re-mastered using the CEDAR system and the 12 page booklet contains many production photographs.

"Although there have been several other recordings, the original cast, led by Anne Rogers, Joan Sterndale Bennett and Anthony Hayes, has never been surpassed, and (Sandy) Wilson's original score for two pianos and percussion has a straightforward charm that avoids any feeling of coy pastiche. Some vintage recordings from shows that were Wilson's inspiration, including The Girl Friend and Hit the Deck, makes this disc a real pleasure."

Patrick O'Connor, Gramophone, July 2005

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