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Artwork for Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation Maureen McGovern, New York Choral Artists, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Michael Tilson Thomas

Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation

Maureen McGovern, 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. Released on Masterworks Broadway, also Velma’s Revenge (Kristin Chenoweth), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Suite One: St. Oswald’s (Imogen Heap) and Of Thee I Sing: Jilted / I’m About to Be a Mother (Paige O’Hara)

  4. Part of Of Thee I Sing / Let 'em Eat Cake, also Of Thee I Sing: Jilted / I’m About to Be a Mother (Paige O’Hara), Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise) (Jack Dabdoub) and Of Thee I Sing: The Senate (Jack Gilford)

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Written by
George Gershwin, George S. Kaufman, Ira Gershwin and Morrie Ryskind
Performed by
Maureen McGovern and New York Choral Artists
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 Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was performed by Maureen McGovern

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was performed by Maureen McGovern

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was performed by New York Choral Artists

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was performed by New York Choral Artists

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  3. 3MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by George Gershwin

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by George Gershwin

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  4. 4MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by George S. Kaufman

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by George S. Kaufman

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  5. 5MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by Ira Gershwin

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by Ira Gershwin

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by Morrie Ryskind

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was written by Morrie Ryskind

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  7. 7MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation is part of the release Of Thee I Sing / Let 'em Eat Cake

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation 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

  8. 8MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was recorded at RCA Studio A

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was recorded at RCA Studio A

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Masterworks Broadway is the label of the song Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation

    Masterworks Broadway is the label of the song Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation

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  10. 10MusicBrainz Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was released on 1992-09-15

    Let ’Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation was released on 1992-09-15

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