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Those
Wonderful
People
Out
There
In
The
Dark...
Boulevard!
is
the
original
concept
musical
based
on
the
1950
Billy
Wilder
film
'Sunset
Boulevard'.
With
music
and
lyrics
by
Dickson
Hughes
and
Richard
Stapley
under
the
direction
of
Gloria
Swanson,
this
musical
never
made
it
to
the
stage.
Swanson
recreates
her
iconic
role
as
the
faded
silent
screen
star
Norma
Desmond.
Throughout
the
fifties
Swanson
and
her
writing
team
(as
well
as
a
host
of
singers)
recorded
a
number
of
demo
recordings
that
Swanson
would
play
to
prospective
producers
as
well
as
guests
at
her
private
cocktail
parties.
In
a
cruel
blow
to
Swanson's
confidence,
Paramount
refused
permission
for
the
production
to
be
staged.
However
this
collection
of
demo
recordings
demonstrate
that
'Sunset
Boulevard'
was
first
interpreted
as
a
musical
some
forty
years
before
Andrew
Lloyd
Webber's
version
took
to
the
stage.
This
collection
also
features
rare
bonus
tracks
of
Swanson's
first
recordings
from
her
illustrious
film
career.
RELEASE
DATE:
May
19th,
2008
CATALOGUE #: STAGE 9005
BARCODE:
5055122190059
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Presented
on
CD
for
the
first
time!
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24
BIT
CEDAR
MASTERING
-
the
world's
leading
audio
restoration
system
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Re-mastered
from
the
original
master
tapes
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Unreleased
material
from
Act
1
and
Act
2!
-
Informative
liner
notes
by
co-author
Richard
Stapley
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Featuring
rare
bonus
tracks
from
the
early
films
of
Gloria
Swanson
performed
by
Swanson
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GLORIA
SWANSON
IN
BOULEVARD!
THE
COMPLETE
CONCEPT
MUSICAL
WITH
BONUS
TRACKS
ACT
1
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DISC
1
01. MAPS! MAPS! - The Map Sellers
02. SHELDRAKE'S OFFICE
03. THE DOORS ARE CLOSED - Joe
04. MAPS! MAPS! (Reprise)
05. NORMA DESMOND'S LIVING ROOM
06. THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE - Norma and Max
07.
NORMA
DESMOND'S
LIVING
ROOM
08. THERE'S AN ANGLE HERE - Joe
09. WHAT'S THE ANSWER - Norma
10. NORMA DESMOND'S LIVING ROOM
11.
NORMA
DESMOND'S
MAIN
HALL
12. TALK! TALK! TALK! - Norma and Joe
13. I'M A NATIVE - Betty
14. I'M A NATIVE (Reprise) - Joe
15. STAY CLOSE - Joe and Norma
16. HAND IT TO THE GLANDS - The Waxworks
17. NEW YEARS EVE: NORMA'S HOUSE
18. HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
19. OFF WITH THE OLD - Betty
20. STAY CLOSE / YOU MUST HAVE LOVE / OFF WITH THE OLD - Joe and Norma
21. NORMA'S BEDROOM
22.
WHAT'S
THE
ANSWER
(Reprise)
-
Norma
ACT
2
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DISC
2
01. SUPERMARKET ON SUNSET BOULEVARD
02. SUPER, SUPER - The Waxworks
03. TAKE A CRACK AT THE ZODIAC - Norma
04. THE PARAMOUNT LOT
05. FOR REAL - Joe & Betty
06. TAKE FIVE - The Paramount Players
07. LAMONT'S OFFICE
08. THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE (Reprise) - Norma
09. BETTY'S OFFICE
10. STAY CLOSE / THERE'S AN ANGLE HERE (Reprise) - Joe & Betty
11. NORMA DESMOND'S HOUSE
12. UNTITLED LOVE STORY - Norma
13. NORMA DESMOND'S HOUSE
14.
DAWN
BREAK
ON SUNSET BOULEVARD
15. FINALE - Norma
BONUS TRACKS:
(Performed By Gloria
Swanson)
16. LOVE (YOUR SPELL IS EVERYWHERE) from The Trespasser (1929)
17. SERENADE from The Trespasser (1929)
18. IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT LOVE from Indiscreet (1931)
19. COME TO ME from Indiscreet (1931)
20. ICH LIEBE DICH, MY DEAR from Perfect Understanding (1933)
21. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT I HATE YOU from Perfect Understanding (1933)
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