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Blood Brothers: The 1995 London Cast Recording

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Released
  
1995

Release date
  
6 April 2010

Label
  
Relativity Records

Artist
  
1995 London studio cast

Show
  
Blood Brothers

Genre
  
Musical theatre

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Recorded
  
Air Studios Lyndhurst Hall, Redan Recorders, Maison Rouge, Matrix Studio

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Blood Brothers: The 1995 London Cast Recording is a studio album featuring the score of the musical Blood Brothers by Willy Russell.

Contents

Background

A recording of the original London production of the show was released in 1983, featuring Barbara Dickson in the lead role of Mrs Johnstone. After touring the UK, the producer Bill Kenwright opened another production in London at the Albery Theatre in 1988. An album featuring that cast, including Kiki Dee as Mrs Johnstone, was released the same year. The production moved to the Phoenix Theatre in 1991, where it continued to run until 2012. The cast of that production was recorded in 1995.

Production

The album was recorded at Air Studios Lyndhurst Hall, Redan Recorders, Maison Rouge and Matrix Studio. It was mixed at Air Studios Lyndhurst Hall.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Willy Russell.

  1. Overture
  2. Marilyn Monroe
  3. My Child
  4. Easy Terms
  5. Shoes Upon the Table
  6. July 18
  7. Kids' Game
  8. Gypsies in the Wood
  9. Long Sunday Afternoon/My Friend
  10. Bright New Day
  11. Entr'acte/Marilyn Monroe 2
  12. Secrets
  13. That Guy
  14. Summer Sequence
  15. I'm Not Saying a Word
  16. One Day in October
  17. Take a Letter Miss Jones
  18. The Robbery
  19. Marilyn Monroe 3
  20. Light Romance/Madman
  21. The Council Chamber
  22. Tell Me It's Not True

Performers

  • Stephanie Lawrence - Mrs Johnstone
  • Paul Crosby - Mickey
  • Mark Hutchinson - Eddie
  • Warwick Evans - Narrator
  • Joanna Monro - Mrs Lyons
  • David Hitchen - Mr Lyons
  • Joe Young - Sammy
  • Jacinta Whyte - Linda
  • Annie Muscroft - Donna Marie, Miss Jones, Ensemble
  • Peter Faulkner - Policeman, Cowboy, Ensemble
  • David Bingham - Perkins, Neighbour, Ensemble
  • Alex Harland - Postman, Ensemble
  • Jeremy Backhouse - Ensemble
  • Jean Carter - Ensemble
  • Keith Murphy - Ensemble
  • Musicians

  • Rod Edwards - Musical Director, keyboards
  • Will Hill - drums
  • Bernard Reilly - percussion
  • Terry Johnston - guitars
  • Nick Payn - saxophones
  • Martin Etheridge - trumpet, flugel
  • Susanna Furmanek-Halberda - violin
  • Production credits

  • Jon Miller - producer
  • Bill Kenwright - executive producer
  • Rod Edwards - arranger
  • Del Newman - arranger
  • Steve Orchard - remix engineer
  • Ben Georgiades - assistant engineer
  • Roger T. Wake - mastering engineer
  • John Craig - coordinator for First Night Records
  • Songs

    1Overture5:19
    2Marilyn Monroe2:43
    3My Child4:23

    References

    Blood Brothers: The 1995 London Cast Recording Wikipedia