Robert B Sherman Hal Schaefer Doug Watson - Over Here Original Broadway Cast Recording (16 tracks) +Album Reviews

An Awesome Musical

04/17/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am currently in a pit orchestra for a production of this show. I think it has a wonderful soundtrack, and recommend it to anyone who enjoys big band music. I think it is a shame that this CD is no longer available."

This is a sparkling, up-tempo, big band gem.

08/16/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a pleasure to find this soundtrack. I'm surprised it's now out of print. Fans of big bands, Broadway musicals and/or the Andrews Sisters will be disappointed-as will anyone truly a fan of John Travolta(his Broadway debut solo is here!). With all the interest in the time period of WWII and our greatest generation, this show gives a nostalgic look back at the homefront and the soundtrack contains great dance music. Very enjoyable to listen to. Hope this becomes available again."

Wonderful

A. Jarrett | UK | 11/18/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Sherman Brothers in a breakaway from their family musicals for Disney and others, have come up with a Broadway score like no other, with all the tunefulness of their other scores wrapped up in a spectacular 1940's big band sound. Upbeat,witty, clever,evocative, OVER HERE! is about as good as you get and homage to the fact that nothing beats the work of great songwriters. The now stellar cast on this recording sees the likes of John Travolta and Samuel E Wright mixing it with the two surviving Andrews' Sisters of the time. For every reason - an essential purchase, even if the CD mix isn't as good as that which appeared on the original LP."

Over Here, a overlooked Broadway gem.

KRA | East End of LI | 10/18/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"OK, in my review of the Divas I mentioned that I do not collect Broadway Soundtracks, I do own a few however, Over Here being one.

This great show was at the Shubert Theatre prior to the record breaking run of A Chorus Line, and it was a slice of nostaglia for our parents generation. The show was set during World War 2, and featured new music written for the show, with stylings from the war years. The shows stars were the 2 remaining Andrews Sisters, Patty and Maxine, and they played the DePaul sisters, as the "2 DePaul's". One part of the plot was the search by the DePaul's for a 3rd girl to join their group. Needless to say in their heyday the Andrews Ssiters were a trio, their eldest sister, LaVerne, died in the late 60's. The production also featured Janie Sell, and a pre-Grease John Travolta.

The musical featured upbeat numbers for the most part, but the show also portraied the anguish of the war years as well. Since Your Not Around, My Dream For Tomorrow, and Where Did The Good Times Go all delt with the pain of the war years and the uncertainty of what lie ahead. Good-Time Girl is a great campy take on the US Governments War program to avoid an VD outbreak amoung the troops (these times were far from innocent in many ways). John Travolta shines with the number Dream Drumming, where he yearns to be the next Gene Krupa, sadly many troops never made it home to persue their dreams.

Janie Sell becomes the new DePaul, and joins Patty and Maxine with the Big Beat.

For many the highlight of the show never made it to the soundtrack. Each day at curtain call, Patty and Maxine would sing a medley of their hits, and it became THE reason for many to attend the show.

This show was to tour after it's Broadway run, and after much delay it did make it to the road with just one Andrews Sister, Maxine. Patty declined to go on the road.

Discover this oft-overlooked Broadway gem!

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