Editorial Review:

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A madcap farce of pre-Depression dandies and mistaken identities, Cole Porter's 1929 musical You Never Know receives its world premiere recording based on a successful 1991 revival at the Pasadena Playhouse. This delightfully old-fashioned show is presented as a European-style chamber musical, with a small orchestra and only six players, anchored by Kristin Chenoweth (always so perfect in period roles), Harry Groener (Crazy for You), David Garrison, and Donna McKechnie (A Chorus Line). Fans of Porter song collections will recognize 'Ridin' High' and 'Let's Misbehave' (both borrowed for this production, in Porter tradition) and 'At Long Last Love'; 'What Shall I Do' is a Chenoweth charmer; and 'From Alpha to Omega' will give you an overwhelming urge to dance the Charleston. --David Horiuchi









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Disc 1:

1. Overture
2. By Candlelight - Harry Groener & David Garrison
3. Let's Not Talk About Love - David Garrison
4. I'm Going in for Love - Kristin Chenoweth
5. I'm Back in Circulation - Angela Teek with David Garrison
6. From Alpha to Omega - Kristin Chenoweth & David Garrison
7. Entr'acte
8. What Shall I Do? - Kristin Chenoweth with David Garrison & Harry Groener
9. Let's Misbehave - David Garrison & Kristin Chenoweth
10. I Happen to Be in Love
11. From Alpha to Omega (Reprise) / Act II Finale - Kristin Chenoweth, Harry Groener, and David Garrison
12. Entr'acte
13. You Never Know - Donna McKechnie
14. What Is That Tune? - Harry Groener & Donna McKechnie
15. At Long Last Love - Harry Groener
16. Ridin' High - David Garrison & Kristin Chenoweth
17. By Candlelight (Reprise) / Finale Ultimo - Kristin Chenoweth, David Garrison, Harry Groener, Guy Haines, Donna McKechnie & Angela Teek

Rating: - * A Tiny Review ... This recording is a total peach! Gorgeously arranged and sung, a very worthwhile purchase. Damien Slattery. Cole Porter Rating: - * Suprisingly Wonderful ... I bought this CD from Barnes and Noble on an impulse, but it has turned out to be one of my favorites in my collection. The cast is stellar and so very talented. Kristin Chenoweth simply sparkles in every song she sings. David Garrison also was a surprising joy to listen to. If you enjoy talent, good music and clever and chraming lyrics then buy this CD. It is worth every penny! Rating: - * Can you call this a cast album? ... Reconstructions of neglected musical scores of Gershwin and Porter are among the great joys of our time, but this is something else. The production on which it is based used a patchwork libretto, interpolated songs from other shows and reduced the orchestrations. The result sounds less like a cast album than low budget Porter complilation. Yes, the (all too?) familiar singers do a great job. Rating: - * Oh, that Cole ... An excellent album of a fantastic score. The performance are superb - the cast does the music justice, and the music is wonderful Porter. It keeps you humming tuneful songs and has some typically clever porter lyrics. As the editorial reviewer points out, From Alpha to Omega makes you want to get up and Charleston. Kristin Chenowith somehow manages to ooze charisma in a vocal recording. Donna McKechnie shines in the title number, and in her duet with Harry Groener (What Is That Song). Angela Teek has one number (I'm Back In Circulation), but she really makes the most of it. David Garrison wouldn't surprise anyone who's heard him in the BAM recordings of Of Thee I Sing and Let Em' Eat Cake (now there's a CD that needs reissuing), and the incredible, definitive Show Boat Studio Cast Album from EMI. He's a talented musical comedy performer. Harry Groener is as well, but also does a very tender and lovely version of AT Long Last Love. Speaking of which, it's hard to imagine how any show with that number could be considered a failure. This album does have a few flaws. I don't die over the interpolations, even if Porter himself never hesitated to do that. Let's Misbehave is not one of may favorite Porter songs, and neither is Riding High. I like almost all of the numbers that were actually in this show better. I also wonder if they had to cut anything out to add the extra numbers in. As another reviewer noted, Groener and Garrison do sound a lot alike. The orchestrations are lively and very enjoyable, but they don't strike me as terribly true to the early thirties sound. Given my choice, I think I would have preferred hearing this score with this cast, but as it was originally performed. All of that aside, this is an album that any lover of musicals has to like. Now when, oh when, is somebody going to do justice to Jubilee? Rating: - * Oh, Cole Porter. ... "A Cole Porter show I've not heard of?" I wondered aloud. "And Kristin Chenoweth? Well, I must buy it." I was certainly not disappointed. As an avid fan of Cole Porter, I must confess that I bought this album because of Kristin Chenoweth. But I can't live without it for many reasons. From start to finish, it is filled with some of the most beautiful Porter songs. I was almost ashamed to admit that I really prefer this version of "Let's Misbehave" over the version on the my beloved 1962 Off-Broadway revival cast recording of Anything Goes. That's not the only song here that I consider perfection. "I'm Going in For Love" is beautiful and Kristin Chenoweth's vocals are breathtaking. "From Alpha to Omega" is catchy as heck, and my personal favorite - "I Happen to Be in Love" is musically and lyrically outstanding (and the vocals are superb). Cole Porter called this his worst show, but I couldn't disagree more. I never saw it, but I'm in love with this recording. Really, with Cole Porter music and lyrics and performances from legends like Donna McKechnie (eee!) and Harry Groener and brilliant gems like David Garrison and Kristin Chenoweth, how can you lose?