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Artwork for Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) Jack Dabdoub, Larry Kert, Merwin Goldsmith, Walter Hook, Frank Kopyc, Raymond Thorne, Mark Zimmerman, New York Choral Artists, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Michael Tilson Thomas

Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise)

Jack Dabdoub, Larry Kert, Merwin Goldsmith, Walter Hook, Frank Kopyc, Raymond Thorne, Mark Zimmerman, New York Choral Artists, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Michael Tilson Thomas

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  1. Written by Ira Gershwin, also ’S Wonderful (Ella Fitzgerald), It Ain’t Necessarily So (Miles Davis) and Summertime (Miles Davis)

  2. Recorded at RCA Studio A, also She (The Monkees), Last Train to Clarksville (stereo mix) (The Monkees) and Sunny Girlfriend (The Monkees)

  3. Engineered by Bud Graham, also Suite from Born on the Fourth of July: I. Theme from "Born on the Fourth of July" (Tim Morrison), Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (1950 version): III. Allegro - Agitato - Lento - Stringendo (Philippe Entremont) and Molly on the Shore (arr. Kreisler) (Itzhak Perlman)

  4. Produced by Steven Epstein, also Work Song (Blood on the Fields) (Wynton Marsalis), Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K. 386: Allegretto (cadenza: Murray Perahia) (Murray Perahia) and Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, K. 382: Allegretto grazioso (cadenza: Murray Perahia) (Murray Perahia)

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Written by
George Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, Ira Gershwin and Morrie Ryskind
Produced by
Steven Epstein
Performed by
Jack Dabdoub, Larry Kert, Maureen McGovern, New York Choral Artists and Paige O’Hara
Engineered by
Bud Graham
Part of
Of Thee I Sing / Let 'em Eat Cake
Recorded at
RCA Studio A
Released on
Masterworks Broadway

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Jack Dabdoub

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Jack Dabdoub

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Larry Kert

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Larry Kert

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Maureen McGovern

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Maureen McGovern

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by New York Choral Artists

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by New York Choral Artists

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Paige O’Hara

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was performed by Paige O’Hara

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was produced by Steven Epstein

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was produced by Steven Epstein

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by George Gershwin

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by George Gershwin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by George S. Kaufman

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by George S. Kaufman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by Ira Gershwin

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by Ira Gershwin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by Morrie Ryskind

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was written by Morrie Ryskind

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) is part of the release Of Thee I Sing / Let 'em Eat Cake

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) is part of the release Of Thee I Sing / Let 'em Eat Cake

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was recorded at RCA Studio A

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was recorded at RCA Studio A

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz Masterworks Broadway is the label of the song Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise)

    Masterworks Broadway is the label of the song Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise)

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  14. 14MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was engineered by Bud Graham

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was engineered by Bud Graham

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  15. 15MusicBrainz Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was released on 1992-09-15

    Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) was released on 1992-09-15

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