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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (soundtrack)
1967 soundtrack album
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The original soundtrack to the 1967 motion picture How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was released by United Artists Records in the same year.
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Released1967
LabelUnited Artists
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | 1967 |
| Label | United Artists |
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | (positive)[1] |
| HiFi/Stereo Review | (no rating)[2] |
Billboard picked the album for its "Soundtrack spotlight" section. The magazine's reviewer noted: "Stars of the original Broadway cast, Robert Morse, Michele Lee and Rudy Vallee, have been retained for the screen version, and add an exciting spark to the LP."[1]
Commercial performance
Track listing
LP – United Artists UAL 4151 (mono), UAS 5151 (stereo)
All lyrics are written by Frank Loesser; all music is composed by Frank Loesser.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" – "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" | Robert Morse | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Coffee Break" | Anthony Teague, Kay Reynolds and Company | 2:29 |
| 3. | "The Company Way" | Robert Morse, Sammy Smith, Anthony Teague and Company | 2:28 |
| 4. | "A Secretary Is Not a Toy" | John Myhers and Ensemble | 4:21 |
| 5. | "The Company Way" (Finch's frolic) (Instr.) | 1:10 | |
| 6. | "Been a Long Day" | Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Kay Reynolds | 2:57 |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Grand Old Ivy" | Rudy Vallee, Robert Morse | 1:24 |
| 2. | "Rosemary" | Robert Morse | 2:53 |
| 3. | "I Believe in You" | Michele Lee | 2:46 |
| 4. | "The Company Way" and "Paris Original" (Company party) (Instrumental) | 3:10 | |
| 5. | "I Believe in You – Reprise" ("Gotta Stop That Man") | Robert Morse & Co. | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Brotherhood of Man" | Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Ruth Kobart and Company | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Finale" | Entire Company | 2:20 |
Personnel
- Nelson Riddle – music supervisor and conductor
Charts
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 146 |