Li'l Abner - Original Soundtrack

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Like most hit Broadway musicals of its time, the rollicking Li’l Abner – inspired by Al Capp’s blockbuster comic strip – got the full Hollywood treatment in 1959. Musical theater fans know the film as a remarkably pure transfer of a classic 1950s Broadway musical, skillfully re-setting and preserving a theatrical experience onscreen. Most of the Broadway cast was retained: Peter Palmer reprised his portrayal of Li’l Abner, and the stage veterans included Stubby Kaye, Julie Newmar, Joe E. Marks plus a number of ensemble performers. Nelson Riddle adapted and conducted the Gene de Paul/Johnny Mercer score for the Li’l Abner soundtrack, with choral arrangements by Joseph J. Lilley; they earned the film’s only Oscar (and, later, Grammy) nomination. The “soundtrack” album (in stereo, while the Broadway recording was available only in mono) is actually a re-recording (or re-editing) of the songs for the soundtrack’s commercial LP release, a common practice that promised a smoother listening experience on the home hi-fi.



Product Description:


  • Catalog Number: SONY2373


  • UPC: 888430237322


  • Label: Sony


  • Composer: Gene Vincent De Paul


  • Conductor: Joseph J. Lilley, Nelson Riddle


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra


  • Performer: Al Nesor, Bern Hoffman, Beth Howland, Billie Hayes, Donna Douglas, Howard St. John, Imogene Lynn, Joe E. Marks, Julie Newmar, Peter Palmer, Stella Stevens, Stubby Kaye, Valerie Harper