Walter Marks wrote the score for Bajour, which ran as long as it did because it starred Chita Rivera, but was a flop, which Ken Mandelbaum addresses in Not Since Carrie. He also wrote the score for Golden Rainbow. That wasn't necessarily a success, but ran because it starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. In William Goldman's book, The Season he writes about it in a chapter titled "Washing Garbage." He states that the reason What Makes Sammy Run? played as long as it did is because Lawrence was the star, although he tended to miss performances.
The music from Golden Rainbow isn't that bad. It's got some nice songs and I've Got to Be Me was, of course, a big pop hit.
Not sure about Bajour. I passed on buying the record on sale, and it's never been available again.
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