The Premiere Collection: The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber

~ Release by Andrew Lloyd Webber (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Phantom of the Opera
executive producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
producer:
Mike Batt
vocals:
Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley
music videos:
The Phantom of the Opera by Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley
recording of:
The Phantom of the Opera (lyrics without Charles Hart’s words)
additional lyricist:
Mike Batt
lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
Steve Harley & Sarah Brightman4:38
2Take That Look Off Your Face
recorded in:
United Kingdom
recording engineer:
David Hamilton Smith (engineer), Nigel Green (engineer), Dave Harris (Recording engineer at Morgan Studios, London) and Martyn Webster (engineer)
engineer:
Gary Moore (mastering engineer) (task: digital engineering)
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Marti Webb (actress and singer)
arranger:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited) (in 1980)
recording of:
Take That Look Off Your Face
additional lyricist:
Richard Maltby, Jr. (theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited)
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Marti Webb3:29
3All I Ask of You
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
lead vocals:
Sarah Brightman and Cliff Richard
vocals:
Sarah Brightman and Cliff Richard
music videos:
All I Ask of You by Sarah Brightman & Cliff Richard
recording of:
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and The Really Useful Group PLC (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ended)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman34:11
4Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) and Tim Rice
vocals:
Julie Covington (in 1976)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 56)
recording of:
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Evita) (in 1976)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music, Evita Music Ltd., Leeds Music (MCA), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Julie Covington35:27
5Magical Mr. Mistoffelees
recording engineer:
David Hamilton-Smith (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Paul Nicholas
conductor:
David Firman (conductor)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Limited (in 1981)
recording of:
Mr. Mistoffelees
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd. and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Paul Nicholas3:38
6Variations 1–4
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
recording of:
Variations 1–4
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
part of:
Variations (Lloyd Webber, on theme by Paganini)
Julian Lloyd Webber3:00
7Superstar
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
recording engineer:
Jeremy Gee, Anton Matthews, Alan O’Duffy and Stephen Vaughan (engineer)
engineer:
Tony Bridge (mastering engineer) and Martin Rushent
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) and Tim Rice
choir vocals:
The Trinidad Singers
lead vocals:
Murray Head
conductor:
Alan Doggett
chorus master:
Horace James
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Label Group (not for release label use! defunct North American label group) (in 1970) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1970)
recording of:
Superstar (in 1970)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Murray Head44:18
8Memory
recording engineer:
David Hamilton-Smith (engineer)
programming:
André Horstmann
assistant engineer:
Meredith Leung (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
David Hunt (UK engineer) (in 1998-07)
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
lead vocals:
Elaine Paige
vocals:
Elaine Paige (from 1998-06-07 until 1998-06-08)
orchestra:
City of London Philharmonic (from 1998-06-07 until 1998-06-08)
conductor:
David Firman (conductor) and Martin Koch (British orchestrator, conductor, and composer) (from 1998-06-07 until 1998-06-08)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Limited (in 1981) and Exallshow Ltd. (sound recording copyrights and music publishing company) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-07 until 1998-06-08)
mixed at and engineered at:
The Pierce Room in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998-07)
live recording of:
Memory (Cats) (from 1998-06-07 until 1998-06-08)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Elaine Paige4:16
9Starlight Express
vocals:
Ray Shell
recording of:
Starlight Express
lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Ed. Really Useful Group Germany, Polygram Songs MV GmbH and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Starlight Express (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Ray Shell5:04
10Tell Me on a Sunday
recorded in:
United Kingdom
recording engineer:
David Hamilton Smith (engineer), Nigel Green (engineer), Dave Harris (Recording engineer at Morgan Studios, London) and Martyn Webster (engineer)
engineer:
Gary Moore (mastering engineer) (task: digital engineering)
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Marti Webb (actress and singer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
arranger:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited) (in 1980)
recording of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (in 1980)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and The Really Useful Company Ltd. (The Really Useful Company Limited)
part of:
Song & Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
Tell Me on a Sunday (full musical)
Marti Webb43:30
11The Music of the Night
recording engineer:
Martin Levan
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
vocals:
Michael Crawford (UK actor and singer)
conductor:
Michael Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals)
orchestrator:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Really Useful Group PLC (fka The Really Useful Record Company Ltd., renamed as The Really Useful Group Ltd. on 17 July 1991) (in 1987)
recording of:
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Ltd (not for release label use!) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Michael Crawford5:16
12Another Suitcase in Another Hall
vocals:
Barbara Dickson
recording of:
Another Suitcase in Another Hall (Evita)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Evita Music and Evita Music Ltd.
part of:
Evita (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Barbara Dickson3:02
13I Don’t Know How to Love Him
recorded in:
England, United Kingdom
recording engineer:
Jeremy Gee, Anton Matthews, Alan O’Duffy and Stephen Vaughan (engineer)
engineer:
Tony Bridge (mastering engineer) and Martin Rushent
producer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) and Tim Rice
vocals:
Yvonne Elliman
conductor:
Alan Doggett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Label Group (not for release label use! defunct North American label group) (in 1970), Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1973) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976)
recording of:
I Don’t Know How to Love Him (in 1970)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Leeds Music (MCA), Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Yvonne Elliman33:34
14Pie Jesu
associate engineer:
Martin Levan
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
David R. Murray
organ:
James Lancelot (in 1984-12)
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir (in 1984-12)
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman (in 1984-12)
treble vocals:
Paul Miles-Kingston (in 1984-12)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1984-12)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1984-12)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12-20 until 1984-12-22)
music videos:
Pie Jesu by Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston with Winchester Cathedral Choir
recording of:
Requiem: Pie Jesu (from 1984-12-20 until 1984-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., The Really Useful Company Limited and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Requiem
Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles Kingston33:57