Songs of West Side Story

West Side Story (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 1996)
• Original Release Date: January 30, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Victor
• ASIN: B000003FRP
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,359 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #49 in Music > Jazz > Swing Jazz > Retro Swing

Track Listings

1. Something's Coming - All 4 One

2. A Boy Like That - Selena

3. Maria - Michael McDonald, James Ingram & David Pack

4. Prologue/ Jet Song - Brian Setzer

5. Tonight - Kenny Loggins and Wynonna

6. Cool - Patti Austin, Mervyn Warren And Bruce Hornsby

7. Somewhere - Aretha Franklin

8. America - Natalie Cole, Patti Labelle And Sheila E

9. I Feel Pretty - Little Richard

10. One Hand, One Heart - Tevin Campbell

11. Gee, Officer Krupke - Salt-N-Pepa, Def Jef, Lisa 'left Eye' Lopes, etc..

12. I Have A Love - Trisha Yearwood

13. Prelude To The Rumble - Chick Corea

14. The Rumble - Chick Corea's Electric Band Vs. Steve Vai's Monste

15. Prelude To Somewhere - Orchestra

16. Somewhere - Phil Collins

Editorial Reviews

The most beloved musical of all time sung by some of your favorite artists! Includes Maria Michael McDonald; Tonight Kenny Loggins; Somewhere Aretha Franklin; I Feel Pretty Little Richard and many more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Performers [ Get together ] of West Side Story, May 28, 2003

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Juliana LHeureux "Maine Writer" (Topsham, Maine United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs of West Side Story (Audio CD)

It's hard to imagine how anyone can improve on the music of West Side Story. Every song track holds it's own on popular music charts. Yet, in this particular CD, there's a refreshing way to enjoy the classic sounds of West Side Story in a popular culture. "The Songs of West Side Story", is performed by a line-up of American's best pop-performers singing the entire repertoire. Actually, the various styles performed on this CD can push the traditionalist's envelope, so to speak, as performers like Kenny Loggins and Wynonna sing "Tonight"; or, my very favorite, Little Richard performing what could (or should) be his theme song, "I Feel Pretty". If there's one song worth the entire price of the CD, it's Selena signing "A Boy Like That", a salient testimony to the loss of youth and innocence, as her own life was senselessly cut short with almost the same vengeance used by the West Side gangs during their rumbles. This CD is one of my all time favorites. On the impressive play list are 16 top pop artists who, "Somewhere" along their career paths were just plain lucky enough to sing along with Leonard Bernstein.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant interpretations...recommended., May 13, 2001

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs of West Side Story (Audio CD)

Personally, I love this album. I also have the original motion picture soundtrack. What a lot of people seem to fail to realize, is that these are interpretations of the original songs. They are not meant to duplicate. I think that each and every artist on here has done a great job interpreting using more or less, their own genre. All-4-One do a great R&B style on "Something's coming", Little Richard's rendition of "I Feel Pretty" is hilarious. The very last song that Selena ever recorded before she was murdered, is on this album, "A boy like that", to which she adds a great Latin vibe. Brian Setzer is fantastic on "Prologue/Jet Song". And I could go on and on. So what if the songs are not in the order that the soundtrack is. This is NOT a soundtrack. Just an album packed with great interpretations of great songs. The 24 page booklet includes notes on Bernstein, West Side Story and the songs. Also lots of photos of the artists.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A social and historical masterpiece, November 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs of West Side Story (Audio CD)

With the recent broadcast of the story of leonard bernstein, this disk is worth a listen, or two. THe track by Selena, the last one she recorded, when put in that perspective is a masterpiece. While the Rome and Juliette story is not new, the spirit and musical interpretation of West side story, now re-worked and re-released provides a very fulfilling social and historical perspective for the listener.