Glad to Be Unhappy

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This article is about the song. For the album by Paul Desmond, see Glad to Be Unhappy (album).
"Glad to Be Unhappy"
Song
Published1936
Songwriter(s)Lorenz Hart
Composer(s)Richard Rodgers

"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart.[1] It was introduced in their 1936 musical On Your Toes, sung by Doris Carson and David Morris,[2][3] although it was not popular at the time, as there was only one recording of the song. In the 1937 London production, it was sung by Gina Malo and Eddie Pola. The song was performed in the 1954 Broadway revival by Kay Coulter and Joshua Shelley.[4]

The Mamas & the Papas[]

Originally recorded for an appearance on "Rodgers and Hart Today", an episode of ABC Stage 67, the The Mamas and the Papas' version of the song was released as a single at the end of 1967, reaching #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[5] It was issued to keep the group in the charts while awaiting the completion of the group's fourth album, The Papas & The Mamas. However, the song does not appear on that album; it was instead used to promote the group's second greatest-hits package, entitled Golden Era Vol. 2. It is the last of the Mamas & the Papas' singles produced in a professional studio; subsequent singles were recorded in John and Michelle Phillips' home studio. The mono single differs slightly from the stereo album mix, as was common for the group's singles, in that a few additional words are sung during the first chorus in the stereo mix.

The B-side of the single is "Hey Girl",[6] a track from the group's first album.

"Glad to Be Unhappy"
Glad to be unhappy 45 ps.jpg
German 45 Picture Sleeve
Single by The Mamas & the Papas
from the album
Released1967
Recorded1967
GenrePop rock, folk rock, psychedelic pop
Length1:40
LabelDunhill
Songwriter(s)Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Producer(s)Lou Adler
The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology
"Twelve Thirty"
(1967) 		"Glad to Be Unhappy"
(1967) 		"Dancing Bear"
(1967)

Other notable recordings[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jacobs, Dick & Harriet Jacobs – ‘’Who Wrote That Song?’’ published by Writer’s Digest Books, 1993,
  2. ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Atkinson, Brooks (1936-04-13). "'On Your Toes', Being a Musical Show with a Book and Tunes and a Sense of Humor". The New York Times. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 392. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  6. ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.



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