| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/rhino | | UPC: 00081227188528 | | Release Date: 3/28/1995 | | Buy.com Sku: 60174202 | | Item#: MCHP7V | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Oklahoma Finale - Alfred Drake/Joan Roberts (from "Oklahoma!") ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Sue Me - Vivian Blaine/Sam Levene (from "Guys & Dolls") ~ Various Artists | | | 3. On The Street Where You Live - John Michael King (from "My Fair Lady") ~ Various Artists | | | 4. There's No Business Like Show Business (Finale) - Mary Martin/John Raitt & Chorus (from "Annie Get Your Gun") ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Tonight - Carol Lawrence/Larry Kert (from "West Side Story") ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Till There Was You - Barbara Cook/Robert Preston ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Sound Of Music, The - Mary Martin (from "The Sound Of Music") ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Impossible Dream, The (The Quest) - Richard Kiley (from "Man Of La Mancha") ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Big Spender - Helen Gallagher/Thelma Oliver & Girls (from "Sweet Charity") ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Mame - Charles Braswell & All (from "Mame") ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Superstar - Murray Head & Trinidad Singers (from "Jesus Christ Superstar") ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Day By Day - Robin Lamont & Company (from "Godspell") ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Ease On Down The Road - Stephanie Mills/Hinton Battle/Tiger Haynes/Ted Ross (from "The Wiz") ~ Various Artists | | | 14. One - A Chorus Line Company (from "A Chorus Line") ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Tomorrow - Andrea McArdle ~ Various Artists | | | 16. Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Patti LuPone & Company (from "Evita") ~ Various Artists | | | 17. Memory - Cynthia Onrubia/Betty Buckley (from "Cats") ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Strike Up The Band - Tommy Tune (from "My One And Only") ~ Various Artists | | | 19. Bring Him Home - Colm Wilkinson (from "Les Miserables") ~ Various Artists | | | 20. Music Of The Night, The - Michael Crawford (from "The Phantom Of The Opera") ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: David McLees, Bill Inglot. | | Includes liner notes by David J. Weiner. | | Part of the proceeds from THE BEST OF BROADWAY will be donated to the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund for pediatric cancer, leukemia and AIDS research. | | Liner Note Author: David J. Weiner. | | Directors: Robert Billig; Irving Actman; Louis Adrian; Frederick Dvonch; Stanley Lebowsky; Franz Allers; Jay Blackton; Max Goberman; Peter Howard; Andrew Lloyd Webber. | | Rhino's The Best of Broadway shouldn't necessarily be seen as a definitive overview of Broadway show tunes, which, after all, have a rich and varied history. Instead, it should be seen as an affordable, diverse, and, at 20 tracks, generous introduction to the glorious riches of the Great White Way. True, the featured tracks aren't necessarily the best possible versions of these songs and there are a few great songs that are inexplicably missing, but overall the collection provides curious listeners with a good one-stop introduction to the wonders of Broadway, especially since it features such classics as "On the Street Where You Live," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Till There Was You," "The Sound of Music," "The Impossible Dream," "Mame," "Superstar," "Day by Day," "Ease on Down the Road," "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," "Memory," and "Music of the Night." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/28/1995 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 71885 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227188528 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (4/21/95, p.57)
- "...A ballad-heavy set that captures much of the melodic richness of Broadway....every one of these 20 numbers....are memorable..." - Rating: B |
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