The Best Musicals… Ever!

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Chess: 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 (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)	Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson	5	4:16
2	The Lion King: Can You Feel the Love Tonight cover recording of: Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King, end title lyrics) 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: 1994 winner) version of: Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King, dramatized Timon/Pumbaa/Simba/Nala lyrics) 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: Lejonkungen (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Swedish version) part of: O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version) part of: O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version) part of: The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)	Martine McCutcheon		4:13
3	Phantom 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 Garrett		4:19
4	Tell 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 Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited) part of: Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical) part of: Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)	Marti Webb		3:47
5	Grease: 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 Travolta	3.75	2:31
6	Whistle 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 Loaf		5:14
7	La 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, Chappell-Morris Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) part of: La Cage aux folles (complete musical)	Dave Willetts		2:55
8	Anything 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!)	Cole Porter		4:30
9	Me and My Girl: The Lambeth Walk	Robert Lindsay		4:36
10	Our House: Our House part of: TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 13) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 29) recording of: Our House lyricist: Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate composer: Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)	Madness	3.9	3:23
11	The Rocky Horror Show: The Time Warp cover recording of: The Time Warp lyricist and composer: Richard O’Brien publisher: Druidcrest Ltd., Hollenbeck Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Richard O’Brien Druidcrest Ltd. and Wardlaw Music (full service music publishing company based in London, UK) part of: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975 film soundtrack) part of: The Rocky Horror Show (1973 stage musical)	Damian	3	4:03
12	Bombay Dreams: Shakalaka Baby	Preeya Kalidas & Raza Jaffrey		4:15
13	Mamma Mia!: Abba Medley recording of: More Stars (7″ mix) (7″ mix, duration: ~4:42) writer: Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus medley of: Stars on 45 (the song itself) medley of: Voulez‐Vous medley of: SOS medley of: Bang‐a‐Boomerang medley of: Money, Money, Money medley of: Knowing Me, Knowing You medley of: Fernando (English version) medley of: The Winner Takes It All medley of: Super Trouper	Stars on 45	2	4:34
14	Summer Holiday: Summer Holiday	Cliff Richard & The Shadows		2:16
15	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Dick Van Dyke		1:37
16	Oklahoma!: The Surrey With the Fringe on Top lead vocals: Jason Howard recording of: The Surrey With the Fringe on Top orchestrator: Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger) 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 Rodgers		4:32
17	My Fair Lady: On the Street Where You Live	Nat King Cole		3:09
18	Miss Saigon: The Movie in My Mind vocals: Joanna Ampil (Filipino Artist) 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 Swaby		4:52
19	Oliver!: 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 Bassey		2:58
20	Carousel: You’ll Never Walk Alone performer: Gerry and the Pacemakers phonographic copyright (℗) by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (in 1963) and 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 (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc. part of: Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)	Gerry & the Pacemakers		2:39
21	The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow producer: Norman Newell lead vocals: Judy Garland (on 1960-08-04) conductor: Norrie Paramor (on 1960-08-04) recorded at: Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1960-08-04) recording of: Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1960-08-04) 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., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) sub-publisher: 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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: 1939 winner) part of: The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical) part of: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)	Harold Arlen		3:36

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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]

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