The
Original Soundtrack to the film South Pacific was released in 1958. The
film was based on the musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein,
which had been first staged nine years earlier. The composers had much
say in this recording, with many of the songs performed by accomplished
singers rather than the actors in the film. Mitzi Gaynor and Ray Walston
(who had played Luther Billis in the original national tour and in the
original London production)were the only two leading performers who did
their own singing in the film (and on the soundtrack album). The roles
of Emile DeBecque, Bloody Mary and Joe Cable were sung by Giorgio Tozzi,
Muriel Smith (who had played the role in the original London
production) and Bill Lee, respectively.
The album became a major success, reaching No.1 in both the US and UK. In the US, the album stayed at No.1 for seven months - the fourth longest run ever. In the UK, the album remained in the top five for 27 consecutive weeks before reaching No.1 in November 1958. It stayed at the top for a record-breaking 115 weeks (the first 70 of these consecutively - including the whole year of 1959), and remained in the top five for 214 weeks. - Wikipedia
The album became a major success, reaching No.1 in both the US and UK. In the US, the album stayed at No.1 for seven months - the fourth longest run ever. In the UK, the album remained in the top five for 27 consecutive weeks before reaching No.1 in November 1958. It stayed at the top for a record-breaking 115 weeks (the first 70 of these consecutively - including the whole year of 1959), and remained in the top five for 214 weeks. - Wikipedia
ARTIST/COMPOSER
Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein II
LABEL
RCA Records - 3681-2-R
FORMAT
CD, Album, Reissue
COUNTRY
US
RELEASED
© 1988
TRACK LISTING
01. ORCHESTRA - South Pacific Overture 3:00
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
02. NELLIE FORBUSH AND CHILDREN - Dites-Moi 1:17
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
03. NELLIE FORBUSH - Cock-Eyed Optimist 1:43
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
04. EMILE DE BECQUE AND NELLIE FORBUSH - Twin Soliloquies/Some Enchanted Evening 5:50
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
05. KEN DARBY MALE CHORUS - Bloody Mary 1:53
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
06. LT. CABLE AND NELLIE FORBUSH - My Girl Back Home 1:39
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
07. KEN DARBY MALE CHORUS - There Is Nothin' Like A Dame 3:47
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
08. BLOODY MARY AND THE KEN DARBY SINGERS - Bali Ha'i 3:38
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
09. NELLIE FORBUSH AND THE KEN DARBY SINGERS - I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair 2:53
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
10. NELLIE FORBUSH AND THE KEN DARBY SINGERS - I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy 3:20
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
11. LT. CABLE - Younger Than Springtime 4:57
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
12. BLOODY MARY - Happy Talk 3:43
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
13. NELLIE FORBUSH - Honey Bun 1:45
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
14. LT. CABLE - Carefully Taught 1:13
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
15. EMILE DE BECQUE - This Nearly Was Mine 2:09
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
16. NELLIE FORBUSH, EMILE DE BECQUE AND CHILDREN - Finale 2:58
(Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
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