Evita (soundtrack)

Evita
Madonna soundtrack
Publication (s)	October 25, 1996
Label (s)	Warner bros.
Format (s)	CD, 2-CD, LP, MC
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	19 (CD) / 31 (2-CD)
running time	77m: 17s (CD)
occupation	Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Nail, Jonathan Pryce, The London Philharmonic Orchestra
production	Nigel Wright, Alan Parker, Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Caddick
Studio (s)	CTS studios
chronology Something to Remember (1995) Evita Ray of Light (1998)

Evita is the soundtrack for the same film adaptation of Webber - musicals Evita in 1996 with Madonna , Jonathan Pryce , and Antonio Banderas .

background

After the musical by the British Andrew Lloyd Webber (with the lyrics by Tim Rice ) had been successfully performed worldwide for 20 years (including in New York and Berlin), after years of searching, an agreement was reached on the pop star Madonna for the lead role in the film after the film company decided against Michelle Pfeiffer and Meryl Streep . Tim Rice's initial skepticism towards Madonna subsided after she had taken one year of intensive singing lessons from the renowned singing teacher Joan Lader and made great progress - after all , the soundtrack was to be recorded live with the 84-piece London Philharmonic Orchestra .

The main role of Che was played by Antonio Banderas , who had not previously sung professionally. He joined the team through Madonna's recommendation. The remaining actors and singers had years of singing experience and sang, like Jimmy Nail and Jonathan Pryce , on stage.

At that time, Madonna's image was problematic: after her sex antics from Erotica and Bedtime Stories , she had to change her image dramatically, because the film was a. funded by Disney . Instead of lacquer and leather, Madonna appeared in old-fashioned tweed and high-necked Versace dresses from 1995 onwards. She prepared the transition from the provocative dominatrix to the Argentine first wife with the successful ballad album " Something to Remember ": Fans and critics accepted this new role: "Evita" was extremely successful in the cinemas in 1996 and is the most successful musical of the 1990s grossing $ 141 million worldwide. Madonna received the Golden Globe for this role and Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice received the Oscar for the best original movie song " You Must Love Me ", which Madonna performed live at the Academy Awards.

The album sold over 7 million copies and is one of the best-selling soundtracks. The single CD (also known as "Selections") was released worldwide as the standard and the double album a short time later. In the US, the double album was standard. The singles, which were limited to the solo pieces by Madonna, were able to place themselves in the charts worldwide: " You Must Love Me ", which was written especially for the film, and above all " Don't Cry For Me Argentina ", the was re-recorded for a dance ceremony, sold over two million copies. There was no commercial release of "Buenos Aires" because Madonna had become a mother for the first time that year and was concentrating on the production of the next album, Ray of Light .

Track list

Evita - Music from the Motion Picture (1-CD)

1. Requiem For Evita
2. Oh what a circus
3. On This Night Of A Thousand Stars
4. Eva And Magaldi / Eve Beware Of The City
5. Buenos Aires
6. Another Suitcase In Another Hall
7. Goodnight and Thankyou
8. I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
9. Peron's Latest Flame
10. A New Argentina
11. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
12. High flying, adored
13. Rainbow High
14. And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)
15. She is a diamond
16. Waltz For Eve And Che
17. You must love me
18. Eva's Final Broadcast
19. Lament

Evita - The Motion Picture Music Soundtrack (2-CD)

Disc 1

1. A Cinema in Buenos Aires, July 26, 1952
2. Requiem For Evita
3. Oh what a circus
4. On This Night of a Thousand Stars
5. Eva And Magaldi / Eva Beware Of The City
6. Buenos Aires
7. Another Suitcase in Another Hall
8. Goodnight and Thank You
9. The Lady's Got Potential
10. Charity Concert / The Art Of The Possible
11. I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
12. Hello and goodbye
13. Peron's Latest Flame
14. A New Argentina

Disc 2

1. On The Balcony of The Casa Rosada 1
2. Don't Cry for Me Argentina
3. On The Balcony of The Casa Rosada 2
4. High flying, adored
5. Rainbow High
6. Rainbow tour
7. The Actress Hasn't Learned The Lines (You'd Like To Hear)
8. And The Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)
9. Partido Feminista
10. She is a diamond
11. Santa Evita
12. Waltz For Eva And Che
13. Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down
14. You must love me
15. Eva's Final Broadcast
16. Latin chant
17. Lament

Charts

album

year	title	Chart placements					annotation
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1996	Evita (soundtrack) 2	2	1	1	1	2	First published: October 25, 1996 Sales worldwide: 11 million.

Singles

year	title	Chart placements					Sales	annotation
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1996	You Must Love Me "Evita" (Soundtrack)	78	/	43	10	18th	1.0 million	First published October 21, 1996 Video: Alan Parker
1996	Don't Cry For Me Argentina "Evita" (Soundtrack)	3	3	4th	3	8th	1.5 million	First published Jan 3, 1997 Video: Alan Parker
1997	Another Suitcase in Another Hall "Evita" (Soundtrack)	/	nv	nv	7th	nv	0.5 million	First published March 18, 1997 Video: Alan Parker

• The promo single Buenos Aires was able to place 3 to place the US "Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play charts."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release date
2. ↑ chartsurfer info