The first and Only Complete Recording of the 1946 Revised version of Jerome Kern”s Masterwork, Show Boat

Spanning the years from 1880 to 1927, this lyrical masterpiece concerns the lives, loves and heartbreaks of three generations of show folk on the Mississippi, in Chicago and on Broadway (and their life-long friends). The primary plot follows Magnolia, the naive daughter of the show boat captain, as she marries a gambler and moves with him to Chicago. His gambling continues as his debts compound, and soon he deserts her and their young daughter. A subplot concerns the potential arrest of Magnolia”s selfless best friend on charges of miscegenation when it”s discovered that she is mulatto, and her subsequent downward spiral into despair. The passing of time reunites Magnolia and her now-grown daughter with her family on the show boat as well as with her husband, who eventually returns offering a hopeful second chance at familial fulfillment.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Overture
• Opening Act One / Cotton Blossom
• Where”s the Mate for Me?
• Make Believe
• Ol” Man River
• Can”t Help Lovin” Dat Man
• Ol” Man River (Reprise)
• Life Upon the Wicked Stage
• Queenie”s Ballyhoo
• Villain”s Dance
• You Are Love
• Finale Act One

Disc 2:

• Entr”acte
• At the Chicago”s World”s Fair
• Why Do I Love You?
• Dahomey
• Letter Interlude
• Bill
• Can”t Help Lovin” Dat Man (Reprise)
• St. Agatha”s Convent
• Washington Post March
• Goodbye My Lady Love
• After the Ball
• You Are Love (Reprise)
• Finale Act Two
• Nobody Else But Me

Additional Details

Label: JAY Records

Genre: Musical/Broadway

Run Time: 99 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/14/06

UPC: 605288139420