Sally Mayes

Sally Mayes – Boys And Girls Like You And Me

(Various) (RNBW007)

Sally Mayes with guest performances by Brent Barrett and Boyd Gaines. Musical Direction and arrangements by Dick Gallagher. This exciting album looks at the ‘various stages of love’ by using a mix of songs that were cut from Broadway musicals before they opened plus some brand new compositions in their first recording. Composers and lyricists include; Stephen Sondheim, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Cy Coleman, Jerry Herman, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Jule Styne, David Shire, Richard Maltby Jnr., Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Leroy Anderson, Andrew Lippa, Carol Hall and Amanda McBroom.

“I loved hearing ‘Today I’m Gonna Think About me’ and think Sally did a terrific job with it.”
Jerry Herman, Composer/Lyricist

“Among our finest singing actresses, Mayes understands the importance of a lyric, turning her selections into more than just ‘songs’.”
Max Preeo, Show Music

"Fetching blonde Sally Mayes impresses with her versatility and flair on this splendid collection of 15 out-of-the-ordinary theatre songs.”
Jim Murphy, The Age

Tracks:
To hear a song sample, click on any song title below that is followed by

1. I Dream In Technicolor * (from the forthcoming musical Technicolor: Ten Love Stories)
2. In His Hands *
3. Everything I Want Is In Manhattan * (Cut from The Life)
4. Think How Many People Never Find Love * (Cut from Hazel Flagg)
5. Nice She Ain’t (Cut from Gypsy)/You’re Awful (On The Town – Movie) with Boyd Gaines
6. Love Songs (Contradictions) * (Cut from The Act)
7. Your Eyes Are Blue (Cut from A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum)/All Things Bright And Beautiful (Cut from Follies) with Brent Barrett
8. I’m Lost (Cut from The Apple Tree)
9. Buds Won’t Bud (Cut from Hooray For What)
10. Today I’m Gonna Think About Me * (Cut from Mack And Mabel)
11. I Never Know When To Say When (Goldilocks)
12. If I Can’t Take It With Me (Cut from Goldilocks)
13. Now I Really Know * (Cut from Big)
14. Just One Day * (Cut from The Wild Party)
15. Boys And Girls Like You And Me (Cut from Oklahoma!)

* Premiere Recording

Musical Direction & Arrangements: Dick Gallagher
Produced by Peter Pinne

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