Just So [Soundtrack]

George Stiles (Composer), David Shrubsole (Conductor), Ahmet Ahmet (Performer), Akiya Henry (Performer), Alexis Owen Hobbs (Performer), Andrew Spillett (Performer), Andy Vinter (Performer), Anthony Drewe (Performer), Cameron Neilson (Performer), Daniele Coombe (Performer), Darren Paisley (Performer), Dean Hussain (Performer), Helen Goldwyn (Performer), John Barrowman (Performer), Julie Atherton (Performer), Lisa Mathieson (Performer), Lucy Garrioch (Performer), Mark Edwards (Performer), Matthew McKenna (Performer), Michelle Pentecost (Performer), The Chichester Festival Theatre Cast (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ahmet Ahmet, Akiya Henry, Alexis Owen Hobbs, Andrew Spillett, Andy Vinter, et al.
• Conductor: David Shrubsole
• Composer: George Stiles
• Audio CD (July 3, 2006)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: First Night Records
• ASIN: B000FQJMQC
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,412 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Just So/Just So

2. Just So/There's No Harm in Asking

3. Just So/Another Tempest

4. Just So/The Limpopo River

5. Just So/Living on This Island

6. Just So/Thick Skin

7. Just So/The Parsee Cake Cake-Walk

8. Just So/We Want to Take the Ladies Out

9. Just So/Pick Up Your Hooves and Trot

10. Just So/Jungle Light/Just So (Reprise)

11. Just So/The Argument

12. Just So/Wait a Bit

13. Just So/Leaps and Bounds

14. Just So/Does the Moment Ever Come?

15. Just So/Please Don't Touch My Stove

16. Just So/Little One Come Hither

17. Just So/If - The Crab

18. Just So/Finale - Just So/The Limpopo (Reprise)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some good songs, but doesn't have the wow factor I have come to expect!, September 8, 2006

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B. Perkins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just So (Audio CD)

I had high expectations of this musical, as I am a huge fan of Honk! And I'll admit, there are some pretty catchy numbers. I particularly like Just So and The Limpopo River. Of course, these numbers became reprised throughout the show with even more heightened melodies and fantastic harmonies. But overall, in a musical, I enjoy listening to the one song that just grabs you and leaves you almost breathless. Unfortunately on this level, 'Just So' fails to deliver. 'Wait a Bit' comes close but just when you think the note of notes will be sung, you are left hanging with an anti-climax. 'Leaps and Bounds' is a fun number but I'm not sure these two or three good numbers will be enough to capture audience attention.
If you have heard of Seussical, with the elephant and the bird, then you will alo recognise the amazing similarities with the 'Just So' Elephant and Bird relationship. And guess what, this bird can't fly for a time either!!
A "nice" musical, but not one I would rave about.

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Whimsical Show from Styles and Drewe, March 14, 2010

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William S. Oser "Snowy and Manny's Dad" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just So (Audio CD)

I saw Honk at North Shore Music Theater before many in the states knew what a wonderful show it was. Gavin Creel played the duckling and was surrounded by a marvelous cast. Imagine my delight when NSMT announced another Styles Drewe show for the following season. It was Just So. I enjoyed it, but it was not as of a piece as Honk was. They started this one, and Honk came while it was still gestating. A couple of major productions later, they have refined the work and it is another enjoyable show. Its cut from the same whimsical cloth as Honk, so if you like that one, you will like this one as well. PLEASE DO NOT JUDGE HONK from the American Cast album, the cast is just so so, the English cast is ever so much better. The cast for Just So is excellent, led by John Barrowman, who in truth is underused but still makes a nice contribution. The rest of the cast is uniformly excellent and the fun of the piece comes through. Now, I would like to see a professional production of this again.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Surprise Gem, April 29, 2007

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J.D. (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just So (Audio CD)

Trying to find new musicals, I recently stumbled on this production of "Just So". I must say, I was really impressed with this show. Every song is catchy and interesting. Few of the songs were really good on their own, without the context of the musical, but altogether, the show as a whole was what impressed me. I would really like to see a production of this someday.