The Best Musicals… Ever!

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CD 1
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1Grease: Greased Lightnin’
producer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
mixer:
David J. Holman
saxophone:
Ray Pizzi
additional vocals:
Jeff Conaway (actor)
lead vocals:
John Travolta (American actor and singer)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Melvoin
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (from 1978 to present) and RSO Records (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Greased Lightnin’ (Grease, 1971 musical)
writer:
Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1978 to present)
part of:
Grease (1971 musical)
John Travolta4.653:21
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 (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) 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
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
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 (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
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
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 (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers4:07
10My Fair Lady: Wouldn’t It Be Loverly
Martine McCutcheon3:24
11Guys & Dolls: Luck Be a Lady
lead vocals:
Dave Willetts
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
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. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
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. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
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 (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), 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
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)
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)
Claude‐Michel Schönberg3:46
16Cats: Memory
producer:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
cover recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
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 (soprano) and Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer)
recording of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Christine, The Phantom)
additional lyricist:
Mike Batt
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist) and Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Michael Crawford4:27
18Phantom of the Opera: The Music of the Night
vocals:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer)
recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
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 (engineer)
executive producer:
Reynold da Silva
producer:
Paul Bateman (conductor) and Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
vocals:
Sharon Campbell
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita) (from 1990 until 1992)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
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 (English lyricist) and Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Aspects of Love (full musical)
Marti Webb3:34
21Blood Brothers: Tell Me It’s Not True
vocals:
Stephanie Lawrence (in 1995)
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
CD 2
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1Chess: I Know Him So Well
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
lead vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
I Know Him So Well (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson54:16
2The Lion King: Can You Feel the Love Tonight
cover recording of:
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
part of:
The 67th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 67)
part of:
De Leeuwenkoning (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Dutch version)
part of:
Der König der Löwen (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, German version)
part of:
El Rey León (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Spanish version)
part of:
Król lew (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Polish version)
part of:
Le Roi Lion (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, French version)
part of:
Leijonakuningas (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Finnish version)
part of:
O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version)
part of:
O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
Martine McCutcheon4:13
3Phantom of the Opera: All I Ask of You
producer:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
vocals:
Chris Corcoran (musical theatre performer) and Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recording of:
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and The Really Useful Group PLC (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ended)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Lesley Garrett4:19
4Tell Me on a Sunday: Tell Me on a Sunday
recording of:
Tell Me on a Sunday
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Marti Webb3:47
5Grease: Sandy
producer:
John Farrar
mixer:
David J. Holman
arranger:
John Farrar, Michael Gibson (trombone) and Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1978), Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1978) and RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Sandy (Grease, 1978 film)
lyricist:
Scott Simon
composer:
Louis St. Louis (American songwriter, music arranger and singer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp. (in 1978) and Unichappell Music (in 1978)
part of:
Grease (1978 film)
John Travolta3.752:31
6Whistle Down the Wind: No Matter What
producer:
Jim Steinman
vocals:
Meat Loaf
recording of:
No Matter What
lyricist:
Jim Steinman
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (ended), Lost Boys Music Inc. (BMI affiliated) and The Really Useful Group Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
Whistle Down the Wind (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Meat Loaf5:14
7La Cage aux Folles: I Am What I Am
lead vocals:
Dave Willetts
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
cover recording of:
I Am What I Am (from “La Cage aux folles”)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Herman
publisher:
Chappell Morris Music and Chappell-Morris Ltd.
part of:
La Cage aux folles (complete musical)
Dave Willetts2:55
8Anything Goes: Anything Goes
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
Sally Ann Triplett
recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Anything Goes
Cole Porter4:30
9Me and My Girl: The Lambeth Walk
Robert Lindsay4:36
10Our House: Our HouseMadness3:23
11The Rocky Horror Show: The Time Warp
cover recording of:
The Time Warp
lyricist and composer:
Richard O’Brien
publisher:
Druidcrest Ltd., Hollenbeck Music and Richard O’Brien Druidcrest Ltd.
part of:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Rocky Horror Show (1973 stage musical)
Damian4:03
12Bombay Dreams: Shakalaka Baby
Preeya Kalidas & Raza Jaffrey4:15
13Mamma Mia!: Abba Medley
recording of:
More Stars (7″ mix) (7″ mix, duration: ~4:42)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
medley of:
Voulez‐Vous (ABBA song)
medley of:
Money, Money, Money
medley of:
Bang‐a‐Boomerang
medley of:
Stars on 45 (the song itself)
medley of:
Super Trouper
medley of:
Knowing Me, Knowing You
medley of:
SOS (ABBA)
medley of:
Fernando (English version)
medley of:
The Winner Takes It All
Stars on 454:34
14Summer Holiday: Summer Holiday
Cliff Richard & The Shadows2:16
15Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Dick Van Dyke1:37
16Oklahoma!: The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
lead vocals:
Jason Howard
recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Richard Rodgers4:32
17My Fair Lady: On the Street Where You Live
Nat King Cole3:09
18Miss Saigon: The Movie in My Mind
vocals:
Joanna Ampil and Sonia Swaby
conductor:
David Charles Abell (conductor)
orchestrator:
William David Brohn (American arranger and orchestrator)
recording of:
The Movie in My Mind (Miss Saigon) (in 1995)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd.
part of:
Miss Saigon
Sonia Swaby4:52
19Oliver!: As Long as He Needs Me
producer:
Norman Newell
background vocals:
The Rita Williams Singers
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
orchestra:
Geoff Love and His Orchestra
conductor:
Geoff Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
cover recording of:
As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
Lakeview Music Publishing Company Ltd. and TRO-Hollis, Inc.
part of:
Oliver! (Lionel Bart musical)
Shirley Bassey2:58
20Carousel: You’ll Never Walk Alone
performer:
Gerry and the Pacemakers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Gerry & the Pacemakers2:39
21The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow
lead vocals:
Judy Garland
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Harold Arlen3:36

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printed in:Europe
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2003)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11649879 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000AQVI0 [info]