Romance And The Stage
Release Date: 1993
Label: RCA/BMG
Catalog #: 7432113615-2 (CD)
Peter Matz, an award-winning conductor, composer and arranger – it was hearing his early work on the Barbra Streisand albums where I became a big fan. My dream was to record with him one day and the chance presented itself when we decided to make this album of some of the classic musical theatre songs. I wanted the album to sound full and lush, and I knew Peter’s orchestrations and arrangements would do just that. The New World Philharmonic brought them to life. We must have auditioned over one hundred songs before settling on the 13 here. Two special to me are “September Song” which is my homage to Lotte Lenya and “I Gaze In Your Eyes” which is very special because Ann Hampton Calloway was allowed, by Cole Porter’s estate, to write lyrics to a song Cole Porter had written the music for but had never added lyrics. Recorded at CTS studios in London. It remains one of my favourite recordings and the cover too! EP with long hair and on the CD’s booklet back cover – memories of Lauren Bacall.
- 1Annie Get Your Gun Suite: The Say It's Wonderful/I Got Lost In Your Arms (from the musical 'Annie Get Your Gun')
- 2As Time Goes By (from the musical 'Everybody's Welcome')
- 3Feeling Good (from the musical 'The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd ')
- 4More Than You Know (from the musical 'Great Day')
- 5With Every Breath I Take (from the musical 'City of Angels')
- 6Mad About The Boy (from the musical 'Words and Music')
- 7I Gaze In Your Eyes
- 8Kismet Suite: Stranger In Paradise/He's In Love/This Is My Beloved (Songs from the musical 'Kismet')
- 9Long Before I Knew You (from the musical 'Bells Are Ringing')
- 10How Long Has This Been Going On (from the musical 'Rosalie')
- 11Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from the musical 'Roberta')
- 12September Song (from the musical 'Knickerbocker Holiday')
- 13Song of A Summer Night (from the musical 'The Most Happy Fella')
