Various Artists – Rita Moreno Sings & Showtime on Broadway

This engaging release brings together two distinctive talents — Rita Moreno and Edie Adams — each presenting a programme that reflects her own musical personality and stage presence. Both artists enjoyed long, successful careers across film, television and theatre, and the selections gathered here showcase their versatility and charm.

Rita Moreno’s set opens with the smoky Come Rain or Shine and the reflective I Get Along Without You Very Well, before moving into lighter, rhythmic pieces such as I’m Gonna Leave Off My Wearing Shoes and Be Careful, It’s My Heart. Her readings of About a Quarter to Nine, Sing You Sinners and Day By Day highlight her natural swing, while Take It Easy, Why Can’t You Behave?, Bye Bye Baby and Viva La You round out a programme full of personality and warmth.

Edie Adams’s “Showtime on Broadway” offers a contrasting theatrical flair. She brings bright energy to Hello Dolly and Show Me, tenderness to Little Girl Blue and Goodnight My Someone, and a polished musical‑comedy touch to A Bushel and a Peck. Her interpretations of Lazy Afternoon, You’re My Everything, Make Someone Happy, I Get a Kick Out of You, Bill, More Than You Know and He Was Good to Me reveal her expressive range and stage‑honed phrasing.

Together, these two albums form a lively, colourful portrait of mid‑century vocal performance — one part Hollywood sparkle, one part Broadway sophistication. A warmly curated set for collectors of classic popular song.

Track Listing

Rita Moreno

1. Come Rain Or Shine
2. I Get Along Without You Very Well
3. I’m Gonna Leave Off My Wearing Shoes
4. Be Careful, It’s My Heart
5. About A Quarter To Nine
6. Sing You Sinners
7. Day By Day
8. Take It Easy
9. Why Can’t You Behave?
10. Bye Bye Baby
11. Viva La You 

Edie Adams

12. Show Time On Broadway
13. Hello Dolly
14. Lazy Afternoon
15. Show Me
16. Little Girl Blue
17. You’re My Everything
18. A Bushel And A Peck
19. Goodnight My Someone
20. Make Someone Happy
21. I Get A Kick Out Of You
22. Bill
23. More Than You Know
24. He Was Good To Me