'The Good Old Bad Old Days' was Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse's third musical written for the stage and originally intended as a Broadway comeback for Newley after several years of performing his one man show in Las Vegas. Written between 1971-1972, the musical conceived as 'a simple little saga about Man, Life, Death, God, and the Devil, with the History of the World thrown in...' finally found a home at London's Prince Of Wales Theatre, opening on December 20th, 1972 and running for a total of 309 performances.

Although the show received mixed reviews, the score is considered to be one of the most accomplished musical works Newley and Bricusse created during their illustrious writing partnership. Songs from the show were subsequently recorded by Sammy Davis Jnr, Tony Bennett, Frankie Vaughan and Petula Clark.

This fascinating collection compiles all of Anthony Newley's solo recordings made during the development of 'The Good Old Bad Old Days' (originally titled 'It's A Funny Old World That We Live In - But The World's Not Entirely To Blame') and includes several songs that were later cut from the final West End production. Produced in collaboration with the Anthony Newley Society, the recordings featured on this album are previously unreleased and have been restored from Newley's own private archive.

RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 26th, 2015
CATALOGUE #: STAGE 9038
BARCODE: 5055122190387

• FEATURING 20 UNRELEASED TRACKS

• FULL COLOUR 8 PAGE BOOKLET

• FEATURES DETAILED SLEEVE NOTES

 
ANTHONY NEWLEY SINGS 'THE GOOD OLD BAD OLD DAYS'
Music & Lyrics: Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse
 
1. THE GOOD OLD BAD OLD DAYS 
2. THE FOOL WHO DARED TO DREAM 
3. THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD 
4. A COTTON PICKIN' MOON 
5. WE'VE GOT A CURE FOR EVERYTHING ON BROADWAY 
6. AND WOMEN MUST WAIT 
7. TODAY 
8. TOMORROW 
9. YESTERDAY
10. THANKSGIVING DAY
11. I DO NOT LOVE YOU
12. THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE
13. THE PEOPLE TREE 
14. IT'S A MUSICAL WORLD 
15. THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD (ALTERNATE VERSION) 
16. HELL OF A NIGHT *
17. IT'S A FUNNY OLD WORLD *
18. MUSN'T GRUMBLE CAN'T COMPLAIN +
19. WHAT'S THE MATTER GOD? (LIVE) with Paul Bacon 

BONUS TRACK
20. MISTER SNIFFLES (Music & Lyrics: Anthony Newley) = 

+Included in the Nottingham Production only
* Cut from the production
= 'B' side to the Anthony Newley pop single 'The Good Old Bad Old Days'