State Fair [Original Broadway Cast] (1996)

About this title: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote State Fair as a movie musical, and upon its release in 1945, three of its six songs -- "It Might as Well Be Spring," "That's for Me," and "It's a Grand Night for Singing" -- became chart hits for Dick Haymes (who starred in the film) and for several other artists as well. The movie itself, though slighter than Rodgers & Hammerstein's stage successes of the era, shared many of their themes. The restlessness of "It Might as Well Be Spring" recalled the seasonal lustiness of Carousel's "June Is Busting Out All Over," while "All I Owe Ioway" echoed ... read more

Tracks:

1. Overture [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
2. Opening [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
3. It Might as Well Be Spring [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
4. Driving at Night/Our State Fair [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
5. That's for Me [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
6. More Than Just a Friend [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
7. Isn't It Kinda Fun? [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
8. You Never Had It So Good [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
9. It Might as Well Be Spring (Reprise) [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
10. When I Go Out Walking with My Baby [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
11. So Far [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
12. It's a Grand Night for Singing [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
13. Entr'acte [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
14. The Man I Used to Be [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
15. All I Owe Ioway [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
16. That's the Way It Happens [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
17. Boys and Girls Like You and Me [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
18. The Next Time It Happens [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
19. Finale Ultimo [Hammerstein/Rodgers]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.