Lauren Bacall - Applause (1970) Vinyl LP • Musical Soundtrack, All About Eve

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Vinyl plays with crackles and some clicks (play-graded). Gate-fold Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, discoloration, surface impressions (front/back); discoloration spots in inner-gate. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is mostly easy-to-read (printed off-center). Some shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Overture ("Applause" Orchestra )
2. Backstage Babble ("Applause" Original Broadway Cast, First Nighters )
3. Think How It's Gonna Be (Len Cariou )
4. But Alive (with "Applause" Original Broadway Cast, Boys )
5. The Best Night Of My Life (Penny Fuller )
6. Who's That Girl (with Penny Fuller )
7. Applause (Bonnie Franklin and "Applause" Original Broadway Cast, Gypsies )
8. Hurry Back
9. Fasten Your Seat Belts (with Ann Williams, Len Cariou, Robert Mandan, Lee Roy Reams, and "Applause" Original Broadway Cast, Guests )
10. Welcome To The Theatre
11. Good Friends (with Ann Williams and Brandon Maggart )
12. She's No Longer A Gypsy (Bonnie Franklin, Lee Roy Reams, and "Applause" Original Broadway Cast, Gypsies )
13. One Of A Kind (with Len Cariou )
14. One Hallowe'en (Penny Fuller )
15. Something Greater (with Len Cariou )
16. Finale ("Applause" Original Broadway Cast )

About The Record:

Applause by Lauren Bacall is a rare foray into recorded music by the legendary Broadway and film star, consisting of live recordings from her Tony Award-winning performance in the 1970 musical Applause, which itself was adapted from the classic film All About Eve. The album uniquely captures the electricity of her stage performances rather than studio takes, preserving Bacall’s spoken-singing style (she famously talked-sang many numbers because she was not a trained vocalist) alongside the original Broadway cast. Standout tracks and fan favorites include the brassy title song Applause, the wistful But Alive, the sardonic Welcome to the Theatre, and her dramatically delivered Something Greater. A notable historical highlight is that Bacall recorded the album while actually performing eight shows a week, with the orchestra and cast feeding off live audiences, making it one of the few major cast albums documented in genuine performance conditions. The show’s enormous success helped cement Bacall’s triumph as a musical-theater leading lady at age 45 after two decades away from Broadway.