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The Life: The New Musical

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Composer
COLEMAN GASMAN
Artist
Original Broadway Cast Recording
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Jun 03, 1997
Catalog #
SK63312
UPC
074646331224

About

Music composed by Cy Coleman. Lyrics written by Ira Glasman.
Principal cast includes: Pamela Isaacs (Queen); Kevin Ramsey (Fleetwood); Lillias White (Sonja); Chuck Cooper (Memphis); Sam Harris (Jojo); Bellamy Young (Mary); Vernel Bagneris (Lacy); Rich Herbert (Lou); Gordon Joseph Weiss
(Snickers).
Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York on May 5, 1997. Includes liner notes by A.E. Hotchner.
THE LIFE was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Act I: Check It Out (Company) 00:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Check It Out (Company)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Kevin Ramsey, Lillias White, Chuck Cooper, Bellamy Young, Judine Richard, Rudy Roberson, Mark Anthony Taylor, Katy Grenfelt, Sharon Wilkins, Felicia Finley, Michael Gregory Gong, Mark Bove, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Vernel Bagneris, Lynn Sterling, Pamela Isaacs, Rich Hebert, Sam Harris, Stephanie Michels
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  2. 2 Act I: Use What You Got (Jojo, Company) 03:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Use What You Got (Jojo, Company)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Sam Harris, Chuck Cooper, Lillias White, Mark Anthony Taylor, Rudy Roberson, Kevin Ramsey, Pamela Isaacs, Bellamy Young, Judine Richard, Katy Grenfelt, Sharon Wilkins, Felicia Finley, Michael Gregory Gong, Mark Bove, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Vernel Bagneris, Lynn Sterling, Rich Hebert, Stephanie Michels
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  3. 3 Act I: A Lovely Day to Be Out of Jail (Queen, Sonja) 03:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: A Lovely Day to Be Out of Jail (Queen, Sonja)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  4. 4 Act I: Oh Daddy (Queen, Fleetwood) 04:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Oh Daddy (Queen, Fleetwood)
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Pamela Isaacs, Kevin Ramsey
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  5. 5 Act I: A Piece of the Action (Fleetwood) 02:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: A Piece of the Action (Fleetwood)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Kevin Ramsey
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  6. 6 Act I: The Oldest Profession (Sonja) 06:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: The Oldest Profession (Sonja)
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Lillias White
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  7. 7 Act I: Don't Take Much (Memphis) 03:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Don't Take Much (Memphis)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Chuck Cooper
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  8. 8 Act I: Hey, Daddy - Go Home (Fleetwood, Queen, Mary) 03:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Hey, Daddy - Go Home (Fleetwood, Queen, Mary)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Kevin Ramsey, Pamela Isaacs, Bellamy Young
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  9. 9 Act I: You Can't Get to Heaven (Queen, Sonja, Street Evangelists) 03:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: You Can't Get to Heaven (Queen, Sonja, Street Evangelists)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White, Judine Richard, Rudy Roberson, Mark Anthony Taylor
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  10. 10 Act I: My Body (Frenchie, Chichi, Tracy, Carmen, Sonja, Queen, April) 02:35
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: My Body (Frenchie, Chichi, Tracy, Carmen, Sonja, Queen, April)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Katy Grenfelt, Sharon Wilkins, Lynn Sterling, Lillias White, Pamela Isaacs, Felicia Finley
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  11. 11 Act I: Why Don't They Leave Us Alone (Company) 02:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I: Why Don't They Leave Us Alone (Company)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Gregory Gong, Mark Bove, Rudy Roberson, Mark Anthony Taylor, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Felicia Finley, Lynn Sterling, Sharon Wilkins, Katy Grenfelt
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  12. 12 Act I: Easy Money (Mary, Jojo, Fleetwood) 02:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Easy Money (Mary, Jojo, Fleetwood)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Bellamy Young, Sam Harris, Kevin Ramsey
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  13. 13 Act I: He's No Good (Queen) 03:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I: He's No Good (Queen)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Pamela Isaacs
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  14. 14 Act I: I'm Leaving You (Queen) 02:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: I'm Leaving You (Queen)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Pamela Isaacs
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  15. 15 Act I: The Hookers' Ball (Lacy, Company) 02:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act I: The Hookers' Ball (Lacy, Company)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Kevin Ramsey, Lillias White, Chuck Cooper, Bellamy Young, Judine Richard, Rudy Roberson, Mark Anthony Taylor, Katy Grenfelt, Sharon Wilkins, Felicia Finley, Michael Gregory Gong, Mark Bove, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Lynn Sterling, Pamela Isaacs, Vernel Bagneris
  16. 16 Act II: Mr. Greed (Jojo, Bobby, Enrique, Oddjob, Slick) 03:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II: Mr. Greed (Jojo, Bobby, Enrique, Oddjob, Slick)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Sam Harris, Mark Bove, Rudy Roberson, Michael Gregory Gong, Mark Anthony Taylor
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  17. 17 Act II: My Way or the Highway (Memphis, Queen) 03:32
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II: My Way or the Highway (Memphis, Queen)
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Chuck Cooper, Pamela Isaacs
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  18. 18 Act II: People Magazine (Lou, Mary) 03:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II: People Magazine (Lou, Mary)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Rich Hebert, Bellamy Young
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  19. 19 Act II: We Had a Dream (Queen) 02:01
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II: We Had a Dream (Queen)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Pamela Isaacs
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  20. 20 Act II: Someday Is for Suckers (Sonja, Frenchie, April, Shatellia, Carmen, Chichi) 03:31
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II: Someday Is for Suckers (Sonja, Frenchie, April, Shatellia, Carmen, Chichi)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Lillias White, Katy Grenfelt, Felicia Finley, Mark Anthony Taylor, Lynn Sterling, Judine Richard
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  21. 21 Act II: We Gotta Go (Fleetwood, Queen) 01:59
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act II: We Gotta Go (Fleetwood, Queen)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Kevin Ramsey, Pamela Isaacs
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell
  22. 22 Act II: My Friend (Queen, Sonja) 03:33
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II: My Friend (Queen, Sonja)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White
    Conductor
    Gordon Lowry Harrell