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Cabaret (original Broadway cast recording)
1966 cast recording by various artists
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Cabaret is an album containing a recording of the 1966 Broadway musical Cabaret made by its original cast. The album was released by Columbia Masterworks on November 28, 1966.[1]
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| Cabaret | |
|---|---|
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| Cast recording by various artists | |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | Show tunes |
| Label | Columbia Masterworks |
Critical reception
Billboard picked the album for its "Spotlight" section. The magazine's reviewer noted that Columbia Records captured "the full carousing flavor of the Broadway hit" and conluded: "Due to become a big hit."[2]
In her retrospective review for AllMusic, Marjorie Ellen Ruhlmann rated the album 5 stars out of five.[3]
Chart performance
Track listing
LP – Columbia Masterworks KOL 6640 (mono), KOS 3040 (stereo)
All lyrics are written by Fred Ebb; all music is composed by John Kander.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Willkommen" | Joel Grey, company | |
| 2. | "So What?" | Lotte Lenya | |
| 3. | "Don't Tell Mama" | Jill Haworth, Joel Grey, girls | |
| 4. | "Telephone Song" | Bert Convy, company | |
| 5. | "Perfectly Marvelous" | Bert Convy, Jill Haworth | |
| 6. | "Two Ladies" | Joel Grey, Rita O'Connor, Mary Ehara | |
| 7. | "It Couldn't Please Me More" | Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford | |
| 8. | "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" | Robert Sharpe, Joel Grey, waiters |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entr'acte" | Kit Kat Band | |
| 2. | "Why Should I Wake Up?" | Bert Convy | |
| 3. | "The Money Song" | Joel Grey, cabaret girls | |
| 4. | "Married" | Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford | |
| 5. | "Meeskite" | Jack Gilford | |
| 6. | "If You Could See Her" ("The Gorilla Song") | Joel Grey | |
| 7. | "What Would You Do" | Lotte Lenya | |
| 8. | "Cabaret" | Jill Haworth | |
| 9. | "Finale" | Company |
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[4] | 37 |
Awards
| Year | Award type | Categories | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Grammy Awards | Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album | Won | |