Hairspray (2002 album)

Infobox Album
Name = Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Cast of Hairspray


Released = August 13, 2002
Recorded = June 29, 2002-July 1, 2002
Genre = Pop
Length = 59:45
Label = Sony Records
Producer = Marc Shaiman
Thomas Meehan
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifixqqaldje Link]
Chronology = Hairspray soundtracks
Last album = "" (1988)
This album = "Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording" (2002)
Next album = "" (2007)

:"This page is about the 2002 Recording of the Original Broadway Cast.:"For the soundtrack of the 2007 film, see Hairspray (2007 soundtrack):"For the soundtrack of the 1988 original film, see Hairspray (1988 soundtrack)

"Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording" is the cast album for the 2002 musical "Hairspray". The show is an adaptation of the 1988 film of the same name. It features performances from the show's cast, which includes Harvey Fierstein, Linda Hart, Dick Latessa, Kerry Butler, Clarke Thorell, Mary Bond Davis, Laura Bell Bundy, Matthew Morrison, Corey Reynolds, and Marissa Jaret Winokur as the lead character of Tracy Turnblad.

Album information

The cast recording contains seventeen songs from the musical, with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman. The book for the musical is by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell. "Hairspray's" music is written and performed to conform to the story's 1962 setting, with influences spanning the genres of doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and pop.

Sony released the recording on August 13, 2002 (ASIN: B00006AALQ).

Track listing

"All songs written by Marc Shaiman and Thomas Meehan."
#"Good Morning Baltimore" – Tracy and Company (3:40)
#"The Nicest Kids in Town" – Corny and Council Members (2:36)
#"Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" – Edna, Tracy, Velma, Amber, Prudy, and Penny (3:18)
#"I Can Hear the Bells" – Tracy (4:04)
#"(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" – Velma and Council Members with Tracy, Penny, and Little Inez (2:53)
#"It Takes Two" – Link and Tracy (3:06)
#"Welcome to the 60's" – Tracy, Edna, The Dynamites, and Company (3:57)
#"Run and Tell That!" – Seaweed, Little Inez, and Detention Kids (3:49)
#"Big, Blonde and Beautiful" – Motormouth, Little Inez, Tracy, Edna, Wilbur, and Company (4:36)
#"The Big Dollhouse" – Matron, Edna, Velma, Tracy, Amber, Penny, Motormouth, Little Inez, Female Ensemble (3:15)
#"Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)" – Tracy (1:34)
#"(You're) Timeless to Me" – Wilbur and Edna (4:09)
#"Without Love" – Link, Tracy, Seaweed, and Penny (4:26)
#"I Know Where I've Been" – Motormouth and Company (4:01)
#"(It's) Hairspray" – Corny and Council Members (2:11)
#"Cooties" – Amber and Council Members (1:31)
#"You Can't Stop the Beat" – Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Wilbur, Motormouth, Amber, Velma, and Company (5:17)
#"Blood on the Pavement" (attached with "You Can't Stop the Beat") – Amber, Link, Velma, and Council Members (0:32)*

*Cut song, but it is included as a hidden song, playing after "You Can't Stop the Beat"

Additional songs and score changes

During the recording process and development of the show, many lyrics were switched around, parts added and/or cut, as the play was finalized after this soundtrack was recorded. Some songs in the stage show now differ from their respective recordings on the soundtrack, more notably "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" and "Cooties".

For the cast recording of the show, some songs that were present in the stage show were not included on the recording. "The Madison", one of these numbers, occurs right after "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" and is sung by Corny and Company. Although not included on the Original Broadway Soundtrack, the song was included on the 2-Disc Collector's Soundtrack as the song "Boink-Boink". Another such song, "The Nicest Kids in Town (Reprise)", which is sung by Corny and Council Members, appears in the show right before "It Takes Two". Another number not included on the soundtrack would be "Velma's Revenge", sung by Velma after "It Takes Two" and serves as a short reprise of "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs".

Vocalists

Main vocalists

*Marissa Jaret Winokur as Tracy Turnblad
*Clarke Thorell as Corny Collins
*Laura Bell Bundy as Amber Von Tussle
*Kerry Butler as Penny Pingleton
*Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad
*Linda Hart as Velma Von Tussle
*Jackie Hoffman as Prudy Pingleton/Matron
*Matthew Morrison as Link Larkin
*Corey Reynolds as Seaweed J. Stubbs
*Danelle Eugenia Wilson as Little Inez
*Mary Bond Davis as Motormouth Maybelle
*Dick Latessa as Wilbur Turnblad
*Joel Vig as Mr. Pinky

The Dynamites

*Shayna Steele ("Welcome to the 60's", "I Know Where I've Been")
*Kamilah Martin ("Welcome to the 60's")
*Judine Richárd ("Welcome to the 60's")

Council Members

("The Nicest Kids in Town", "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs", "(It's) Hairspray", "You Can't Stop the Beat")
*Peter Matthew Smith as Brad
*Hollie Howard as Tammy
*John Hill as Fender
*Jennifer Gambatese as Brenda
*Adam Fleming as Sketch
*Shoshana Bean as Shelley
*Todd Michel Smith as IQ
*Katharine Leonard as Lou Ann

Credits

*Marc Shaiman: producer
*Thomas Meehan: producer

References

* [http://www.samgoody.com/Hairspray--Original-Cast--Front-Page_stcVVproductId1915187VVcatId463278VVviewprod.htm listing of songs and performers on recording from samgoody]

ee also

* ""
* ""

External links

* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006AALQ Amazon page for "Hairspray"]