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(More customer reviews)This was my first recording of Joseph. I owned it even before I saw the play on stage for the first time. Before I got the revival recordings, I would listen to this one sometimes as much as three times a day. I thought it was perfect. Now, I don't find it perfect anymore, but I do like it. Bill Hutton has an absolutely beautiful voice.I've never heard anyone do vibrato quite like him. But I don't think that he has quite the right kind of voice for his role. I think Donny Osmond's voice is much better suited for the role of Joseph. Laurie Beechman sounds as if she comanded the stage more than Joseph did. She does such an amazing "Pharaoh Story," that sometimes I just skip to that track on the CD and leave the rest unlistned to. And she gets very in to the songs. I'm sure that if she hadn't been a woman, she probably could have played Joseph. The brothers here are just the opposite of the ones on the revival recordings.While the revival brothers basicly sound good as individuals, but not so good as a group, these sound great as a group, but only so-so as individuals. Napthali sounds so much like a woman that I thought he was the narrator until I read otherwise. I don't know who's idea it was to have Potiphar do his own song, but it is interesting. I don't own the recording that has a male narrator, but with this CD, I get a taste of what it might be like. Tom Carder does an almost perfect Elvis impression, but I just don't like him as much as some others. This recording may not be the best of the bunch, but it was my first. It helped me get hooked on an amazing musical.
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Principal cast includes: Laurie Beechman (Narrator); Bill Hutton (Joseph); Gordon Stanley (Jacob); Tom Carder (Pharoah). Recorded at The Power Station, New York in February, 1982. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has the distinction of being the only musical that starred Michael Damian, Donny Osmond, and Andy Gibb. Aside from attracting former heartthrobs, the musical stands as being one of the most approachable musicals based on religious materials. A rather straightforward telling of the tale of Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob (also known as "Israel"), Joseph the musical has catchy songs and colorful characters (not to mention their costumes), making it a favorite of parents who want to take their children to a Broadway show. For anyone who`s read the Bible, the story is predictable, although author Tim Rice has taken several liberties with the Good Book. Highlights in the score include "Close Every Door," "Go Go Joseph," "One More Angel in Heaven," and "Any Dream Will Do." For some, Andrew Lloyd Webber`s music might be a bit too saccharine, but on a whole the show is fun, buoyant, and energetic. ~ Sarah ErlewineTrack Listing:# DISC 1 1. 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 Pharaoh / 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 DoAlbum InformationRelease Date: 01/29/1991Type: PerformerGenre: SoundtracksLabel: Chrysalis RecordsProducer: Tim Rice; Roger WatsonCatalog Number: 21387Original Release Year: 1982# of Discs: 1SPARS Coding: AADStudio/Live: StudioMono/Stereo: Stereo
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