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Lauritz Melchior
Arabian Nights (Original Cast Recording)
Genres: Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Overture - Original Cast Recording, Loeb, John Jacob
2. What A Pity Grand Vizier / It's Great To Be Ali
3. A Thousand And One Nights
4. The Grand Vizier's Lament
5. Hail To The Sultan
6. The Hero Of All My Dreams
7. A Whale Of A Story
8. The Bath Parade
9. How Long Has It Been?
10. Teenie Weenie Genie
11. A Long Ago Love
12. Marry The One You Love
13. It's Great To Be Alive
14. A Thousand And One Nights
15. The Hero Of All My Dreams
16. A Whale Of A Story
17. How Long Has It Been?
18. Teenie Weenie Genie
19. A Long Ago Love
20. Marry The One You Love
21. A Thousand And One Nights
22. How Long Has It Been?

Available on CD for the first time! Arabian Nights was an extremely successful 1954 extravaganza starring opera star Lauritz Melchior. Bonus tracks feature the same score performed by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians... more »

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All Artists: Lauritz Melchior
Title: Arabian Nights (Original Cast Recording)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sepia
Release Date: 7/8/2008
Album Type: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
Genres: Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
Style: Musicals
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5055122111160

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CD Reviews

ARABIAN NIGHTS is "KISMET"-light

Phantom | Los Angeles, CA | 04/12/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"ARABIA NIGHTS was surprisingly entertaining, if a little silly. It is clearly an attempt to mine the same territory that was done much better in KISMET, but done on a grand scale. The choral writing is huge and the orchestrations lush and grand, and the singing is in the operetta style, except for the several comedy numbers.

I put on the CD expecting to laugh my way through it, but was pleasantly surprised. The score is tuneful and well sung, and the exotic story easy to follow."

It's better than the original.

Ronald Kelley | Johnstown NY | 10/20/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this recording back in the 50's and played it a lot. What a thrill to have it back again. Little did I know that I would be working with Bill Chapman a few years later. It certainly sounds better than the original. Decca never used very good Vinyl and there was always a hiss. Thanks to Sepia the hiss is gone no pops or ticks. It sounds GREAT!The dance arrangements by the Guy Lombardo Orchestra are very Camp!"