Overdog [Original recording remastered]

Overdog [Original recording remastered]

Overdog [Original recording remastered]

ASIN: B00099ICA2

Track Listings
 
1. You Can Choose
2. Plain Talkin'
3. Theme Song/En Route/Theme Song (Reprise)
4. Overdog
5. Roundabout
6. Imitations from Home
7. We Are All the Same
8. Roundabout, Pt. 1 [*]
9. Roundabout, Pt. 2 [*]
10. We Are All the Same
11. Roundabout [*] [Single Edit]
12. Roundabout [*] [Alternate Edit]

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Product Description
2005 sees the release of 'Overdog' a remastered re-issued with bonus tracks. Eclectic Disc. 2005.

Overdog,Keef Hartley,Eclectic Discs UK,Blues-Rock,British Blues,England,Jazz,Pop,Rock
Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • need to record with new cast
  • Great Music!!!
  • helps me remember the actual musical
  • Loved Wicked!
  • Wicked is fantastic!
Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Stephen Schwartz , Kristin Chenoweth , and Idina Menzel
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ASIN: B0000TB01Y
Release Date: 2003-12-16

Tracks:

  1. No One Mourns the Wicked - Cristy Candler
  2. Dear Old Shiz
  3. The Wizard and I - Idina Menzel
  4. What Is This Feeling? - Kristin Chenoweth
  5. Something Bad - William Youmans
  6. Dancing Through Life - Michelle Federer
  7. Popular - Kristin Chenoweth
  8. I'm Not That Girl - Idina Menzel
  9. One Short Day - Kristin Chenoweth
  10. A Sentimental Man - Joel Grey
  11. Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel
  12. Thank Goodness - Kristin Chenoweth
  13. Wonderful - Idina Menzel
  14. I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth
  15. As Long as You're Mine - Norbert Leo Butz
  16. No Good Deed - Idina Menzel
  17. March of the Witch Hunters
  18. For Good - Kristin Chenoweth
  19. Finale - Kristin Chenoweth

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One of the most common complaints about musicals is that the books are flimsy pretexts from which to hang numbers. Wicked runs into the opposite problem: it has a great plot, but too often the songs just get in the way. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel of the same name, Wicked tells us what happened between Glinda the Good and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, before Dorothy showed up in Oz. And the show is lucky to boast a pair of ace leading women in the main roles. As Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth delivers a sensational star turn, displaying a crystal-pure voice and sharp comic timing; Idina Menzel lends her powerful pipes to the tricky role of Elphaba. Unfortunately, you wish they had better material to work with. Stephen Schwartz's pop score is often dragged down by overly synthetic orchestrations and sentimental lyrics (think Chicken Soup for the Witch). Still, at its best Wicked is a seductive slice of popular entertainment that could well give a younger audience a lasting taste for musical theater. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars need to record with new cast.......2007-06-15

I was privileged to be able to see Wicked in London with Kerry Ellis as the Elphaba. Her voice blows away anyone else's especially in Flying High. I hope that a new CD is made with her.

5 out of 5 stars Great Music!!!.......2007-06-15

There is not one song on this album that you and your whole family will not enjoy. I highly recomend this album. You should also see the show!!!

5 out of 5 stars helps me remember the actual musical.......2007-06-12

After experiencing the musical at Fair Park, Dallas TX, the audio cd helps me to relive that wonderful, magical evening. What great music and lyrics!

Thanks,
James H Hinton

5 out of 5 stars Loved Wicked!.......2007-06-12

Never thought I'd be the theatre type. This was my first Broadway show to see and I loved it. I liked the voices that are on broadway right now better than I liked the orginal cast thats on the soundtrack. But all and all it's good.

5 out of 5 stars Wicked is fantastic!.......2007-06-11

This CD is wonderful. You can relive the show! Great music if you enjoyed the show!
Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
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    Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast)

    Manufacturer: Manhattan Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000PC1QKQ
    Release Date: 2007-06-05

    Tracks:

    1. Overture
    2. Wide Open Spaces
    3. What Kind Of Man?
    4. Thinking Of Him
    5. The Woman's Dead
    6. Show People
    7. Coffee Shop Nights
    8. In the Same Boat
    9. I Miss the Music
    10. Thataway!
    11. The Man Is Dead
    12. He Did It
    13. In the Same Boat
    14. It's a Business
    15. Kansasland
    16. Medley: Thinking Of Him/I Miss the Music
    17. A Tough Act To Follow
    18. In the Same Boat
    19. In the Same Boat
    20. Show People
    21. Wide Open Spaces
    22. A Tough Act To Follow

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    Sadly, Curtains is the final entry in the long and fruitful partnership of lyricist Fred Ebb (who died in September 2004) and composer John Kander. While the show doesn't reach the heights of the team's previous masterpieces, such as Cabaret and Chicago, it's certainly a lot better than, say, their middling 1997 offering Steel Pier. Deliberately old-fashioned (it even features a real overture, something that's fast becoming a rarity), Curtains is a whodunit rolled into a musical--or vice versa. Set in 1959 Boston, it takes place backstage at a singing-and-dancing Western corker titled Robbin Hood. Someone gets killed, and a show tunes-crazy homicide detective (David Hyde Pierce) is called in. The plot is just a pretext for a series of very entertaining, characteristically brass-heavy songs that may not have the bite of old Kander and Ebb but are still very catchy. Above all, Curtains is (both thematically and stylistically) a love letter to old-school showbiz, and it's delivered on a silver platter by a cast of pros that includes the aforementioned Hyde Pierce, Kander and Ebb habituée Karen Ziemba, endearing Jason Danieley and, a notch above the rest, Debra Monk. Unsurprisingly, she chews the scenery and spits it right back in a pair of rowdy numbers: "Show People" and "It's a Business." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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    Curtains is an entertaining play within a play, as well as a "whodunit" new musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by legendary, Tony Award-winning songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago, New York, New York). Starring David Hyde Pierce (Spamalot, "Frasier") and Debra Monk, the Curtains original Broadway cast album is produced by nine-time Grammy Award-winner Jay David Saks.
    The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
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      The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast)

      Manufacturer: Sony Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B000QTCY72
      Release Date: 2007-07-03

      Tracks:

      1. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Prologue
      2. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 1. Clew Bay. The Pirate Queen
      3. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 1. Clew Bay. Woman
      4. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 2. Aboard the Pirate Queen. My
      5. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 3. Aboard the Pirate Queen. Her
      6. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 4. Queen Elizabeth's Bedroom. T
      7. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 4. Queen Elizabeth's Bedroom. R
      8. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 5. Clew Bay. The Choice Is Mine
      9. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 6. The Shebeen at Rockfleet. Bo
      10. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 7. Clew Bay. The Wedding
      11. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 8. Clew Bay. I'll Be There
      12. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 9. The Road to Clew Bay. A Day
      13. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 10. Clew Bay. Sail to the Stars
      14. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Entr'acte
      15. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 1. Aboard the Pirate Queen. Ene
      16. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 1. Aboard the Pirate Queen. I D
      17. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 2. Clew Bay. If I Said I Loved
      18. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 3. The Queen's Court. The Role
      19. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 4. Cistercian Abbey in Clew Bay
      20. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 4. Cistercian Abbey in Clew Bay
      21. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 5. The Queen's Court. Surrender
      22. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 6. The Queen's Court - A Jail.
      23. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 7. Aboard the Pirate Queen. The
      24. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 8. The Queen's Court: The Queen
      25. Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 9. Finale

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      The Pirate Queen, with a score by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon), took a critical beating when it opened on Broadway, but as this catchy cast recording demonstrates, that reception was really unnecessarily harsh. Set in the 17th century, the show (which closed after only 85 performances) tells the story of Grace O'Malley (Stephanie J. Block), an Irish ship captain and pirate who defied Queen Elizabeth I (Linda Balgord). The combination of that setting with the fact that the producers also brought us Riverdance means an overall Celtic flavor. But fans of Boublil and Schönberg should not fear. The duo delivers plenty of the over-the-top, super-emotional power ballads they're famous for--it's hard not to wonder what Celine Dion would make of songs such as "Woman" or "I'll Be There" (the latter sung by a man, but no matter!). Special kudos to Balgord, whose deliciously campy stage portrayal of Elizabeth I comes across well on "The Waking of the Queen," "The Role of the Queen," and two harpsichord-driven, vibrato-laden duets with Block, "She Who Has All" and "Woman to Woman." Also of note to fans of traditional singing is the participation of Áine Uí Cheallaigh (known from Riverdance) on several tracks. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
      Jersey Boys (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
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        ASIN: B000BFH2QY
        Release Date: 2005-11-01

        Tracks:

        1. Ces Soirees la'
        2. Early Years Medley
        3. Cry For Me
        4. Backups Medley
        5. Sherry
        6. Big Girls Don't Cry
        7. Walk Like A Man
        8. December, 1963
        9. My Boyfriend's Back
        10. My Eyes Adored You
        11. Dawn (Go Away)
        12. Big Man In Town
        13. Dialog: A Little Trouble
        14. Beggin'
        15. Dialog: See How You Handle It
        16. Medley Listen Listen
        17. c'mon marianne
        18. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
        19. Working My Way Back To You
        20. Fallen Angel

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        Although it squarely falls in the "jukebox musical" category, Jersey Boys doesn¹t try to integrate its songs in an artificial plotline. The show tells the story of the early-1960s group the Four Seasons, and the musical numbers tend to be introduced in context, as when songwriter Bob Gaudio comes up with a tune, or the quartet performs a show. This allows Jersey Boys to flow better than some of ill-fated peers, and the actors can shine without having to bend backward to accommodate an inane book. The show's most (only) daring move is to start with a hip-hop-tinged French-language version of "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)," an actual hit in France in 2000. After that it's all VH1-biopic territory, but it's done with so much flair, taste and energy that the ride's a fun one. The Four Seasons had enough hits ("Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," etc.) to easily fill an evening at the theater, so it's left to the cast to do right by them. And it does, particularly John Lloyd Young as the band¹s star lead, Frankie Valli. Young hits all the falsetto notes and brings real freshness to the part. His "Can¹t Take My Eyes Off You," a second-act peak, is signed, sealed and delivered with a star's acumen. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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        Recounting the rich history and reliving the timeless sounds of the phenomenal Frankie Vallie & The 4 Seasons, the new Broadway musical Jersey Boys answers the musical-and philosophical question, "How did four would-be wise guys from Newark, NJ, become one of the greatest chart-topping successes in pop music history?" Jersey Boys celebrates legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi who, as the 4 seasons, wrote their own songs, invented their own identity, and sold 175 million records worldwide-all before they were 30.
        Legally Blonde (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
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          ASIN: B000R7I3NW
          Release Date: 2007-07-17

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          Like Wicked, this show is a girl-friendly extravaganza; the main difference--and it's a big one--is that the score of Legally Blonde is better. Based on the hit Reese Witherspoon movie, the zippy, frothy show tells the story of SoCal, pink-loving sorority girl Elle Woods, who enrolls at Harvard Law and goes on to prove that appearances can be deceiving. The opening number, "Omigod You Guys," gives an idea of what the Broadway-pop score by Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy--The Musical) and Nell Benjamin is up to, embracing its over-the-top cheer with goofily infectious energy. Sure, a couple of numbers feel a bit derivative (the show with the witches has "Popular," this one has "Positive"), and the Celtic detour ("Ireland") is rather puzzling, but overall the songs are firing on all cylinders. Just check out the use of a marching band on "What You Want" for instance. Laura Bell Bundy (Amber von Tussle in Hairspray) is a charming Elle, and she delivers numbers such as "So Much Better" with the requisite elan. But this is not a one-woman show, and Bundy is surrounded by a crack team, including the endearing Christian Borle as Elle's love interest Emmett, power-piped Orfeh as hairdresser Paulette and up-and-comer Leslie Kritzer as Delta Nu's Serena. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
          110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast)
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            Manufacturer: P.S. Classics
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            ASIN: B000PMG9GW
            Release Date: 2007-06-12

            Tracks:

            1. Another Hot Day
            2. Lizzie's Comin' Home
            3. Love, Don't Turn Away
            4. Poker Polka
            5. The Hungry Men
            6. The Rain Song
            7. You're Not Fooling Me
            8. Cinderella
            9. Raunchy
            10. A Man and a Woman
            11. "She Walked Out On Me..."
            12. Old Maid
            13. Evenin' Star
            14. Everything Beautiful
            15. "Stay and Talk..."
            16. Melisande
            17. Simple Little Things
            18. Little Red Hat
            19. Is It Really Me?
            20. Wonderful Music
            21. The Rain Song (reprise)

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            More than four decades after its Broadway debut, the Roundabout Theatre's 2007 revival of 110 in the Shade is a glorious showcase for soprano Audra McDonald, and an eloquent statement for an underrated and neglected work. Based on N. Richard Nash's play The Rainmaker, 110 in the Shade tells the story of a Texas town stuck in a blistering heat wave. Lizzie (McDonald), the daughter of a local widower (Broadway veteran and TV star John Cullum), has resisted all suitors, including the sheriff (Christopher Innvar), until a potential huckster named Starbuck (Steve Kazee) arrives in town promising to bring rain ("The Rain Song"). Just like Marian the librarian, Lizzie thinks she sees right through the scam ("You're Not Fooling Me"). McDonald shines in her solos ("Love, Don't Turn Away," "Old Maid"), but Cullum, Innvar, and Kazee also get their moments either in duets with McDonald ("A Man and a Woman," "Simple Little Things," "Is It Really Me?") or by themselves. 110 in the Shade is obscure compared to Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's most famous work, The Fantasticks--none of its songs ever entered the popular culture like "Try to Remember"--but it's a beautiful, evocative score that is tailor-made for McDonald's rich voice. It's also much more sumptuous than The Fantasticks, even in Jonathan Tunick's pared-down, Tony-nominated orchestrations. (Also nominated were McDonald, Cullum, lighting designer Christopher Akerlind, and the show itself for Best Revival of a Musical.) P.S. Classics puts out its usual first-rate package, with color photos, introduction by Peter Filichia, synopsis, and libretto. --David Horiuchi
            Monty Python's Spamalot (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
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              Eric Idle , John Du Prez , Tim Curry , David Hyde Pierce , and Hank Azaria
              Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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              ASIN: B0007OY2TE
              Release Date: 2005-05-03

              Tracks:

              1. Tuning
              2. Overture
              3. Historian's Introduction to Act I
              4. Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance
              5. Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead Yet
              6. Come With Me
              7. Laker Girls Cheer
              8. The Song That Goes Like This
              9. He Is Not Dead Yet - Play Off
              10. All For One
              11. Knights of the Round Table/The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)
              12. Find Your Grail
              13. Run Away!
              14. The Intermission
              15. Historian's Introduction to Act II
              16. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
              17. Brave Sir Robin
              18. You Won't Succeed On Broadway
              19. Diva's Lament (What Ever Happened To My Part?)
              20. Where Are You?
              21. His Name Is Lancelot
              22. I'm All Alone
              23. Twice In Every Show
              24. Act II Finale
              25. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life - Company Bow

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              As gleefully silly yet wickedly smart as the beloved British comedy troupe and their 1975 cinematic savaging of the Arthurian legend that inspired it, this adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by MP's Eric Idle and longtime musical co-conspirator John Du Prez has much more on its feverish agenda than merely trashing King Arthur and firmly upending his Round Table. The film's plot remains largely intact, but its core songs ("Knights of the Round Table," "Brave Sir Robin") and comic thrust have been both expanded and satirically redirected, a musical comedy shotgun that takes dizzy aim at pop culture in general, and Broadway in particular. After typically Pythonesque distractions that somehow find us in "Finland..," stars David Hyde-Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria and company get busy conjuring the Lady of the Lake with the unlikely help of "Laker Girls..," while cast members Sara Ramirez and Christopher Sieber deliciously skewer contemporary Broadway cliches via the loopy showstopper "The Song That Goes Like This," a tune whose reprise also deliciously sends up every overwrought stage diva from Merman to Minelli. Idle has shrewdly ripped off--well, interpolated--Life of Brian's "Always Look On the Bright Side" for the new show, and even a snatch of "The Lumberjack Song" in "He Is Not Dead Yet." "You Won't Succeed on Broadway" reveals the frankly Semitic secret to stage success, and the French get can-canned on "Run Away!" Meanwhile, our bravest knight is de-closeted on the Manilow-mauling "His Name is Lancelot" before the familiar sound of clomping coconut shells brings down the curtain on the season's goofiest if satirically dead-on comic delight. --Jerry McCulley

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              Dreamgirls: Music From The Motion Picture [2-CD Deluxe Edition]
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                ASIN: B000JLQQ2G
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                6. Big (Jazz Instrumental)
                7. Cadillac Car-Performed by Laura Bell Bundy, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
                8. Steppin' To The Bad Side -Performed by Hinton Battle, Jamie Foxx,
                9. Love You I Do-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
                10. I Want You Baby -Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie
                11. Family- Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
                12. Dreamgirls -Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni
                13. Heavy-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose
                14. It's All Over-Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
                15. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going -Performed by Jennifer Hudson

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                2. When I First Saw You-Performed by Jamie Foxx
                3. Patience-Performed by Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose
                4. I Am Changing-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
                5. Perfect World-Performed by Steve Russell
                6. I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy's Rap-Performed by Eddie Murphy
                7. Lorrell Loves Jimmy/Family (Reprise)-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles,
                8. Step On Over-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika Noni Rose
                9. I Miss You Old Friend-Performed by Loretta Devine
                10. Effie, Sing My Song *-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson
                11. One Night Only-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
                12. One Night Only (Disco)-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal,
                13. Listen-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles
                14. Hard To Say Goodbye-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika
                15. Dreamgirls (Finale)-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
                16. Curtain Call
                17. Family (End Title)- Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
                18. When I First Saw You (Duet)-Performed by Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles
                19. One Night Only (Dance Mix) *-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon
                20. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dance Mix) *-Performed by Jennifer
                21. Patience (Composer Demo) *-Performed by Henry Krieger* Bonus Tracks

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                The big question about this soundtrack is: how's she doing? No, not Beyoncé, silly--how's Jennifer Hudson doing? And more specifically, how's she doing by "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"? To this reviewer's ears, she doesn't top the original Effie, Jennifer Holliday--or even Lillias White, from the 2001 Dreamgirls in Concert. On the other hand, Hudson isn't afraid to pullout all the stops, whipping herself up into a total diva frenzy as the song gets caught up in an unstoppable crescendo. As for Beyoncé, she adapts superbly to the 1960s- and 1970s-tinged material, though "Listen"--a ballad that also appears on her own B'day album--lacks the spirit that infuses the classic tunes on this album. For make no mistake: this is hard-hitting, high-octane music, infused with an urgency and passion that makes most contemporary R&B albums sound timid. When Hudson and Beyoncé duke it out on "It's All Over," or when the "One Night Only" ballad gets reinvented as the dance-floor burner "One Night Only (Disco)," the sheer energy flowing from the speakers is transporting.

                Note that this two-CD Deluxe Edition features a larger booklet and additional tracks, including dance remixes of "One Night Only" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," as well as composer Henry Krieger's demo of "Patience." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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                Dreamgirls Deluxe Edition features cast performances by Beyonce' Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson & Eddie Murphy which includes: 2 CD-Set * 36 songs * 36 page lyric and photo booklet
                Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
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                  Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
                  Marc Shaiman , Scott Wittman , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Harvey Fierstein , and Kerry Butler
                  Manufacturer: Sony
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD

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                  ASIN: B00006AALQ
                  Release Date: 2002-08-13

                  Tracks:

                  1. Good Morning Baltimore
                  2. The Nicest Kids In Town
                  3. Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now
                  4. I Can Hear The Bells
                  5. (The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs
                  6. It Takes Two
                  7. Welcome To The 60's
                  8. Run And Tell That!
                  9. Big, Blonde And Beautiful
                  10. The Big Dollhouse
                  11. Good Morning Baltimore Reprise
                  12. (You're) Timeless To Me
                  13. Without Love
                  14. I Know Where I've Been
                  15. (It's) Hairspray
                  16. Cooties
                  17. You Can't Stop The Beat

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                  The cast recording for the Broadway musical of John Waters's 1988 paean to dance, music, big beautiful women, and integration is a sheer delight. It's wonderfully upbeat all the way through, with a classic feel that's in keeping with the story's setting in the early 1960s. The characters come alive in these songs, from Marissa Jaret Winokur's (Tracy Turnblad) opening lines in "Good Morning Baltimore" to the stunningly upbeat finale, "You Can't Stop the Beat." The music is by Marc Shaiman, whose recent projects include South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, as well as a number of film soundtracks, and his compositions are simultaneously solid and exuberant. Shaiman and Scott Wittman's lyrics brim over with the unreserved passions and primary-color emotions that made the film so successful. Regardless of one's familiarity with the story or the stage production, it's hard to avoid the appeal of this recording; even the less cheerful songs are awash in bright colors, without disrespect for their subjects. --Genevieve Williams
                  The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)
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                    The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)
                    Elton John , Tim Rice , Heather Headley , and Mark Mancina
                    Manufacturer: Disney
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                    Binding: Audio CD

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                    ASIN: B000001M1B
                    Release Date: 1997-11-14

                    Tracks:

                    1. Circle Of Life
                    2. Grasslands Chant
                    3. The Morning Report
                    4. The Lioness Hunt
                    5. I Just Can't Wait To Be King
                    6. Chow Down
                    7. They Live In You
                    8. Be Prepared
                    9. The Stampede
                    10. Rafiki Mourns
                    11. Hakuna Matata
                    12. One By One
                    13. The Madness Of King Scar
                    14. Shadow Land
                    15. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
                    16. Endless Night
                    17. Can You Feel The Love Tonight
                    18. He Lives In You (Reprise)
                    19. Simba Confronts Scar
                    20. King Of Pride Rock/Circle Of Life

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                    An Oscar win might suggest a score that would need a miracle to be bettered--but this colorful stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King does so with flair. Composers Mark Mancina and Lebo M worked closely together to fuse the movie's many disparate elements. Where there was a veritable army exercising creative influences for the animated tale, this brings it all under the wings of a like-minded few. This is genuinely apparent as one track flows into the next. The African rhythms--both vocal and in instrumentation--come across as authentic and original all at once. No doubt this is largely through Mancina's passion for peculiar instruments and the possibilities suggested from nightly live performances. "Grasslands Chant" is a good place to hear this. The hit favorites are here of course, but both "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" are pleasingly unrecognizable with chorus and shifting beats. Better still is the likelihood they will now be eclipsed by some of the new numbers. Mancina's own "He Lives in You" being a strong contender. With a sound mix as crisp as you'd hope to find, this is rousing stuff. --Paul Tonks

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