America by Chita Rivera, Marilyn Cooper, Reri Grist, Shark Girls

First released: 1957, Length: 4:35
1957 original Broadway cast

Creators (14)

Conductor

1. Max Goberman (29 Sep 1957)

Orchestra

1. [unknown] (29 Sep 1957)

Vocals

1. Carmen Gutierrez (29 Sep 1957) lead vocals
2. Chita Rivera (29 Sep 1957) lead vocals
3. Elizabeth Taylor (29 Sep 1957) lead vocals
4. Liane Plane (29 Sep 1957) lead vocals
5. Lynn Ross (29 Sep 1957) lead vocals
6. Marilyn Cooper (29 Sep 1957) lead vocals
7. Reri Grist (29 Sep 1957) lead vocals

Producer

1. Goddard Lieberson

Orchestrator

1. Irwin Kostal
2. Leonard Bernstein
3. Sid Ramin

Locations

Recorded At

1. CBS 30th Street Studio (29 Sep 1957)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. West Side Story: America (29 Sep 1957)
   

   Composer

   1. Leonard Bernstein

   Lyricist

   1. Stephen Sondheim

Releases containing this recording (39)

Official

Album - Soundtrack

1. West Side Story 1957 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim stereo, original Broadway cast
2. West Side Story 1986 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim 1957 original Broadway cast
3. West Side Story 1986 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
4. West Side Story 13 Jul 1988 Leonard Bernstein
5. West Side Story 1989 Leonard Bernstein
6. West Side Story 04 Oct 1994 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim collector’s edition, gold CD
7. West Side Story 1994 Leonard Bernstein
8. West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast) 15 Sep 1998 Leonard Bernstein
9. West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast) 15 Sep 1998 Leonard Bernstein extra tracks, remastered
10. West Side Story: Original Broadway Cast Recording 1998 Leonard Bernstein BMG Direct
11. West Side Story 2004 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim 1957 original Broadway cast
12. West Side Story: Original Broadway Cast 02 Jun 2008 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
13. West Side Story 06 Oct 2008 Leonard Bernstein 1957 original Broadway cast
14. West Side Story 24 Aug 2009 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim 1957 original Broadway cast
15. West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast) 18 Oct 2010 Leonard Bernstein
16. West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast) 18 Oct 2010 Leonard Bernstein
17. West Side Story: Original 1957 Broadway Cast Recordings 25 Oct 2010 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
18. West Side Story: Leonard Bernstein’s Original Broadway Production 07 Mar 2013 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
19. West Side Story 19 Jan 2018 Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim 1957 original Broadway cast

Album - Compilation

1. The Bernstein Songbook 1988 Leonard Bernstein
2. Original Cast! 100 Years of the American Musical Theater: The Fifties, Part Two 1993 Various Artists
3. Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings 1999 Various Artists
4. The All Time Greatest Musical Hits 2001 Various Artists
5. Freedom: Songs From the Heart of America 10 Dec 2002 Various Artists
6. A Total Embrace: The Composer 09 Sep 2003 Leonard Bernstein
7. The Best of Broadway: The American Musical 05 Oct 2004 Various Artists
8. The Best of Broadway: The American Musical 2004 Various Artists
9. Die größten Musical Hits 22 Jul 2005 Various Artists
10. Musical! - Die Show, Volume 01 Dec 2007 Various Artists
11. The Story So Far... 30 Sep 2008 Stephen Sondheim
12. Hollywood Musicals 24 Aug 2009 Various Artists

Album - Compilation / Soundtrack

1. Star Spangled Rhythm: Voices of Broadway and Hollywood 1997 Various Artists
2. Freedom: A History of US 2002 Various Artists
3. West Side Story: The Album 2019 Leonard Bernstein

Other - Compilation

1. Leonard Bernstein: The Remastered Edition 10 Nov 2017 Leonard Bernstein

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. The Ultimate Mastersound Sampler 1995 Various Artists
2. BBC Music, The Golden Age of Musicals 1999 Various Artists

Bootleg

Album - Soundtrack

1. West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast) Leonard Bernstein

Pseudo-Release

Other - Compilation

1. Leonard Bernstein: The Remastered Edition V Leonard Bernstein