Carnival! (original Broadway cast recording)

Carnival!
Carnival!
Cast recording by original Broadway cast
Released	1961
Genre	Show tunes
Label	MGM

An MGM Records original Broadway cast recording of the musical Carnival! was released on LP in 1961 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Monaural LPs chart.

Recording

The recording was done on Broadway in April 1961.^[1] The cast included Anna Maria Alberghetti as the main heroine, Jerry Orbach, James Mitchell, Kaye Ballard, and Pierre Olaf.^[1]^[2]

Release

The album was originally issued on LP (cat. no. E-3946-OC).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard's Monaural LPs chart.^[3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann rated the album 4.5 stars.^[2]

Track listing

12-inch LP (MGM E-3946-OC)

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Opening" – "Direct from Vienna"	Kaye Ballard, Henry Lascoe and carnival people	3:35
2.	"Mira (Can You Imagine That?)"	Anna Maria Alberghetti	2:58
3.	"The Sword, the Rose, and the Cape"	James Mitchell and roustabouts	2:12
4.	"Very Nice Man"	Anna Maria Alberghetti	2:00
5.	"I've Got to Find a Reason"	Jerry Orbach	1:38
6.	"Yes, My Heart"	Anna Maria Alberghetti and roustabouts	2:50
7.	"Humming"	Kaye Ballard, Henry Lascoe	3:55
8.	"Theme from Carnival" ("Love Makes the World Go Round")"	Anna Maria Alberghetti	1:47

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Grand Imperial Cirque de Paris"	Pierre Olaf and carnival people	2:20
2.	"Her Face"	Jerry Orbach	2:08
3.	"Yum, Ticky, Ticky, Tum, Tum" – "The Rich"	Anna Maria Alberghetti and puppets	3:01
4.	"Beautiful Candy"	Anna Maria Alberghetti, puppets and carnival people	2:32
5.	"Ev'rybody Likes You"	Jerry Orbach	2:13
6.	"I Hate Him" / "Her Face" (Reprise)	Anna Maria Alberghetti Jerry Orbach	2:47
7.	"It Was Always You" / "It Was Always You" (Reprise)	James Mitchell and Kaye Ballard Kaye Ballard	3:15
8.	"She's My Love"	Jerry Orbach	2:30
9.	"Theme from Carnival" (Finale)	Orchestra and puppet	0:58

Charts

Chart (1961)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs / Monaural LPs^[3]	1

Awards

Year	Award type	Categories	Results	Ref.
1962	Grammy Awards	Best Original Cast Show Album	Nominated

References

1 2 "'Carnival' enchanting musical". Billboard. 24 April 1961.
1 2 3 Ruhlmann, William. "Carnival [Original Cast Recording] - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
1 2 "Top LPs / Monaural LPs". Billboard. 24 July 1961. Last week: 1

[Billboard_24_April_1961-1] 1 2 "'Carnival' enchanting musical". Billboard. 24 April 1961.

[AllMusic_review-2] 1 2 3 Ruhlmann, William. "Carnival [Original Cast Recording] - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-05-09.

[Billboard_24_July_1961-3] 1 2 "Top LPs / Monaural LPs". Billboard. 24 July 1961. Last week: 1

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