Beyonce to feature on Andrew Lloyd Webber's album
With his 70th birthday just around the corner, Andrew Lloyd Webber is letting all the memories flood back with a special retrospective release.
Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Madonna, Michael Ball, Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman are just some of the big names who appear on Andrew Lloyd Webber Unmasked: The Platinum Collection, due out March 16 through UMe / Polydor.
One of the most successful theatrical-music composers of the modern era, Lloyd Webber's portfolio includes the celebrated musicals Sunset Boulevard, Cats, Aspects Of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Starlight Express, The Phantom of The Opera, and Love Never Dies.
The new collection, available now to pre-order, is curated and overseen by Lloyd Webber to feature works from early in his career through to his most recent, School of Rock, and includes newly-recorded songs from Lana Del Rey ("You Must Love Me", Evita), Nicole Scherzinger ("Memory", Cats) and Gregory Porter ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", Starlight Express).
Unmasked: The Platinum Collection will be available in 2-CD or 4-CD editions, the latter containing a 40-page book containing in-depth notes on each song and an introduction from Lloyd Webber. Scherzinger’s version of “Memory” is available now as an instant grat track.
Lloyd Webber is known as the Lord of the Musical, and for good reason. His productions have sold more than 330 million tickets worldwide over a decades-long career which has been recognized with various honors including seven Oliviers, seven Tonys, three Grammys, one Golden Globe and an Oscar. Lloyd Webber's iconic Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running show on Broadway and second longest-running show in West End history and it joins Cats as one of Broadway’s top 5 highest-grossing shows of all time.
"I owe everyone involved in putting this compilation together a huge thank you," he says in a statement announcing the retrospective. "A vast amount of thought has evidently gone into selecting tracks from my almost 50 year old career. This compilation brings back a heap of memories - it has made this ancient composer very happy. I particularly love the new tracks and of course I love the orchestral suites. There's nothing a composer likes more than hearing their melodies played by a cracking orchestra."
Andrew Lloyd Webber 'Unmasked: The Platinum Collection' Tracklisting:
CD One
01 Superstar • Murray Head & The Trinidad Singers
02 The Phantom Of The Opera • Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford
03 Oh What A Circus • Antonio Banderas & Madonna
04 Love Changes Everything • Michael Ball
05 Stick It To The Man • Alex Brightman & The Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
06 Memory* • Nicole Scherzinger
07 No Matter What • Boyzone
08 With One Look • Barbra Streisand
09 Buenos Aires • Glee Cast
10 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina • Julie Covington
11 Take That Look Off Your Face • Marti Webb
12 I’m Hopeless When It Comes To You • Joanna Riding
13 Light At The End Of The Tunnel* • Gregory Porter
14 The Music Of The Night • Michael Crawford
15 Gethsemane ( I Only Want To Say) • Ian Gillan
16 Any Dream Will Do • Donny Osmond
17 Amigos Para Siempre • Sarah Brightman & José Carreras
18 I Don’t Know How To Love Him • Yvonne Elliman
Cd Two
01 As If We Never Said Goodbye • Glenn Close
02 Theme And Variations 1-4 • Andrew Lloyd Webber
03 Unexpected Song • Sarah Brightman
04 You Must Love Me* • Lana Del Rey
05 Everything’s Alright • Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan & Murray Head
06 The Vaults Of Heaven • Tom Jones & The Sounds Of Blackness
07 Another Suitcase In Another Hall • Madonna
08 You’re In The Band • Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
09 It’s Easy For You • Elvis Presley
10 Cold • The Everly Brothers
11 Come Back With The Same Look • Denise Van Outen
12 I Am The Starlight* • Mica Paris & George Ure
13 Mr. Mistoffelees • Paul Nicholas
14 Tell Me On A Sunday • Michael Crawford
15 Think Of Me • Emmy Rossum & Patrick Wilson
16 Rainbow High • Elaine Paige
17 All I Ask Of You • Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman
18 Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) • Sierra Boggess
Bonus Track Learn To Be Lonely* (Live At The Oscars) • Beyoncé & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cd Three
01 Jacob & Sons/Coat Of Many Colours • Janet Metz, Donny Osmond, Michael Fletcher & The Canadian Cast
02 Close Every Door • Donny Osmond
03 Heaven On Their Minds* (Live - Arena Tour) • Tim Minchin
04 King Herod’s Song • Alice Cooper
05 Skimbleshanks • Ken Wells & The Original London Cast Of Cats
06 Macavity: The Mystery Cat • Wendy Edmead & Donna King
07 You’ve Never Had It So Good • Stephen Ward Original London Cast
08 I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You • Elena Roger & Philip Quast
09 Evermore Without You • Martin Crewes
10 I Believe My Heart • Duncan James & Keedie
11 If Only You Would Listen • The Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
12 Sing • Military Wives
13 Hosanna • Jesus Christ Superstar London Cast
14 Hosanna • Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman & The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral
15 Pie Jesu • Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston
16 By Jeeves • Steven Pacey, Simon Day & Nicholas Haverson
17 Where Did The Rock Go?* • Florence Andrews
Cd Four
01 Phantom Phantasy† • Original London Orchestra
02 Masquerade • Original Motion Picture Cast
03 ’Til I Hear You Sing • Ramin Karimloo
04 Love Never Dies Orchestral Suite† • Original London Orchestra
05 Love Never Dies • Sierra Boggess
06 The Beauty Underneath* • Ben Lewis & Casey Lyons
07 Variations On Variations† • Andrew Lloyd Webber
08 Jesus Christ Superstar Overture • Original Jesus Christ Superstar Orchestra
09 Overture And The Beautiful Game† • Original Cast And Orchestra From The Beautiful Game
10 If This Is What We’re Fighting For • Josie Walker
11 Cats Overture • The Original London Orchestra
12 The Jellicle Ball • Cats Motion Picture Orchestra
13 Sunset Suite† • Original Broadway Orchestra
14 Sunset Boulevard • Kevin Anderson
15 Aspects Of Aspects • Orchester Der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien
16 Seeing Is Believing • Michael Ball & Sarah Brightman
17 Anything But Lonely • Sarah Brightman
Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Madonna, Michael Ball, Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman are just some of the big names who appear on Andrew Lloyd Webber Unmasked: The Platinum Collection, due out March 16 through UMe / Polydor.
One of the most successful theatrical-music composers of the modern era, Lloyd Webber's portfolio includes the celebrated musicals Sunset Boulevard, Cats, Aspects Of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Starlight Express, The Phantom of The Opera, and Love Never Dies.
The new collection, available now to pre-order, is curated and overseen by Lloyd Webber to feature works from early in his career through to his most recent, School of Rock, and includes newly-recorded songs from Lana Del Rey ("You Must Love Me", Evita), Nicole Scherzinger ("Memory", Cats) and Gregory Porter ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", Starlight Express).
Unmasked: The Platinum Collection will be available in 2-CD or 4-CD editions, the latter containing a 40-page book containing in-depth notes on each song and an introduction from Lloyd Webber. Scherzinger’s version of “Memory” is available now as an instant grat track.
Lloyd Webber is known as the Lord of the Musical, and for good reason. His productions have sold more than 330 million tickets worldwide over a decades-long career which has been recognized with various honors including seven Oliviers, seven Tonys, three Grammys, one Golden Globe and an Oscar. Lloyd Webber's iconic Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running show on Broadway and second longest-running show in West End history and it joins Cats as one of Broadway’s top 5 highest-grossing shows of all time.
"I owe everyone involved in putting this compilation together a huge thank you," he says in a statement announcing the retrospective. "A vast amount of thought has evidently gone into selecting tracks from my almost 50 year old career. This compilation brings back a heap of memories - it has made this ancient composer very happy. I particularly love the new tracks and of course I love the orchestral suites. There's nothing a composer likes more than hearing their melodies played by a cracking orchestra."
Andrew Lloyd Webber 'Unmasked: The Platinum Collection' Tracklisting:
CD One
01 Superstar • Murray Head & The Trinidad Singers
02 The Phantom Of The Opera • Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford
03 Oh What A Circus • Antonio Banderas & Madonna
04 Love Changes Everything • Michael Ball
05 Stick It To The Man • Alex Brightman & The Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
06 Memory* • Nicole Scherzinger
07 No Matter What • Boyzone
08 With One Look • Barbra Streisand
09 Buenos Aires • Glee Cast
10 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina • Julie Covington
11 Take That Look Off Your Face • Marti Webb
12 I’m Hopeless When It Comes To You • Joanna Riding
13 Light At The End Of The Tunnel* • Gregory Porter
14 The Music Of The Night • Michael Crawford
15 Gethsemane ( I Only Want To Say) • Ian Gillan
16 Any Dream Will Do • Donny Osmond
17 Amigos Para Siempre • Sarah Brightman & José Carreras
18 I Don’t Know How To Love Him • Yvonne Elliman
Cd Two
01 As If We Never Said Goodbye • Glenn Close
02 Theme And Variations 1-4 • Andrew Lloyd Webber
03 Unexpected Song • Sarah Brightman
04 You Must Love Me* • Lana Del Rey
05 Everything’s Alright • Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan & Murray Head
06 The Vaults Of Heaven • Tom Jones & The Sounds Of Blackness
07 Another Suitcase In Another Hall • Madonna
08 You’re In The Band • Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
09 It’s Easy For You • Elvis Presley
10 Cold • The Everly Brothers
11 Come Back With The Same Look • Denise Van Outen
12 I Am The Starlight* • Mica Paris & George Ure
13 Mr. Mistoffelees • Paul Nicholas
14 Tell Me On A Sunday • Michael Crawford
15 Think Of Me • Emmy Rossum & Patrick Wilson
16 Rainbow High • Elaine Paige
17 All I Ask Of You • Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman
18 Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) • Sierra Boggess
Bonus Track Learn To Be Lonely* (Live At The Oscars) • Beyoncé & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cd Three
01 Jacob & Sons/Coat Of Many Colours • Janet Metz, Donny Osmond, Michael Fletcher & The Canadian Cast
02 Close Every Door • Donny Osmond
03 Heaven On Their Minds* (Live - Arena Tour) • Tim Minchin
04 King Herod’s Song • Alice Cooper
05 Skimbleshanks • Ken Wells & The Original London Cast Of Cats
06 Macavity: The Mystery Cat • Wendy Edmead & Donna King
07 You’ve Never Had It So Good • Stephen Ward Original London Cast
08 I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You • Elena Roger & Philip Quast
09 Evermore Without You • Martin Crewes
10 I Believe My Heart • Duncan James & Keedie
11 If Only You Would Listen • The Broadway Cast Of School Of Rock
12 Sing • Military Wives
13 Hosanna • Jesus Christ Superstar London Cast
14 Hosanna • Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman & The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral
15 Pie Jesu • Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston
16 By Jeeves • Steven Pacey, Simon Day & Nicholas Haverson
17 Where Did The Rock Go?* • Florence Andrews
Cd Four
01 Phantom Phantasy† • Original London Orchestra
02 Masquerade • Original Motion Picture Cast
03 ’Til I Hear You Sing • Ramin Karimloo
04 Love Never Dies Orchestral Suite† • Original London Orchestra
05 Love Never Dies • Sierra Boggess
06 The Beauty Underneath* • Ben Lewis & Casey Lyons
07 Variations On Variations† • Andrew Lloyd Webber
08 Jesus Christ Superstar Overture • Original Jesus Christ Superstar Orchestra
09 Overture And The Beautiful Game† • Original Cast And Orchestra From The Beautiful Game
10 If This Is What We’re Fighting For • Josie Walker
11 Cats Overture • The Original London Orchestra
12 The Jellicle Ball • Cats Motion Picture Orchestra
13 Sunset Suite† • Original Broadway Orchestra
14 Sunset Boulevard • Kevin Anderson
15 Aspects Of Aspects • Orchester Der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien
16 Seeing Is Believing • Michael Ball & Sarah Brightman
17 Anything But Lonely • Sarah Brightman
