Original Broadway Cast
Bells Are Ringing
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Bells Are Ringing
Release Date: March 20, 2001
SK89545
CD Album
Original Broadway Cast, 1958
Music: Jule Styne
Book and Lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Direction: Jerome Robbins
Starring: Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Jean Stapleton and Eddie Lawrence

Written for star Judy Holliday by the award-winning Betty Comden, Adolph Green and composer Jule Styne, Bells Are Ringing enjoyed a long Broadway run and four Tony Award nominations before being transferred to the screen. The show generated two hit songs, "The Party's Over" and "Just in Time", and was critically acclaimed for its witty lyrics, Jerome Robbins' and Bob Fosse's sparkling staging and, most of all, Holliday's triumphant performance as Ella.

The album has been remastered for optimum sound quality and includes very rare bonus material: extra dance music in "Hello Hello There" and "Mu-Cha-Cha", and composer Jule Styne singing and playing demos of three selections, including a song that was cut from the final show!

Bells Are Ringing opened at the Schubert Theatre on November 29, 1956 and ran for 924 performances until it closed on March 7, 1959  


Track listing for CD Album


1  Overture (Orchestra) (Instrumental)
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2  Bells Are Ringing (Jean Stapleton, George Irving, Ensemble) (Vocal)
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3  It's a Perfect Relationship (Judy Holliday, Boys) (Vocal)
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4  On My Own (Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble) (Vocal)
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5  It's a Simple Little System (Eddie Lawrence, Ensemble) (Vocal)
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6  Is It a Crime? (Judy Holliday) (Vocal)
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7  Hello, Hello There! (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble) (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma28  wma32  wma56  wma128  wma300
8  I Met a Girl (Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble) (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma28  wma32  wma56  wma128  wma300
9  Long Before I Knew You (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin) (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
10  Mu-Cha-Cha (Judy Holliday, Peter Gennaro, Ensemble) (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma28  wma32  wma56  wma128  wma300
11  Just in Time (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Ensemble) (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma28  wma32  wma56  wma128  wma300
12  Drop That Name (Judy Holliday, Ensemble) (Vocal)
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13  The Party's Over (Judy Holliday, Ensemble) (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma28  wma32  wma56  wma128  wma300
14  Salzburg (Jean Stapleton, Eddie Lawrence) (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
15  The Midas Touch (Ensemble) (Instrumental)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
16  I'm Goin' Back (Judy Holliday) (Vocal)
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17  *Perfect Relationship (Vocal)
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18  *Just in Time (Vocal)
       ra  wma20  wma32  wma128
19  *Boogie Woogie Shoogie, Baby of Mine (Vocal)
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