''Thou Shalt Not'' is the original cast recording of Harry Connick Jr.'s
Tony nominated score from the 2001 Broadway
musical of the same name. The 77-minute album was released in 2002 on the Papa's-June Music label. Although music and lyrics were by Connick he does not sing on this album, but plays the piano as an "additional musician", and does the orchestrations and arrangements, and is a producer on the album.
Track listing
#ACT ONE: "Overture" – 2:16
#"It's Good To Be Home" – 5:17 – J.C. Montgomery, Ted L. Levy &
Ensemble
#"I Need To Be in Love Ballet" – 3:04 –
Kate Levering
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#"My Little World" – 3:26 –
Debra Monk
#"While You're Young" – 1:40 –
Craig Bierko
Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor.
Early life
Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York, where, for a brief time, his mother Pat was president of The Harrison Players, a local community theatre.
After graduating Bl ...
#"I Need To Be in Love" – 3:00 – Kate Levering
#"Broken Tea Cup" – 1:32
#"The Other Hours" – 3:49 – Craig Bierko
#"The Other Hours Ballet" – 3:10 – Craig Bierko, Kate Levering
#"All Things" – 2:30 –
Norbert Leo Butz
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#"Sovereign Lover" – 5:07 – Kate Levering, Craig Bierko & Ensemble
#"I've Got My Eye on You" – 3:14 – Debra Monk, Norbert Leo Butz
#"Light the Way" – 2:41 – Ensemble
#"Take Her to the Mardi Gras" – 5:12 – Craig Bierko, Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Levering & Ensemble
#"Tug Boat" – 4:15 – Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Levering
#ACT TWO: "Entr'Acte" – 1:06
#"Won't You Sanctify" – 3:06 – Ted L. Levy & Ensemble
#"Time Passing" – 2:26 – Kate Levering, Craig Bierko, Debra Monk & Ensemble
#"Take Advantage" – 3:50 –
Leo Burmester
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#"Oh! Ain't That Sweet" – 3:35 – Norbert Leo Butz
#"Thou Shalt Not Ballet" – 8:33 – Kate Levering, Craig Bierko & Ensemble
#"I Like Love More" – 2:49
#"It's Good To Be Home (reprise)" – 1:46 – Norbert Leo Butz
Other releases
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Sony
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released the two-disc album ''
Harry on Broadway, Act I'' in 2006: 1. disc, Original
Broadway cast recording ''
The Pajama Game
''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell.
The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his chor ...
''; 2. disc, Songs from ''
Thou Shalt Not'', Harry Connick Jr featuring
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli Christine O'Hara (born April 16, 1976) is an American actress and singer, most known for her work on the Broadway and opera stages.
An eight-time Tony Award nominee, O'Hara won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her perfor ...
*Versions of "I Like Love More", "All Things" and "Good To Be Home" are part of the 2005 instrumental album ''
Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2'', with Harry Connick Jr on
piano
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and
Branford Marsalis
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on
saxophone
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.
*A recording of "Other Hours" with Harry Connick Jr on vocal, is on his 2004 Grammy nominated album ''
Only You''.
*Connick's 2003 instrumental album ''
Other Hours : Connick on Piano, Volume 1'', consists of 12 compositions written for ''Thou Shalt Not'', including some not used in the final version of the play.
References
External links
*Audio samples of these songs can be heard as a request a
BroadwayWorld Radio
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Harry Connick Jr. albums
Cast recordings
Theatre soundtracks
2002 soundtrack albums