- Audio CD (Mar 21 1995)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Limited Edition, Import, Cast Recording
- Label: Atlantic
- ASIN: B000002J3K
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (112 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Prologue | |||
| 2. I Need To Know | |||
| 3. Facade | |||
| 4. Bitch, Bitch, Bitch | |||
| 5. The Engagement Party | |||
| 6. Possessed | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Mass | |||
| 2. Murder, Murder! | |||
| 3. Letting Go | |||
| 4. Reflections | |||
| 5. In His Eyes | |||
| 6. The World Has Gone Insane | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. The Wedding Reception | |||
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Recording,
By Jordan Morris (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Complete Work Jekyll & ... (Audio CD)
This IS the best recording of "Jekyll and Hyde." Anthony Warlow is the key element in making it so, and the show itself is a fabulous break from the Broadway mold. This was the first recording of the show that I heard, and I was simply astounded, more by the power of the songs and the show itself than the actors in it, but Warlow is, as has been noted, amazing. This CD is worth your money, just keep an "Anything Goes" or "Bye, Bye Birdie" soundtrack handy when you listen to it for the first time because you'll want something happy when you're done with it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Far better than the Broadway version,
By Scout (VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Complete Work Jekyll & ... (Audio CD)
My introduction to Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde was the Broadway cast recording. It was impressive enough with so many terrific songs to motivate me to see the stage play on Broadway. That was something of a disappointment, as the plot seemed a bit incongruous and poorly conceived. Finally hearing the concept recording that resulted in the original Houston play explained a lot. Plainly the producers had to condense and truncate in order to get financing to get the play to Broadway, making numerous compromises along the way. The original concept recording contains enough to indicate that the earlier version of the play was much better organized and well explained, and much closer to Stevenson's story as well.An additional pleasant surprise was the heightened richness in Wildhorn's original concept recording. Many of the songs have more subtlety and imagination in the orchestrations, and some have extra verses, as well as several songs entirely absent from the Broadway production. The pacing is much better, slowing down some of the songs, and in comparison revealing the Broadway version as rushed to fit it into a time frame. Only the tale end of In His Eyes seems to have been improved for Broadway. My conclusion is that the original version of the stage play must be superior to the Broadway effort. I will keep my eyes open to find it being performed somewhere so that I can finally see it as Wildhorn and company intended it to be. While I liked the Broadway cast recording a great deal, this version is even better. I heartily recommend it to all aficionados of Jekyll & Hyde.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Actually I'd rate this 4 1/2,
By RLetizia (Neverland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Complete Work Jekyll & ... (Audio CD)
When I first heard this album (or the highlights cd) back in 1999, I was paralyzed. My surrounding life became obsolete and I was totally enveloped. If it wasn't Anthony Warlow's feverish prowess, it was the spectacular numbers. One after the other, one after the other, one after the other of this thrilling, feverish emotional exciting rollercoaster ride through insanity and adventure. I really regret this wasn't brought to the stage (in the style of this album) because it would've been a better success. I feel that the Broadway show destroyed the potential of this stellar concept. I STILL haven't heard the complete, and am dying to. I'll receive it next week (from a friend) and come back with another review. But, the highlights album already demonstrates the spark, the power and the amusing passion this extraordinary epitaph to gothic opera demonstrates. The one thing I have qualms with, though I try not let it bother me, are the pop arrangements of some of the songs. "Someone Like You," "This is the Moment" and "A New Life" sound a lot more authentic and 'in the moment' on the Broadway recording than they do here. The ritzy arrangements weren't necessary. The audience didn't need to be 'drummed down' by this needless pop. All we needed was the songs in themselves - in most cases - but, all in all, it's not too distracting. I probably skip (most of the time) to the more exciting parts. The transformation with the screaming Warlow is astonishingly inspirational. The seduction routine in Alive is more frightening than the Exorcist. You can sense the desperation of Jekyll in every number, particularly No One Must Ever Know. When this album's not an atmospheric triumph, it's an exciting rollercoaster. I dare Andrew Lloyd Webber to come up with something as good as this!
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