There were  only two songs from "Drat! The Cat!" that Barbra recorded for official release, but one of them became a quintessential Streisand classic. In the show, Elliott Gould sings the ballad, "She Touched Me." During the brief time when Gould was performing the number on Broadway, Barbra recorded it, rewritten as "He Touched Me" and included it in her 1965 album, "My Name Is Barbra, Two..." The number was destined for obscurity had Barbra not rescued it from the dust bin. Today, "He Touched Me" is perhaps the only song anyone remembers from "Drat! The Cat!" Even more impressive was Barbra's ability to turn it into one of her earliest hits, and in doing so, forever guaranteed it, and the ill fated production, "Drat! The Cat!" a place in popular music history.

The other number Barbra recorded from "Drat! The Cat!" was called "I Like Him." It was released as the B-side to the single, "He Touched Me" right around the time when Gould was preparing to open with the show on Broadway. "I Like Him" was performed on stage by Lesley Ann Warren as her second act finale. Unlike "He Touched Me," "I Like Him" was not included on any of Barbra's studio albums. Anyone who wants to hear Barbra's version of this ballad will have to locate a rare 1965 Columbia Records release of the single.
 

The late Joe Layton had much more success working with Barbra Streisand on several of her television specials than he did as director and choreographer on "Drat! The Cat!" While few will remember his directorial efforts on that doomed Broadway musical, Joe Layton will forever be associated with Barbra Streisand as a key contributor to her many early television successes. Layton was an integral part of a successful production formula that has yet to be duplicated in television. Of particular note was Layton's choreographic work with Barbra on "My Name Is Barbra" and "Color Me Barbra." The staging of her musical numbers was as important as the music itself, and Layton was universally lauded for his efforts at the time.
 

Later, Joe Layton would go on to work on two additional, though somewhat less successful Streisand television specials. He directed "The Belle of 14th Street" and served as co-producer of "Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments," for which he received an Emmy nomination.

A Special Guest Star Joe Layton not only choreographed Barbra's musical numbers for "My Name Is Barbra," but he also made a cameo appearance on the show. In the first act sequence, Barbra sings "How Does The Wine Taste?" and interacts with a rather stoic looking drummer. The drummer was none other than Layton, on camera with Barbra for one of the shows more memorable moments.

Layton was associated with another landmark television special worth noting. In 1964, he directed Carol Burnett and Elliott Gould in "Once Upon A Mattress," a televised production of his original 1960 stage musical. Today, that early sixties televised version of "Once Upon A Mattress" is considered a classic.

For the screen, Layton crafted the musical sequences for such familiar films as "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (with Julie Andrews in 1967),  "Annie" (with Carol Burnett in 1982) and "For the Boys" (with Bette Midler in 1991).

Despite the misstep of "Drat! The Cat!", Layton's Broadway credits were otherwise quite impressive.  He conceived the musical staging for the original Broadway production of "The Sound of Music" (1959). Layton also directed and conceived the musical numbers for Joel Grey in the 1969 production of "George M!" and won a Tony as Best Choreographer. Layton had another blockbuster that year, directing Angela Lansbury to a Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical for "Dear World."

Joe Layton has also worked on Broadway productions starring Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Harry Connick, Jr., Glenn Close, Chita Rivera, and Danny Kaye, among others, in a list of extraordinary credits to numerous to mention.