- Audio CD (Feb 15 1990)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Cast Recording
- Label: Decca U.S.
- ASIN: B000000ORS
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#10,652 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #9 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Musicals > Contemporary Musicals
- #9 in Music > Soundtracks > Musicals > Contemporary Musicals
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Saigon-April 1975: Overture - Orchestra/Martin Koch | |||
| 2. Saigon-April 1975: The Heat Is On In Saigon - Jonathan Pryce/Pinky Amador/Ruthie Henshall/Suchitra Sen Sawrattan/Shukubi Yo/Antoinette Lo... | |||
| 3. Saigon-April 1975: The Movie In My Mind - Isay Alvarez/Lea Salonga/Pinky Amador/Ruthie Henshall/Suchitra Sen Sawrattan/Shukubi Yo/Antoinette L | |||
| 4. Saigon-April 1975: The Dance - Simon Bowman/Lea Salonga/Jonathan Pryce | |||
| 5. Saigon-April 1975: Why God Why? - Simon Bowman | |||
| 6. Saigon-April 1975: This Money Is Yours - Simon Bowman/Lea Salonga | |||
| 7. Saigon-April 1975: Sun And Moon - Simon Bowman/Lea Salonga | |||
| 8. Saigon-April 1975: The Telephone Song - Simon Bowman/Peter Polycarpou | |||
| 9. Saigon-April 1975: The Deal - Simon Bowman/Jonathan Pryce | |||
| 10. Saigon-April 1975: The Ceremony (Dju Vui Vai) - Lea Salonga/Simon Bowman/Pinky Amador/Ruthie Henshall/Suchitra Sen Sawrattan/Shukubi Yo... | |||
See all 15 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Ho Chi Minh City-April 1978: If You Want To Die In Bed - Jonathan Pryce | |||
| 2. Ho Chi Minh City-April 1978: Let Me See His Western Nose - Jonathan Pryce | |||
| 3. Ho Chi Minh City-April 1978: I'd Give My Life For You - Lea Salonga | |||
| 4. Atlanta-September 1978: Bui-Doi - Peter Polycarpou | |||
| 5. Atlanta-September 1978: The Revelation - Peter Polycarpou/Simon Bowman/Claire Moore | |||
| 6. Bangkok-April 1978: What A Waste - Jonathan Pryce | |||
| 7. Bangkok-April 1978: Please - Peter Polycarpou/Lea Salonga | |||
| 8. Saigon-April 1975: The Fall Of Saigon - Peter Polycarpou/Simon Bowman/Lea Salonga | |||
| 9. Bangkok-October 1978: Room 317 - Lea Salonga/Claire Moore | |||
| 10. Bangkok-October 1978: Now That I've Seen Her - Claire moore | |||
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See all 14 tracks on this disc
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Product Description
From Amazon.com
It's probably best known for raising the stakes for 1980s blockbuster shows by landing a helicopter on stage, but Miss Saigon is also a good show with good music. As a follow-up to their international smash Les Misérables, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (with an assist from Richard Maltby Jr.) adapted the tale of Madame Butterfly to the Vietnam War, realized here by the original 1989 London cast. While it may seem overheated at times, the despair and passion fit the tragic story, and Schönberg's pop-flavored style receives its most appropriate setting. Leading the cast are Jonathan Pryce as the Engineer (a Eurasian character whose casting generated some controversy when the producers wanted to have Pryce, a Caucasian, reprise the role on Broadway), Lea Salonga (in her first major role) as the young Vietnamese bride, Simon Bowman as her lover, and Claire Moore as his American wife (and a young Ruthie Henshall as one of the sweaty bargirls). The songs include the bawdy opener "The Heat Is on in Saigon," "The Movie in My Mind," "Why God Why," the romantic duet "The Last Night of the World," the female duet "I Still Believe," the male chorus number "Bui-Doi," and the Engineer's mocking "The American Dream." The booklet includes photographs and full lyrics. It's also available in a 58-minute highlights version. --David Horiuchi
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
To "Sharon matthews" from the United States
Jan 15 2000
Format:Audio CD
(from the music fan from asia)Nope,I did not buy the highlights CD. I purchased the same set that everyone else on this page purchased. If u examine the track list above,you won't find a Sun and Moon(reprise) track, which on the Broadway show, was sung only by Kim alone (no Chris). In this 2 cd set, you ONLY get 1 version of Sun and Moon (Kim and Chris), not both. If you also listened to both 2 CDs, you would never find the track where Kim meets Thuy's ghost. Watch the show again and you'll know what I mean. There are missing tracks after all!
Outstanding, very moving musical!
Jun 25 2004
Format:Audio CD
Just saw the show at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. Wow! What a great musical! Heart-wrenching story, emotionally-laden songs, powerful performances.
The cast was superb! Now, I wish I had seen it when the amazing Lea Salonga was doing Kim.
See the show on tour and definitely grab a copy of the original recording!
Absolutely brilliant!
Jun 23 2004
Format:Audio CD
The musical is powerful and touching while the cast is superb! Lea Salonga performs to perfection one of the most difficult roles ever created in pop musical history.
The show is a must-see (U.S. and U.K tours plus productions around the world still ongoing) and the original album a must-buy!
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Outstanding!
A very powerful and touching musical INSPIRED by M. Butterfly and performed by a first-rate cast. If pop opera were to give Puccini a tribute, this would be the most respectful... Read more
Published on April 30 2004 by alicia
Puccini Wallows In His Grave
Again, the same two jerks who sent Victor Hugo's bones rolling are now doing the same favor for Puccini. Read more
Published on April 30 2004 by beulah f. mccobb-cobbman
OUTSTANDING!
One of the best musicals ever produced, featuring one of the greatest musical theater actresses (Lea Salonga) to ever grace the stage!
Published on April 29 2004
Best musical?
i've seen a few musicals in my time and i have to say this may be the best. lea salonga's voice just kills me every time. Read more
Published on April 20 2004 by "frankdirty"
OUTSTANDING!
This is a CD to treasure it's passionate, personal,sad, beautiful, and it will even give you chills. Read more
Published on April 17 2004
Absolutely Outstanding!!!
Certainly the best Original Broadway Cast album I've ever heard. Hope to see the show someday. A sad story beautifully done. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2004 by Dennis
Excellent!
This is a very powerful and touching musical. I'm not surprised that this has become the 6th longest-running production in Broadway history. Read more
Published on Feb 4 2004 by charter
Best recording of the 6th...
longest-running musical in Broadway history!
Powerful music, moving story, and best of all, first-rate performances from a superb cast. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2004
Best recording of this powerful musical!
While it's definitely worthwhile to get the complete version (the 1995 Studio Cast Recording), THIS is the version to get if your funds allow you to buy only one recording. Read more
Published on Nov 10 2003 by charles
The best cast recording!
Buy this and listen to the great performances of Jonathan Pryce, Lea Salonga, Simon Bowman, Isay Alvarez, Claire Moore, and the rest of the wonderful cast. Read more
Published on Nov 1 2003 by jb
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