Evita: An Opera Based On The Life Story Of Eva Peron 1919-1952 (1976 Studio Cast) [Gold CD, Soundtrack]

Tony Christie, Paul Jones, Julie Covington, Evita (Related Recordings), Andrew Lloyd Webber, Colm Wilkinson, Tim Rice | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD, Soundtrack
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002OXR
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,085 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952

2. Requiem for Evita/Oh What a Circus

3. On This Night of a Thousand Stars/Eva and Magaldi/Eva Beware of the C

4. Buenos Aires

5. Goodnight and Thank You

6. The Lady's Got Potential

7. Charity Concert/I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You

8. Another Suitcase in Another Hall

9. Dangerous Jade

10. A New Argentina

Disc: 2

1. On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada/Don't Cry for Me Argentina

2. High Flying, Adored

3. Rainbow High

4. Rainbow Tour

5. The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)

6. And the Money Kept Rolling (In and Out)

7. Santa Evita

8. Waltz for Eva and Che

9. She Is a Diamond

10. Dice Are Rolling/Eva's Sonnet

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy this if you want to hear a pre-"les Mis" Colm Wilkinson, May 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Evita: An Opera Based On The Life Story Of Eva Peron 1919-1952 (1976 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

Che is sung here by CT Wilkinson, but it's our man Colm. This is the only other recording of the rockin' "The Lady's Got Potential" before the movie came out - later productions of the show cut that neat song! Julie Covington here has trouble hitting the high notes. Patti Lupone (OBC) is still the definitive Eva, tho Elaine Paige (OLC) is not far behind. It's interesting to compare this recording with later ones, to hear the changes in lyrics, mostly.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best musical ever, July 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Evita: An Opera Based On The Life Story Of Eva Peron 1919-1952 (1976 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

In my opinion Evita is the best musical ever and this recording is by far the best. Colm's Che is wonderful and much better than Mandy's wimpy performance. Mandy is woderful but his voice just isn't right as Che. I feel that Julie Covington is the only Evita. She puts so much passion into the role.She sounds so much better that Patti LuPone who screams her was through the cd. An added bonus in the song "the lady's got pontential" which is a great upbeat number. It is much better than the Art of the Possible (broadway version) which could put a person to sleep. It's the best.

5.0 out of 5 stars The original and a classic, November 10, 2005

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Les Mis junkie (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evita: An Opera Based On The Life Story Of Eva Peron 1919-1952 (1976 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

Ah, the "White Evita" - this is not the theatrical ALW of late. This is a scathing character study of one of the most fascinating women of the 20th century. In this concept album, Rice and Webber pull no punches in bringing us a story of dictatorship and demagoguery. Later versions, especially the movie, have been toned down considerably. Material has also been cut out, which has stripped the story of interest and complexity.

This Eva Peron is bold and ambitious; she doesn't apologize or ask for our sympathy. Julie Covington plays her with great style. Like Eva herself, Covington's voice is beautiful, clear and cold as a mountain stream. As her counterpart (Che), Colm (C.T.) Wilkinson brings a much greater depth (his signature) to the role than other portrayals, and also great range from rock to the soaring rendition of "High Flying, Adored". "Oh What a Circus" and "The Lady's Got Potential" are such fun! The interposition of Covington's sweet and insincere "Oh, but it's sad when a love affair dies" with Wilkinson's gruff and sarcastic "For God's sake, get out!" in "Goodnight and Thank You" is brilliant.