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Hold on to Your Hats

Hold on to Your Hats. Music by Burton Lane. Complete score of 1940 show sung by contemporary artists. Includes There's a Great Day Comin' Manana; Don't Let It Get You Down; The World Is in My Arms; plus extra songs from other sources including Fancy Meeting You (sung by Yip himself) and Moon About Town sung … Continue Reading ››

Ship Ahoy

Ship Ahoy (music by Burton Lane) and Las Vegas Nights. Original 1942 motion picture soundtrack of Ship Ahoy, which was Frank Sinatra's first major Hollywood feature. He sings "Last Call for Love" and "Poor You" with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Hollywood Soundstage 4006, undated

DuBarry Was a Lady

DuBarry Was a Lady. Original 1943 motion picture soundtrack (includes selections from 1944 motion picture, Meet the People). Includes In Times Like These (Sammy Fain); It's Smart to Be People (Burton Lane); Thank You, Columbus (Lane). Turner/Rhino RHM 7851, 2004.

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky. Music by Harold Arlen and Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Yip Harburg and John LaTouche. Original motion picture soundtrack. Includes Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe sung by Ethel Waters and Life's Full of Consequence sung by Lena Horne and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Turner/Rhino R272245, 1996

Finian’s Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow. Music by Burton Lane. Original 1947 Broadway cast. All of the beloved songs including How Are Things in Glocca Morra; Old Devil Moon; Look to the Rainbow; plus Yip singing Don't Pass Me By, which was cut from the show. Digitally remastered by Thomas Z. Shepard. Columbia Masterworks SK 89208, 2000.

The Great Songs of Yip Harburg (part of Theater for the New City’s 2006 “Love’n’Courage” benefit)

The Great Songs of Yip Harburg (part of Theater for the New City's "Love'n'Courage" benefit) (2006). At this third annual benefit for the renowned downtown Manhattan theatrical venue, held on February 13, 2006, a selection of songs with Yip's lyrics was performed by Catherine Russell, Stephen Bogardus and Ben Harburg, accompanied by David Brunetti on piano. … Continue Reading ››