Annie: The 30th Anniversary Cast Recordings [Soundtrack]

Original Broadway Casts (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 2008)
• Original Release Date: November 3, 1975
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Time Life Entertainment
• ASIN: B0017TCSY4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,724 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Recording, June 16, 2008

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A. Pena "Flopaholic" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Annie: The 30th Anniversary Cast Recordings (Audio CD)

I bought this recording the first day it was released in New York City and was fortunate enough to attend the CD signing with some of the cast members who are heard on this album. Upon first listening to it, I was thoroughly impressed by how full the orchestra sounded. While no one is able to replace Andrea McArdle as Annie and Dorothy Loudon as Miss Hannigan, the performers on this disc still do a great job. I love the fact that the first disc has all the reprises and is as complete a recording of ANNIE as it can possibly be.

As a huge fan of flop musicals, when I heard that this recording was also going to include songs from ANNIE 2; MISS HANNIGAN'S REVENGE, I couldn't wait for it to be released. Well, some of these songs are fantastic. I am thrilled that they were recorded, and they all sound wonderful. I also love the commentary in between songs made by Carol Burnett and Martin Charnin...priceless.

Thank you so much to Time Life records for giving us this 30th anniversary recording of ANNIE. It is defintiely worth buying.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Good!, June 20, 2008

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E. Abenheim (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Annie: The 30th Anniversary Cast Recordings (Audio CD)

This two-disc CD set is a joy! I was not in the market for another recording of ANNIE, but when I saw that it was a "complete recording" and it had songs from ANNIE 2, I got it. And I was thrilled with it from the very beginning. The CD brought ANNIE to life again right in front of my ears. The orchestra sounds full, rich and bright, and while I haven't seen the 30th Anniversary production, the performers are all very entertaining on this CD. "NYC" is particularly good.

The second CD is ANNIE 2, the sequel to ANNIE that closed out of town. There are not too many of the traditional musical theatre composers like Charles Strouse working today, so it's a treat to be able to hear "new" old songs from him and Martin Charnin. Some of them are wonderful - "Coney Island" being the show-stopping standout. Plus, the three bonus songs at the end of disc 2 that were written for other productions of ANNIE and the ANNIE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL are really terrific.

And one more note - the whole package with the booklet with illustrations of the real performers and scenes from the show in the style of the ANNIE cartoon strip is very well and cleverly done and show the same care that went into this recording.

I, for one, miss the old-fashioned, big Broadway musicals. We're lucky that this season we are getting a number of rich sounding, well-produced CD's of revivals - SOUTH PACIFIC and hopefully GYPSY (due this summer and if it's anything like the show I saw on Broadway it will have dazzling performances and sound). This 30th Anniversary CD of ANNIE will be right up there on my shelf with the best of these revival recordings.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memories of a childhood musical, June 14, 2008

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Bialystock "Theatre Freak" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Annie: The 30th Anniversary Cast Recordings (Audio CD)

I couldn't wait to hear the 30th Anniversary recording of Annie. This has been a favorite show of mine for many years and I was thrilled to hear the many different things added for this recording. It's so nice to hear "Easy Street" finally added into the Overture and of course all of the dialogue leading in to some of the songs. I don't know what the previous reviewer was saying about no one being able to sing. I thought the performers were all very well suited to their roles, especially Rooster and Miss Hannigan. I could just hear the fun these actors must have been having when they performed these roles on stage. "Little Girls" is pure gold and "Easy Street" is terrific. It's nice to hear bits of things that were not previously recorded on the Original Cast Album. John Schuck as Warbucks is very charming and although Andrea McArdle will always be the only Annie for me, the 30th Anniversary Annie should be very pleased with her performance. She's very good. Order this CD as soon as you can so you can enjoy memories of a fun childhood musical.