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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Sixty CDs (2008)
SARAH BRIGHTMAN albums Issued in late 2008, this three-disc collection wishes renowned British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber a happy 60th birthday by presenting key songs from his many beloved musicals. Highlights include Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford's sweepingly dramatic rendition of "The Phantom of the Opera" and "It's Easy for You," an emotive Webber-penned number performed by Elvis Presley shortly before his death.
Lyricists: Christopher Hampton; David Zippel; Don Black ; Ben Elton; Alan Ayckbourn; Jim Steinman; Trevor Nunn; Mike Batt; Richard Stilgoe; Tim Rice; Charles Hart.
Personnel: Sarah Brightman (vocals, soprano); José Carreras (vocals, tenor); Duncan James, Cliff Richard, John Partridge, Lee Mead, Susan Jane Tanner, Dianne Pilkington, Ben Goddard, David Essex, Diana Morrison, Donny Osmond, Elaine Paige, Elvis Presley, Emmy Rossum, Glenn Close , Greg Ellis , Hannah Waddingham, Elena Roger, Jason Donovan, John Barrowman, Josie Walker, Julie Covington, Linda Lewis, Madonna, Alice Cooper, Marti Webb, Maynard Williams, Murray Head, Patti LuPone, Paul Nicholas, Petula Clark, Reva Rice, Samantha Lane, Shirley Bassey, Barbara Dickson, Kevin Colson, Barbra Streisand, Martin Crewes, Andrea Ross, Caron Cardelle (vocals); Renée Fleming (soprano); Plácido Domingo (tenor); Bryn Terfel (baritone).
Ensemble: Sounds of Blackness.
Arrangers: Gary Hines; George Martin; Nigel Wright; Mike Batt; Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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