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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Goldman

Recordings

1971 Original Broadway Cast Recording

Follies [OBC]

Follies - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Produced by Dick Jones
Engineer: Bob Arnold
Recorded April 11, 1971
Album cover art and design by David Edward Byrd
Liner notes (including synopsis) by Larry Cohen

  • LP, 1971 [Capitol SO 761] (56 mins.)
  • 8-track Cartridge, 197? [Capitol 8XO 761] [deleted 1976]
  • Cassette, 197? [Capitol 4XO 761] [deleted 1976]

Bonus Track Release
Adds the 1971 recording of "One More Kiss"
that was omitted from the original release
Liner notes by Dider C. Deutsch

  • Compact Disc, 1989 [Capitol CDP 7 92094 2]
  • Cassette reissue, 1989 [Capitol C4 92094]

Remixed and Remastered Version
Remastered by Robert Norberg
Liner notes by Marc Kirkeby

  • Compact Disc, 1992 [Broadway Angel ZDM 7 64666 2 0] (58:14 mins.)
  • Cassette, 1992 [Broadway Angel EG 64666]

Follies [OBC Remixed]

Newly Remixed and Remastered
Produced for this CD release by Bruce Kimmel
Mixed by John Adams
Mastered by James Nelson
Tape transfers: Ron McMaster
Art Direction and Package Design: Doug Haverty
Liner notes by Bruce Kimmel

  • Compact Disc, July 2012 [Limited edition of 1500 copies] [Kritzerland KR-220023-3] (58:40 mins.)
  • Compact Disc, August 2012 [Second printing of 1000]

Selections:

Prologue / Beautiful Girls * (4:28), Don't Look at Me (1:51), Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (5:34), Ah, Paris! * / Broadway Baby * (3:19), The Road You Didn't Take (2:45), In Buddy's Eyes (2:37), Who's That Woman? (3:35), I'm Still Here * (4:24), Too Many Mornings (4:27), The Right Girl (4:30), One More Kiss (2:14), Could I Leave You? (3:05), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow * / Love Will See Us Through * (3:42), The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues * (3:06), Losing My Mind (3:42), The Story of Lucy and Jessie (1:53), Live, Laugh, Love / Finale (3:20)

According to the liner notes on the original LP release, selections marked with an asterisk "have been abridged for recording". All releases after 1989 contain "One Last Kiss". The timings here are taken from the 2012 remixed release. Timings on previous releases vary by a few seconds.

For production information go to the Original Broadway Production

1985 Follies in Concert

Follies in Concert

Follies in Concert
Album produced by Thomas Z. Shepard
Associate album producer: Jay David Saks
Engineer: Paul Goodman
Recorded September 6 and 7, 1985
at Avery Fisher Hall, NYC
Liner notes by James Kirkwood and Bert Fink
Lyrics and artist biographies included

  • Double LP, 1985 [RCA HBC2-7128]
  • Double Cassette, 1985 [RCA HBE2-7128]
  • Double Compact Disc, 1985 [RCA RCD2-7128] (85:13 mins.)
    [adds the complete soundtrack of Stavisky (45:32 mins)]

Compact Disc

DVD

Selections:

Disc One: Overture (5:03), Beautiful Girls (4:56), Don't Look at Me (2:06), Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (5:39), Rain on the Roof (0:52), Ah, Paris! (1:59), Broadway Baby (3:54), The Road You Didn't Take (2:51), In Buddy's Eyes (2:58), Who's That Woman? (5:23), I'm Still Here (5:49), Too Many Mornings (4:52), The Right Girl (4:42), One More Kiss (2:46), Could I Leave You? (3:03), Loveland (2:48), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through (4:50)

Disc Two: Buddy's Blues (4:00), Losing My Mind (4:17), The Story of Lucy and Jessie (2:46), Live, Laugh, Love (4:43), Finale: Waiting for the Girls Upstairs / Beautiful Girls (reprise) (4:44)

Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Show Album

For more information go to Special Events

1987 London Cast Recording

Follies [UK]

Follies - The First Complete Recording
Original London Cast Recording, 1987
Produced by Chris Walker
Associate producers: Stephen Sondheim & David Caddick
Engineer: David Hunt
Digitally recorded at CTS Studios, Wembley

UK Releases:

  • Double LP, 1987 [First Night Encore 3]
  • Double Compact Disc, 1993 [First Night Encore CD3]
    [lyrics included]     (84:22)

US Releases:

  • Double LP, 1987? [Geffen 24183-1]
  • Double Compact Disc, 1987? [Geffen 24183-2]
  • Double Cassette, 1987? [Geffen 24183-4]
  • Compact Disc reissue, 1995 [First Night 06019]
    [omits "Social Dancing"]     (79:30)

Selections:

Disc One: Beautiful Girls (3:27), Don't Look at Me (2:04), Montage: Rain on the Roof / Ah, Paris! / Broadway Baby (6:50), Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (5:28), Who's That Woman? (5:13), In Buddy's Eyes (3:04), Country House (3:31), Too Many Mornings (4:51)

Disc Two: Social Dancing (4:49), I'm Still Here (5:46), The Right Girl (4:47), Could I Leave You? (3:01), One More Kiss (2:54), Loveland (3:19), Love Will See Us Through (2:02), Buddy's Blues (3:58), Losing My Mind (3:58), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Ah But Underneath (6:26), Make the Most of Your Music (4:56), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through (reprise) (2:16), Beautiful Girls - Finale (1:26)

For production information go to the London Production

1998 Paper Mill Playhouse Recording

Follies [Paper Mill Cast Recording]

Follies - The Complete Recording
Produced by Robert Sher in collaboration
with Jonathan Tunick and Paul McKibbons
Executive Producers: Stephen Sondheim and Steve Gottlieb
Recorded at Edison Recording Studios, NYC
on June 1, 2, and 5, 1998
Recording Engineer: Gary Chester
Conducted by Jonathan Tunick
Liner notes by Theodore S. Chapin, Frank Rich, and notes on
the Appendix by Stephen Sondheim
Album artwork by Hillary Knight
Lyrics included

  • Double Compact Disc, 1998 [TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030-2]
    (90:41 mins. [show] + 29:02 mins. [appendix])

Selections:

Disc One: Prologue / Overture (6:12), Beautiful Girls (3:51), Don't Look at Me (2:14), Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (6:00), Rain on the Roof (0:41), Ah, Paris! (2:07), Broadway Baby (3:09), The Road You Didn't Take (2:57), Bolero d'Amore (3:31), In Buddy's Eyes (3:09), Who's That Woman? (6:42), I'm Still Here (5:10), Too Many Mornings (4:57)

Disc Two: The Right Girl (5:48), One More Kiss (2:28), Could I Leave You? (3:20), Loveland (3:22), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through (4:47), The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues (4:27), Losing My Mind (4:19), Ah But Underneath (4:49), Live, Laugh, Love (4:47), Finale (Beautiful Girls) (1:44)

Appendix: Bring on the Girls [Roscoe and Young Roscoe] (3:50), Can That Boy Fox-Trot! [Carlotta],(3:00), Pleasant Little Kingdom [Ben and Sally] (2:57), All Things Bright and Beautiful [Ben and Sally] (4:22), That Old Piano Roll [Buddy] (2:54), Who Could Be Blue? / Little White House [Young Ben and Young Phyllis] (2:18), Uptown Downtown [Phyllis] (5:12), The Story of Lucy and Jessie [Phyllis] (4:26)

For production information go to Paper Mill Playhouse Production

2011 Broadway Revival Recording

Follies [2011 Broadway Cast Recording]

Follies - New Broadway Cast Recording
Produced by Tommy Krasker and Philip Chaffin
Executive Producers: Michael M. Kaiser, Sean Patrick Flahaven
Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City on October 3-4, 2011
Recorded and Mixed by Bart Migal
Assistand Engineer: Bob Mallory, Tim Marchiafava, Tyler Hartman & Mike Bauer
Music Coordinator: John Miller
Conducted by James Moore
Liner notes by Patrick Pacheco, Tommy Krasker
Synopsis by Sean Patrick Flahaven
Art Direction & Design: Derek Bishop
Lyrics included

  • Double Compact Disc, November 2011 [PS Classics PS-1105]
    (106:50 mins.)

Selections:

Disc One: Prologue (3:41), Overture (3:24), "Welcome to our first - and last - reunion..." (1:03), Beautiful Girls (3:48), "You came; you're really here..." (3:53), Don't Look at Me (2:20), "I never get to talk..." (2:31), Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (5:45), Rain on the Roof (0:54), Ah, Paris! (2:05), Broadway Baby (3:23), The Road You Didn't Take (3:14), "Bargains, Buddy..." (1:37), In Buddy's Eyes (4:13), "Let's dish. Tell me everything..." (1:04), Who's That Woman? (6:39)

Disc Two: "I had a Follies number once..." (0:25), I'm Still Here (5:33), Too Many Mornings (4:52), The Right Girl (4:56), "Men are so sweet..." (2:36), One More Kiss (2:51), "According to statistics..." (1:36), Could I Leave You? (3:04), "You'll make a good wife, Phyl..." (1:55), Loveland (3:10), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through (4:44), The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues (4:16), Losing My Mind (4:34), The Story of Lucy and Jessie (4:33), Live, Laugh, Love (4:18), Chaos (0:42), End of Show (2:57)

For production information go to 2011 Broadway Revival Production

Recordings of Songs


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Last modified on Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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