The Ultimate Musicals Experience

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Pure Imagination (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
vocals:
Alfie Boe (tenor and actor)
recording of:
Pure Imagination
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs and Taradam Music, Inc.
part of:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (stage musical based on Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel)
part of:
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971 American musical fantasy film adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1964 novel)
Alfie Boe3:22
2Who Wants to Live Forever (We Will Rock You)
Katherine Jenkins4:09
3Fight the Fight (From Here to Eternity)
Michael Ball3:34
4Only You (Starlight Express)
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)
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) and Frances Ruffelle (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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Limited (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991-09)
recording of:
Starlight Express: Only You (in 1991-09)
lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
part of:
Starlight Express (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Michael Crawford feat. Frances Ruffelle4:56
5Singin’ in the Rain (Singin’ in the Rain)
Adam Cooper, Daniel Crossley & Scarlett Strallen4:46
6America (West Side Story)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2007)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
part of:
West Side Story
Jennifer Hepburn, Nick Ferranti & Company4:08
7New York, New York (On the Town)
Robert Irons3:01
8Cabaret (Cabaret) (live)
Liza Minnelli4:01
9If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof)
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
Topol5:12
10With One Look (Sunset Boulevard)
live recording of:
With One Look
additional lyricist:
Amy Powers (lyricist, songwriter and producer)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist) and Christopher Hampton
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
Sunset Boulevard (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Petula Clark2:56
11Tell Me It’s Not True (Blood Brothers)
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
Barbara Dickson3:45
12Waiting for a Girl Like You (Rock of Ages)
Constantine Maroulis3:56
13(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life (Dirty Dancing)
Sacre feat. Zoe Nicholas & Marc Monroe4:49
14December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (Jersey Boys)
recording engineer:
Steve Maslow
producer:
Bob Gaudio
mixer:
Val Garay
bass:
Don Ciccone
drums (drum set):
Gerry Polci
guitar:
John Paiva
keyboard:
Bob Gaudio and Lee Shapiro
piano:
Bob Gaudio
vocals:
Bob Gaudio, Don Ciccone, Frankie Valli (American singer and actor, best known as the frontman of The Four Seasons), Gerry Polci and John Paiva
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Lee Shapiro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 64)
recording of:
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
lyricist:
Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker
composer:
Bob Gaudio
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Seasons Music Co.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons3.853:31
15You Can’t Stop the Beat (Hairspray)
The Good Hair Days4:57
16Mustang Sally (The Commitments)
cover recording of:
Mustang Sally
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Wilson Pickett3:07
17I’m a Believer (Shrek)
recording of:
I'm a Believer (Shrek the Musical)
lyricist:
David Lindsay-Abaire
composer:
Jeanine Tesori (American composer)
part of:
Shrek the Musical
Shrek Ensemble2:40
18Our 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)
Madness3.93:12
19Pop Muzik (Priscilla Queen of the Desert)
recording of:
Pop Muzik
lyricist and composer:
Robin Scott
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Pop Muzik Limited and Union Square Music Publishing Ltd.
M3:19
20The Time Warp (The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Jason Donovan & The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast4:21