Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman led the cast of this 1953 Capitol Records recording of The Desert Song, which also featured Bob Sands and Thurl Ravenscroft, best known as the singing voice in the animated TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Conducted by George Greeley, the album contained twelve selections from the score. Initially released on 10″ LP, the … Read More
1953 Studio Cast (Eddy)
The same year that Capitol released the Gordon MacRae/Lucille Norman studio recording of The Desert Song, Columbia Records released an album of selections from the show sung by Nelson Eddy and Doretta Morrow. Produced by Goddard Lieberson, the album also featured Wesley Dalton and David Atkinson. With 17 tracks, this album was the most complete recording of The Desert Song … Read More
1944 Studio Cast
Conducted by Isaac Van Grove, the 1944 studio cast recording of The Desert Song featured the vocal talents of Kitty Carlisle, Wilbur Evans, Felix Knight, Vicki Vola and the Jeffry Alexander Chorus. The 10″ LP contained ten selections from the score. In 2002, Decca released the recording on CD, paired with a 1953 studio recording of New Moon.
1981 Smithsonian
In October 1981, James R. Morris directed and conducted a concert production of Rose-Marie in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian Institution recorded the performance, but for decades, the audio recording was not available commercially. In 2022, TMTP/Harbinger Records released the recording digitally and on CD. Starring Debra Vanderlinde and Ron Raines, this album is the only complete recording of Friml, Stothart, … Read More
1958 Studio Cast
Released in July 1958, this RCA Victor studio cast recording of Rose Marie featured the vocal talents of Julie Andrews and Giorgio Tozzi. Musical director Lehman Engel conducted the New Symphony Orchestra of London. Including 14 tracks from the score, the stereo LP was the most complete recording of the musical to date.
1954 Soundtrack
Released in mono on a 10″ LP in 1954, the cast recording of Rose Marie was recorded directly from the film’s soundtrack. Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, Bert Lahr, Fernando Lamas and Marjorie Main all sang their own vocals, under the guidance of conductor George Stoll.
1950 Studio Cast
Conducted by Leon Arnaud, the 1950 studio cast recording of Rose Marie featured the vocal talents of Nelson Eddy and Dorothy Kirsten. The album, available as a 10″ LP or boxed set of 45rpm records, included eight songs from the score: “The Mounties,” “Indian Love Call,” “Pretty Things,” “I Love Him,” “Totem Tom Tom,” “Why Shouldn’t We?,” “Rose Marie” and … Read More
1948 Studio Recording
Released by RCA Victor in August 1948, Selections from Rose Marie by Al Goodman and his Orchestra contained eight numbers from the musical. The album, recorded in mono, was released as a boxed set of four records, either 10″ 78rpm discs or 7″ 45rpm discs. Charles Fredericks and Marion Bell sang lead vocals, assisted by the Guild Choristers, with Al … Read More
1936 Studio Recordings
MGM did not release an official soundtrack album from the 1936 film Rose Marie, but the stars had recorded so many singles that a package was eventually assembled. In 1936, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald recorded several songs from the film, including the immensely popular “Indian Love Call”; in 1954, RCA Victor Red Seal reissued them in an extended-play 45-rpm … Read More
1925 London Cast
Though no official cast recording was released in 1925, the London cast of Rose-Marie did record six numbers and one orchestral medley. Edith Day, Derek Oldham and Brian Gilmour sang the principal roles. Originally released as singles, the mono tracks were later compiled in various collections, including the 1976 LP Rudolf Friml in London.