Cotton Patch Gospel Musical Overvie Product Code: C05000 To help you find the perfect musical for your next performance, e have provided this overvie of the vocal and orchestral demands for this title Solo Songs: No Ensemle/Large Chorus Songs: Yes Main Character Details: Matthe (in small cast version, also plays Messenger, oe, Cattle Farmer, Herod, Politician, esus, ohn the Baptizer, Satan I, Satan II, Satan III, Rock, Tourist, Reverend Boyd Bissell, Businessman, President, Senator, Television Preacher, ud, Pilate, Angel) (m): G3-D5 vocals, moderate Band/Disciples (Heavenly Host, Herod's Men, Neighors, Wedding Reception Guests, ohn's Choir, God, Heavenly Choir, Gospel Quartet) (m/): G3-G5 vocals, difficult im (Neighor I, oe in "You Are Still My Boy," Gossip II) (m): G3-G5 vocals, difficult ack (Woman in "Mama is Here," Senator's Daughter, Timmy, Mary, Gossip IV) (m/): A3-G5 vocals, difficult Andy (Gossip I) (m/): A3-G5 vocals, difficult Tom (Tanya, Gossip III) (m/): G3-A5 vocals, difficult Total Numer of Songs: 33 Vocal Demands: Difficult Orchestral Demands: Difficult Size of Orchestra: Medium (5-8) Ready to Perform When you are ready to perform, please apply for rights or contact our customer service department y clicking elo You ill e prompted to log in or create an account We are happy to anser any questions you may have
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piano-vocal 6 It Isn't Easy Harry Chapin CE: "The neighors, hoever, had a different opinion" Voice 1 Piano c c c Medium 2 h = 104 fiddle solo 3 add guitar, ano IM: All the neigh - ass 5 fiddle - ors kne he real -ly as a strange one the gos -sip kept on 10 uild-ing to a uzz Though ev - 'ry-od - y kne he as Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 32
2 piano-vocal 6 It Isn't Easy 15 dif-f'rent No - od - y kne ho or hat he as 20 ANDY, ACK, TOM: They say he's s'posed to e the son of the Lord 24 TOM: ut he's keep-ing ust as qui -et as a mouse He's Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 33
piano-vocal 6 It Isn't Easy 3 29 ait-ing for a call from the man up - stairs ut he live in a 34 TOM: TOM, IM: ACK 2X only % one sto - ry house It is - n't Eas - y gro-in' up TOM, IM: ANDY, ACK: Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 34
piano-vocal 7 Society Wedding underscore CE: "Mary and oe took esus to a high society edding" Harry Chapin Voice 1 Society Bossa Nova q = 132 c Piano c c 5 9 n Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 40
piano-vocal CE: "esus as extremely hungry" 10 Devil underscoring Harry Chapin Voice 1 Easy azz q = 108 guitar solo c 3 Piano c c alking ass 5 3 END CE: "These stones e made into grits" 9 sight cue: esus tosses "rock" As it hits the ground TOM, IM: " " " " Hal-le - lu - ah CE: "Onto the steeple of the first church" Faster q = 138 " " Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 48
2 piano-vocal 10 Devil (underscoring) 13 3 17 3 Vamp until: "Push him Orville!" vamp CE: as esus gras steeple CE: "Spread out efore him an atlas of the orld" Sloer q = 96 TOM, IM: guitar solo " " " Hal-le - lu -ah " " " 22 3 Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 49
piano-vocal 13 When I Look p Harry Chapin CE: "Isn't he gonna do as much for you" A Capella, Oligato Voice 1 Piano C guitar C g ACK: When I look up hat do I see should e a 6, rain - o on the far hor -i - zon stretch-in' toard e - ter - ni -ty IM: " When I look 10 a tempo h = 58 out guitar solo 1 hat should there e sun urn-in' cross my 15 lue skies shin-in' don its light on me oh, sur - ANDY, TOM, IM: ACK: % round n Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 66
2 piano-vocal 13 When I Look p 19 me like your sea - sons rock me in your n fiddle IM: Why don't you ẇ Rock n rock n n rock n 24 streams IM: on't you prom -ise me to - mor -ro oh and prom - - - - ise me to - mor -ro Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 67
piano-vocal 24 uilation CE: "making the needy among the ell He as saying" Harry Chapin Voice 1 C Easy Rock q = 48 Piano C C ano solo rhythm guitar 2 5 vamp until: "My assignment is oy!" vamp mandolin 9 TOM: This is a song that needs no ex - pla-na - tion ANDY, ACK, IM: u-i-la - tion Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 121
2 piano-vocal 24 uilation 13 This is a song I hoped that time ould ring u-i-la - tion 17 This is a song I call my u - i-la - tion u-i-la - tion And it Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 122
piano-vocal 24 uilation 3 21 TOM, IM: feels so good all I've got to do is sing Ev -'ry-od-y say "ho-ee' ANDY, ACK: 25 u -i-la - tion Ev -'ry -od - y say, "ho -ee" u -i-la - ANDY: tion Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 123
4 piano-vocal 24 uilation 28 Ev -'ry -od -y say, "ho-ee" u -i-la - tion Ev -'ry -od -y say, "ho-ee" 31 TOM, IM: Ev -'ry-od-y ants to touch his dream ust one Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 124
piano-vocal 24 uilation 5 35 time ANDY, ACK, ESS: u-i-la - tion I kno I'll nev-er ev-er get this close a - 39 gain u-i-la - tion Ev -'ry-od-y ants to feel that feel -ing some - Dramatic Pulishing - NOT FOR PERFORMANCE 125