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Jesus Christ Superstar (Highlights from the 1971 Original Broadway Cast)
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar is most familiar from its original concept recording or film soundtrack, so it's a long-overdue treat to have the 1971 original Broadway cast finally available on CD. It's a great listen, anchored by Ben Vereen's powerhouse performance as Judas, complemented by Jeff Fenholt as Christ and, from the original recording and the film, Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen as Mary Magdalene and Pilate, respectively. The major drawback, however, is that there's only 44 minutes of highlights, or roughly half the score, so this CD should be considered a complement to the other recordings rather than the definitive version. The selections are intelligent, however, and include the ballad "Could We Start Again Please?" (which was written after the original concept recording) and a puzzling "I Don't Know How to Love Him" in which Elliman either plays with or loses track of the rhythm. The booklet includes photos and notes on the show and the Broadway production. --David Horiuchi
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Tracks| 1 | Heaven On Their Minds - Ben Vereen | | 2 | Everything's Alright - Yvonne Elliman | | 3 | This Jesus Must Die - Alan Braunstein | | 4 | Hosanna - Jeff Fenholt | | 5 | Pilate's Dream - Barry Dennen | | 6 | I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman | | 7 | Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) - Jeff Fenholt | | 8 | King Herod's Song - Paul Ainsley | | 9 | Could We Start Again, Please - Yvonne Elliman | | 10 | Judas' Death - Ben Vereen | | 11 | Trial Before Pilate - Barry Dennen | | 12 | Superstar - Ben Vereen | | 13 | John Nineteen: Forty One - Chorus |
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