1982 Original Broadway Cast – Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. It is based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, and particularly The Supremes, as the musical follows the story of a young Black female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called “The Dreams”, who become music superstars.
Staged with a mostly African-American cast and originally starring Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Cleavant Derricks, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Obba Babatundé, the musical opened on December 20, 1981, at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. The musical was then nominated for 13 Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical, and won six. It was later adapted into a motion picture from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures in 2006. The film starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, and Keith Robinson.
Tracks
1 Move (You’re Steppin’ On My Heart) (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 01:56
2 Fake Your Way To The Top (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 02:27
3 Cadillac Car (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 03:33
4 Steppin’ To The Bad Side (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 03:44
5 Family (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 03:18
6 Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 03:14
7 Press Conference (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 01:40
8 Driving Down The Strip (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 01:00
9 It’s All Over (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 03:51
10 And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 04:04
11 Ain’t No Party (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 02:06
12 When I First Saw You (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 02:41
13 I Am Changing (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 04:00
14 I Meant You No Harm (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 01:02
15 The Rap (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 01:55
16 Firing Of Jimmy (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 02:36
17 I Miss You Old Friend (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 01:33
18 One Night Only (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 03:40
19 Hard To Say Goodbye, My Love (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 03:34
20 Dreamgirls (Henry Krieger; Tom Eyen) 01:16
Musicians
| Bass | Tinker Barfield |
| Drums | Brian Brake |
| Guitar | Andrew Schwartz |
| Guitar | Peter Strode |
| Keyboards | Myles Chase |
| French Horn | Allen Spanjer |
| Trombone | Bruce Bonvissuto |
| Trombone | Janice Robinson |
| Trombone | Joe Randazzo |
| Trumpet | David Gale |
| Trumpet | Jerome Kail |
| Trumpet | Mike Lawrence |
| Woodwinds | Dennis Anderson |
| Woodwinds | Seymour Press |
| Woodwinds | Sol Schlinger |
| Woodwinds | Vincent Della-Rocca |
| Percussion | Nick Cerrato |
Other Musicians
8 And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going
| Vocals | Jennifer Holliday |
Cast
Obba Babatunde, Cheryl Alexander, Ben Harney, Candy Darling, Paul Binotto, Stephanie Eley, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sheila Ellis, Jennifer Holliday, Paul Binotto, Scott Plank, Weyman Thompson, Daid Thomé, Cleavant Derricks, Joe Lynn, Linda Lloyd, Brenda Pressley, Tenita Jordan, Charles Bernard, Charles Randolph-Wright, Jamie Patterson, Wellington Perkins, Weyman Thompson, Loretta Devine, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Deborah Burrell, Larry Stewart, Brenda Braxton, Milton Craig Nealy, Vanessa Bell, Tony Franklin
Strings
Violin – Gayle Dixon, Katherine Cash, Katsuko Esaki, Marilyn Reynolds, Maxine Roach, Terry Woitach
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Harold Wheeler
Arranged By – Jerry Hey, David Foster (Track 17)
Engineere – Humberto Gatica
Engineer (Second) – Ian Eales
Engineers (Second Additional) – Chip Schrader, Harry Spiridakis, John Davenport, John Smith, Lincoln Clapp, Mike Brooks, Peter Lewis, Robert Musso, Tim Dennen
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Mixed By (Additional) – Bill Schnee
Mastered By – Goerge Marino
Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
Illustration – Carl Ramsey
Photography – Martha Swope
Mixed At Studio 55, LA
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At The Hit Factory, NYC
Phonographic Copyright The David Geffen Company
Copyright The David Geffen Company
Copyright The Dreams Company