Show Boat....London Production

 This is the London 1971 production it opened at "The Adelphi Theatre" on July 29th 1971....Once again I should imagine quite different from the film as there are more songs recorded..There is a great version on here of "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" well worth the download just for that track !

Listening to the above mentioned track I think that it is the best version of that song that I have heard !!...Cleo is in excellent voice on all the songs she sings...On the whole this is an excellent recording of the "Show"....BUT I can't get the film version with "Kathryn Grayson" and "Howard Keel" out of my mind....To me that is the definitive version of the songs.....There is still a bit of controversy over the songs that "Ava Gardner" sings and that includes "Can't Help Loving That Man"......whether or not she actually did sing them or was she "Ghosted" that is another person sang for her....I vaguely remember somewhere hearing her actually singing "Loving That Man" then the soundtrack was played and it sounded the same to me !!!....no doubt someone will know...be interesting to find out !!!

Anonymous...29 September 2017 at 07:34

On the film soundtrack Ava Gardner was ghosted by Annette Warren.

That is fully documented and covered in numerous books and articles

 1. Cotton Blossom....Cast

2. Where's The Mate For Me....Andre Jobin

3. Make Believe....Andre Jobin & Lorna Dallas

4. Can't Help Lovin' That Man...Cleo Laine. Lorna Dallas. Ena Cabayo.Thomas Carey

5. I Might Fall Back On You....Jan Hunt & Kenneth Nelson

6. Old Man River....Thomas Carey

7. Queenie's Ballyhoo

1. At The Fair....Cast

2. Nobody Else But Me....Cleo Laine

3. How'd You Like To Spoon With Me....Jan Hunt & Kenneth Nelson

4. You Are Love....Andre Jobin & Lorna Dallas

5. Bill....Cleo Laine

6. Dance Away The Night....Kenneth Nelson

7. Why Do I Love You....Lorna Dallas & Andre Jobin

8. Finale...Thomas Carey & Cast

          4. Can't Help Lovin' That Man