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Ballroom (1979 Original Broadway Cast) | 
 enlarge | Artists: Billy Goldenberg, Sally-jane Heit, John Hallow, Original Broadway Cast, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy New: $11.98
New (30) Used (11) from $5.84
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 21538
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.7 x 0.5
MPN: 35762
UPC: 074643576222
EAN: 0074643576222
ASIN: B0000025FD
Release Date: November 24, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Overture: The Stardust Waltz | | • | A Terrific Band and a Real Nice Crowd | | • | A Song for Dancing | | • | One by One | | • | Dance Montage (Cha-Cha) | | • | Dreams | | • | Somebody Did All Right for Herself/Dreams | | • | Tango | | • | Goodnight Is Not Goodbye | | • | I've Been Waiting All My Life | | • | I Love to Dance | | • | More of the Same | | • | Fifty Percent | | • | I Wish You a Waltz |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Not Bad July 26, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
So when I ordered this CD i didnt expect much from it. Its older, and about ballroom dancing. But the music is quite soothing, and not at all "old." The show is sweet and intamite with lots of duets. But the star voice is definitly Lynn Roberts. Wow has she got a sweet smooth voice. So in short, this is one for amature collectors, and up. Probably not the best for someone who likes Wicked, but thats the only show they know. Favorite Song: "I've Been Waiting All My Life"
 Wonderful !!! September 12, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Ballroom" was based on a T.V. movie, titled "The Queen of the Stardust Ballroom". The show was a flop, but an interesting idea none the less. Columbia, thankfully, perserved this fascinating score that needs to be rediscovered. If you have never heard of the authors, do not worry, neither had I. They were mainly Hollywood writers, but their material is 100% broadway gold. Loudon gives the great material her all, which makes songs such as "Fifty Percent" seem all the more charged with emotion. The opening number is excellent, and so is much of the dance material. All in all, a great score that needs a revival. It would put today's "Europop" musicals to shame.
Old tunes, old cast, touching stories. March 23, 2003
A touching love story told by the incredible old-timers of theater in their golden years. Dorothy Loudon soars. Buy it for "Fifty Percent" if for anything. The song makes me wrench and it will make you sob too. Buy it for that. Buy it for her. Buy it for the music that makes you want to dance.
Old tunes, old cast, touching stories. March 23, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A touching love story told by the incredible old-timers of theater in their golden years. Dorothy Loudon soars. Buy it for "Fifty Percent" if for anything. The song makes me wrench and it will make you sob too. Buy it for that. Buy it for her. Buy it for the music that makes you want to dance.
under-rated musical masterpiece October 1, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
BALLROOM is a fantastic musical. It has a huge cult following by Michael Bennett fans and Broadway musical-lovers alike. The score is an exciting blend of old-fashioned waltzes combined with the pulsating rhythms of the 70's disco scene.The story concerns Bea Asher (Dorothy Loudon - who also created the role of Miss Hannigan in the original cast of ANNIE), who, after losing her husband, discovers a new life at a dingy ballroom in the Bronx. There, she meets Alfred Rossi (Vincent Gardenia), a married man, whom she begins to have a love affair with. Bea knows that she will never truly 'have' Alfred for herself, but is more than willing to play second-fiddle even if her pride is what takes the fall. The music is gorgeous; as with other "concept musicals", most of the songs have nothing to do with the plot, and most are sung by the singers at the ballroom (played by Lynn Roberts and Bernie Knee). Stand-outs in the score are "Dreams", "I Love to Dance", "A Terrific Band and a Real Nice Crowd", "Somebody Did All Right for Herself", and - the real show-stopper - "Fifty Percent", sung for all its worth by Dorothy Loudon. A beautiful score and musical; ripe for rediscovery.
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