Take Me Along [Original Cast Recording]

by Jackie Gleason

Overview

Based on playwright Eugene O'Neill's sole comedy, Ah, Wilderness, the musical Take Me Along was mounted on Broadway in 1959 as a vehicle for TV star Jackie Gleason. It ran for a little over a year and lost money, although it has gone into the black since. Robert Merrill's score is...functional, although it does provide showcases for Gleason on such songs as "Single Kid" and "I Get Embarrassed" (a duet with Eileen Herlie). Walter Pidgeon also makes a strong impression and Robert Morse took a big step to stardom playing the juvenile and singing "I Would Die" with Susan Luckey... ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/1994
Label:	Rca Victor / Rca
UPC:	0078635105025
Rank:	119361

Tracks

1. Take Me Along~Overture
2. Take Me Along~The Parade
3. Take Me Along~Oh, Please
4. Take Me Along~I Would Die
5. Take Me Along~Sid, Ol' Kid
6. Take Me Along~Staying Young
7. Take Me Along~I Get Embarrassed
8. Take Me Along~We're Home
9. Take Me Along~Take Me Along
10. Take Me Along~Volunteer Firemen Picnic
11. Take Me Along~Wint's Song
12. Take Me Along~That's How It Starts
13. Take Me Along~Promise Me a Rose
14. Take Me Along~Staying Young (Reprise)
15. Take Me Along~Little Green Snake
16. Take Me Along~Nine O'Clock
17. Take Me Along~But Yours
18. Take Me Along~Finale

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jackie Gleason   Primary Artist,Vocals
Peter Conlow   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Suzanne Luckey   Primary Artist
Robert Morse   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Walter Pigeon   Primary Artist
Una Merkel   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Eileen Herlie   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Walter Pidgeon   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
The Orchestra   Primary Artist
Susan Luckey   Featured Artist,Vocals
Janice Painchaud   Vocals
Valerie Harper   Vocals
Jack Collins   Vocals
Take Me Along Cast Ensemble   Choir/Chorus
Take Me Along Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Jack Knozal   Vocals
Gene Varrone   Vocals
Pat Tolson   Vocals
Lehman Engel   Director,Conductor
Elna Laun   Vocals
Arlene Golonka   Vocals
Fred Miller   Vocals
Lee Howard   Vocals
Bill McDonald   Vocals

Technical Credits

Peter Conlow   Performer
Paul Grosso   Creative Director
Ernest Oelrich   Original Engineering
Paul Benzaquin   Synopsis
Steven Suskin   Liner Notes
Suzanne Luckey   Performer
Bob Merrill   Lyricist,Composer
Lehman Engel   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement
Jackie Gleason   Performer
Jim Kelly   Reissue Production Assistance
Elizabeth Yoon   Design,Art Direction
The Orchestra   Performer
Walter Pigeon   Performer
Trevor Rabin   Composer
John Kander   Composer
Bill Rosenfield   Producer
Fred Reynolds   Producer,Original Album Producer
George Gershwin   Composer
Geoffrey Burgon   Composer
Ernie Oelrich   Original Engineering
Janet Gari   Composer
Una Merkel   Performer
Jay Newland   Engineer
David Shire   Composer
Leonard Bernstein   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Robert Morse   Performer
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky   Composer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Alan Silverman   Mastering
Harold Rome   Composer
Miklos Rozsa   Composer
Stan Freberg   Composer
Stephen Schwartz   Composer
Richard Adler   Composer
Eileen Herlie   Performer
Walter Pidgeon   Performer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Hugh Fordin   Reissue Producer
Mark Mancina   Composer
Jerry Ross   Composer