The show premiered on 24 April 1975 at the Cambridge Theatre in London, where it ran for 472 performances before going on a national tour.

A cast album was produced in October 1975 featuring 12 of the show's songs, and a medley of numbers from the finale of act one.

In 1976 a production of the musical was mounted in Soweto, South Africa, where it played at the Diepkloof Hall.

Finally two new studio recordings were made by Derek Griffiths with a different arrangement of "Tit Willow", and "I've Got a Little List", which is not on the soundtrack album.

All tracks are written by George Larnyoh, Eddie Quansah, Bajtala János, and Dave Bloxham.