The Ultimate Show Boat: Original Casts, Revivals, Film and Radio Productions and Significant Performances 1928-1947
Compilation by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
Released 1999
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Ol' Man RiverBing Crosby & Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:16
- 2Make BelieveBing Crosby & Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:59
- 3Ol' Man RiverPaul Robeson & Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra With Mixed Chorus4:00
- 4Selection: Why Do I Love You?; Cant' Help Lovin' Dat Man; You Are Love; Make BelieveOlive Kline, Lambert Murphy & Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra With Mixed Chorus3:53
- 5Ol' Man RiverAl Jolson & Bill Wirges' Orchestra3:20
- 6BillHelen Morgan3:20
- 7Can't Help Lovin' Dat ManHelen Morgan3:04
- 8Can't Help Lovin' Dat ManAunt Jemima3:05
- 9Ol' Man RiverJules Bledsoe4:22
- 10After the Ball(Harris) Henry Burr3:02
- 11Hello, Ma Baby/Goodbye My Lady LoveJoseph E. Howard3:17
- 12OvertureBrunswick Concert Orchestra4:23
- 13Ol' Man RiverPaul Robeson & Brunswick Concert Orchestra4:04
- 14BillHelen Morgan & Brunswick Concert Orchestra4:00
- 15Can't Help Lovin' Dat ManHelen Morgan & Brunswick Concert Orchestra3:43
- 16You Are LoveJames Melton & Brunswick Concert Orchestra4:38
- 17Make-BelieveJames Melton & Brunswick Concert Orchestra4:10
- 18Why Do I Love You?Countess Olga Albani, Frank Munn & Brunswick Concert Orchestra3:44
- 19FinaleBrunswick Concert Orchestra & Show Boat Chorus4:07
- 20Ol' Man RiverPaul Robeson2:34
- 21Ah Still Suits MePaul Robeson & Elisabeth Welch2:45
- 22BillHelen Morgan3:21
- CD 2
- 1Make BelieveAllan Jones & Victor Concert Orchestra3:18
- 2Why Do I Love You?Allan Jones & Victor Concert Orchestra3:23
- 3Can't Help Lovin' Dat ManIrene Dunne & Charles Winninger1:38
- 4Show Boat: ScenarioCleveland Orchestra21:32
- 5Ol' Man RiverTodd Duncan3:18
- 6Overture"Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra4:24
- 7Cotton Blossom"Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra3:24
- 8Only Make BelieveCharles Fredericks, Jan Clayton & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra4:00
- 9Ol' Man RiverKenneth Spencer & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra4:19
- 10Can't Help Lovin' Dat ManCarol Bruce, Helen Dowdy, Kenneth Spencer & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra4:04
- 11Life Upon the Wicked StageColette Lyons & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra3:53
- 12You Are LoveCharles Fredericks, Jan Clayton & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra4:26
- 13Why Do I Love You?Charles Fredericks, Jan Clayton & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra3:18
- 14BillCarol Bruce & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra4:20
- 15Nobody Else but MeJan Clayton & "Show Boat" Chorus and Orchestra4:07
- 16Ah Still Suits MePaul Robeson & Columbia Concert Orchestra2:37
- 17Ol' Man RiverPaul Robeson & Columbia Concert Orchestra3:10
More by Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Release credits
- conductor [4]
- trombone [2]
- baritone vocals [2], vocal [1]
- performing orchestra [14]
- lead vocals [10]
- lead vocals [12]
- conductor [20-21]
- producer, transfer
- producer [9-10, 12]
- conductor [6-15]
- vocal [21]
- conductor [16-17]
- lead vocals [10]
- vocal [14]
- trumpet [2]
- lead vocals [12]
- reeds [2]
- lead vocals [9-10]
- conductor [1-2]
- piano [14-15]
- conductor [3]
- violin [2]
- conductor [10]
- performing orchestra [21]
- vocal [21]
- conductor [2]
- performing orchestra [2]
- arranger [6], orchestrator [9-10, 12]
- double bass [2]
- conductor [6, 22]
- conductor [6-7, 22]
- arranger [14], conductor [12-19]
- piano [5]
