I Had a Ball

Original Broadway Cast (1964)

Recording Info

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: December 20, 1964

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Conductor

... Garside	Buddy Hackett
... Stan The Shpieler	Richard Kiley
... Jeannie	Karen Morrow
... Gimlet (The Alley Gang)	Al Nesor
... Joe The Muzzler (The Alley Gang)	Jack Wakefield
... Ma Maloney (The Alley Gang)	Rosetta Le Noire
... George Osaka (The Alley Gang)	Conrad Yama
... Morocco	by herself
... Lifeguard	Marty Allen
... Jimmy	Nathaniel Jones
... Officer Millhauser	Ted Thurston
... Brooks	Steve Roland
... Addie	Luba Lisa
... Children	Sheldon Golomb Gina Kaye
... Singers	Miriamne Burton Jacqueline Carol Jacque Dean Marilyn Feder Shirley Leinwand Lispet Nelson Eugene Edwards Herbert Fields (ii) Murray Goldkind Marvin Goodis Herb Surface John Wheeler (i)
... Dancers	Mary Ehara Sandra Lein Nancy Lynch Patti Mariano Alice Shanahan June Eve Story Patti Ann Watson Marty Allen Doria Avila Bob Bernard Ray Gilbert Edward J. Heim Gary Hubler Scott Hunter John Sharpe

Overture .... Orchestra
Garside the Great .... Buddy Hackett
Coney Island, U.S.A. .... Joe, Ma, Osaka, Gimlet, Coney Characters, Tourists and Children
The Other Half of Me .... Stan
Addie's At It Again .... Addie, Joe, Osaka and Gimlet
I Got Everything I Want .... Jeannie
Dr. Freud .... Garside
Think Beautiful .... Ma, Jeannie, Joe, Osaka, Gimlet and Ensemble
Faith .... Stan, the Alley Gang, Children and Ensemble
Can It Be Possible? .... Stan, Jeannie, Brooks, Adie and Garside
The Neighborhood Song .... Ma, Alley Gang and Coney Characters
The Affluent Society .... Stan and Brooks
I Had a Ball .... Jeannie, Alley Gang, Morocco and Coney Characters
Almost .... Jeannie
Fickle Finger of Fate .... Stan
You Deserve Me .... Garside, Brooks and Addie
You Deserve Me (Reprise) .... Garside
Fickle Finger of Fate (Reprise) .... Garside

Recording has a spoken prologue titled 'Garside the Great' which is not the same as the cut song.

The 2003 Decca Release contains the following bonus tracks:

"I Had a Ball" and "Almost" recorded by Karen Morrow in November 1964.
"Lament" & "Be a Phony" recorded by Lester Lanin and His Orchestra in November 1964.

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: December 20, 1964