In today’s Cherry Red Round-Up: titles from the SoulMusic, Grapefruit, and Cherry Pop labels! Throughout a recording career spanning, roughly, 1972-2008, Randy Crawford refused to be pigeonholed. Gifted with a versatile, expressive voice, Randy straddled the worlds of jazz and soul while dipping her toes into funk, pop, dance, and rock; her collaborators include George Benson, Al Jarreau, Steve Hackett, Rick Springfield, David Sanborn, and Joe Sample and The Crusaders. SoulMusic Records recently explored a major chapter of her discography on the 3-CD anthology You Might Need Somebody: The Warner Bros. Recordings…
Children of the Revolution: New “Produced by Tony Visconti” Box Features David Bowie, T. Rex, U2, Badfinger, More
In the course of a career spanning seven decades, Tony Visconti has produced seminal albums in the classic rock genre including high profile collaborations with David Bowie, T. Rex, Gentle Giant, Strawbs, and Badfinger. But Visconti’s C.V. runs much deeper, from folk (Ralph McTell, Tom Paxton) to musical theatre (Elaine Paige) and everything in between (Sparks). On October 20, Edsel will release the first large-scale tribute to Visconti’s enormous musical legacy. Produced by Tony Visconti has been curated by its subject. It will be available in a variety of formats including 4…
Release Round-Up: Week of November 25
Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Prince, Prince 4Ever (Warner Bros.) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) This release actually came out on Tuesday, but it’s worth a reminder here: this first posthumous collection from the late, great artist premieres one previously unreleased track, and includes a number of single versions making their CD debuts. Prince 4Ever is a 40-track summary of The Artist’s major works from his first album, 1978’s For You, to 1992’s The Love Symbol, Prince’s last release before he changed his name to the…
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And All That Jazz: Liza Minnelli, Petula Clark, Michael Crawford Featured On “Elaine Paige Presents The Musicals”
Elaine Paige is lending her name to a new 3-CD collection of musical theatre favorites. Elaine Paige Presents The Musicals is due on November 25 from Union Square Music, with 58 tracks and over three hours of music. Elaine Paige Presents the Musicals is licensed from various labels, making for a cross-section of recordings. You’ll find familiar names from the worlds of theatre, movies and pop, including Michael Ball (“Love Changes Everything” from Aspects of Love, “Falling Slowly” from Once, “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” from Les Miserables, “Let It Be Me”…
Three Cheers and Dammit, C’est La Vie: Elaine Paige Celebrates 50 Years on “I’m Still Here”
Each evening from the first preview on August 7, 2011 to the closing performance on January 22, 2012, audiences at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre were treated to the sight of one of the First Ladies of the London stage making a rare appearance across the Atlantic belting one of Stephen Sondheim’s most famous songs. The show was Follies, the star was Elaine Paige, and the song was “I’m Still Here.” Now, that anthem of showbiz survival provides the title for the superstar actress-singer’s new live CD/DVD release on Cherry Red’s Strike Force Entertainment label. …
Spend the Night in Bangkok: “Chess” Reissued for 30th Anniversary
Tim Rice had been thinking about writing a musical about the Cold War for some time in the late 1970s. Fascinated by the Soviet-U.S. chess rivalry of the time, the lyricist-librettist approached his longtime collaborator Andrew Lloyd Webber with the idea. Lloyd Webber, however, was not available, as he was too busy developing a little show known as Cats. A suggestion from a producer put Rice in touch with songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA. Looking to pursue some projects outside of the group, Andersson and Ulvaeus met with Rice…
Still Here: Elaine Paige Celebrates Career On New “Ultimate Collection” With Previously Unreleased Songs and Rare Singles
Though her appearances on the Broadway stage have been rare, Elaine Paige remains one of the reigning first ladies of musical theatre around the world. Paige has been a fixture in London’s West End since her debut there in the 1968 production of Hair, rising to fame as the first actress to portray Eva Peron onstage in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita in 1978. Paige went on to introduce the role of Grizabella and the song “Memory” in Cats, and subsequently starred in such musicals as Chess, Anything Goes, Sunset…
