Released 1963 Length 2:50:27 Producer Sonny Burke | Recorded 1963, Los Angeles Release date 26 September 2000 Label AEI | |
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Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre
(1963) Return to Paradise Islands
(1963) Artists Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby Genres Traditional pop music, Vocal jazz Similar Frank Sinatra albums, Traditional pop music albums | ||
Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of four 12" long playing vinyl albums recorded in Los Angeles in 1963. The four albums were sold through mail order as a box set in 1963, then released separately to retail in 1964. They were conceived and produced by Frank Sinatra. Morris Stoloff was the musical director and the A&R Director was Sonny Burke.
Contents
The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time, namely Finian's Rainbow (1947), Kiss Me, Kate (1948), South Pacific (1949) and Guys and Dolls (1950).
The "Guys and Dolls" album was issued on CD in 1992 when the musical itself was enjoying a revival. All the albums were re-released in a box set on September 26, 2000.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Yip Harburg; all music composed by Burton Lane.
All tracks written by Cole Porter.
All lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II; all music composed by Richard Rodgers.
All tracks written by Frank Loesser.
Personnel
Songs
1The Christmas SongNat King Cole3:11
2Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!2:05
3Winter WonderlandLena Horne2:11