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- Date Released: January 1, 1949
- Genre: Classical
- Label: Sony Classical
- Copyright: Originally released 1949, 1959 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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They Say...
The original cast album of Kiss Me, Kate has been reissued before, on a late 1980s CD, but the 1998 20-bit remastering can be taken as definitive, and not just because of the improved sound. (Actually, sound is still something of a weak link in this release; the audio is rather dry and the voices often seem somewhat distant and always compressed.) This is the best representation we likely will ever see of this cast -- Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang -- in these roles; further, it is the cheapest and easiest way for listeners to discover songs like "Tom, Dick or Harry" and, especially, "Too Darn Hot" (definitely not a featured number for a girl singer, as it appears on the movie soundtrack), in their original, intended form. The richly detailed liner notes are a delight to read and, with the accompanying photos, make this a very compelling purchase. In addition, the producers have restored the play's original overture (left off of the original recording), from a recording of the piece made a decade later. (Unfortunately, its presence is also a reminder of the fidelity, warmth, and crispness that is lacking in the original cast material.)
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19 Total Tracks, 54:48 Total Length
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Credits
- Alfred Drake - Vocals // Alfred Drake - Main Performer // Alfred Drake - Performer // Alfred Drake - Cast // Robert Russell Bennett - Orchestra // Robert Russell Bennett - Orchestration // Mitchell Ayres - Recording Director // Didier C. Deutsch - Reissue Producer // Lehman Engel - Conductor // Lisa Kirk - Performer // Lisa Kirk - Cast // Fred Plaut - Producer // Fred Plaut - Engineer // Irving Townsend - Producer // Charles Wood - Performer // Charles Wood - Cast // Robert Waller - Producer // Robert Waller - Engineer // Darcy Proper - Reissue Producer // Darcy Proper - Editing // Darcy Proper - Mastering // Darcy Proper - Digital Transfers // Darcy Proper - Reissue Engineer // Darcy Proper - Disc Transfers // Pembroke Davenport - Director // Pembroke Davenport - Vocal Arrangement // Pembroke Davenport - Musical Director // Fred Davis - Performer // Fred Davis - Cast // Joy Gilbert - Product Manager // Miles Kreuger - Liner Notes // Ken Fredette - Artwork // Ken Fredette - Art Direction // Genevieve Pitot - Arranger // Harry Clark - Performer // Harry Clark - Cast // Edwin Clay - Performer // Edwin Clay - Cast // Andreas Meyer - Digital Transfers // Andreas Meyer - Disc Transfers // Patricia Morison - Vocals // Patricia Morison - Main Performer // Patricia Morison - Cast // Marc Breauz - Cast // John Castello - Cast // Jack Diamond - Cast // Lorenzo Fuller - Cast // Denis Green - Cast // Annabelle Hill - Cast // Thomas Holer - Cast // Harold Lang - Cast // Bill Lilling - Cast // Harold C. Marchessault - Engineer // Don Mayo - Cast // Manie Sachs - Producer // Eddie Sledge - Cast
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Composers
Cole Porter // Not Documented -
Performers
Various // Orchestra // Harry Clark // Alfred Drake // Patricia Morison // Edwin Clay // Harold Lang // Lisa Kirk // Lorenzo Fuller // Jack Diamond // Annabelle Hill // Marc Breaux // Charles Wood (1866-1926) // John Castello // Bill Lilling // Don Mayo // Thomas Holer // Denis Green -
Other Details
- Conductors:
- Lehman Engel //
- Pembroke Davenport
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