VA - ''The King And I'' & ''Golden City'' (Original London Casts)


"The King And I" opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 8th October 1953 and ran for 946 performances

"Golden City" opened at the Adelphi Theatre on 15th June 1950 and ran for 140 performances

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    THE KING AND I
    01. Overture - Orchestra
    02. I Whistle A Happy Tune - Valerie Hobson
    03. My Lord And Master - Doreen Duke
    04. Hello, Young Lovers - Valerie Hobson
    05. March Of The Siamese Children - Orchestra
    06. A Puzzlement - Herbert Lom
    07. Getting To Know You - Valerie Hobson
    08. We Kiss In A Shadow - Doreen Duke & Jan Muzurus
    09. Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You? - Valerie Hobson
    10. Something Wonderful - Muriel Smith
    11. I Have Dreamed - Doreen Duke & Jan Muzurus
    12. Shall We Dance? - Valerie Hobson & Herbert Lom

    GOLDEN CITY
    13. a) It's A Grand Occasion - Norman Lawrence b) One White Glove - Julia Shelley & Norman Lawrence c) The Girl In The Window - Male Quartet
    14. a) It's Love, My Darling, It's Love - Norman Lawrence b) Braaivleis - Judith Whitaker & Ray Buckingham
    15. a) Moonlight On The River - Julia Shelley b) Let's Go Up To Mabel's Saloon - Norman Lawrence c) When The Candle Burns Low - Muriel Brunskill, Julia Shelley, Norman Lawrence, Ray Buckingham & Judith Whitaker
    16. a) The Prettiest Girl In The Town - Norman Lawrence b) All Will Come Right - Muriel Brunskill c) It's Love, My Darling, It's Love/Finale - Company
    17. What More Is There To Say - Eleanor Summerfield
    18. Gold Digging Digger - Eleanor Summerfield

    BONUS TRACKS
    19. I Love Him As He Is - Muriel Smith
    20. All On Account Of A Guy - Muriel Smith
    21. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Muriel Smith
    22. I'd Love To Fall Asleep - Muriel Smith
    23. Love - Muriel Smith

    Bonus tracks are popular recordings made by Muriel Smith - two songs from the English musical "Bet Your Life" - 'I Love Him As He Is' and 'All On Account Of A Guy', and in the same year she opened in "The King and I" she had a hit with 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me' which in its seventeen weeks in the English charts reached the third position - it was her only British hit. During this pop period she also recorded 'I'd Love To Fall Asleep' and 'Love'

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