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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Walt Disney Records
Salesrank: 3133
Released: June 6, 2000 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast) Track Listing:
1. Every Story Is a Love Story
2. Fortune Favors the Brave
3. Past Is Another Land - Heather Headley
4. Another Pyramid - John Hickok
5. How I Know You - Damian Perkins
6. My Strongest Suit
7. Enchantment Passing Through [Broadway Cast Recording]
8. My Strongest Suit (Reprise)
9. Dance of the Robe - Heather Headley
10. Not Me
11. Elaborate Lives
12. Gods Love Nubia
13. Step Too Far
14. Easy as Life - Heather Headley
15. Like Father, Like Son
16. Radames' Letter
17. How I Know You (Reprise) - Damian Perkins
18. Written in the Stars
19. I Know the Truth
20. Elaborate Lives (Reprise)
21. Act Two: Enchantment Passing Through (Reprise)
22. Act Two: Every Story Is A Love Story (Reprise)
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Media Type: CD
Artist: AIDA
Title: ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST
Street Release Date: 06/06/2000
Domestic
Genre: CAST RECORDINGS
Description of Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast):
For his second Broadway musical (and first time out writing a full show directly for the stage), Elton John certainly set his sights high by turning to one of the grandest of all operas as a source. His continued collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice has produced a work far closer to the agreeable pop style and formula of the team's Disney musical, The Lion King, than to the majesty and tragic passion of Verdi's opera. But the compelling tale of conflicting loyalties and star-crossed lovers--retooled in part by acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang--inspires some of John's signature melodic felicity, as in "Elaborate Lives" and "Every Story Is a Love Story." And the original cast recording marks a dramatic leap forward from 1999's dreary mishmash studio concept album, thanks to the heat generated by Heather Headley and Rent star Adam Pascal as the forbidden lovers. Sherie René Scott can turn on a dime from a parodic stance ("My Strongest Suit") to sad resignation ("I Know the Truth"), while the three get to blend in the ensemble "A Step Too Far"--a pop counterpart to the intensity of operatic ensemble. The score touches on reggae and gospel, and on all-out rock balladry (where it's fun to hear Pascal clearly imitating John's characteristic vocal inflections), but it's most touching in the more reflective moments given to Headley's dignified Nubian princess. --Thomas May
Aida (2000 Original Broadway Cast) Reviews:
Review of Aida CD 
2009-10-30 - I absolutely love this product. I recently attended a performance of Aida and immediately went home and ordered the CD off of Amazon. It is great quality, and a wonderful balance of fun and moving music performed by skilled performers. I haven't taken it out of my car CD player since receiving it almost a month ago. It's a good one. If you love Broadway musicals, chances are, you'll love this music.
Quite possibly one of the best musicals ever written
2009-09-25 - Quite possibly one of the best musicals ever written with a fantastic cast! I love Adam Pascal, Sherie Renee Scott and Heather Headley. The music and lyrics are beautiful and powerful and the performers voices carry the songs so well.
WONDERFUL!
2009-05-11 - This is my second CD. Loved the B'way show; hence, still love listening to the CD--can't get enough.
Umm.... Yeah 
2008-09-23 - Is it possible to give negative stars? This is the most sappy music I've, and all of the songs begin to sound identical if you listen long enough. Verdi must be rolling over in his grave. Rather than see Elton John's production or buy this soundtrack, treat yourself to the original opera.
Revisiting AIDA
2008-06-01 - My students and I enjoyed this CD. The fact that the words and outline
of the musical AIDA with photos of some scenes and characters were included was very helpful on making the music come alive.
