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Putting It Together
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Soundtrack
Putting It Together was released on January 1, 1984 by Masterworks Broadway as a part of the album Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Bonus Tracks]
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1984
LabelMasterworks Broadway
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM130

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
Vocals
Stephen Collins
Stephen Collins
Vocals
Rachel York
Rachel York
Vocals
Michael Rupert
Michael Rupert
Vocals
Christopher Durang
Christopher Durang
Vocals
Putting It Together Orchestra
Putting It Together Orchestra
Orchestra
Scott Frankel
Scott Frankel
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay David Saks
Jay David Saks
Producer
James Nichols
James Nichols
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Bit by bit, putting it together
Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art
Every moment makes a contribution
Every little detail plays a part
Having just a vision's no solution
Everything depends on execution
Putting it together
That's what counts
Ounce by ounce, putting it together
Small amounts, adding up to make a work of art
First of all you need a good foundation
Otherwise it's risky from the start
Takes a lot of earnest conversation
But without the proper preparation
Having just a vision's no solution
Everything depends on execution
The art of making art, is putting it together
Bit by bit
Note by note, working on projection
Lips, teeth, throat, looking for a moment to inhale
Keeping the emotional connection
Even when your fellow actors fail
Pointing at the subtext by inflection
Helping your director reach perfection
Even though you have a strong objection
To the way she's handling the direction
Art isn't easy
Every minor detail
Is a major decision
Have to keep things in scale
Have to hold to your vision
Even when you're feeling apprehensive
That you're looking bland and inoffensive
And you wish your wardrobe was extensive
Don't forget that Spangles are expensive
The light, Love
A little to the right, Love
It isn't very bright, Love
And must it be so tight, Love
Thank you, he does that every night
Beat by beat, losing inhibition
Head, hands, feet, trying to relax, but not too much
Trying to lay out the exposition
But without exposing it as such
Trying to perform but not audition
Trying to establish recognition
Trying to persuade the electrician
That he should destroy the competition
Art isn't easy
Every word, every line
Every glance, every movement
You improve and refine
And refine each improvement
Bit by bit, putting it together
Piece by piece, working out the vision night and day
What it takes is time and perseverance
Dealing with details along the way
Dealing with Producer's interference
Waiting for the Author's disappearance
Filling up the holes with animation
Covering the flaws in the construction
Wiping any scenic ostentation
This is not a Macintosh production
Finding every tiny syncopation
Hidden in the tiny orchestration
Working for a tiny compensation
Hoping for a thunderous ovation
The art of making art
Is putting it together
Bit by Bit
Part by Part
Fit by Fit
Start by Start, Stride by Stride
Kick by Kick, Glide by Glide
Schtick by Schtick, Side by Side by Side by Side by Side by Side
And that is the state of the art
Written by: Stephen Sondheim
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