Charlie Smalls - The Wiz - The Super Soul Musical: Original Cast Album (1975 Broadway Cast)
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Artist: Charlie SmallsEdition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1992-09-15
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
- The Feeling We Once Had
- Tornado - Graphenreed, Timoth
- He's the Wizard
- Soon as I Get Home
- I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday
- Ease on Down the Road
- Slide Some Oil to Me
- I'm a Mean Ole Lion
- Be a Lion
- So You Wanted to See the Wizard
- What Would I Do If I Could Feel
- Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
- Everybody Rejoice - Vandross, Luther
- Y'All Got It!
- If You Believe
- Home (Finale)
Music reviews of The Wiz - The Super Soul Musical: Original Cast Album (1975 Broadway Cast)
Music Review: Wonderful music - Soul takes over Oz
Rating: 4 Stars
I bought this CD because I was in this show twice, once as a minor bit part and once as the Wicked Witch, then I directed the show. I had always held off on buying the CD because I knew how bad the movie was... even with such notable performers, it just flat out stunk.
Now it has been over 10 years since I last saw the show and I suddenly had "Ease on Down the Road" stuck on repeat in my skull. I hunted and finally found this cast recording, which I purchased immediately.
First - this album is 110% better than the movie, so breathe a sigh of relief there. The vocalists are all accomplished and very good at what they do. The music is spot on and doesn't drown out the vocalists (unlike some musicals I own).
I have now listened through several times since it showed up yesterday and I really only have one complaint - the lack of soul. Now I'm not talking about the music, I'm talking about the actors... they are singing but they aren't "being" the music. "I was born the day before yesterday" though pretty, should have been explosive and heartfelt, but it sounded as though most of them were singing off of the lyric sheets and going through the motions rather than truly feeling and being the character.
Still that is only a minor complaint on an otherwise wonderful musical cast recording. If you ever have the opportunity to see this show, do it. I personally prefer the music in this to the music in "The Wizard of Oz" other than the Wiz's song about how he's going to "Wiz on himself" that one always grated my teeth... but the skip button is a good friend to have :)
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