House of Flowers CD - yes or no

#1

House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 2:02pm

just heard a song from this show, "I Never Has Seen Snow", and was wondering if the CD (w/Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll) is worth picking up from amazon?

yes or no? your opinions.

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#2

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 2:14pm

YES.

Unequivocably.

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#3

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 2:50pm

Absolutely! It's definitely one of the better scores of the era and it's a shame that it's not better known.

#4

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 2:58pm

I yelped when I saw this subject line. YES, YES, definitely YES.

#5

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 3:19pm

wonderful songs. wonderful performers. anything with pearl bailey --GRAB!

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#6

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 3:26pm

great musical CD!
pearl baily is GREAT!

for those of you who already know this CD:
i love it when the girls in "sleeping bee" say:
"ask a bee?! ha ha ha ha ha- what did you pay the houngan for this information?!"i always laugh there! it's hilarious!

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#7

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 3:50pm

One more "yes" vote. An absolute must-have--gorgeous Harold Arlen score with Truman Capote lyrics. Don't pass it by.

#8

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 4:09pm

Has a blissful score (and the Columbia Masterworks edition has Truman Capote reading a very small part of the original story - worth it just to compare against Phillip S-H's performance) and memorable performances all round

If you then wonder why it lasted only 165 performances on Broadway, it's worth checking its history in 'Not Since Carrie' - sounds like fireworks all round.

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#9

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 5:10pm

Yes

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#10

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 5:14pm

A definite yes.

I wish they had recorded the wonderful Encores production from a few years back starring Tonya Pinkins.

#11

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 10:00pm

Yes! (and since it is affordably priced you should be able to pick up a copy for less than $10!)

The show may not work on stage but the cast album is one of those divine rcordings that show fans cherish.

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#12

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 10:04pm

Mediocre book, awesome score!!!

You can check out Barbra Streisand singing the glorious "I Never Has Seen Snow" on her 1973 TV Special "Barbra Streisand. . . and Other Musical Instruments"

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#13

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/29/06 at 10:33pm

Yes, yes, yes. And be aware that it is Harold Arlen punched in for one note/word on I NEVER HAS SEEN SNOW on the very last "'like' my love is to me" lyric.


Melinda Tentrees
Brighton, England

#14

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/30/06 at 5:17am

One of the very greatest Broadway musical scores.

You will not be able to sit still during "Two Ladies In De Shade of De Bannana Tree".

#15

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/30/06 at 10:39am

Yes, yes and yes, a hundred times yes.

Every song is a gem.

#16

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/30/06 at 10:46am

ok, i've never seen a thread on here where everyone was in agreement.

i ordered it this morning, will be here shortly.

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#17

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:37am

Magic, pure magic.

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#18

re: House of Flowers CD - yes or no

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:54am

got some great songs in it and some rather irritating lyrics by truman capote as well. But I like listening to the recording. "Don't like Goodbyes" seems to me the strongest ballad from it and somehere I found a strong cabaret version of it lately.