Tracklist

ACT I
Scene 1
1-1	"Florence!"	4:15
1-2	"I hope we're not too early"	3:00
1-3	"Stuffy! Tobacco stink	2:28
1-4	"Now then!"	2:53
1-5	"The first suggestion on my list"	4:15
1-6	"Is this all you can bring?"	2:52
1-7	"Beggin' your pardon"	6:05
1-8	""Right! We'll have him!"	2:51
1-9	Interlude	3:12
Scene II
1-10	"Bounce me high, bounce me low"	3:03
1-11	"Shop! Hi! Albert"	3:41
1-12	"Sid, I'm sorry"	5:12
1-13	"Hi Sid! You forgot to pay for the herbs"	3:56
1-14	"Good morning young man"	1:37
1-15	"We bring great new to you"	2:43
1-16	"Well! Think of that, my lad"	2:23
ACT II
1-17	Interlude. "Isn't he here?"	2:29
1-18	"For three precious weeks"	0:54
1-19	"That's a fine sight for sore eyes"	2:55
1-20	"Quickly, quickly, come along	3:24
2-1	"I don't think you ought"	1:06
2-2	"Quick, here they are"	2:37
2-3	"Hush! Harold Wood!"	2:42
2-4	"I'm full of happiness"	3:04
2-5	"Magnificent, your Ladyship"	1:57
2-6	"Fascinating, Mr Mayor"	2:24
2-7	"To make our thanks complete"	1:29
2-8	"Go on, Albert!"	1:50
2-9	"Well tried, Albert!"	2:56
2-10	Interlude
Scene 2
2-11	"Albert the Good"	6:30
2-12	"Sounds like Sid serenading"	5:03
2-13	"Heaven helps those"	5:20
2-14	"Albert! Fast asleep, poor kid"	2:48
ACT III
2-15	Interlude	2:27
2-16	"Is she asleep?"	3:09
2-17	"What the hell d'you think I am?"	1:47
2-18	"How's the manhunt?"	5:46
2-19	"Hi! Heard the news?"	2:59
2-20	Threnody: "In the midst of life is death"	4:50
2-21	"Albert?"	2:54
2-22	"I can't remember everything"	4:40
2-23	"I didn't lay it on too thick did I?"	1:42

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Lambourne Productions Limited
• Copyright (c) – Lambourne Productions Limited
• Recorded At – All Saints Church, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Credits

• Baritone Vocals [Sid] – Gerald Finley
• Bass Vocals [Superintendent Budd] – Robert Lloyd
• Composed By – Benjamin Britten
• Conductor, Piano – Steuart Bedford
• Design – ATX Design
• Engineer – Floating Earth, Mike Hatch
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Florence Pike] – Felicity Palmer
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mrs Herring] – Della Jones
• Orchestra – Northern Sinfonia
• Producer – John H. West
• Soprano Vocals [Lady Billows] – Josephine Barstow
• Soprano Vocals [Miss Wordsworth] – Susan Gritton
• Tenor Vocals [Albert Herring] – Christopher Gillett
• Tenor Vocals [Mr Upford] – Stuart Kale

Notes

Recorded All Saints Church, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne 11-15 August 1996.
The Collins Classics Britten recordings were subsequently sold to and released on Naxos where they are still available.
Double jewel CD case with 79 page libretto.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5023391704222

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
8.660107-08	Britten*, Steuart Bedford, Gillet*, Barstow*, Palmer*, Lloyd*, Northern Sinfonia	Britten*, Steuart Bedford, Gillet*, Barstow*, Palmer*, Lloyd*, Northern Sinfonia - Albert Herring ‎(2xCD, Album)	Naxos	8.660107-08	UK	2003