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Take Me Along [Original Cast Recording] ()

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  1. Overture
  2. The Parade
  3. Oh, Please
  4. I Would Die
  5. Sid, Ol' Kid
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  1. Overture
  2. The Parade
  3. Oh, Please
  4. I Would Die
  5. Sid, Ol' Kid
  6. Staying Young
  7. I Get Embarrassed
  8. We're Home
  9. Take Me Along
  10. Volunteer Firemen Picnic
  11. Wint's Song
  12. That's How It Starts
  13. Promise Me a Rose
  14. Staying Young (Reprise)
  15. Little Green Snake
  16. Nine O'Clock
  17. But Yours
  18. Finale
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Based on playwright Eugene O'Neill's sole comedy, Ah, Wilderness, the musical Take Me Along was mounted on Broadway in 1959 as a vehicle for TV star Jackie Gleason. It ran for a little over a year and lost money, although it has gone into the black since. Robert Merrill's score is...functional, although it does provide showcases for Gleason on such songs as "Single Kid" and "I Get Embarrassed" (a duet with Eileen Herlie). Walter Pidgeon also makes a strong impression and Robert Morse took a big step to stardom playing the ...

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