This Is The Army & Call Me Mister / O.C.R. This Is The Army & Call Me Mister / O.C.R. CD

This contains the original commercial recordings of two great Broadway musical revues, the first, Irving Berlin's "This Is The Army," written in wartime and humorously chronicling the transition from civilian life to being in the Army and becoming a proud member of America's fighting forces. The second, Harold Rome's "Call Me Mister," tells the story in reverse - poking gentle fun at service life and the blessings and trials of returning to civilian life. A much overdue digitally remastered CD issue of two historic shows of great interest to all lovers of musicals. Features Irving Berlin, Ezra Stone, Philip Truex, Julie Oshins, Lawrence Winters, Betty Garrett, Harry Clark, Bill Callaghan and others.

1. Overture: This Is the Army, Mr. Jones/I Left My Heart at the Stage Door/Canteen/That Russian Winter/This Is the Army, Mr. Jones (Reprise) - All-Soldier Chorus 2. This Is the Army, Mr. Jones - Irving Berlin ; Chorus 3. I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep - Private Stuart Churchill 4. I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen - Corporal Earl Oxford 5. Dialog with Staff Sergent Ezra Stone, Corporal Philip Truex ; Private Julie Oshins - Staff Sergent Ezra Stone 6. The Army's Made a Man Out of Me - Staff Sergent Ezra Stone 7. What the Well Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear - Corporal James 'Stump' Cross 8. How About a Cheer for the Navy - All-Soldier Chorus 9. American Eagles/With My Head in the Clouds - Soldier Chorus 10. Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning - Irving Berlin 11. My British Buddy - Irving Berlin ; Chorus 12. This Time - Cote Glee Club 13. Going Home Train - Lawrence Winters ; Male Chorus 14. Along with Me - Danny Scholl 15. Little Surplus Me - Betty Garrett 16. The Red Ball Express - Male Quartet 17. Military Life - Harry Clark 18. Yuletide, Park Avenue - Betty Garrett 19. When We Meet Again - Paula Bane 20. The Face on the Dime - Lawrence Winters 21. South America, Take It Away - Betty Garrett 22. Call Me Mister - Bill Callaghan