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| | Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber | | | Music Artist : | | Michael Crawford | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Atlantic / Wea | | Release Date : | | 1991-11-12 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $10.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Any Dream Will Do
2. All I Ask of You - Barbara Bonney, Michael Crawford
3. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
4. And the Money Kept Rolling (In and Out)
5. Nothing Like You've Ever Known
6. Tell Me on a Sunday
7. Gethsemane
8. Phantom of the Opera
9. Music of the Night
10. Memory
11. Only You - Michael Crawford, Frances Ruffelle
12. Other Pleasures/The First Man You Remember
13. Love Changes Everything
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Wonderful
Submitted on: 2009-10-26 |
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| This is an exception CD. The sound uplifting and magical. I never cease to enjoy listening to it |
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Recognition of an Artist
Submitted on: 2009-09-13 |
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| Having been a fan of Michael since 'Some Muvvers do ave em' Iwas more than surprised when I heard him in Music of the Night. What an expert handling of music AND diction. If a fan has not bought this rendition of Andrew Lloyds music, they're missing out on a real delight. |
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Michael Crawford singing voice
Submitted on: 2008-03-10 |
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| I like to say that Michael Crawford's voice, tone, and the yaw he sings is matchless. I love it and so my wife. |
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Class and Elegance Personified
Submitted on: 2007-09-18 |
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Released in the U.S. in 1992, Michael Crawford's musical tribute to the phenominal British Composer who gave him the role that put him on the map is stupendous.
He kicks it off with a bouncy and fun version of "Any Dream Will Do" from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in which his enjoyment of singing with children really shines through.
Moving closer to familiar territory, Crawford performs "All I Ask of You", the duet Raoul and Christine sing in "The Phantom of the Opera", with Barbara Bonney, gives us a wistful rendition of Christine's solo, "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from the same musical, fires things up with "Evita's" "And the Money Kept Rolling in(And Out)with the Stephen Hill Singers, gives us a solemn rendering of "Nothing Like You've Ever Known", from "Tell Me on a Sunday", followed by a wrenchingly expressive version of that musical's title song.
Buttressed by the Stephen Hill Singers and The Boys Choir of Harlem, Crawford presents the darkest, most passionate number, "Gethsemene", from "Jesus Christ, Superstar", which I ritually play on Maundy Thursdays because it wholly sums up the drama of Christ's impending doom despite its use of the modern vernacular in certain areas.
The second half of this program finds Crawford rendering his signature performances, "The Phantom of the Opera" with Barbara Bonney, and his usual stunning solo on his definitive number, "The Music of the Night".
Afterwards there is the signature tune from "Cats", a version of "Memory" in which Crawford starts out gently, saving the fire for the end.
Frances Ruffelle, "Les Miserables'" original Eponine, joins Crawford in a sensuous peformance of "Only You" from "Starlight Express".
Next, we are treated to a warm, sweet, and wonderfully poetic duet with his look-alike daughter, Lucy, on the combined songs" Other Pleasures/The First Man You Remember" from "Aspects of Love". We can hear that Lucy has inherited her father's high and light singing tone.
Lastly, there is the bold and brilliant "Love Changes Everything", in which Barbara Bonney, and Crawford's "Barnum" co-star, Sharon Benson are given solo lines. The Boys Choir of Harlem is also featured in this number and the performers' enjoyment is obvious.
Albums are created for listening pleasure, and 15 years after buying this album, I still have pleasure in listening. |
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Best album
Submitted on: 2007-06-01 |
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| His best so far, and it is great to be able to sing along with al of the songs on the CD |
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