The eight songs featured in the soundtrack of the film are released by RCA in 1952 in four different formats. This partial RCA ad from the March 1, 1952, issue of Billboard magazine mentions several of the different formats:
RCA LPM 3018 (10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM album)
Stewart’s clown character, Buttons, appears on the cover of this album and his name is prominently displayed on the back of the jacket.
All songs are performed by the Paramount Studio band, conducted by Irvin Talbot. The songs included are:
Side 1:
The Greatest Show on Earth (Ned Washington-Victor Young)
Only a Rose (Brian Hooker-Rudolf Friml)
Lovely Luawana Lady (John Ringling North-E. Ray Goetz)
Be a Jumping Jack (Ned Washington-Victor Young)
Popcorn and Lemonade (Henry Sullivan-John Murray Anderson)
A Picnic in the Park-Sing a Happy Song (Henry Sullivan-John Murray Anderson)
Dream Lover (Clifford Grey-Victor Schertzinger)
Stand By March (L.S. Castellucci)
RCA EPB-3018 (Double 7-inch, 45 RPM EP)
Stewart’s clown character also appears on the cover of this 2-EP set.
Record 1 (547-0198) – Side 1 – The Greatest Show on Earth/Only a Rose
Record 1 – Side 2 – Lovely Luawana Lady/Be a Jumping Jack
Record 2 (547-0199) – Side 1 – Popcorn and Lemonade/Picnic in the Park-Sing a Happy-Song
Record 2 – Side 2 – Dream Lover/Stand by March
RCA WP-333 (4 Record, 7-inch, 45 RPM Box Set)
RCA P-333 (4 Record, 10-Inch, 78 RPM Box Set)
Record 1 (47-4496) – The Greatest Show on Earth/Stand by March
Record 2 (47-4497) – Only a Rose/Dream Lover
Record 3 (47-4498) – Lovely Luawana Lady/A Picnic in the Park-Sing a Happy Song
Record 4 (47-4499) – Be a Jumping Jack/Popcorn and Lemonade
A black-and-white insert showing some of the film’s credits was also issued with the boxed set.
This insert opened to display two pages of information about the film:
The WP-333 set was a pick hit in Billboard magazine on March 29, 1952, but failed to chart.
If you’re looking for the soundtrack on CD, it was issued in that format in 2007 in the UK.
Sepia Records SEPIA 6001
All eight tracks are included on the CD, which also features the soundtrack songs from the film Trapeze.
Sheet music for several of the songs on the soundtrack was also available. The photos on all were the same and featured Stewart’s clown character just below the “A” in Grahame.
