THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
      Volumes 1 & 2

      Track Listing & Credits

      [CD # 72438 18417-23]
      (R2 72476)(R4 72476)
      [CS # 72438 18417-47]

      Vol. 1: The Early Years [TT 56:02]
      Cass Side 1: [TT 30:56]


      Cast (In Order Of Appearance)
      Narrator: PAUL FREES


      1. OVERTURE (2:20)

      2. COLUMBUS DISCOVERS AMERICA (10:00)
        Transcript of Scene One
        "It's A Round, Round World"
        Christopher Columbus: STAN FREBERG
        Queen Isabella: COLLEEN COLLINS
        King Ferdinand: JESSE WHITE
        Indian: MARVIN MILLER

      3. PILGRIM'S PROGRESS (3:23)
        "Take An Indian To Lunch"
        Mayor's Aide: PETER LEEDS
        Mayor Pennypacker: STAN FREBERG

      4. THE THANKSGIVING STORY (UNDER THE DOUBLE TURKEY) (1:13)
        Man: STAN FREBERG
        Guy: PETER LEEDS

      5. THE SALE OF MANHATTAN(5:56)
        "Top Hat, White Feather, And Tails"
        Indian Woman: JUNE FORAY
        Indian: STAN FREBERG
        Real Estate Agent: JESSE WHITE
        Peter Tishman: PAUL FREES

      6. THE BOSTON TEA PARTY (1:37)
        Man: STAN FREBERG
        Guy: Peter Leeds

      7. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (6:27)
        "A Man Can't Be Too Careful What He Signs These Days"
        Benjamin Franklin: STAN FREBERG
        Sylvia: COLLEEN COLLINS
        Thomas Jefferson: BYRON KANE

      Cass Side 2:
      [TT 25:06]

      1. THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE (0:50) note
        Patriot: JESSE WHITE
        Paul Revere: STAN FREBERG
        Horse & Woman at Window: JUNE FORAY

      2. BETSY ROSS AND THE FLAG (4:09) note
        "Everybody Wants To Be An Art Director"
        Betsy Ross: HELEN KLEEB
        George Washington: STAN FREBERG

      3. THE DISCOVERY OF ELECTRICITY (4:37) note
        Benjamin Franklin: STAN FREBERG
        Time Reporter: STAN FREBERG
        Time Photographer: KEN SULLET
        Myron: WALTER TETLEY

      4. WASHINGTON CROSSES THE DELAWARE (COMMAND DECISION) (4:45)
        George Washington: STAN FREBERG
        Boat Man: PETER LEEDS
        Lieutenant: BARNEY PHILLIPS

      5. YANKEE DOODLE GO HOME (SPIRIT OF '76) (4:05)
        Officer: SHEP MENKEN
        Yankee Doodle: STAN FREBERG
        Hip Flute Player: STAN FREBERG
        Young Second Drummer: WALTER TETLEY

      6. THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN (5:45)
        George Washington: STAN FREBERG
        Lieutenant: BARNEY PHILLIPS
        Man from American Bell & Bell: JOHN FRANK
        Bradshaw: PETER FORSTER
        Lord Cornwallis: MAURICE DALLIMORE

      7. FINALE (0:55)
        "So Long, Friend..."
        The above, plus:
        Lady from the D.A.R.: JUNE FORAY



      Vol. 2: The Middle Years
      Rhino's track listing
      [TT 69:33]
      Cass Side 3: [TT 34:33]

      Cast (In Order Of Appearance)
      Narrator: COREY BURTON

      1. INTRO & OVERTURE (4:52)
        After The Revolutionary War:
      2. MADISON, JEFFERSON, FRANKLIN & OSBOURNE: THE FIRST ADVERTISING AGENCY (Part 1) (0:55)
        George Washington, Benjamin Franklin: STAN FREBERG
        Thomas Jefferson: DAVID OGDEN STIERS
        James Madison: LORENZO MUSIC
        Osbourne, Hardsell Announcer: PETER LEEDS
        Sweatshop Boy, Walter: DONAVAN FREBERG
        European Woman: DONNA EBSEN
        Her Friend: NAOMI LEWIS
        Secretary: DONNA CREAN
        Uncle Sam: JOHN CREAN

      3. "Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne" (0:35)
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG, DAVID OGDEN STIERS, LORENZO MUSIC, PETER LEEDS & CHORUS

      4. MADISON, JEFFERSON, FRANKLIN & OSBOURNE (Part 2) (5:29)
        (Refer to personnel listed under Part 1)
      5. "America! America!" (1:27)
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG & CHORUS

      6. MADISON, JEFFERSON, FRANKLIN & OSBOURNE (Part 3) (0:48)
        (Refer to personnel listed under Part 1)
      7. RUMPLEMEYER'S HORSESHOES: THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY STORY (1:20)
        Francis Scott Key: STAN FREBERG
        Harry Rumplemeyer: JESSE WHITE
        Dave Rumplemeyer: DONAVAN FREBERG

      8. "Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes" (1:47)
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG & CHORUS

      9. STEPHEN FOSTER, BELOVED SONGWRITER (3:27)
        Stephen Foster: STAN FREBERG
        Publisher: HARRY SHEARER

      10. SAMUEL F.B. MORSE SENDS THE FIRST TELEGRAM (1:23)
        Samuel Morse: STAN FREBERG
        Morse's Associate: DONAVAN FREBERG

      11. ABE LINCOLN IN ANALYSIS (3:40)
        Abraham Lincoln: STAN FREBERG
        Psychiatrist: DAVID OGDEN STIERS
        Wilma (the Psychiatrist's Wife): NAOMI LEWIS

      12. "Show Folk" (3:22)
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG
        Reprise sung by: DAVID OGDEN STIERS & STAN FREBERG
        Tap Dancer: FAYARD NICHOLAS

      13. ABE LINCOLN AT HOME IN THE WHITE HOUSE (5:28)
        Abraham Lincoln: STAN FREBERG
        Mary Lincoln: TYNE DALY
        Harriet Beecher Stowe: JUNE FORAY
        Dred Scott (the Butler): SHERMAN HEMSLEY
        Secretary Of War Edwin Stanton: WILLIAM WOODSON

        The Civil War Begins:
      Cass Side 4:
      [TT 35:00]

      1. BARBARA FRIETCHIE, MARTYR OF THE YEAR (2:56)
        Barbara Frietchie: TYNE DALY
        Mr. Grinch: STAN FREBERG

      2. "Shoot If You Must" (2:21)
        Sung by: TYNE DALY

      3. LINCOLN AT SHILOH, WITH GENERAL GRANT (3:36)
        Ulysses S. Grant: DAVID OGDEN STIERS
        Abraham Lincoln: STAN FREBERG

      4. "As Long As You're Up"/"A Sober Life's A Hard Life"(1:40)
        Sung by: DAVID OGDEN STIERS & STAN FREBERG

      5. THE APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE BAR & GRILL (1:56)
        Ulysses S. Grant: DAVID OGDEN STIERS
        Robert E. Lee: LORENZO MUSIC
        Abraham Lincoln: STAN FREBERG

      6. "There'll Never Be Another War" (0:37)
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG, DAVID OGDEN STIERS, LORENZO MUSIC & CHORUS

      7. CUSTER'S LAST STAND (1:37)
        George Armstrong Custer: STAN FREBERG
        Mrs. Custer: JUNE FORAY

        The Golden Age Of Inventions:
      8. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL AND THE FIRST PHONE CALL (2:14)
        Alexander Graham Bell: STAN FREBERG
        Thomas Watson: PETER LEEDS
        Operator: NAOMI LEWIS

      9. THOMAS EDISON INVENTS THE LIGHT BULB! THE PHONOGRAPH! (Part 1) (1:13)
        Thomas Edison: STAN FREBERG
        General: DAVID OGDEN STIERS
        Myron: DONAVAN FREBERG
        Charlie: LORENZO MUSIC
        Victor (the Dog): BANDIT

      10. "Perseverance" (1:36)
        Sung by: DONAVAN FREBERG, LORENZO MUSIC, STAN FREBERG & CHORUS

      11. THOMAS EDISON INVENTS THE LIGHT BULB! THE PHONOGRAPH! (Part 2) (2:55)
        (Refer to personnel listed under Part 1)
      12. "Planned Obsolescence" (2:09)
        Sung by: DAVID OGDEN STIERS & STAN FREBERG

      13. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS AT KITTYHAWK (1:01)
        Stewardess: DONNA EBSEN

      14. HENRY FORD INVENTS DETROIT (1:40)
        Henry Ford: STAN FREBERG
        Shop Foreman: HARRY SHEARER

      15. "Perseverance" (Reprise) (0:55)
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG, HARRY SHEARER & CHORUS

        World War I:
      16. THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA (1:14)
        Ship's Officer: STAN FREBERG
        Ship's Cook: PETER LEEDS

      17. TWO TIN PAN ALLEY SONGWRITERS (0:15)
        Irving: JOHN GOODMAN
        Eddie: STAN FREBERG

      18. "U-Boat"/"The Guns Of August" (1:27)
        Sung by: JOHN GOODMAN & STAN FREBERG

      19. "Hello, Peace, Hello" (1:08)
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG, JOHN GOODMAN & CHORUS

      20. "There'll Never Be Another War" (Reprise) (0:45)
        Sung by: JOHN GOODMAN & STAN FREBERG

      21. FINALE
        "America! America!" (Reprise) (1:45)
        Lady from WWI Historical Society: JUNE FORAY
        Sung by: STAN FREBERG & CHORUS


      Stan and Donna Freberg, 1996


      [This Information Identical for CD & CS]:

      Vol. 1: The Early Years

      Words & Music by STAN FREBERG
      Published by FREBERG MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP)
      Sketches by STAN FREBERG & KEN SULLET

      Music Arranged & Conducted by BILLY MAY
      With THE JUD CONLON SINGERS
      Narrated by PAUL FREES
      Featuring JESSE WHITE, PETER LEEDS, BYRON KANE, COLLEEN COLLINS, HELEN KLEEB, SHEP MENKEN, WALTER TETLEY, MARVIN MILLER, JUNE FORAY, BARNEY PHILLIPS, MAURICE DALLIMORE, PETER FORSTER & JOHN FRANK
      Sound Effects by JIMMY MacDONALD
      Tap Dancing by MAURICE KELLY

      Album Produced by KEN NELSON
      Associate Producer: DONNA FREBERG
      Recording Engineer: JOHN KRAUS

      Note:
      Volume One: The Early Years was originally issued as The United States of America (Capitol #SM-1573) on May 1, 1961. The selections "The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere" and "The Discovery Of Electricity" were omitted from the original release due to time constraints. They first appeared as bonus tracks when the album was issued on compact disc, Capitol #92061, June 1989. This CD release (Capitol #92061) also presented extended versions of "Betsy Ross and the Flag" and "Everybody Wants To Be An Art Director", which are the versions currently available in Rhino's United States of America - Volume I&II package. The original versions of these two tracks are only available on Capitol #SM-1573, the vinyl release of The United States of America (The Early Years).


      Vol. 2: The Middle Years
      Words & Music by STAN FREBERG
      Published by FREBERG MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP)

      Written & Directed by STAN FREBERG
      Additional Dialogue Contributions by KEN SULLET
      Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by BILLY MAY
      With THE JIMMY BRYANT SINGERS
      Narrated by COREY BURTON
      Featuring TYNE DALY, JOHN GOODMAN, DAVID OGDEN STIERS, SHERMAN HEMSLEY, HARRY SHEARER, JESSE WHITE, DONAVAN FREBERG, JUNE FORAY, LORENZO MUSIC, PETER LEEDS, NAOMI LEWIS, WILLIAM WOODSON, DONNA EBSEN, JOHN CREAN & DONNA CREAN
      Sound Effects: RAY ERLENBORN & STAN FREBERG
      Tap Dancing by FAYARD NICHOLAS
      Dog: BANDIT

      Produced by STAN FREBERG
      Associate Producer: DONNA FREBERG
      Engineers: TERRY JENNINGS, PAUL MITCHELL, ED GREEN
      Recorded, Edited & Mixed at WILDER BROS. RECORDING STUDIO,
      Los Angeles, CA (December 1995 to March 1996)

      A&R Supervision: GARY STEWART
      Executive Producer: ROBERT L. EMMER
      Legal: GARY STIFFELMAN
      Special Thanks: RICK SHOEMAKER

      Reissue Supervision/Project Coordination: TED MYERS
      Assistance: GARY PETERSON
      Mastering: GEOFF SYKES/A&M MASTERING
      Art Direction: COCO SHINOMIYA
      Design:
      Cover Photography: HARRY LANGDON
      Photos: ROGER KARNBAD



      VOL. 1:

      [CD Inlay]
      Album Produced by KEN NELSON

      [Packaging Copyright]
      P & © 1989 Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine St., Los Angeles, CA 900

    • This Reissue © 1996 Rhino Records Inc., 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025-4900. Printed in U.S.A.

      [Label Copyright]
      P 1989 Capitol Records, Inc. Made in U.S.A.


      VOL. 2:

      [CD Inlay]
      Produced by STAN FREBERG
      Associate Producer: DONNA FREBERG

      [Packaging Copyright]
      P & © 1996 Rhino Records Inc., 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025-4900. Printed in U.S.A.

      [Label Copyright]
      P 1996 Rhino Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.


      OUTER BOX:

      Vol. 1: The Early Years P 1989 Capitol Records, Inc. Vol. 2: The Middle Years P 1996 Rhino Records Inc. © 1996 Rhino Records Inc., 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025-4900. Printed in U.S.A.

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