20 Hit Songs from the Musicals

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1When You’re Good to Mama
recording of:
When You’re Good to Mama (Chicago)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb
composer:
John Kander
part of:
Chicago (Kander & Ebb musical)
3:23
2Circle of Life
recording of:
Circle of Life (The Lion King)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1994)
part of:
The 67th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (Live in Prague)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
4:33
3I Whistle a Happy Tune
recording of:
I Whistle a Happy Tune (The King and I)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:37
4Razzle Dazzle
recording of:
Razzle Dazzle (Chicago)
lyricist:
Fred Ebb
composer:
John Kander
part of:
Chicago (Kander & Ebb musical)
4:19
5Bright New Day
recording of:
Bright New Day (Blood Brothers)
lyricist and composer:
Willy Russell (English composer)
part of:
Blood Brothers
5:56
6I Dreamed a Dream
recording of:
I Dreamed a Dream (Fantine)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd., Alain Boublil Overseas Ltd. and Faber Music
translated version of:
J’avais rêvé d’une autre vie (Fantine)
part of:
Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg musical, English version)
3:43
7I’m Still Here
recording of:
Follies: I’m Still Here
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim
part of:
Follies
4:58
8Great Balls of Fire
recording of:
Great Balls of Fire
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jack Hammer (Earl Burroughs, co-wrote Great Balls of Fire)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
2:25
9Be Our Guest
recording of:
Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman (in 1991)
composer:
Alan Menken (in 1991)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1991) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1991)
part of:
The 64th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (1991 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (2017 Disney film soundtrack)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
3:50
10Somewhere That’s Green
recording of:
Somewhere That’s Green (Little Shop of Horrors)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
part of:
Little Shop of Horrors (2019 musical revival)
part of:
Little Shop of Horrors (1982 musical)
3:42
11Mamma Mia3:09
12June Is Bustin’ Out All Over
recording of:
June Is Bustin’ Out All Over (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:47
13Singin’ in the Rain
recording of:
Singin’ in the Rain
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
part of:
The Hollywood Revue (1929 MGM musical film)
2:43
14Tomorrow
recording of:
Tomorrow (Annie)
lyricist:
Martin Charnin
composer:
Charles Strouse
publisher:
Charles Strouse Publishing, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and WC Music Corp.
part of:
Annie (Charles Strouse musical)
2:35
15Can You Feel the Love Tonight
recording of:
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King, end credits version)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
part of:
The 67th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 67)
version of:
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King, dramatized version)
part of:
De Leeuwenkoning (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Dutch version)
part of:
Der König der Löwen (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, German version)
part of:
El Rey León (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Spanish version)
part of:
Król lew (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Polish version)
part of:
Le Roi Lion (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, French version)
part of:
Leijonakuningas (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Finnish version)
part of:
Lejonkungen (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Swedish version)
part of:
O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version)
part of:
O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version)
part of:
The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
4:31
16Dancing Queen
recording of:
Dancing Queen
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group (Universal Music Publishing Group Corporation), Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (AU subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
premiered at:
Kungliga Operan (Royal Swedish Opera) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
4:02
17There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame
recording of:
There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:50
18Shake Your Tail Feather
recording of:
Shake a Tail Feather
writer:
Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter), Otha Hayes and Verlie Rice
publisher:
Spirit One Music and Vapac Music Publishing Inc.
3:03
19I Still Believe
recording of:
I Still Believe (Miss Saigon)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music Ltd., Alain Boublil Overseas Ltd. and Éditions Alain Boublil
part of:
Miss Saigon
4:32
20The Perfect Year
recording of:
The Perfect Year
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist) and Christopher Hampton
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Really Useful Group and The Really Useful Group Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
Sunset Boulevard (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
3:52

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