Take Me Along [Original Broadway Cast] [PA]

Performer: Original Cast Recording/Jackie Gleason
Artist: Walter Pidgeon; Eileen Herlie; Una Merkel; Susan Luckey; Robert Morse; Peter Conlow
Engineer: Ernie Oelrich
Producer: Fred Reynolds; Hugh Fordin (Reissue)
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Principal cast includes: Jackie Gleason (Sid); Walter Pidgeon (Nat Miller); Eileen Herlie (Lily); Robert Morse (Richard Miller); Una Merkel (Essie Miller); Valerie Harper (Lady Entertainer). Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York on October 18 & 19, 1959. Includes liner notes by Steven Suskin and Paul Benzaquin. All songs written by Robert Merrill. Composer/Lyricist: Robert Merrill. Personnel: Susan Luckey, Peter Conlow, Eileen Herlie, Jackie Gleason, Robert Morse, Una Merkel, Walter Pidgeon. Arranger: Lehman Engel. Based on playwright Eugene O'Neill's sole comedy, Ah, Wilderness, the musical Take Me Along was mounted on Broadway in 1959 as a vehicle for TV star Jackie Gleason. It ran for a little over a year and lost money, although it has gone into the black since. Robert Merrill's score is...functional, although it does provide showcases for Gleason on such songs as "Single Kid" and "I Get Embarrassed" (a duet with Eileen Herlie). Walter Pidgeon also makes a strong impression and Robert Morse took a big step to stardom playing the juvenile and singing "I Would Die" with Susan Luckey... ~ William Ruhlmann Based on playwright Eugene O'Neill's sole comedy, Ah, Wilderness, the musical Take Me Along was mounted on Broadway in 1959 as a vehicle for TV star Jackie Gleason. It ran for a little over a year and lost money, although it has gone into the black since. Robert Merrill's score is only functional, although it does provide showcases for Gleason on such songs as "Single Kid" and "I Get Embarrassed" (a duet with Eileen Herlie). Walter Pidgeon also makes a strong impression and Robert Morse took a big step to stardom playing the juvenile and singing "I Would Die" with Susan Luckey. Nevertheless, Take Me Along never competes with the great musicals of the era. ~ William Ruhlmann

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