Shall We Dance? (The King and I)

~ Song

Relationships

orchestrator:Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
Williamson Music Company
referred to in medleys:The King and I Suite (order: 6)
later translated versions:הנרקוד
シャル ウイ ダンス? (王様と私)
part of:The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical) (order: 19)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1951Shall We Dance? (The King and I, 1951 original Broadway cast)Gertrude Lawrence & Yul Brynner2:51
1956Shall We Dance? (The King and I, 1956 film cast)Yul Brynner & Marni Nixon3:20
1964-06Shall We Dance? (The King and I, 1964 studio cast)Rodgers & Hammerstein3:49
1977Shall We Dance? (The King and I, 1977 Broadway revival cast)Yul Brynner & Constance Towers5:05
1988-02Shall We DanceCassandra Wilson7:20
1989-02-12 – 1989-02-28Overture: Gotta Dance / Papa, Won't You Dance With Me? / Shall We Dance?Debbie Shapiro, Michael Lynch and Company3:24
1992Shall We Dance? (The King and I, 1992 Hollywood studio cast)Rodgers & Hammerstein4:24
1994Shall We Dance?Christopher Lee & Valerie Masterson4:36
1996Shall We Dance? (The King and I, 1996 Broadway revival cast)Rodgers & Hammerstein4:52
2015-04-19 – 2015-04-20Shall We Dance?Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe & Ted Sperling4:21
FinaleinstrumentalWilliam Kidd0:52
Shall We DanceJohnny Mathis3:10
Shall We DanceinstrumentalGotan Project2:35
Shall We DanceinstrumentalFrank Chacksfield & His Orchestra1:52
Shall We DanceYul Brynner & Deborah Kerr3:18
Shall We DanceLorna Dallas, Barry Kent & The Eden Singers2:14
Shall We Dance[unknown]2:12
Shall We Dancecover and instrumentalCyril Stapleton and His Orchestra2:09
Shall We DanceinstrumentalFred Hersch Trio5:48
Shall We DancecoverPeter Brown3:34
Shall We Dance (from 'The King and I')[unknown]2:52
Shall We Dance (from The King & I)cover[unknown]2:13
Shall We Dance?coverStacey Kent3:42
Shall We Dance?Rodgers & Hammerstein4:24
Shall We Dance?instrumentalThe Oscar Peterson Trio2:19
Shall We Dance?Linda Purl3:13
Shall We Dance?Jack Jones2:05
Shall We Dance?Rodgers & Hammerstein2:49
Shall We Dance?coverJulie Andrews4:25
Shall We Dance?Stacey Kent3:01
Shall We Dance? (The King and I, 1956 film score)Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner3:17
Shall We Dance?Stacey Kent3:03
Shall We Dance?Rodgers & Hammerstein2:53
Shall We Dance?cover[unknown]?:??
Shall We Dance?Patricia Barber4:19
Shall We Dance? (Finale)Christiane Noll, Miranda Richardson & Martin Vidnovic2:22
Shall We Dance? (The King and I)Barbara Cook & Theodore Bikel3:47
The King & ImedleyLondon Philharmonic Orchestra16:56
The King and I: Shall We Dance?Peter Skellern2:13
The King and I: Shall We Dance?Deborah Kerr with the 20th Century‐Fox Orchestra3:19