Jesus Christ Superstar - Highlights [Cast Recording]

Joanna Ampil, Peter Gallagher, David Burt, Steve Balsamo, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar (Related Recordings), Tim Rice | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 7, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Decca Broadway
• ASIN: B000003TW2
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,713 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. Heaven On Their Minds

3. What's The Buzz? Strange Thing, Mystifying

4. Everything's Alright

5. Hosanna

6. Simon Zeaalotes, Poor Jerusalem

7. Pilate's Dream

8. The Temple

9. I Don't Know How To Love Him

10. The Last Supper

11. Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)

12. King Herod's Song

13. Could We Start Again, Please?

14. Judas' Death

15. Trial Before Pilate (Including the 39 Lashes)

16. Superstar

17. Crucifixion

18. John Nineteen: Forty - One

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definately Worth a Listen, April 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jesus Christ Superstar - Highlights (Audio CD)

I bought this CD after I wore out by father's tape of the 1970 London Concert Recording. It's a great performance, but to be fair I like the 1970 performance better. I think the 1970 London version conveys more passion. Overall, the vocalist on this CD execute their performaces more cleanly in this version than in the one I'm used to; it was nice to be able to hear the words clearly, but I think the amount of passion was reduced because of the exactness of the pronunciations and cut-off. And I have to say that I loved Alice Cooper as King Herod. Still, it didn't quite shake me to the core like 1970 did. The Performance of Jesus was good, but I think Steve Balsamo's voice sounded too feminine on the high note, beautiful as it is. And Joanne Ampil did not convey the sexual energy as well as she could have, her performance sounded a little to innocent for my tasts. Still, all in all this is an enjoyable version and I would recommend it to anyone who would like to hear a different rendition.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD rocks!, December 26, 1999

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Maaike van Dam (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jesus Christ Superstar - Highlights (Audio CD)

This cd is perfect, no negative comments on it at all! I've never liked the music of Jesus Christ Superstar but after hearing this CD I simply love it.

Joanna Ampil as Mary Magdalena is great, she was the reason for me to buy the cd (after seeing her in Miss Saigon: WOW!). Even though "I don't know how to love him" has been sung many many times by many people, she made a whole new song of it and gave it her own interpretation, which was great. Her "Everything's alright" and "Could we start again please?" were sung in a very sweet way, which I loved.

Steve Balsemo as Jesus was also great, that guy can sing! I was amazed that he could sing so high without singing false. His "Gethsemane" almost made me cry (and believe me, I hardly ever cry when listening to a cd).

The rest of the cast is also very good. The guy who sings Judas (I forgot his name...) is great and so is the rest.

If you haven't bought the cd yet: buy it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars one of the better JCS cds... worth buying, May 13, 2000

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emily (minnesota usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jesus Christ Superstar - Highlights (Audio CD)

this cd was one of the better JCS cds... the thing that dissapointed me about it most though is the lack of, im not sure what the word im looking for is , so ill just say passion. they sound alittle too singing, and not enough feeling. but it is a very good cd. you have to buy it.