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''Essential Musicals'' is an album by Elaine Paige, released in 2006. The album was produced by Mike Moran, vocals were recorded at Air-Edel studio in London, orchestra backing recorded at The Hungarian State Radio Studios, Budapest. The album peaked at #46 in the UK album charts. 〔(www.chartstats.com Elaine Paige ''Essential Musicals'' )〕 It features tracks from musicals chosen from top shows as voted in a poll by Paige's BBC Radio 2 show ''Elaine Paige on Sunday''. The recording is notable for the inclusion of "You Must Love Me" and "Someone Else's Story". "You Must Love Me" was a song added to the score of ''Evita'' for the 1996 movie, performed by the character of Eva whom Paige had portrayed in the original stage production in 1978. Similarly, "Someone Else's Story" was a song later added to the score of ''Chess'' to be sung by the character Florence, a role created by Paige in 1986. There was a personal connection to Paige for many of the tracks: she appeared as an urchin in the film version of ''Oliver!'', from which "Where is Love?" is taken; she played Sandy Dumbrowski in ''Grease'' in London prior to this song being added to the score of the show; she cites ''West Side Story'', where "Something's Coming" features, as being influential in sparking her interest in musical theatre; she appeared in the original London production of ''Hair'' from which "Aquarius" is taken; and "Surrender" is one of Norma Desmond's songs in ''Sunset Boulevard''. Paige had previously released recordings of all Norma's other solo songs, having played the role in London between 1994 and 1996 and then on Broadway from 1996 to 1997. ==Track listing== # "Where is Love?" - 4.16 (Lionel Bart) # "Edelweiss" - 3.44 (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II) # "Hopelessly Devoted to You" - 3.39 (John Farrar) # "You Must Love Me" - 3.15 (Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice) # "Bring Him Home" - 3.30 (Claude-Michel Schönberg/Alain Boublil/Herbert Kretzmer) # "Something's Coming" - 3.00 (Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim) # "If I Loved You" - 2.49 (Rodgers/Hammerstein) # "All I Ask of You" - 4.20 (Lloyd Webber/Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe) # "Someone Else's Story" - 3.46 (Rice/Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus) # "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" - 3.10 (Rodgers/Hammerstein) # "Aquarius" - 3.58 (Galt MacDermot/James Rado/Gerome Ragni) # "Surrender" - 3.15 (Lloyd Webber/Don Black/Christopher Hampton) # "Broadway Baby" - 4.39 (Sondheim) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Essential Musicals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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