Company (original Broadway cast recording)
1970 cast recording by the original cast
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Company, subtitled A Musical Comedy and Original Cast Recording,[1] is an album containing a recording of the 1970 Broadway musical Company made by its original cast. The album was released on Columbia Masterworks on May 13, 1970.[2]
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ReleasedMay 13, 1970
LabelColumbia Masterworks
| Company – Original Cast Recording | |
|---|---|
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| Cast recording by the original cast | |
| Released | May 13, 1970 |
| Label | Columbia Masterworks |
Background
The album was produced by Thomas Z. Shepard.[1]
Critical reception
Chart performance
The album spent two weeks, that of June 20 and 27, 1970, at number 178 on the Billboard 200.[4]
Track listing
LP – Columbia Masterworks OS 3550
All lyrics are written by Stephen Sondheim; all music is composed by Stephen Sondheim.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Company" | Dean Jones and Company | |
| 2. | "The Little Things You Do Together" | Elaine Stritch, Barbara Barrie, Charles Kimbrough and Company | |
| 3. | "Sorry-Grateful" | Charles Kimbrough, George Coe, Charles Braswell, Dean Jones | |
| 4. | "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" | Donna McKechnie, Susan Browning, Pamela Myers | |
| 5. | "Have I Got a Girl for You" "Someone Is Waiting" | Charles Braswell, John Cunningham, Steve Elmore, George Coe, Charles Kimbrough and Company Dean Jones, The Vocal Minority | |
| 6. | "Another Hundred People" | Pamela Myers | |
| 7. | "Getting Married Today" | Beth Howland, Steve Elmore, Teri Ralston and Company |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Side by Side by Side" "What Would We Do Without You?" | Dean Jones and Company | |
| 2. | "Poor Baby" "Tick-Tock" | Barbara Barrie, Teri Ralston, Merle Louise, Beth Howland, Elaine Stritch, Charles Kimbrough, George Coe | |
| 3. | "Barcelona" | Dean Jones, Susan Browning | |
| 4. | "The Ladies Who Lunch" | Elaine Stritch | |
| 5. | "Being Alive" | Dean Jones and Company | |
| 6. | "Finale" | Company |
Charts
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[4][5] | 178 |
Awards
| Year | Award type | Categories | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Grammy Awards | Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album | Won | |
In 2008, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
See also
- Original Cast Album: Company, a 1970 film documenting the recording session for the original Broadway cast album