My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) made in stereo in 1959. My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) The Broadway cast recording of the musical My Fair Lady was released as an album on April 2, 1956. The songs were composed by Frederick Loewe with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and conducted by Franz Allers, while the cast included stars Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. The album became a massive seller, topping the charts on the US "Billboard" 200 for fifteen weeks at different times in 1956 (eight consecutive weeks), 1957, 1958 and 1959. In the UK, upon its release in 1958, the album reached No.1 for
Elvis Presley on film and television returns of those two films became the justification for ignoring Presley's wishes and limiting him to the more profitable musical format. Presley became bitter that his hopes for dramatic roles were not coming to fruition, stating that "Clambake" was his worst film. He began to complain about the deteriorating quality of the films and his belief that his manager's objectives were more monetary than anything else. At the expiration of all studio contracts, he returned to live entertaining. The two concert documentaries "" in 1970 and "Elvis on Tour" in 1972 were the final theatrical releases for Presley. Elvis Presley