Chess (1984 concept cast)

~ Release by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Florence - Elaine Paige
The American - Murray Head
The Russian - Tommy Körberg
Molokov - Denis Quilley
Svetlana - Barbara Dickson
The Arbiter - Björn Skifs

The artistic relathionships here should be with tracks, and the technical relationships should be on the release. Someone needs to change this!

Cardboard Slippery Box including Fat Box (2 CDs) and additional Booklet

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Made in West Germany
Printed in West Germany
Imprimé en Allemagne

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Matrix / Runout CD 1:
PD 70500 (1) 2895 128 01 #

Matrix / Runout CD 2 :
PD 70500 (2) 2895 129 01 #

Annotation last modified on 2022-02-04 03:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Bangkok / One Night in Bangkok
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
flute:
Björn J:son Lindh
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
lead vocals:
Murray Head
vocals:
Anders Glenmark and Murray Head
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
medley including a recording of:
Bangkok (Chess)
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA), Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus
part of:
Chess (full musical)
medley including a recording of:
One Night in Bangkok
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MdW (publisher) and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
recording of:
One Night in Bangkok
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MdW (publisher) and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
55:02
2Heaven Help My Heart
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
vocals:
Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1984)
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Heaven Help My Heart (Chess) (in 1980)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd.
part of:
Chess (full musical)
3:29
3Argument
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
vocals:
Tommy Körberg and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Argument (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
part of:
Chess (full musical)
1:51
4I 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 (Stockholm county), 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., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
54:15
5The Deal (No Deal)
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
vocals:
Denis Quilley (actor), Murray Head, Tommy Körberg and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
The Deal (No Deal) (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
part of:
Chess (full musical)
53:54
6Pity the Child
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
vocals:
Murray Head
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Pity the Child (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
part of:
Chess (full musical)
5:30
7Endgame
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
vocals:
Denis Quilley (actor), Barbara Dickson, Murray Head, Tommy Körberg and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Endgame (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
part of:
Chess (full musical)
10:52
8Epilogue: You and I / The Story of Chess
engineer and mixer:
Michael B. Tretow
vocals:
Tommy Körberg and Elaine Paige
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anders Eljas
orchestrator:
Anders Eljas
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
medley including a recording of:
Epilogue: You and I (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
part of:
Chess (full musical)
medley including a recording of:
The Story of Chess (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
part of:
Chess (full musical)
10:29