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West Side Story: America

Song
Anita, Shark Girls

Creators (2)

Composer

  1. Leonard Bernstein

Lyricist

  1. Stephen Sondheim

Publisher

  1. Jalni Publications Inc.
  2. Universal/MCA Music
  3. The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC

Related Works (15)

Part Of

  1. West Side Story

Later Versions

  1. America
  2. Amerika je Amerika translated
  3. Amerika translated
  4. West Side Story (live) parody
  5. America translated
  6. America translated
  7. Die Melodie von Amerika translated

Referred To In Medleys

  1. West Side Story
  2. West Side Story Medley
  3. West Side Story Suite

Music Quoted In

  1. Don’t Tread on Me
  2. West Side Story: Taunting Scene
  3. West Side Story: End Credits

Is The Basis For

  1. Beautiful America

Recordings (52)

  1. Finale Medley, Part 1: America / Cool / Jet Song / Something’s Coming 2:19 instrumental, cover by Manny Albam & His Jazz Greats (1960)
  2. America 3:59 instrumental by Cal Tjader (1960)
  3. America 4:41 instrumental by Stan Kenton (1961)
  4. America 2:49 instrumental by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass (Dec 1963) stereo
  5. America 2:49 cover by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass (Dec 1963) stereo
  6. America 2:45 cover by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass (Dec 1963) mono
  7. A-Me-Ri-Ca 4:01 live, cover by Trini Lopez (1963)
  8. America ?:?? cover by Gérard Poncet and His Orchestra (Feb 1964) stereo mix
  9. America ?:?? cover by Gérard Poncet and His Orchestra (Feb 1964)
  10. America 2:44 cover by James Last (1968)
  11. America 6:10 instrumental, cover by The Nice (Jul 1972)
  12. America 5:55 instrumental by Tommy Flanagan (1979)
  13. America 4:50 instrumental by André Previn and His Pals Shelly Manne & Red Mitchell (1983)
  14. America (Overture) 4:44 medley, instrumental by Lawrence Leonard (1985)
  15. Songs from West Side Story: America 2:21 instrumental by Katia & Marielle Labèque (19 Jun 1989)
  16. America 3:48 by Trini Lopez (1989)
  17. America 2:39 instrumental by London Promenade Orchestra (1989)
  18. West Side Story: America 2:20 instrumental by Katia & Marielle Labèque (1989)
  19. America 10:17 instrumental, cover by The Nice (10 Dec 1990)
  20. America (from "West Side Story") 6:11 instrumental by Tony Anderson Sound Orchestra (23 Aug 1991)
  21. America 6:06 instrumental by London Festival Orchestra (1991)
  22. América (West Side Story) 2:28 instrumental by Salzburgo Orchestra (1991)
  23. West Side Story Medley: Maria / Tonight / America 6:33 medley, instrumental, cover by Richard Clayderman (1992)
  24. Medley: Maria (Tonight/America) 6:33 medley, instrumental, cover by Richard Clayderman (1992)
  25. America 2:12 instrumental by Leonard Bernstein (19 Oct 1993)
  26. America 5:01 by Leonard Bernstein (1994)
  27. Westside Story (Medley) Maria / I’d Like to Be in America / Tonight 3:39 medley, cover by Manuel Escorcio (1994)
  28. America (from West Side Story) 2:56 by Len Stevens & Orchestra (1994)
  29. West Side Story Medley 13:02 medley, instrumental by Eddie Higgins (1995)
  30. West Side Story - America 5:00 instrumental, cover by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1996)
  31. America (from West Side Story) 6:04 cover by [unknown] (1998)
  32. Mi America 2:46 by Narvalo (1998)
  33. West Side Story Medley 4:47 medley, live by Sammy Davis Jr. (09 Nov 1999) live
  34. America 6:04 by Leonard Bernstein (1999)
  35. "America" from West Side Story 2:17 instrumental by Katia & Marielle Labèque (27 Jun 2000)
  36. America 5:41 by Randy Waldman (2001)
  37. West Side Story Suite - America 2:45 by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (2001)
  38. America 2:16 instrumental by Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker (2002)
  39. America 6:06 by [theatre] (01 Sep 2003)
  40. America 3:53 instrumental by Bill Charlap Trio (2004)
  41. America 4:21 instrumental by Leonard Bernstein (14 Oct 2008)
  42. America 3:16 instrumental, cover by Canadian Brass (29 Dec 2009)
  43. America 3:18 cover by Glee Cast (08 Nov 2011)
  44. West Side Story: America (extract) 1:18 partial by Leonard Bernstein (2011)
  45. West Side Story - America 3:26 instrumental, cover by 4 Saxess (2011)
  46. America [From "West Side Story] 4:59 by Orchestra (09 Nov 2012)
  47. America 3:07 cover by Glee Cast (11 Mar 2014)
  48. America 2:15 by Children's Chorus of Washington (2014)
  49. 21st Century Schizoid Man / America 5:41 live, cover by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (29 Oct 2021) live, 1997-09-23: Union Hall, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  50. America 6:04 by Leonard Bernstein ()
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Links (2)

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4742729

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/29773