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"Dreamgirls" Original Broadway Cast
Dreamgirls Original Broadway Cast Album
Album US 1982 on Geffen Records label
Electronic, R&B/Soul, Pop and Soundtrack (Rhythm’n’Blues, Musical)
Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve. Credits printed on inner sleeve. "—◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.
Musicians
 | "Dreamgirls" Original Broadway Cast voc, album by |
 | David Foster syn, frh, *1949 CA arranged by, producer |
 | Harold Wheeler ep, *1943 US arranged by, orchestrated by, orchestrations by, supervised by, musical supervision |
 | Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US arranged by |
 | Tinker Barfield b, bass |
 | Bonnie Hartman vc, cello |
 | Jeanne LeBlanc cello |
| Michael Peters choreography, co-choreographer |
| Yolanda Segovia conductor, leader, musical director |
 | Seymour Red Press key, contractor, woodwind |
 | Michael Bennett , directed by, choreography, presenter |
 | Brian Brake dr, drums |
 | Ben Harney , *1952 US featuring, starring, performer, curtis taylor, jr. |
 | Cleavant Derricks voc, *1953 US featuring, starring, performer, james thunder early |
 | Jennifer Holliday bvoc, *1960 US featuring, starring, performer, effie melody white |
 | Loretta Devine voc, *1949 US featuring, starring, performer, lorrell robinson |
| Obba Babatundé featuring, starring, performer, c.c. white |
 | Sheryl Lee Ralph voc, bvoc, *1956 US featuring, starring, performer, deena jones |
| David Thomé featuring, with, performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, frank (a press agent) |
| Deborah Burrell featuring, with, performer, michelle morris, performer, the stepp sisters |
| Tony Franklin featuring, with, performer, wayne |
 | Vondie Curtis Hall , *1956 US featuring, with, performer, marty |
 | R. Allen Spanjer frh, US french horn |
| Andrew Schwartz guitar |
 | Peter Strode g, guitar |
 | Myles Chase key, keyboards |
| Tharon Musser lighting, lighting design |
| Ted Azar other, hair styles |
| Merle Debuskey other, press agent |
 | Nick Cerrato perc, percussion |
 | Brenda Pressley , US performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, les style, performer, the stepp sisters |
| Candy Darling performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, dave and the sweethearts |
| Charles Bernard performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, little albert and the tru-tones, performer, the five tuxedos, performer, the james early band |
| Charles Randolph-Wright performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, little albert and the tru-tones, performer, the five tuxedos, performer, the james early band |
 | Cheryl Alexander voc, performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, charlene, performer, les style |
| Frank Mastrocola performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers |
| Jamie Patterson performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, little albert and the tru-tones, performer, the five tuxedos, performer, the james early band |
| Joe Lynn performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, jerry (a nightclub owner), performer, tiny joe dixon |
| Larry Stewart performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, mr. morgan, performer, the five tuxedos, performer, the james early band, performer, the m.c. |
| Linda Lloyd performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, joanne, performer, les style |
| Paul Binotto performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, dave and the sweethearts, performer, film executives |
 | Phylicia Allen voc, *1948 US performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers |
| Ronald Dunham performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers |
| Scott Plank performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, film executives, performer, the james early band |
| Sheila Ellis performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, edna burke |
| Stephanie Eley performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, dave and the sweethearts |
 | Tenita Jordan bvoc, *1960 performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, les style, performer, the stepp sisters |
| Vanessa Bell performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, the stepp sisters |
| Wellington Perkins performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, little albert and the tru-tones, performer, the james early band |
| Weyman Thompson performer, announcers, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, performer, film executives, performer, little albert and the tru-tones, performer, the five tuxedos |
 | Brenda Braxton , performer, swings |
| Milton Craig Nealy performer, swings |
 | Bob Avian , *1937 US presenter |
| Geffen Records presenter |
| Shubert Organization presenter |
 | Tom Eyen , 1940-1991 US lyrics by, text by, book |
 | Bruce Bonvissuto tb, trombone |
 | Janice Robinson tb, trombone |
 | Joe Randazzo tb, trombone |
 | David Gale tr, trumpet |
 | Jerome Kail tr, US trumpet |
 | Mike Lawrence tr, fh, *1945 US trumpet |
 | Gayle Dixon vn, violin |
 | Katherine Cash vn, violin |
 | Katsuko Esaki vn, violin |
 | Marilyn Reynolds vn, violin |
 | Maxine Roach vn, vl, violin |
 | Terry Woitach vn, violin |
 | Dennis Anderson sax, *1947 US woodwind |
 | Sol Schlinger bs, sax, 1926-2017 US woodwind |
 | Vinny Della Rocca bs, fl, woodwind |
 | Jennifer Holliday , Loretta Devine , performer on track |
| Cleavant Derricks , Jennifer Holliday , Loretta Devine , performer on track |
| Ben Harney , Cleavant Derricks , Obba Babatundé , performer on track |
| Cleavant Derricks , Loretta Devine , Jennifer Holliday , Sheryl Lee Ralph , performer on track |
| Paul Binotto , Candy Darling , performer on track |
| Ben Harney , Cleavant Derricks , Obba Babatundé , Tony Franklin , Loretta Devine , Jennifer Holliday , Sheryl Lee Ralph , performer on track |
| Jennifer Holliday , Obba Babatundé , Cleavant Derricks , Loretta Devine , Ben Harney , performer on track |
| Sheryl Lee Ralph , Loretta Devine , performer on track |
| "Dreamgirls" Original Broadway Cast , Sheryl Lee Ralph , performer on track |
| Cleavant Derricks , Ben Harney , Loretta Devine , performer on track |
| Jennifer Holliday , Sheryl Lee Ralph , Loretta Devine , Deborah Burrell , performer on track |
Producers
| Richard Seireeni art direction |
| Chip Schrader engineer, additional second engineers |
| Harry Spiridakis engineer, additional second engineers |
| John Davenport engineer, additional second engineers |
| Jon Smith engineer, additional second engineers |
| Lincoln Clapp engineer, additional second engineers |
| Michael Brooks engineer, additional second engineers |
| Peter Lewis engineer, additional second engineers |
| Robert Musso engineer, additional second engineers |
| Tim Dennen engineer, additional second engineers |
| Ian Eales engineer, second engineer |
| Humberto Gatica engineer, mixed by |
| Carl Ramsey illustration |
| Kevin Kelly liner notes |
| Eric Angelson management, company management |
| Joey Parnes management, company management |
| Marvin A. Krauss management, general manager |
| George Marino mastered by |
| Bill Schnee mixed by, additional mixing by |
| Theoni V. Aldredge other, costume design |
| Marc Falcone other, music assistant |
| Diane Judge other, press associate |
| Martha Swope photography by |
| Jeffrey Hamlin production manager, production stage manager, stage manager |
| Robin Wagner set designer, scenery design |
| Otts Munderloh sound designer, sound design |
| Jacqueline Yancey stage manager |
| Zane Weiner stage manager |
Composers
| Tom Eyen |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Move (You're Steppin' On My Heart) | Jennifer Holliday , Loretta Devine | 1:56 | |
| 2 | Fake Your Way To The Top | Cleavant Derricks (2) , Jennifer Holliday , Loretta Devine | 2:27 | |
| 3 | Cadillac Car | "Dreamgirls" Original Broadway Cast | ||
| 4 | Cadillac Car I | Ben Harney , Cleavant Derricks (2) , Obba Babatundé | ||
| 5 | Cadillac Car II | Cleavant Derricks (2) , Loretta Devine , Jennifer Holliday , Sheryl Lee Ralph | ||
| 6 | Cadillac Car III | Paul Binotto , Candy Darling (2) | 3:32 | |
| 7 | Steppin' To The Bad Side | Ben Harney , Cleavant Derricks (2) , Obba Babatundé , Tony Franklin (3) , Loretta Devine , Jennifer Holliday , Sheryl Lee Ralph | 3:44 | |
| 8 | Family | Jennifer Holliday , Obba Babatundé , Cleavant Derricks (2) , Loretta Devine , Ben Harney | 3:19 | |
| 9 | Dream Girls | Sheryl Lee Ralph , Loretta Devine | 3:14 | |
| 10 | Press Conference | "Dreamgirls" Original Broadway Cast , Sheryl Lee Ralph | 1:40 | |
| 11 | And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going) | Jennifer Holliday | 4:05 | |
| 12 | Aint No Party | Loretta Devine | 2:08 | |
| 13 | When I First Saw You | Ben Harney | 2:41 | |
| 14 | I Am Changing | Jennifer Holliday | 3:59 | |
| 15 | I Meant You No Harm | Cleavant Derricks (2) | 1:05 | |
| 16 | The Rap | Cleavant Derricks (2) | 2:52 | |
| 17 | Firing Of Jimmy | Cleavant Derricks (2) , Ben Harney , Loretta Devine | 1:39 | |
| 18 | I Miss You Old Friend | Obba Babatundé | 1:33 | |
| 19 | One Night Only | Jennifer Holliday , Sheryl Lee Ralph , Loretta Devine , Deborah Burrell | 3:42 | |
| 20 | Hard To Say Goodbye My Love | Sheryl Lee Ralph , Loretta Devine | 3:36 |
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