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Jesus Christ Superstar (A New Stage Production Soundtrack) - Lyrics - Tim Rice; Music - And Andrew, Lloyd Webber / Columbia Audio CD 2000 / 501092 2
UPC 5099750109229
Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with much of the plot centred on Judas, who is dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus is steering his disciples. Contemporary attitudes, sensibilities and slang pervade the rock opera's lyrics, and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout the depiction of political events. Stage and film productions accordingly contain many intentional anachronisms.
Initially unable to get backing for a stage production, the composers released it as a concept album, the success of which led to the show's Broadway on-stage debut in 1971. By 1980, the musical had grossed more than $237 million worldwide. Running for over eight years in London between 1972 and 1980, it held the record for longest-running West End musical before it was overtaken by Cats in 1989.
| Label: | Columbia – 501092 2 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
2000 |
| Genre: | Rock, Stage & Screen |
| Style: | Soundtrack, Musical |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Overture | 4:30 | |
| 2 | Heaven On Their Minds | 4:24 | |
| 3a | What's The Buzz? | 4:07 | |
| 3b | Strange Thing | ||
| 3c | Mystifying | ||
| 4 | Everything's Alright | 4:29 | |
| 5 | Hosanna | 2:56 | |
| 6a | Simon Zealotes | 5:13 | |
| 6b | Poor Jerusalem | ||
| 7 | Pilate's Dream | 1:35 | |
| 8 | The Temple | 5:52 | |
| 9 | I Don't Know How To Love Him | 4:08 | |
| 10 | The Last Supper | 8:23 | |
| 11 | Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) | 5:56 | |
| 12 | King Herod's Song | 3:18 | |
| 13 | Could We Start Again, Please? | 2:40 | |
| 14 | Judas' Death | 3:36 | |
| 15 | Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes) |
6:49 | |
| 16 | Superstar | 4:36 | |
| 17 | Crucifixion | 3:06 | |
| 18 | John Nineteen: Forty-One | 3:16 |
- Bass Guitar – Andy Pask, Garry Cribb, Steve Pearce
- Drums – Damian Fisher, Ian Thomas, Ralph Salmins
- Engineer – Robin Sellars
- Guitar – Alastair Marshall, Frank Dawkins, Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Paul Keogh
- Keyboards – Kennedy Aitchinson, Peter Corrigan
- Leader [Orchestra] – Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson
- Percussion – Julian Poole (2)
- Piano, Keyboards – Pete Adams
- Producer – Nigel Wright
- Programmed By [Keyboard], Edited By [Keyboard] – Lee McCutcheon
- Supervised By [Music Supervisor], Conductor – Simon Lee
- Written-By [Lyrics] – Tim Rice
- Written-By [Music, Producer], Orchestrated By – Andrew Lloyd Webber
