tracks

Love Is In The Air
Pretty Little Picture
Truly Content
Multitudes Of Amys
Miracle Song
The Lame, The Halt And The Blind
The Glamorous Life
Everybody Ought To Have A Maid
Invocation
Don't Look At Me
Pleasant Little Kingdom
Everybody Says Don't
Losing My Mind
Broadway Baby
Anyone Can Whistle
A Hero Is Coming
No, Mary Ann
Marry Me A Little
Send In The Clowns

notes

℗ & © 2005 PS Classics Inc.

Jewel case & booklet inside cardboard slipcase.

From the private collection of Stephen Sondheim, 19 demos - all digitally remastered - of the Tony, Grammy, Oscar, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-lyricist singing and playing his own work.

"For those of you who have not had the pleasure of hearing my voice before, I tend to sing very loud, usually off pitch and always write in keys that are just out of my range." - Stephen Sondheim, 1971

Special thanks to Jason Gaines, Tom Lazarus.

Front cover photo: Sondheim at Columbia's 30th Street Studio.
Back cover photo: A page from the lyric of "Don't Look At Me" with Sondheim's revisions.

"Love Is In The Air" (cut from "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", 1962)
"Pretty Little Picture" ("A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum")
"Truly Content" ("The World Of Jules Feiffer", 1962)
"Multitudes Of Amys" (cut from "Company", 1970)
"Miracle Song" ("Anyone Can Whistle", 1964)
"The Lame, The Halt And The Blind" (cut from "Anyone Can Whistle")
"The Glamorous Life" ("A Little Night Music", 1973)
"Everybody Ought To Have A Maid" ("A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum")
"Invocation" (cut from "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum")
"Don't Look At Me" ("Follies", 1971)
"Pleasant Little Kingdom" (cut from "Follies")
"Everybody Says Don't" ("Anyone Can Whistle")
"Losing My Mind" ("Follies")
"Broadway Baby" ("Follies")
"Anyone Can Whistle" ("Anyone Can Whistle")
"A Hero Is Coming" (cut from "Anyone Can Whistle")
"No, Mary Ann" ("The Thing Of It Is", unproduced, 1969)
"Marry Me A Little" (cut from "Company")
"Send In The Clowns" ("A Little Night Music")

About The Recordings: While a few of the selections in the "Sondheim Sings" series were recorded under less than optimal conditions, most of Mr. Sondheim's demos were recorded at the home of John Barry Ryan on reel to reel tape at 15 ips in full track mono. Sondheim kept 7.5 ips copies of these originals in his study, and the original tapes were tucked away and un-played until they were discovered after a fire at his Turtle Bay home in 1995. Our sonic goal is to give the listener as clean and accurate a digital copy of these historic recordings as possible, while preserving their original character and sound quality. Therefore, only minimal processing was effected in order to present the recordings in "Sondheim Sings" to their best advantage.

Apportioned proceeds from the "Sondheim Sings" series will be donated to Young Playwrights Inc., founded in 1981 by Mr. Sondheim for the support and development of young playwrights under the age of 18.

Note:
Collection includes songs that are slightly different from their final stage versions as well as songs that were cut from the stage productions. Booklet reprints all the lyrics as sung here, with notations for changes made. Includes historic photos and detailed notes by Sondheim archivist Peter E. Jones.

credits

Art Direction, Design – John Costa (2)
Edited By – Bart Migal
Lyrics By, Music By, Piano, Voice – Stephen Sondheim
Mastered By – Joe Lambert
Other [Assistant To Mr. Sondheim] – Steven Clar
Photography [Photo Credits, P. 14] – Friedman-Abeles
Photography [Photo Credits, Pp. 11, 26] – Van Williams
Photography [Photo Credits, Pp. 19, 29] – Martha Swope
Producer – Peter E. Jones

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