music.wikisort.org - CompositionA cast recording by the original Broadway cast of the musical Cats was released on January 26, 1983, by Geffen Records. The recording won Best Cast Show Album at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.
1983 cast recording by the original Broadway cast
Cats |
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Released | January 26, 1983 (1983-01-26) |
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Recorded | October 1982 |
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Genre | Show tunes |
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Length | 1:41:07[1] |
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Label | Geffen Records[2] |
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Producer | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Track listing
All tracks written by T. S. Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with any additional writers noted.[1]
Disc 1Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "The Overture" | | 2:52 |
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2. | "Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" | | 5:17 |
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3. | "The Naming of Cats" | | 3:02 |
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4. | "The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball" | | 2:10 |
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5. | "The Old Gumbie Cat" | | 3:49 |
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6. | "The Rum Tum Tugger" | | 3:42 |
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7. | "Grizabella, The Glamour Cat" | | 3:06 |
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8. | "Bustopher Jones" | | 3:08 |
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9. | "Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer" | | 4:28 |
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10. | "Old Deuteronomy" | | 4:03 |
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11. | "The Jellicle Ball" | | 9:34 |
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12. | "Grizabella, The Glamour Cat/Memory" | Nunn | 4:22 |
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Disc 2Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "The Moments of Happiness" | | 3:14 |
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2. | "Gus: The Theatre Cat" | | 6:32 |
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3. | "Growltiger's Last Stand/The Ballad of Billy McCaw" | | 11:41 |
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4. | "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" | | 4:52 |
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5. | "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" | | 8:23 |
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6. | "Mr. Mistoffelees" | | 4:25 |
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7. | "Memory" | Nunn | 5:21 |
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8. | "The Journey to the Heaviside Layer" | | 2:44 |
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9. | "The Ad-Dressing of Cats" | | 4:22 |
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Development and release
The original Broadway cast of Cats, including the understudies, recorded the album in October 1982. Lloyd Webber flew in from London to oversee the recording, which was estimated to cost as much as $400,000.[3]
The recording was released on January 26, 1983,[4] in two versions: a two-record/disc/cassette complete set, and a one-record/disc/cassette highlights version.[5][6]
Reception
Critical reception
Matthew Murray gave the recording four out of five stars, praising the orchestration and the cast's performance, particularly Betty Buckley's rendition of "Memory". However, he was wary of "the unconvincing Brit[ish] accents and American vocal mannerisms."[7] The recording also received favorable reviews from the Star Tribune[6] and the Times Colonist.[8]
The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 5, 1988.[4][2] According to Playbill, it has sold over 2 million copies[9] and is the 16th-best-selling cast recording in the United States of all time.[4]
Accolades
The recording won Best Cast Show Album at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.[10]
Weekly charts
References
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- Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
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Characters |
- Bombalurina
- Demeter
- Grizabella
- Jellylorum
- Jemima
- Jennyanydots
- Macavity
- Mr. Mistoffelees
- Mungojerrie
- Munkustrap
- Old Deuteronomy
- Rum Tum Tugger
- Rumpleteazer
- Rumpus Cat
- Skimbleshanks
- Victoria the White Cat
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Music | 1981 musical | |
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Musical cast recording | |
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2019 film adaptation | |
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Adaptations | |
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Other | |
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- Category
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Accolades |
Musicals |
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- Evita
- Tell Me on a Sunday
- Cats
- Song and Dance
- Starlight Express
- Cricket
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Aspects of Love
- Sunset Boulevard
- By Jeeves (aka Jeeves)
- Whistle Down the Wind
- The Beautiful Game (aka The Boys in the Photograph)
- The Woman in White
- The Likes of Us
- Love Never Dies
- The Wizard of Oz
- Stephen Ward
- School of Rock
- Cinderella
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Songs | |
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Albums | |
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Other compositions | |
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Film adaptations | |
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Family | |
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Company | |
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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album |
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1959–1980 |
- The Music Man (1959)
- Gypsy / Redhead (1960)
- The Sound of Music (1961)
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962)
- No Strings (1963)
- She Loves Me (1964)
- Funny Girl (1965)
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1966)
- Mame (1967)
- Cabaret (1968)
- Hair (1969)
- Promises, Promises (1970)
- Company (1971)
- Godspell (1972)
- Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1973)
- A Little Night Music (1974)
- Raisin (1975)
- The Wiz (1976)
- Bubbling Brown Sugar (1977)
- Annie (1978)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1979)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1980)
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1981–2000 |
- Evita: Premier American Recording (1981)
- Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1982)
- Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album (1983)
- Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording (1984)
- Sunday in the Park with George (1985)
- West Side Story (1986)
- Follies in Concert (1987)
- Les Misérables (1988)
- Into the Woods (1989)
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1990)
- Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording (1991)
- The Will Rogers Follies (1992)
- Guys and Dolls (1993)
- The Who's Tommy (1994)
- Passion (1995)
- Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller (1996)
- Riverdance (1997)
- Chicago: The Musical (1998)
- The Lion King (1999)
- Annie Get Your Gun (2000)
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2001–2020 |
- Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (2001)
- The Producers (2002)
- Hairspray (2003)
- Gypsy: A Musical Fable (2004)
- Wicked (2005)
- Monty Python's Spamalot (2006)
- Jersey Boys (2007)
- Spring Awakening (2008)
- In the Heights (2009)
- West Side Story (2010)
- American Idiot (featuring Green Day) (2011)
- The Book of Mormon (2012)
- Once: A New Musical (2013)
- Kinky Boots (2014)
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2015)
- Hamilton (2016)
- The Color Purple (2017)
- Dear Evan Hansen (2018)
- The Band's Visit (2019)
- Hadestown (2020)
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2021–present | |
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