Tilt [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Tilt [Original recording remastered] [Import]
ASIN: B000008A1E
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2. Nature Boy
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3. Melancholy Baby
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Tilt,Barney Wilen,BMG/Vogue,France,Jazz,Post-Bop
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Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Stephen Schwartz , Kristin Chenoweth , and Idina Menzel
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ASIN: B0000TB01Y
Release Date: 2003-12-16 |
Tracks:
- No One Mourns the Wicked - Cristy Candler
- Dear Old Shiz
- The Wizard and I - Idina Menzel
- What Is This Feeling? - Kristin Chenoweth
- Something Bad - William Youmans
- Dancing Through Life - Michelle Federer
- Popular - Kristin Chenoweth
- I'm Not That Girl - Idina Menzel
- One Short Day - Kristin Chenoweth
- A Sentimental Man - Joel Grey
- Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel
- Thank Goodness - Kristin Chenoweth
- Wonderful - Idina Menzel
- I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth
- As Long as You're Mine - Norbert Leo Butz
- No Good Deed - Idina Menzel
- March of the Witch Hunters
- For Good - Kristin Chenoweth
- 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
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Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
Manufacturer: Manhattan Records
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ASIN: B000PC1QKQ
Release Date: 2007-06-05 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Wide Open Spaces
- What Kind Of Man?
- Thinking Of Him
- The Woman's Dead
- Show People
- Coffee Shop Nights
- In the Same Boat
- I Miss the Music
- Thataway!
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- A Tough Act To Follow
- In the Same Boat
- In the Same Boat
- Show People
- Wide Open Spaces
- 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.
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The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
Manufacturer: Sony Classics
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ASIN: B000QTCY72
Release Date: 2007-07-03 |
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- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Prologue
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 1. Clew Bay. The Pirate Queen
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 1. Clew Bay. Woman
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 2. Aboard the Pirate Queen. My
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 3. Aboard the Pirate Queen. Her
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 4. Queen Elizabeth's Bedroom. T
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 4. Queen Elizabeth's Bedroom. R
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 5. Clew Bay. The Choice Is Mine
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 6. The Shebeen at Rockfleet. Bo
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 7. Clew Bay. The Wedding
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 8. Clew Bay. I'll Be There
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 9. The Road to Clew Bay. A Day
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 1. Scene 10. Clew Bay. Sail to the Stars
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Entr'acte
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 1. Aboard the Pirate Queen. Ene
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 1. Aboard the Pirate Queen. I D
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 2. Clew Bay. If I Said I Loved
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 3. The Queen's Court. The Role
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 4. Cistercian Abbey in Clew Bay
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 4. Cistercian Abbey in Clew Bay
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 5. The Queen's Court. Surrender
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 6. The Queen's Court - A Jail.
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 7. Aboard the Pirate Queen. The
- Pirate Queen, Musical Play/Act 2. Scene 8. The Queen's Court: The Queen
- 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
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Jersey Boys (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
Ronald Melrose , Ken Dow , Anik Oulianine , Stephanie Cummins , Deborah Hurwitz , Kevin Dow , Joe Payne , Larry Saltzman , Dave Spier , Bill Hayes , Randall Andos , Bob Milikan , Debra Shufelt , Maxine Roach , Belinda Whitney , Cenovia Cummins , Eric de Gioia , Louise Owen , Robin Zeh , Sarah Schwartz , Shinwon Kim , Christian Hoff , Daniel Reichard , Donnie Kehr , Erica Piccininni , J. Robert Spencer , Jennifer Naimo , John Lloyd Young , Sara Schmidt , Tituss Burgess , Steve Orich , and Bob Gaudio
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ASIN: B000BFH2QY
Release Date: 2005-11-01 |
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- Ces Soirees la'
- Early Years Medley
- Cry For Me
- Backups Medley
- Sherry
- Big Girls Don't Cry
- Walk Like A Man
- December, 1963
- My Boyfriend's Back
- My Eyes Adored You
- Dawn (Go Away)
- Big Man In Town
- Dialog: A Little Trouble
- Beggin'
- Dialog: See How You Handle It
- Medley Listen Listen
- c'mon marianne
- Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
- Working My Way Back To You
- 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
Album Description
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.
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Legally Blonde (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
Manufacturer: Ghostlight
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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
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110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast)
Manufacturer: P.S. Classics
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ASIN: B000PMG9GW
Release Date: 2007-06-12 |
Tracks:
- Another Hot Day
- Lizzie's Comin' Home
- Love, Don't Turn Away
- Poker Polka
- The Hungry Men
- The Rain Song
- You're Not Fooling Me
- Cinderella
- Raunchy
- A Man and a Woman
- "She Walked Out On Me..."
- Old Maid
- Evenin' Star
- Everything Beautiful
- "Stay and Talk..."
- Melisande
- Simple Little Things
- Little Red Hat
- Is It Really Me?
- Wonderful Music
- 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
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- A Lot of Spam
- Love, love, love this soundtrack!
- Hamalot!
- DON'T BE STUPID
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Monty Python's Spamalot (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
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:
- Tuning
- Overture
- Historian's Introduction to Act I
- Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance
- Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead Yet
- Come With Me
- Laker Girls Cheer
- The Song That Goes Like This
- He Is Not Dead Yet - Play Off
- All For One
- Knights of the Round Table/The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)
- Find Your Grail
- Run Away!
- The Intermission
- Historian's Introduction to Act II
- Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
- Brave Sir Robin
- You Won't Succeed On Broadway
- Diva's Lament (What Ever Happened To My Part?)
- Where Are You?
- His Name Is Lancelot
- I'm All Alone
- Twice In Every Show
- Act II Finale
- 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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A Lot of Spam.......2007-05-22
Great CD if you like someone who can laugh at themselves. The play mocks the whole broadway musical experience. Listening to it can almost make sitting in traffic bearable...no I wouldn't go that far, but the songs are funny and will put you in a good mood.
Love, love, love this soundtrack!.......2007-05-18
The show was so much fun, and now getting to hear the soundtrack brings all the funny bits right back. These tunes are infectious! Even my 3-year-old hums them to himself. Any Monty Python fan should own this.
Hamalot!.......2007-05-15
Overall, pretty good. I liked the inclusion of various other Python bits (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Finland, etc.), but there was an appalling lack of Tim Curry on this album (Um, hello? Rocky Horror, anyone?). Also an over-reliance on songs with lyrics like, "This is how this song goes," or "Every show has a song like this." Some more inventive lyrics would have been welcome. (Mr. Idle, meet Mr. Brooks!)
Still, pretty good. Buy it for $11 or less & you won't feel taken.
DON'T BE STUPID.......2007-05-12
Monty Python's Spamalot (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
IF YOU DON'T GO AND BUY THIS CD RIGHT NOW THE ENTIRE FRENCH ARMY WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION (or at least 2 of them). THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR ALL MONTY PYTHON ENTHUSIASTS AND EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF TURNING PEOPLE INTO NEWTS (YOU'LL GET BETTER, I PROMISE).
THIS IS THE FUNNIEST, MOST EXCITING, ENTERTAINING SHOW SINCE THE ORIGINAL "HOLY GRAIL". FOR YOU MORONS (NOT MEANING TO INSULT ANYONE EXCEPT THE MORONS) THIS IS THE STAGE PRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL FILM WRITTEN AND SCORED BY PYTHON ORIGINAL ERIC IDOL, WHO ALTHOUGH VERY, VERY, VERY OLD AT THIS POINT IS STILL ONE OF THE ONLY BRITS WHO IS STILL FUNNY. WELL, BENNY HILL IS FUNNY BUT HE'S DEAD, SO I GUESS MR. IDOL IS ONE OF THE FEW BRITS WHO IS STILL FUNNY AND ALIVE AND CARES MORE THEN ANY 4 PEOPLE FOR LLAMA'S.
IT HAS SWASHBUCKLING ADVENTURES, JOHNNY DEPP, HARRISON FORD, A CAST OF HUNDRED'S OF THOUSANDS, JULIA ROBERTS, SHRUBBERY'S, CHARLTON HESTON, MASSIVE FIGHT SCENES FROM STEALTH BOMBERS AT 60,000 FEET IN THE AIR (WE'LL I'M SURE ABOUT THE SHRUBBERY PART, I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE OTHERS BUT I ONLY SAW IT ONCE. AND THEY DID "TURN ME IN TO A NEWT" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAY!!!!! "I GOT BETTER BUT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
WE FIND OUT ONE OF THE KNIGHTS BAT'S FOR THE OTHER TEAM OR MAYBE IT WAS ONE OF THE BAT'S COMES OUT AND PLAY'S FOR THE OTHER TEAM AT NIGHT? BUT THERE ARE SHRUBBERY'S AND IT SHOW'S US THAT ERIC IDOL IS "NOT DEAD YET"
OH, YES I ALMOST FORGOT THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT PART
1-NO LLAMA'S WE'RE HURT IN MAKING THIS CD AND
2-TIM CURRY IS AT HIS BEST SINCE "THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW" AND HE WEARS THE SAME WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION. HONEST! MY BEST FRIEND'S,SISTER'S,COUSIN'S, MOTHER'S LONG TERM HEALTH PROVIDER'S, LLAMA TOLD ME SO. WELL HE'S NEVER LIED TO ME BEFORE!!
SO AGAIN I REITERATE, YOU'D HAVE TO BE STUPID NOT TO JUST TURN TO THE LINK AND NOT BUY IT NOW!! GO AND THEY'LL SEND YOU A SHRUBBERY IF YOU ORDER WITHIN THE NEXT 12 SECONDS (HONEST).
WHY ARE YOU WAITING ARE YOU A MORON (I MEANT NO INSULT TO THE REALLY TRULY MORONIC PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WOULD TAKE OFFENSE BY INSULTING MORON'S (WHO HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT 22 COPIES OF THIS CD EACH)! GO AND BUY IT NOW.
1-PRESS BUY IT NOW OR ADD IT TO THE CART OR WHATEVER THE STUPID PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PAYING ME FOR WRITING THIS (I SHOULD AT LEAST GET A SHRUBBERY, DON'T YOU THINK?) HAVE NAMED IT
2-PAY FOR IT
3-GO WAIT BY YOUR MAILBOX AND DO NOT LEAVE UNTIL IT COMES (OR THEY WILL FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION AND TRUST ME THAT IS NOT PLEASANT)
STOP PROCRASTINATING, IT'S CHEAPER THEN A PORSCHE AND DOESN'T USE NEARLY AS MUCH GAS!
GO, BUY IT NO. NOW I MUST GO MAKE LLAMA BURGER'S FOR LUNCH. JUST KIDDING, WINK, WINK!
Of Grails and Shrubs...........2007-03-28
As I had recently gone to NY with my Girl Friends and saw Spamalot in all its glory...
I knew I had to have a CD of those happy, sing along songs of my own.
As I put the CD into my laptop- magic ensued...I was back in the theater, with my pals,( and the nice man from Minnesota who sat next to me).
Yes-this recording was wonderful and I have memorized almost all the lyrics, so I can belt them out with the actors-(much to the shock and horror of my husband and five dogs), they tend to run in panic whenever I take a deep breath now.
I've installed the album into my ipod so no one in this part of Virginia is safe- I do tend to hum or actually sing the best parts where ever I happen to be.
If you've seen Spamalot you must have this rendition-
who knows-we may meet up at a local grocery and BOTH be singing
"The song that goes like this....."
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Dreamgirls: Music From The Motion Picture [2-CD Deluxe Edition]
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ASIN: B000JLQQ2G
Release Date: 2006-12-05 |
Tracks:
- I'm Lookin' For Something- Performed by Maxi Anderson, Charlene Carmon,
- Goin' Downtown-Performed by Durrell Babbs, Luke Boyd, Eric Dawkins,
- Takin' The Long Way Home-Performed by Michael Leon Wooley
- Move-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose
- Fake Your Way To The Top-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
- Big (Jazz Instrumental)
- Cadillac Car-Performed by Laura Bell Bundy, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
- Steppin' To The Bad Side -Performed by Hinton Battle, Jamie Foxx,
- Love You I Do-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
- I Want You Baby -Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie
- Family- Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
- Dreamgirls -Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni
- Heavy-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose
- It's All Over-Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
- And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going -Performed by Jennifer Hudson
Tracks:
- I'm Somebody-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika Noni Rose
- When I First Saw You-Performed by Jamie Foxx
- Patience-Performed by Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose
- I Am Changing-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
- Perfect World-Performed by Steve Russell
- I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy's Rap-Performed by Eddie Murphy
- Lorrell Loves Jimmy/Family (Reprise)-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles,
- Step On Over-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika Noni Rose
- I Miss You Old Friend-Performed by Loretta Devine
- Effie, Sing My Song *-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson
- One Night Only-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
- One Night Only (Disco)-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal,
- Listen-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles
- Hard To Say Goodbye-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika
- Dreamgirls (Finale)-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
- Curtain Call
- Family (End Title)- Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
- When I First Saw You (Duet)-Performed by Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles
- One Night Only (Dance Mix) *-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon
- And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dance Mix) *-Performed by Jennifer
- 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
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Your Goin' To Love this!.......2007-06-20
I was very sceptic about this adaptation. I was very dissapointed in Evita when they chose populairty over talent. I am a fan of Madonna and Beyonce but the performance by Beyonce is amazing.
In answer to T.T.'s remarks. RENT THE MOVIE! Gosh, a movie cost 4 bucks at the rental store. And there is very little talking. Most f the songs are like they are in the movie. But anyways...
THe performance is atstounding. I think that this album goes right up there with The Sound of Music and the Wizard of Oz and Chicago (never seenthis one, too young).
The songs are movig and the add ons are amazing. Listen is my Favorite, but more of that latter.
The Performances:
Beyonce- Beyonce was born to be Deena. Infact she mirrors Denna a whole lot (see Wikipedia - Destiny's Child). She delivers a superb performance, better that the original Bway Deena. Dreamgirls is phenominal.
Jennifer Hudson - Well what can I say but SIMON COWELL YOU WERE WRONG! And as she sings in I am Changin' AND NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP[HER]
Anikki Nonni Rose - Sorry if I spell her name wrong, but it is very odd. Honey if there was n unsung heroe of this film it would be her. Her phenominal and most of the time hilarious performance is what adds character to the film. Esp. when they brake Jimmy up with them she delivers a hilarious speech.
Eddie Murphie - Wonderful, Who knew he could sing.
Jamie Fox - GREAT!
Best Songs:
Move - Amazing! Wonderful beat. And SHAKE IT ON!
Cadilac Car - Wonderful song, esp. If you have a crappy car or a real Cadilac car
Steppin' To the bad Side - WONDERFUL, BEST SONG OF THE WHO MOVIE
I Love you I Do-lovely
Dreamgirls-Just hair raising
IT's All Over - Cuss a lot, I know, but amazing adittude though. Don't let little ones listen to this one.
And I am Telling You I'm Not Going - Just bye the CD for this song. I can't put in words the emotions in this song.
I Am Changing- Beautiful
Effie Sing my Song-Not in the movie but amazing
One Night Only- great
Disco version- great, but would have loved the wooshing like in the movie. A little too long, but when you see the extended version you will get the longer version and think WHY DID THEY CUT IT????!?!?!?
Listen - AMAZING SPECTACULAR! SUPER! IENIBOIWEBWEJKFDIVLEFB!
Dreamgirls Finale - " " (same as above)
Family (End Credits)- Better than the ordinary version for reasons I can't explain.
1 Dissapointment:
When I first saw you was a gereat song in the film, but in the original cast it was after Dreamgirls (To Sig. that Deena and Curtis were Together)
and it was reprised with an argument about Deena's Dreams. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS! but they cut out Deena and the purpose of the song was lost, but it is still wonderful.
My Only Thin is Get the Orginal Bway Cast and this CD. The Orig. Bway cast has a cool One Night Only Too. Try Them both. They have diff. textures, but are both truly amazing.
Ok.......2007-06-03
Apart from Beyonce singing Dreamgirls, this album doesn't bring much. It's a dud. Most of the songs are just a lot of talking not actual singing. The movie was good, and I think it's better to watch that and listen to the songs. Unlike the soundtrack "Casino", which I can listen to and enjoy without seeing the movie, I can't with this. they should have done what most movies do and pick a bunch of great oldies by other artists back in the day to create the movie/soundtrack. and i'm also very sick of Jennifer Hudson. sure she can hit high notes, but she only sounds like she's screaming. her voice is not appealing. i rather listen to Beyonce's voice any day; it's easier on my ears. i also don't like how she's so arrogant and ungrateful to Idol. i don't think she's going far with that kind of stink attitude. it just shows you're a sore loser.
Quite forgettable.......2007-05-15
I've had this CD for several months now and I hardly ever listen to the music. I'm surprised how uninteresting it is to me. Yes, there are some good musical moments on this CD and Jennifer Hudson can sing, but she also screams too much, in my opinion, and I think she was extremely overrated in this performance. I just don't love listening to her sing on this CD.
Dreamgirls.......2007-05-12
The music is more intense watching the movie. I didn't enjoy the CD as much without the movie.
Wonderful.......2007-05-07
The songs are great. It is one of the best soundtracks. The movie is awesome!
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Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
Marc Shaiman , Scott Wittman , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Harvey Fierstein , and Kerry Butler
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ASIN: B00006AALQ
Release Date: 2002-08-13 |
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- Good Morning Baltimore
- The Nicest Kids In Town
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- I Can Hear The Bells
- (The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs
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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
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Elton John , Tim Rice , Heather Headley , and Mark Mancina
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ASIN: B000001M1B
Release Date: 1997-11-14 |
Tracks:
- Circle Of Life
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- The Morning Report
- The Lioness Hunt
- I Just Can't Wait To Be King
- Chow Down
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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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