Salad Days
Original London Cast
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| # | Track | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Things That Are Done By a Don | 1:28 | |
| 2. | We Said We Wouldn't Look Back | 3:57 | |
| 3. | Find Yourself Something to Do | 0:51 | |
| 4. | I Sit In the Sun | 3:25 | |
| 5. | Oh, Look At Me | 3:08 | |
| 6. | Hush-Hush | 3:07 | |
| 7. | Oh, Look At Me (Reprise) / Out of Breath | 3:11 | |
| 8. | Cleopatra | 2:42 | |
| 9. | It's Easy to Sing | 3:02 | |
| 10. | We're Looking for a Piano | 3:38 | |
| 11. | The Time of My Life | 2:33 | |
| 12. | The Saucer Song | 2:07 | |
| 13. | Reprise: We Said We Wouldn't Look Back / It's Easy to Sing / I Sit In the Sun / We're Looking for a Piano / the Time of My Life / Oh, Look At Me | 6:36 | |
| 14. | Medley from "Salad Days" 1 (Bonus Track) | 2:41 | |
| 15. | Medley from "Salad Days" 2 (Bonus Track) | 2:58 | |
| 16. | Vocal Gems from "Salad Days" 1 (Bonus Track) | 7:06 | |
| 17. | Vocal Gems from "Salad Days" 2 (Bonus Track) | 6:41 | |
| 18. | Fandango (Bonus Track) | 1:48 | |
| 19. | He Vowed He Came to Save Me (Bonus Track) | 1:55 | |
| 20. | Tho' Cause for Suspicion Appears (Bonus Track) | 1:55 | |
| 21. | I Loved Him for Himself Alone (Bonus Track) | 2:44 | |
| 22. | Never May'st Thou Happy Be (Bonus Track) | 2:53 | |
| 23. | Let's Take a Stroll Through London (Bonus Track) | 2:56 | |
| 24. | We Smile (Bonus Track) | 3:04 | |
| 76:25 |
Named after a Shakespeare quote, Salad Days is, on the face of it, a piece of fluff but its simplicity hides an extremely well formed musical show with infectious songs that are easy to sing. It was written by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds in 1954 originally as a light summer production to run for a three week season at Bristol’s Theatre Royal. The show proved to be such a crowd pleaser that in no time it had transferred to London’s Vaudeville Theatre where it ran for 2283 performances.
The show is built around the tale of a magic piano, one that can make people dance. Timothy and Jane, the young lovers, have just left university and are having to find their way in the world when a tramp offers them £7 a week to look after Minnie, his piano. The piano is lost and Timothy and Jane end up on a flying saucer searching for the piano, which is found in time for the tramp to reclaim it.
Salad Days has never really disappeared, having being revived regularly - four of which had London showings. It’s place in musical history is assured, not only because of its long run, but the fact that this was the first show seen by the young Cameron MacKintosh and which sparked off his lifelong interest in the form.
For bonus tracks we have included material from The Duenna, another Julian Slade show, and his own recording of a medley from Salad Days.
The 16 page CD booklet contains production shots and photos of some cast members.
The show is built around the tale of a magic piano, one that can make people dance. Timothy and Jane, the young lovers, have just left university and are having to find their way in the world when a tramp offers them £7 a week to look after Minnie, his piano. The piano is lost and Timothy and Jane end up on a flying saucer searching for the piano, which is found in time for the tramp to reclaim it.
Salad Days has never really disappeared, having being revived regularly - four of which had London showings. It’s place in musical history is assured, not only because of its long run, but the fact that this was the first show seen by the young Cameron MacKintosh and which sparked off his lifelong interest in the form.
For bonus tracks we have included material from The Duenna, another Julian Slade show, and his own recording of a medley from Salad Days.
The 16 page CD booklet contains production shots and photos of some cast members.