Decca matrix 80856. I whistle a happy tune / Gertrude Lawrence
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I whistle a happy tune (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| The king and I (Original cast) (Session name) | Ruppli Decca |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Richard Rodgers (composer) | |
| Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Gertrude Lawrence (vocalist : soprano vocal) | |
| Frederick Dvonch (conductor) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner, Dorothy Sarnoff, Doretta Morrow, Larry Douglas (vocals), with orchestra and chorus, Frederick Dvonch (musical director). (Music by Richard Rodgers-Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles also issued on Decca DL(7)-9008, MCA MCA-2028. DA-40207/8/9/10/11/12 (78 rpm) were issued in album DA-876 and also issued as 9-40207/8/9/10/ll/12 (45 rpm). 91064/5/6 (45 EPs) were issued in album ED-800. Masters 80859 & 80866 were also issued on Decca 27777, 9-27777. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/17/1951 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 40208 | 10-in. | |
| 4/17/1951 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca [9-]91064 | 45-rpm | |
| 4/17/1951 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca 9-40208 | 45-rpm | |
| 4/17/1951 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) OE 9391 | 45-rpm | |
| 4/17/1951 New York, New York | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-9008 | LP | |
| 4/17/1951 New York, New York | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-2028 | LP |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 80856. I whistle a happy tune / Gertrude Lawrence," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000309073/80856-I_whistle_a_happy_tune.
Decca matrix 80856. I whistle a happy tune / Gertrude Lawrence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000309073/80856-I_whistle_a_happy_tune.
"Decca matrix 80856. I whistle a happy tune / Gertrude Lawrence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
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