In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

I've Gotta Be Me

From the musical

Golden Rainbow

Music by Walter Marks

Originally Performed by Steve Lawrence

"I've Gotta Be Me" is a popular song that appeared in the Broadway musical Golden Rainbow, which starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. The musical opened in New York City at the Shubert Theatre on February 4, 1968, and closed just under a year later, on January 11, 1969. The music and lyrics for the musical were composed and written by Walter Marks in 1967; the production featured a book by Ernest Kinoy. This song was listed in the musical as "I've Got to Be Me", and it was sung by Lawrence's character Larry Davis at the end of the first act. Lawrence released the song as a single in 1967, and the following year it hit number six on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, with little or no support from traditional Top 40 radio.

Release Date: 1968

Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Sammy Davis Jr. : The Sammy Davis Jr. Songbook

Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990) was an Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated and Tony Award-nominated American actor, comedian, singer, dancer, impressionist and musician, who remains known for being a member of the 'Rat Pack' of iconic entertainers of the Fifties and Sixties, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Here are 25 hits from this legendary Rat Pack member

Songlist: As Long As He Needs Me, The Birth Of The Blues, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Candy Man, Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You, Gonna Build A Mountain, Gypsy In My Soul, I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry, I Want To Be With You, I'll Know, I'm Always Chasing Rainbows, I've Gotta Be Me, Let There Be Love, A Lot Of Livin' To Do, Love Me Or Leave Me, Mr. Bojangles, People Tree, The Shelter Of Your Arms, Smile, Darn Ya, Smile, Something's Gotta Give, That Old Black Magic, There's A Small Hotel, Too Close For Comfort, What Kind Of Fool Am I?, Yes I Can

Tony Bennett : Tony Bennett Sheet Music Anthology

100 songs from Bennett's remarkable and lengthy career which started in the early 1950s and is still going strong today! Our songbook features his very best arranged for piano/vocal/guitar, including: As Time Goes By - Because of You - Bein' Green - Body and Soul - Cheek to Cheek - Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) - The Good Life - I Left My Heart in San Francisco - I Wanna Be Around - It Had to Be You - Just in Time - The Lady Is a Tramp - Moonlight in Vermont - New York State of Mind - Over the Rainbow - Put on a Happy Face - Rags to Riches - Smile - Stella by Starlight - Tender Is the Night - and more.

Songlist: Anything Goes, Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive, Rags To Riches, Dancing In The Dark, Once Upon A Time, Smile, I'm A Fool To Want You, All My Tomorrows, All The Things You Are, Because Of You, The Good Life, I'll Be Around, Alright, Okay, You Win, Firefly, Are You Havin' Any Fun?, New York, New York, As Time Goes By, Sweet Lorraine, Tender Is The Night, Some Other Time, Bein' Green, The Best Is Yet To Come, Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, Blue Moon, Blue Velvet, For Once In My Life, Body And Soul, The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Emily, Look For The Silver Lining, and more

Western Continentals : Western Continentals

Springing from SPEBSQSA's contests and festivals aimed at young people, Baritone Paul Graham and lead Ted Bradshaw sang with the Devilaires at Arizona State. Other veterans of high school and college quartets came in and out of the group after its formation in 1964, helping it place 8th in Boston in 1965, but dropping to 21st in 1966. Adding Tenor Al Mau and Bass Phil Foote seemed to turn the Continentals around, and the group came out of nowhere to win Silver at the Los Angeles International in 1967. In 1968 they won it all, edging out the Golden Staters. One of the clearest, strongest leads ever to step up to a Barbershop mike, Ted Bradshaw shines on everything from "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," and "The Masquerade is Over," to the classic "I Believe," and the others match him note for breathless note. Sweet, Pure, Classic; in short, Incredible!

Songlist: Are you from Dixie?, Heart of a clown, If you ever fall in love, These foolish things remind me of you, My lovely one, Everything's coming up roses, By the time i get to Phoenix, Green green grass of home, Lone prairie, Down by the riverside autumn leaves, On a wornderful day like today, The boy I used to be, I've gotta be me, The masquerade is over, I'm gonna live till I die, Old....., I believe, Love is a many splendored thing, Annabel Lee, Little pal, Gonna Build a Mountain, When the Saints go Marching In

Individual Folios

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Larry Shackley : I've Gotta Be Me

This popular song has been covered by singers from Ella and Sammy Davis Jr. to Michael Jackson and, most recently, Finn on Glee! Our chart starts in the traditional 6/8 time, then swings into the hot ending.

Arranger: Larry Shackley | Composer: Walter Marks