No Strings is an album containing a recording of the 1962 Broadway musical No Strings made by its original cast. The album was released by Capitol Records in the same year.
Critical reception
Billboard picked the album for its "Spotlight" section. The magazine's reviewer noted that the musical "[had] received broad acclaim" and that its "delightful" score "should receive equal acclaim at counter and on the air", especially considering "it being backed by an all-out promotion."
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann rated the album 3.5 stars out of five.
Chart performance The album reached number 9 on the mono and number 5 on the stereo half of Billboards Top LPs chart.
Track listing LP – Capitol Records O 1695 (mono), SO 1695 (stereo)
Personnel Original Broadway cast Orchestra conducted by Peter Matz
Charts Chart (1962) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs – 150 Best Selling Monaural LPs 9 US Billboard Top LPs – 50 Best Selling Stereo LPs 5
Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1963 Grammy Awards Best Original Cast Show Album
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