Annie get Your gun : Original Cast Album

Locations
Call Number: CD Musicals Berlin Annie 2000
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Musicals Berlin Annie 2000	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 2-week checkout	CD Musicals Berlin Annie 2000	2-week checkout	On Shelf

"Originally released as Decca album DA-468, July 8, 1946"--Insert.
Bonus tracks from Ethel Merman sings Annie get your gun, released June 1, 1973 as London Records Phase 4 stereo XPS 905.
Compact disc.
Original program notes by Louis Untermeyer and reissue notes by Max O. Preeo (15 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Doin' what comes natur'lly (3:19) -- The girl that I marry (3:04) -- You can't get a man with a gun (3:08) -- There's no business like show business (3:07) -- They say it's wonderful (3:01) -- Moonshine lullaby (3:09) -- My defenses are down (3:21) -- I'm an Indian too (2:38) -- I got lost in his arms (2:42) -- Who do you love, I hope? (2:54) -- I got the sun in the morning (2:51) -- Anything you can do (3:06) -- Bonus tracks: Overture (4:38) ; Colonel Buffalo Bill (2:20) ; I'm a bad, bad man (2:34) ; An old-fashioned wedding (2:46).
Ethel Merman, Ray Middleton and other members of the original New York cast; with orchestra and chorus; Jay Blackton, conductor ; London Festival Orchestra and Chorus ; Stanley Black, conductor (in bonus tracks).

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Good Highlights, Some Problems submitted by Meginator on August 31, 2019, 10:00pm Content Warning: Some of the lyrics include racist depictions of Indigenous North American cultures; despite their somewhat satirical inclinations, they’re still pretty offensive.
The incomparable Ethel Merman completely outshines her supporting cast in her starring turn as Annie Oakley, and she invests the character with huge personality from the very first note she sings. The songs tend to have a humorous bent, and I was surprised by how many I already knew despite having never seen the show, although I didn’t find many of the love songs either particularly convincing or memorable. I also had difficulty following the story, even if the best songs are strong enough to stand on their own without additional narrative context. “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and “Anything You Can Do” have (deservedly) taken their place in the musical theater canon, and I also found “Doin’ What Comes Naturally” and “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” particularly delightful. The overt racism is a shame, because the rest of the album is a lot of fun with Merman leading the way, and could otherwise be a timeless classic.