The Best Musicals… Ever!

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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 (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
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!), 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. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
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 Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited)
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
assistant engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) (in 1991-09)
engineer:
Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer) (in 1991-09)
executive producer:
Don Reedman (producer)
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
editor:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The Children From The Barbara Speake School (in 1991-09)
vocals:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer) (in 1991-09)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1991-09)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals) (in 1991-09)
arranger:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
concertmaster:
David Towse (in 1991-09)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-09)
recording of:
Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) (in 1991-09)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
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:
Finale: Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
part of:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Michael Crawford3:38
6Fiddler on the Roof: If I Were a Rich Man
lead vocals:
Topol (Chaim Topol, actor, singer)
vocals:
Topol (Chaim Topol, actor, singer)
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:
Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (lyricist)
composer:
John Kander (composer)
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 (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
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. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
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) (Yamaha Music 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 (American conductor, composer, pianist) (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
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 (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 (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Lesley Garrett3:59
17Phantom of the Opera: The Phantom of the Opera
assistant engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) (in 1991-09)
engineer:
Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer) (in 1991-09)
executive producer:
Don Reedman (producer)
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
editor:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
choir vocals:
The Stephen Hill Singers (in 1991-09)
vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) (in 1991-09) and Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer) (in 1991-09)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1991-09)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals) (in 1991-09)
remixer:
Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
concertmaster:
David Towse (in 1991-09)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-09)
recording of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Christine, The Phantom) (in 1991-09)
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 (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
assistant engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) (in 1991-09)
engineer:
Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer) (in 1991-09)
executive producer:
Don Reedman (producer)
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
editor:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
vocals:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer) (in 1991-09)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1991-09)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals) (in 1991-09)
remixer:
Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
concertmaster:
David Towse (in 1991-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
USM Copyrights Ltd. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-09)
recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera) (in 1991-09)
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 (actress and singer)
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
producer:
Jon Miller (UK engineer and producer)
assistant mixer:
Ben Georgiades (task: remix engineer)
mixer:
Steve Orchard (producer and engineer) (task: remix engineer)
vocals:
Stephanie Lawrence (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Exallshow Ltd. (sound recording copyrights and music publishing company) (in 1995)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tell Me It’s Not True (Blood Brothers)
lyricist and composer:
Willy Russell (English composer)
publisher:
Willy Russell Music
part of:
Blood Brothers
Stephanie Lawrence4.53:51
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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]