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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Decca U.S.
Salesrank: 27816
Released: July 25, 2000 |
| Our Price: $12.35 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Annie Get Your Gun (1946 Original Broadway Cast) Track Listing:
1. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
2. The Girl That I Marry
3. You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
4. There's No Business Like Show Business
5. They Say It's Wonderful
6. Moonshine Lullaby
7. My Defenses Are Down
8. I'm an Indian Too
9. I Got Lost in His Arms
10. Who Do You Love, I Hope?
11. I Got the Sun in the Morning
12. Anything You Can Do
13. Overture (bonus track)
14. Colonel Buffalo Bill (bonus track)
15. I'm a Bad, Bad Man (bonus track)
16. An Old-Fashioned Wedding (bonus track)
Editorial Review:
With all due respect to Bernadette Peters's wonderful, Tony-winning portrayal in the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun, the role of sharpshooting Annie Oakley belongs to Ethel Merman. Her bold, brassy performance of Irving Berlin's best score is legendary, as are the songs themselves, including "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly," "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun," "They Say It's Wonderful," "I Got the Sun in the Morning," "Anything You Can Do," and, of course, the classic industry anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business." This rerelease of the original 1946 cast recording includes four bonus tracks recorded in 1972: the overture, "Colonel Buffalo Bill" and "I'm a Bad, Bad Man" (both removed along with "I'm an Indian Too" for the politically correct 1999 revival), and "An Old-Fashioned Wedding," which was written for the 1966 revival. --David Horiuchi
Annie Get Your Gun (1946 Original Broadway Cast) Reviews:
Ethel's the Best 
2008-01-12 - There was only one Ethel Merman! This original recording is a treat for her fans and those who never experienced Broadway in it's heyday before mikes and electric wizardry. The remastering is excellent and the extras are great. A true classoc!
Review of Annie Get Your Gun (1946): It's Fun!!
2007-05-14 - This CD recaptures all the fun of the original Broadway show. The songs are as articulate, funny, and charming as they must have been in 1946. It is indeed amazing and wonderful how the technology can preserve and re-vitalize past artistic contributions for future generations to enjoy.
Shipping took forever 
2007-01-20 - We paid extra for expedited shipping in the hopes that the package would arrive on Saturday before Christmas or at the latest, the Tuesday after Christmas. The package, in fact, did not arrive unitl after New Years and an email to the Seller went unanswered. We felt that we should be reimbursed for the amount that we paid to have the expedited shipping.
Fabulous recording 
2006-08-09 - Annie Get Your Gun is a wonderful show, but there are two versions. This recording, and the Revival. I STRONGLY recommend this version. There aren't many differences between the two, but this recording has more songs which makes it a completer recording. I also am not a fan of Burnadette Peters`(which plays Annie in the revival) so I find this recording much more pleasing. The show has a nice mix of male and female ballads, and duets. Great recording for new listners and collectors alike. Favorite Songs: "They Say It's Wonderful" and "I'm a Bad, Bad Man"
It's OK for an album of Ethel Merman singing Berlin songs. 
2005-05-02 - This is a fine album if you want to hear Ethel Merman singing Irving Berlin tunes. However, if you want to hear a performance of "Annie Get Your Gun" with some real acting, this isn't it. Ethel Merman's voice MAY be much better but my 17 year old daughter played the part with a lot more feeling in her school play. For instance, "Moonlight Lullaby' HELLO... it's supposed to be a lullaby not an aria. Another example, "Doing What Comes Naturally" is supposed to be when Annie Oakley was an uneducated hillbilly and the accent in this version just isn't there. Some of this may be a proud papa speaking but I just can't buy Ethel Merman as anything other than Ethel Merman.
