When did RCA Victor release the original soundtrack to South Pacific?
RCA Victor released the original soundtrack to the film South Pacific in 1958. The movie itself was based on a musical from 1949 created by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Questions about South Pacific (soundtrack)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who performed the singing roles for Emile DeBecque and Bloody Mary in the South Pacific soundtrack?
Giorgio Tozzi took the role of Emile DeBecque with his voice alone while Muriel Smith voiced Bloody Mary having worked that part in London before. Only two performers sang their own parts throughout the project which were Mitzi Gaynor and Ray Walston.
How long did the South Pacific soundtrack stay at number one on charts in America and the United Kingdom?
The album reached number one on charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom where it held the top spot for seven months straight in America. It climbed to number one in November 1958 after that initial period and stayed at the summit for an unprecedented one hundred fifteen weeks total.
What specific sales figures does data collected as of 2006 show for the South Pacific soundtrack in the United Kingdom?
Data collected as of 2006 shows specific sales numbers for this release with one million eight hundred three thousand six hundred eighty-one copies sold in the United Kingdom alone. This figure represents the cumulative total over nearly fifty years of availability.
Why do the songs on the South Pacific soundtrack LP follow a different order than the actual film version?
The songs on the soundtrack LP and CD follow the Broadway musical sequence strictly instead of matching the order found inside the actual film version. European prints shown at The Dominion Theatre London kept the film's original song order instead.