Grease - The Newest Broadway Cast Recording (1994 Revival with Added 1995 Tracks) [Cast Recording]

Jim Jacobs (Artist), Warren Casey (Artist), Brooke Shields (Artist), Sam Harris (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 1995)
• Original Release Date: February 28, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FWW
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,976 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Musicals > Revivals

Track Listings

1. Alma Mater

2. We Go Together

3. Summer Nights

4. Those Magic Changes

5. Freddy, My Love

6. Greased Lightnin'

7. Greased Lightnin' (Reprise)

8. Mooning

9. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee

10. Since I Don't Have You

11. We Go Together (Reprise)

12. Shakin' at the High School Hop

13. It's Raining on Prom Night

14. Born to Hand Jive

15. Beauty School Dropout

16. Alone at a Drive-In Movie

17. Rock & Roll Party Queen

18. There Are Worse Things I Could Do

19. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)

20. Finale

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Brooke Shields and the revival of GREASE, December 27, 2004

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Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grease - The Newest Broadway Cast Recording (1994 Revival with Added 1995 Tracks) (Audio CD)

This second cast album to the successful 1994 Broadway revival of GREASE! is quite fine, with Brooke Shields a surprisingly-good Betty Rizzo.

This recording was made purely to capatalise on Brooke Shields replacing Rosie O'Donnell as Rizzo. Her vocals were dubbed over the pre-existing O'Donnell tracks, so apart from Shields the rest of the cast album remains the same.

Miss Shields gives Rizzo a softer, more human edge (her rendition of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" is quite moving), and she has a ball with the mocking "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee".

Ricky Paull Goldin and Susan Wood are great as the central characters Danny and Sandy, with Megan Mullally belting it to the back row as Marty with "Freddie My Love"; and CHICAGO's Marcia Lewis as the addled headmistress Miss Lynch.

With Brooke Shields currently back on Broadway in WONDERFUL TOWN (the cast album of which will be re-released with Shields's added vocals), this GREASE! album will be in great demand.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 1994 Grease Broadway w/ 1995 Tracks feat. Brooke Shields, January 27, 2005

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Clay Walker "Clay" (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grease - The Newest Broadway Cast Recording (1994 Revival with Added 1995 Tracks) (Audio CD)

It's definitely not the movie, but you should have taken the hint when you read "Broadway."
In a lot of ways, the Broadway performance is better. There is more of a story to it, and therefore more songs. The performers sound surprising good, especially the voices of "Sandy" and "Danny". Brooke Shields can sing, but I can't help but feel that "Rizzo" needs a more gutteral, edgey voice.
Overall, this is a great performance, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for either a Grease recording or just a good musical.

1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of time, January 15, 2007

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R. Peters (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grease - The Newest Broadway Cast Recording (1994 Revival with Added 1995 Tracks) (Audio CD)

This album is a joke. Seriously, I play it now for friends and they are dumbfounded that this was actually produced. The orchestrations are cheesy to say the least and the vocals are reminiscent of a high school production. Brooke Shields does an admirable job, especially with "There are Worse Things" but most of the arrangements are lackluster or downright ridiculous. Just listen to "Greased Lighting" and you'll understand. Don't waste you time or money, buy the original movie soundtrack, you'll be glad you did.