Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever
| Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever | |
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| Released | 2001 |
| Genre | Musical theatre |
| Label | Polydor |
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever is a 2001 box set compilation album of the music of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.[1]
Released in 2001 and comprising five discs in total, the album's first three discs feature a selection of between three and five tracks from each of Lloyd Webber's musicals to date, roughly in chronological order.[2] The fourth disc, entitled Hits & More, features tracks that were released as singles, and the fifth disc, The Vaults, features obscure and previously unreleased tracks.[1]
The discs are contained in a hardback book, with copious notes on the recordings and their parent shows.
The tracks' lyricists include Tim Rice, Don Black, Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart, Alan Ayckbourn, Christopher Hampton, Jim Steinman, Ben Elton and the poet T. S. Eliot.
Tracklisting
[edit]Disc One
[edit]| Track # | Track | Artist | Parent Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overture | Jesus Christ Superstar | |
| 2 | Everything's Alright | Yvonne Elliman / Murray Head / Ian Gillan | |
| 3 | I Don't Know How to Love Him | Yvonne Elliman | |
| 4 | Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say) | Steve Balsamo | |
| 5 | Superstar | Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers | |
| 6 | Oh What a Circus / Sing You Fools | Antonio Banderas | Evita |
| 7 | I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You | Elaine Paige / Joss Ackland | |
| 8 | Another Suitcase in Another Hall | Barbara Dickson | |
| 9 | Don't Cry for Me Argentina | Julie Covington | |
| 10 | High Flying, Adored | Mandy Patinkin / Patti LuPone | |
| 11 | The Jellicle Ball | Cats | |
| 12 | Memory | Elaine Paige | |
| 13 | Gus: The Theatre Cat | Susan Jane Tanner / John Mills | |
| 14 | Mr Mistoffelees | Paul Nicholas | |
| 15 | Take That Look Off Your Face | Marti Webb | Song and Dance |
| 16 | Tell Me on a Sunday | Marti Webb | |
| 17 | Unexpected Song | Sarah Brightman | |
| 18 | Nothing Like You've Ever Known | Sarah Brightman | |
| 19 | Introduction | ||
| 20 | Variations 1-4 |
Disc Two
[edit]| Track # | Track | Artist | Parent Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starlight Express | El Debarge | Starlight Express |
| 2 | Crazy | Greg Ellis / Reva Rice / Caron Cardelle / Samantha Lane / Voyd | |
| 3 | Next Time You Fall in Love | Reva Rice / Greg Ellis | |
| 4 | I Am the Starlight | Lon Satton / Ray Shell | |
| 5 | Light at the End of the Tunnel | ||
| 6 | Hosanna | Plácido Domingo | Requiem |
| 7 | Pie Jesu | Sarah Brightman / Paul Miles-Kingston | |
| 8 | The Phantom of the Opera | Michael Crawford / Sarah Brightman | The Phantom of the Opera |
| 9 | The Music of the Night | Michael Crawford | |
| 10 | All I Ask of You | Sarah Brightman / Steve Barton | |
| 11 | Entr'acte | ||
| 12 | Masquerade | ||
| 13 | Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again | Sarah Brightman | |
| 14 | Aspects of Aspects | Orchester der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien | Aspects of Love |
| 15 | Love Changes Everything | Michael Ball | |
| 16 | Seeing is Believing | Michael Ball / Ann Crumb | |
| 17 | The First Man You Remember | Kevin Colson / Diana Morrison | |
| 18 | Anything But Lonely | Sarah Brightman | |
| 19 | Chanson D'Enfance | Sarah Brightman |
Disc Three
[edit]| Track # | Track | Artist | Parent Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Any Dream Will Do | Jason Donovan | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
| 2 | Joseph's Coat | Maria Friedman / Richard Attenborough / Donny Osmond | |
| 3 | Close Every Door | Donny Osmond | |
| 4 | Travel Hopefully | John Scherer / Martin Jarvis / Don Stephenson | By Jeeves |
| 5 | When Love Arrives | Steven Pacey / Diana Morrison | |
| 6 | Half a Moment | Sarah Brightman | |
| 7 | With One Look | Glenn Close | Sunset Boulevard |
| 8 | New Ways to Dream | Glenn Close / Alan Campbell | |
| 9 | The Perfect Year | Patti LuPone / Kevin Anderson | |
| 10 | Sunset Boulevard | Alan Campbell | |
| 11 | As If We Never Said Goodbye | Glenn Close | |
| 12 | Whistle Down the Wind | James Graeme / Lottie Mayor | Whistle Down the Wind |
| 13 | Cold | The Everly Brothers | |
| 14 | No Matter What | ||
| 15 | The Nature of the Beast | Marcus Lovett / Lottie Mayor | |
| 16 | Overture | The Beautiful Game | |
| 17 | The Beautiful Game | ||
| 18 | Our Kind of Love | Hannah Waddingham | |
| 19 | Don't Like You | Josie Walker / David Shannon | |
| 20 | Let Us Love in Peace | Josie Walker / Omagh Youth Community Choir |
Disc Four: Hits & More
[edit]| Track # | Track | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh What a Circus | David Essex |
| 2 | Memory | Betty Buckley |
| 3 | The Phantom of the Opera | Sarah Brightman / Steve Harley |
| 4 | All I Ask of You | Sarah Brightman / Cliff Richard |
| 5 | Love Changes Everything | Michael Ball |
| 6 | Any Dream Will Do | Donny Osmond |
| 7 | Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life) | Sarah Brightman / Jose Carreras |
| 8 | As If We Never Said Goodbye | Barbra Streisand |
| 9 | The Perfect Year | Dina Carroll |
| 10 | With One Look | Petula Clark |
| 11 | You Must Love Me | Madonna |
| 12 | The Heart is Slow to Learn | Kiri Te Kanawa |
| 13 | A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste | The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 14 | Whistle Down the Wind | Tina Arena |
| 15 | No Matter What | Boyzone |
| 16 | The Vaults of Heaven | Tom Jones with Sounds of Blackness |
| 17 | Try Not to Be Afraid | Boy George |
| 18 | Pie Jesu | Charlotte Church |
Disc Five
[edit]| Track # | Track | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make Believe Love | Wes Sands |
| 2 | Down Thru' Summer | Ross Hannaman |
| 3 | I'll Give All My Love to Southend | Ross Hannaman |
| 4 | Believe Me I Will | Sacha Distel |
| 5 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(1969 Radio Luxembourg Commercial) |
Joseph Consortium / Pete Murray |
| 6 | Try It and See | Rita Pavone |
| 7 | Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You | Tim Rice and the Webber Group |
| 8 | Goodbye Seattle | Paul Raven |
| 9 | John 19:41 | The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra |
| 10 | What A Line to Go Out On | Yvonne Elliman |
| 11 | Disillusion Me | Gary Bond |
| 12 | The Ballad of Robert and Peter | Tim Rice |
| 13 | Christmas Dream | Maynard Williams |
| 14 | It's Only Your Lover Returning / All Through My Crazy and Wild Days /
Don't Cry for Me Argentina |
Julie Covington |
| 15 | Magdalena | Tony Christie |
| 16 | Buenos Aires | The Rioja Rockers |
| 17 | Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 18 | Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer
(Live at the Sydmonton Festival 1980) |
Gemma Craven |
| 19 | I Could Have Given You More | Petula Clark |
| 20 | I've Been in Love Too Long | Marti Webb |
| 21 | Benedicite | The Stephen Hill Singers |
Personnel
[edit]Compiled and produced by Tristram Penna
Cover drawing by Ronnie Wood
Booklet notes by James Inverne
Special thanks: Don Black, Brian Drutman, Tracey Connolly, Richard Gates, Paul Jones, George McManus, Denis McNamara, Tim Rice, Dave Robinson, Paul Tucker and Clare Wood
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Chris Blair and Tristram Penna
Designed by Dewynters
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Now and Forever: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Box Set - Andrew Lloyd Webber | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Now and Forever". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2018.