本輯英文標題「Show-Stoppers」,是指因為表現特別精采而被掌聲打斷的表演,二十三首精選自七部著名音樂劇的歌曲,包括百老匯、倫敦、電影版的原始演唱卡司,歌者都是1950、1960年代的大腕,像是李察‧波頓(鳳宮劫美錄)、茱莉‧安德魯絲(窈窕淑女)、Gordon MacRae(奧克拉荷馬)、Rita Moreno(西城故事)等,選錄的又都是他們最擅長與受到好評的劇碼,當然好戲連連。Alto的重製音效尚稱佳,將這些音樂劇黃金年代的風采完全綻放。
曲目: 選自「奧克拉荷馬Oklahoma」 1. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (Gordon MacRae) 2. Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Charlotte Greenwood) 3. I Can’t Say No (Gloria Grahame) 4. People Will Say We’re in Love (Gordon MacRae & Shirley Jones) 錄音:1955年(樂團指揮:Jay Blackton)
選自「西城故事West Side Story」 5. Maria (Jimmy Bryant) 6. America (Rita Moreno and Chorus) 7. Tonight (Marni Nixon and Jimmy Bryant) 8. I Feel Pretty (Marni Nixon and Chorus) 9. One Hand, One Heart (Marni Nixon and Jimmy Bryant) 10. Somewhere (Marni Nixon and Jimmy Bryant) 錄音:1961年(樂團指揮:John Green)
選自「孤雛淚Oliver」 11. Consider Yourself (Martin Horsey, Keith Hamshere & Chorus) 12. You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two (Ron Moody and Keith Hamshere) 13. As Long as He Needs Me (Georgia Brown, solo) 14. I’d do Anything (Georgia Brown, Martin Horsey, Keith Hamshere, Ron Moody) 錄音:1960年(樂團指揮:Marcus Dods)
選自「窈窕淑女My Fair Lady」 15. Wouldn’t it be Loverly? (Julie Andrews & Chorus) 16. With a Little Bit o’Luck (Stanley Holloway & Chorus) 17. The Rain in Spain (Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Robert Coote & Chorus) 18. I Could Have Danced all Night (Julie Andrews with Phillippa Bevans & Chorus) 19. On the Street Where You Live (John Michael King ,solo) 錄音:1956年(樂團指揮:Franz Allers)
選自「鳳宮劫美錄Camelot」 20. How to Handle a Woman (Richard Burton) 錄音:1960年(樂團指揮:Franz Allers)
選自「花鼓歌Flower Drum Song」 21. I Enjoy Being a Girl (Pat Suzuki) 錄音:1958年(樂團指揮:Salvatore Dell’Isola)
選自「天命Kismet」 22. Stranger in Paradise (Ann Blyth and Vic Damone) 23. And This is My Beloved (Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Vic Damone) 錄音:1955年(樂團指揮:Andre Previn)
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