| Memphis: A New Musical (Orginal Cast Recording) |  | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino Records
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 228
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 081227980733
EAN: 0081227980733
ASIN: B0037RBVDI
Release Date: March 30, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Underground | | • | The Music Of My Soul | | • | Scratch My Itch | | • | Ain't Nothin But A Kiss | | • | Everybody Wants To Be Black On A Saturday Night | | • | Make Me Stronger | | • | Colored Woman | | • | Someday | | • | She's My Sister | | • | Radio | | • | Say A Prayer | | • | Crazy Little Huey | | • | Big Love | | • | Love Will Stand When All Else Falls | | • | Stand Up | | • | Change Don't Come Easy | | • | Tear Down The House | | • | Memphis Lives In Me | | • | Steal Your Rock And Roll | | • | The Music Of My Soul - By David Bryan |
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Product Description
TURN UP THAT DIAL! From the underground dance clubs of 1950's Memphis, TN, by way of hit runs at the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, comes a hot new Broadway musical - inspired by actual events - with heart, soul and energy to burn.
MEMPHIS features a brand new score with music by David Bryan (Bon Jovi's founding member/keyboardist)and lyrics by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), who also pens the musical's book. MEMPHIS is based on a concept by the late George W. George (producer of the Tony®-nominated Bedroom Farce and the film My Dinner With Andre), with direction by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu), and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys).
MEMPHIS takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 50s, a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball) falls in love with everything he shouldn't: rock 'n' roll and an electrifying black singer named Felicia (Montego Glover). MEMPHIS is an original story about the cultural revolution that erupted when his vision met her voice, and the music changed forever.
MEMPHIS stars Chad Kimball (Huey) and Montego Glover (Felicia), with Derrick Baskin (Gator), J. Bernard Calloway (Delray), James Monroe Iglehart (Bobby), Tony nominee Michael McGrath (Mr. Simmons), and Cass Morgan (Mama).
The collection contains 19 songs and a bonus track/acoustic version of 'The Music of My Soul' with piano and vocals by David Bryan.
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 Great Musical Sountrack July 22, 2010
Marvin R. Sparks Jr. (Kingwood, TX USA)
I was very interested in this show and when I saw the Tony Awards I knew I had to purchase it. Great musical and great songs! If you're into Broadway musical soundtracks you must get this for your collection. You will not be disappointed.
Fabulous Tony-Award Winning Broadway Musical July 18, 2010
Joyce Kilmer
Wonderful! Great opportunity to listen to the music of this Tony-award winning musical or to re-live the experience if one had the pleasure of visiting Broadway to enjoy this performance.
Great music! July 6, 2010
Tina M. Ramos-Ingold (Fontana, CA USA)
I really enjoyed this CD -- many of the songs are great and Montego Glover has an awesome voice, especially in the song, Colored Women!
The music of my soul June 19, 2010
K. Sullivan (Virginia - United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's the early 1950's in segregated Memphis, Tennessee. Drawn by the music, a young white man, Huey, overcomes his inhibitions and visits a small club in the "dark" part of town. It is run by Delray and features the talent of his younger sister, Felicia. Huey embraces the music with an evangelistic fervency and falls in love with Felicia. Although his feelings are reciprocated, their love is obviously forbidden due to the color of their skin. Huey seeks to spread his new melodious gospel to the masses and Felicia aspires to become a star against a backdrop of social distrust and repression.
This recording is really all about the music and the fantastic performances. Early era rock n' roll dripping with blues, soul, and gospel is very effectively united with the conventions of musical theater. The score is rollicking and rousing. It is impossible not to envision the cast dancing about provocatively and equally difficult not to join in. Traces of themes and melodies from that era are present, but what is lacking in originality is more than made up for in authenticity. The songs possess universal applications that transcend this particular story - whether finding and embracing one's identity ("Memphis Lives in Me") or choosing to overcome some obstacle or oppression ("Colored Woman") or yearning for change ("Say a Prayer"). This accounts for the success of the cast recording even though the show's narrative is not fully captured. Well, this in addition to the great music and delightful performances. Huey, Felicia, and Delray perform their roles brilliantly. Yet as tremendous as the three principals are, they are threatened to be outdone by supporting cast mates Gator and Bobby. The cast is wonderfully talented.
"Memphis" is a great accomplishment in original musical theater. Odds are that those who enjoy this genre or style of music will greatly enjoy this recording.
 Lively, fun, and sometimes more... May 6, 2010
Steven Valenti (Cleveland, OH)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
With "American Idiot" deemed ineligible, this year's most likely Best Score Tony Winner appears to be "Memphis," by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, represented on this tuneful cast recording, which recalls the early days of rock n roll. Chad Kimball (excellent) stars as Huey, a white, wannabe disc jockey who falls in love with an African-American singer, Felicia (Montego Glover), and attempts to make her a star in the days of rampant racism.
If that plot sounds potentially heavy, rest assured that for the most part, things are kept light on this disc. In fact, when I first heard this recording, it struck me as a sort of cross between "Dreamgirls" and "Hairspray," without the impact of either. That is, until I got to the bluesy "Colored Woman," in which Felicia rails against the limitations of her race and decides to accept Huey's help. It's sung with such urgent vibrancy by the fantastic Glover that it's become my most-played show tune of 2010 (I bought this cd from the show's web site last December, before it was commercially available, so that's a lot of months of listening to it--and I'm not sick of it yet.).
And the rest of the score has grown on me, too, with "The Music of My Soul," "Memphis Lives in Me," and "Love Will Stand When All Else Falls," among the standouts. My major complaint with "Memphis" is that, given the subject, there really should be some more emotionally-charged, character driven songs along the lines of "Colored Woman." As it is, it comes across as just a bit too watered down, with a few too many songs, catchy as they are, not doing a lot to reveal character. On the other hand, this is a recording I keep coming back to, and I would be perfectly content if "Memphis" wins the Best Score Tony.
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