Actor and singer Jerry Orbach is best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on the long-running TV series "Law & Order", but my generation knew him better as the voice of Lumière in the Disney animated version of "Beauty and the Beast." Before all that though, he was an accomplished stage actor, and in 1968, he starred in the Broadway musical "Promises, Promises" that featured music and songs from the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. While Jerry's awesome version of the show's title track was never released as a commercial single, Dionne Warwick recorded a pop version of the song that went to #19 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

from the Original Broadway Cast Album of Promises, Promises
written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
© copyright 1968 United Artists Records Inc, Blue Seas Music Inc, JAC Music Co Inc, E.H. Morris & Co Inc. All rights reserved.

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