- Audio CD (Jun 1 2010)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Cast Recording
- Label: Capitol
- ASIN: B000003JAN
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#40,772 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #35 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Musicals > Contemporary Musicals
- #38 in Music > Soundtracks > Musicals > Contemporary Musicals
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Track Listings
| 1. Prologue-You Are What You Feel/Jacob And Sons |
| 2. Joseph's Coat (The Coat Of Many Colors) |
| 3. Joseph's Dreams |
| 4. Poor Poor Joseph |
| 5. One More Angel |
| 6. Potiphar |
| 7. Close Every Door |
| 8. Go Go Joseph |
| 9. Pharaoh Story |
| 10. Poor, Poor Pharoah/Song Of The King |
| 11. Pharaoh's Dream Explained |
| 12. Stone The Crows |
| 13. Those Canaan Days/The Brothers Come To Egypt/Grovel, Grovel |
| 14. Who's The Thief? |
| 15. Benjamin Calypso/Joseph All The Time |
| 16. Jacob In Egypt/Any Dream Will Do |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
It's well known that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice cut their teeth on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat before shifting to the New Testament and hitting the big time with Jesus Christ Superstar. And thanks to the box-office clout of Lloyd Webber, as well as the rather sparse supply of new tuneful musicals, this charming little show has reached audiences far beyond the schoolchildren it was intended for. The score shows off Rice's clever lyrics and Lloyd Webber's wide eclectic tastes, with his takes on country, calypso, French café music, Rudy Vallee, and Elvis. The show also includes some simply very fine songs, including "You Are What You Feel/Jacob and Sons," "Close Every Door," and the peppy "Go Go Joseph." Leading the 1982 Broadway cast is the enormously appealing Laurie Beechman in the role of the narrator. Joseph has been subsequently revived in bigger, bolder incarnations starring Donny Osmond and then Sam Harris, presumably to justify a big ticket price for what at heart remains a small-scale show--proof that you don't always get what you pay for. --David Horiuchi
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Joseph's review,
By A Customer
This review is from: Joseph And The Amazing Technic (Audio CD)
I thought that this CD was an incredible comelation of melody, tune, and lyrics.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adding to the debate, this is my favorite version,
By A Customer
This review is from: Joseph And The Amazing Technic (Audio CD)
I like this version much better than the Canadian cast with Donny Osmond. First, the sound levels are not so extreme - in the Canadian version, I have to up the volume to hear the intros to the songs, then lower it when they get into the full-chorus productions, very annoying. In this version, it all flows smoothly. Donny Osmond is good, but I think Bill Hutton is just as good, and Laurie Beecham is so much stronger than the Canadian narrator. I had this version on LP and asked for the CD as a gift; unfortunately, I got the Canadian version so I am now buying myself this one. Next, I guess I need to try the London cast...Re: the debate about whether this is a "real" musical. Just like TV and film, theater is NOT always about sophistication, and among "just for fun" musicals, this one certainly ranks near the top! And it is not only because it is usually a big, flashy production -- I have seen it performed on Broadway, dinner theater and in amateur productions by a high school, a mixed-ages community theater group, and an under-12 drama troupe. All were excellent! The high school performance had to be done in a gym because their auditorium was under renovation, and even without a lot of sets to change or fancy lighting, it was awesome (lots of creative ideas and props like Groucho Marx nose & glasses on the Ishmaelites go a long way in a simple story with such fun music!) And while the storyline is simplistic and somewhat confusing (what is the moral anyway? the egotist wins? oh no, that's right, follow your dream), and the use of canned song genres like Elvis, country, calypso is pretty cheesy, I find most of the songs to be pretty clever, i.e., the list of colors in the coat is a very interesting composition. And the lyrics have lots of sophisticated lines and humor, the butler as the "Jeeves of his time" for example. Oh, and now that I'm a mom of a 3- and 1-year-old, I'm glad to have at least one musical that I can play without getting a request for a change to a children's CD! Go go go Joseph![*]
5.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining and Still Fresh; Great Performance by Beechman,
By Steve "metsfansince1962" (Ithaca, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Joseph And The Amazing Technic (Audio CD)
This CD of the Broadway version from more than 20 years ago is still fresh, entertaining, and features singing that is top notch! In particular, Narrator Laurie Beechman's performance is superb--she has one of the best singing voices you will ever hear! The songs are very catchy, and will stick in your head all day. The audio quality is also quite good. I enjoyed the 1990's Canadian version (with Donny Osmond and Maria Friedman), but this is the CD to buy--because of Beechman's incredible performance.
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