The Unsinkable Molly Brown – SOUNDTRACK***

Overture/I Ain’t Down Yet/I’ll Never Say No/Belly Up To The Bar Boys/Dolce Far Niente/I’ll Never Say No/ Colorado My Home/Up Where The People Are/I’ll Never Say No/He’s My Friend/Leadville Johnny Brown/ Colorado My Home

The Unsinkable Molly Brown was based on the Broadway stage show about the life of a woman who survived the Titanic disaster. The film starred Debbie Reynolds. Music and lyrics by Meredith Wilson. (US:11)

"I am an Unsinkable Molly Brown fanatic. Seriously, if you like this type of music this is one fantastic LP that I would and will listen to again and again and more than likely never get tired of it. Good listening."

"Although The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a lesser effort than Meredith Wilson's The Music Man, his music for this show is nonetheless a rousing piece of musical Americana."

"The film is one of the last big budget musicals to come out of the MGM factory and has the stamp of that studio's great music department. Scintillating arrangements and punctuated direction of the orchestra, make this another brass band of Wilson tunes blaring from the speakers and a welcome companion to The Music Man."

"Can't get enough of this gal. Molly Brown is my heroine. Debbie Reynolds gave an outstanding performance and vocals with co-star Harve Presnell."

"The Unsinkable Molly Brown was composer-lyricist Meredith Wilson's long awaited follow up to his Broadway smash The Music Man. It failed to live up to the hype that Music Man generated, and sadly remains the lesser work of the two."

"The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a very good musical based on the life of a young woman who rises from rags to riches and later gains even more fame as a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. The movie is not quite as good as the original production on Broadway starring Tammy Grimes, but it is still enormously entertaining in spots. The most memorable song is Belly Up To The Bar Boys."

"This was Meredith Wilson's follow up to The Music Man and, while it has a decent score, the plot is weak and the leading character, Molly, is distinctly unappealing."