Doris Day - The Pajama Game (1957) Vinyl LP • Soundtrack

Catalog Number: OL-5210

Record Grading: Very Good (VG), Sleeve Grading: Very Good (VG)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional crackles; clicks during A1-A3 (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing, slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front/back); sticker with address near top left corner on back. Inner-sleeve is poly-lined paper. Spine is mostly easy-to-read with mild-wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Top-edge has text that is mostly readable . Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. '6-eye' gray Columbia label. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• The Pajama Game (Opening)
• Racing With The Clock
• I'm Not At All In Love
• I'll Never Be Jealous Again
• Hey, There
• Once A Year Day!
• Small Talk
• There Once Was A Man
• Steam Heat
• Hernando's Hideaway
• Seven And A Half Cents
• Finale

About The Record:

The Pajama Game, by Doris Day, was faithful to the movie of the same name. Not only did Warner Bros. retain the Richard Adler-Jerry Ross score in its entirety, but the film company also preserved most of the cast, including male lead John Raitt and supporting actors Carol Haney, Eddie Foy Jr., Reta Shaw, and Buzz Miller. The only significant substitution was that of Hollywood star Doris Day for Broadway female lead Janis Paige, probably a box-office necessity. But Day fit right in, and the script was not altered to emphasize her part. Instead, the production remained an ensemble story in which Raitt got to sing the hit Hey There and Haney had showcases with Steam Heat and Hernando's Hideaway. Day shone on I'm Not at All in Love, throwing herself into the production number, and paired well with Raitt on Once-a-Year Day and There Once Was a Man. Foy and Shaw retained their own showcase number, I'll Never Be Jealous Again. The show worked as well on film as it had on stage, and the score remained fresh and catchy. The soundtrack album was nearly as popular as the original Broadway cast album had been three years earlier, making the Top Ten.