The Best Musicals… Ever!

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Tracklist

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1Grease: Greased Lightnin’
producer:
Louis St. Louis
mixer:
David J. Holman
saxophone:
Ray Pizzi
additional vocals:
Jeff Conaway
lead vocals:
John Travolta
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Melvoin
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson and Louis St. Louis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (from 1978 to present) and RSO Records (in 1978)
recording of:
Greased Lightnin’ (Grease, 1971 musical)
writer:
Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (from 1978 to present)
part of:
Grease (1971 musical)
John Travolta3:21
2Chicago: All That Jazz
recording of:
All That Jazz (Chicago)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb
composer:
John Kander
publisher:
Larry Shayne Enterprises, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
part of:
Chicago (Kander & Ebb musical)
Claire Sweeney2:19
3Anything Goes: I Get a Kick Out of You
lead vocals:
Elaine Paige
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Cole Porter2:09
4Tell Me on a Sunday: Take That Look Off Your Face
vocals:
Stephanie Lawrence
recording of:
Take That Look Off Your Face
additional lyricist:
Richard Maltby, Jr.
lyricist:
Don Black
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. and The Really Useful Company Ltd.
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Stephanie Lawrence3:01
5Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do
Michael Crawford3:38
6Fiddler on the Roof: If I Were a Rich Man
lead vocals:
Topol
vocals:
Topol
recording of:
If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof)
lyricist:
Sheldon Harnick
composer:
Jerry Bock
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Sunbeam Music Corp.
part of:
Fiddler on the Roof
Jerry Bock5:11
7The Sound of Music: My Favourite Things
vocals:
Ruthie Henshall
recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers2:14
8Cabaret: Cabaret
vocals:
Liza Minnelli
recording of:
Cabaret (title song from the Kander & Ebb musical)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb
composer:
John Kander
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
part of:
Cabaret (musical)
Liza Minnelli3:32
9South Pacific: Happy Talk
lead vocals:
Sheila Francisco
recording of:
Happy Talk (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers4:07
10My Fair Lady: Wouldn’t It Be Loverly
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Martine McCutcheon3:24
11Guys & Dolls: Luck Be a Lady
lead vocals:
Dave Willetts
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra
recording of:
Luck Be a Lady (from “Guys and Dolls”)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and MPL UK Publishing
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Dave Willetts2:58
12West Side Story: Maria
recording of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
West Side Story
P.J. Proby3:36
13The Sound of Music: Edelweiss
lead vocals:
Vince Hill
recording of:
Edelweiss (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music Ltd.
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers3:04
14Follies: Losing My Mind
recording of:
Follies: Losing My Mind (Follies)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation (ended) and Herald Square Music, Inc.
part of:
Follies
Julia McKenzie3:58
15Les Miserables: I Dreamed a Dream
lead vocals:
Martine McCutcheon
cover recording of:
I Dreamed a Dream (Fantine)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd., Alain Boublil Overseas Ltd. and Faber Music
translated version of:
J’avais rêvé d’une autre vie (Fantine)
part of:
Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg musical, English version)
recording of:
I Dreamed a Dream (Fantine)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd., Alain Boublil Overseas Ltd. and Faber Music
translated version of:
J’avais rêvé d’une autre vie (Fantine)
part of:
Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg musical, English version)
Claude‐Michel Schönberg3:46
16Cats: Memory
producer:
Paul Bateman
vocals:
Lesley Garrett
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman
cover recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Lesley Garrett3:59
17Phantom of the Opera: The Phantom of the Opera
vocals:
Barbara Bonney and Michael Crawford
recording of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Christine, The Phantom)
additional lyricist:
Mike Batt
lyricist:
Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
revision of:
The Phantom of the Opera (lyrics without Charles Hart’s words)
Michael Crawford4:27
18Phantom of the Opera: The Music of the Night
vocals:
Michael Crawford
recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Michael Crawford5:47
19Evita: Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina
engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor
executive producer:
Reynold da Silva
producer:
Paul Bateman and Mike Ross‐Trevor
vocals:
Sharon Campbell
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita) (from 1990 until 1992)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. and Universal Music Publishing
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Sharon Campbell5:14
20Aspects of Love: Love Changes Everything
vocals:
Marti Webb
recording of:
Love Changes Everything
lyricist:
Don Black and Charles Hart
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
publisher:
The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd.
part of:
Aspects of Love (full musical)
Marti Webb3:34
21Blood Brothers: Tell Me It’s Not True
producer:
Jon Miller
assistant mixer:
Ben Georgiades (task: remix engineer)
mixer:
Steve Orchard (task: remix engineer)
vocals:
Stephanie Lawrence (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Exallshow Ltd. (in 1995)
mixed at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tell Me It’s Not True (Blood Brothers)
lyricist and composer:
Willy Russell
publisher:
Willy Russell Music
part of:
Blood Brothers
Stephanie Lawrence3:51
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printed in:Europe
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (in 2003)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11649879 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000AQVI0 [info]