Jesus Christ Superstar (Album)
Jesus Christ Superstar is the music album version of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar , described by the two authors Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (text) as a rock opera , released in October 1970, which subsequently became famous as a stage production and as a film .
The album was produced by the two authors and in London a. a. Recorded at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes and Island Studios (later: SARM Studios). It was released as a double LP in October 1970 and reached number 1 on the Billboard charts . It was released as a double CD in 1991 and was re-released in 1996, remastered .
occupation
Leading roles
| Singer
in the order of their appearance |
role |
|---|---|
| Murray Head | Judas Iscariot |
| Ian Gillan | Jesus |
| Yvonne Elliman | Mary Magdalene |
| Paul Raven (aka Gary Glitter ) | Priest |
| Victor Brox | Caiaphas, high priest |
| Brian Keith | Annas |
| John Gustafson | Simon Zealotes |
| Barry Dennen | Pontius Pilate |
| Paul Davis | Peter |
| Annette Brox | Maid by the Fire |
| Mike d'Abo | King Herod |
More roles
In other roles, such as apostles, priests, the people, merchants and Roman soldiers, are Pat Arnold, Tony Ashton, Peter Barnfeather, Madeline Bell, Brian Bennett, Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, Barbara Kay, Neil Lancaster, Alan M. O. 'Duffy, Terry Saunders, Sue and Sunny, a choir led by Geoffrey Mitchell and Andrew Lloyd Webber himself. A children's choir conducted by Alan Doggett will also sing in the Overture and the Trinidad Singers under Horace James on Superstar .
Musician
| Neil Hubbard | Electric guitar |
| Henry McCulloch | Electric guitar, acoustic guitar |
| Chris Mercer | Tenor saxophone |
| Peter Robinson | Piano, organ |
| Bruce Rowland | Drums, percussion |
| Allan Spenner | Bass guitar |
Other musicians:
- Harold Beckett - trumpet
- Anthony Brooke - bassoon
- James Browne - horn
- Jim Buck, Sr.- Horn
- Jim Buck, Jr. - Horn
- John Burdon - horn
- Joseph Castaldini - bassoon
- Norman Cave - piano
- Jeff Clyne - bass guitar
- Les Condon - Trumpet
- Keith Christie - trombone
- Ian Hamer - Trumpet
- Ian Herbert - clarinet
- Clive Hicks - guitar
- Karl Jenkins - piano
- Frank Jones - trombone
- Bill Le Sage - drums
- John Marshall - drums
- Andrew McGavin - horn
- Anthony Moore - trombone
- Douglas Moore - Horn
- Peter Morgan - bass guitar
- Chris Spedding - guitar
- Louis Stewart - guitar
- Chris Taylor - flute
- Steve Vaughan - guitar
- Mike Vickers - Moog synthesizer
- Brian Warren - flute
- Mick Weaver - piano, organ
- Alan Weighall - bass guitar
- Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Andrew Lloyd Webber can be heard on the piano, the organ and the Moog synthesizer . The orchestra, which is also supported by the Strings of the City of London Ensemble , is directed by chief conductor Alan Doggett.
Track list
page 1
| title | Playing time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overture | 3:59 |
| 2 | Heaven On Their Minds | 4:23 |
| 3 | What's The Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying | 4:13 |
| 4th | Everything's alright | 5:15 |
| 5 | This Jesus Must Die | 3:36 |
Page 2
| title | Playing time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hosanna | 2:07 |
| 2 | Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem | 4:49 |
| 3 | Pilate's Dream | 1:28 |
| 4th | The Temple | 4:43 |
| 5 | Everything's alright | 0:34 |
| 6th | I Don't Know How To Love Him | 3:36 |
| 7th | Damned For All Time / Blood Money | 5:11 |
Page 3
| title | Playing time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Supper | 7:10 |
| 2 | Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) | 5:33 |
| 3 | The arrest | 3:24 |
| 4th | Peter's Denial | 1:27 |
| 5 | Pilate and Christ | 2:46 |
| 6th | King Herod's Song | 3:02 |
page 4
| title | Playing time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judas' Death | 4:17 |
| 2 | Trial Before Pilate Including the 39 Lashes | 5:13 |
| 3 | Superstar | 4:16 |
| 4th | Crucifixion | 4:04 |
| 5 | John Nineteen: Forty-One | 2:10 |