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All rights reserved.Rent - Original Cast (CD 1996)
| Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Tune up #1 2. Voice Mail #1 3. Tune up #2 4. Rent 5. You Okay Honey? 6. Tune up #3 7. One Song Glory 8. Light My Candle 9. Voice Mail #2 10. Today 4 U 11. You'll See 12. Tango: Maureen 13. Life Support 14. Out Tonight 15. Another Day 16. Will I? 17. On the Street 18. Santa Fe 19. I'll Cover You 20. We're Okay 21. Christmas Bells 22. Over the Moon 23. La Vie Boheme 24. I Should Tell You 25. La Vie Boheme B DISC 2: 1. Seasons of Love 2. Happy New Year 3. Voice Mail #3 4. Happy New Year B 5. Take Me or Leave Me 6. Seasons of Love B 7. Without You 8. Voice Mail #4 9. Contact 10. I'll Cover You (Reprise) 11. Halloween 12. Goodbye Love 13. What You Own 14. Voice Mail #5 15. Finale 16. Your Eyes 17. Finale B 18. Seasons of Love - (featuring Stevie Wonder)
Album Notes Music and lyrics written by Jonathan Larson. Principal cast: Adam Pascal (Roger Davis); Anthony Rapp (Mark Cohen); Jesse L. Martin (Tom Collins); Taye Diggs (Benjamin Coffin III); Fredi Walker (Joanne Jefferson); Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Angel Schunard); Daphne Rubin-Vega (Mimi Marquez); Idina Menzel (Maureen Johnson); Kristen Lee Kelly, Byron Utley, Gwen Stewart, Timothy Britten Parker, Gilles Chiasson, Rodney Hicks, Aiko Nakasone. Additional personnel: Stevie Wonder. Recorded at Sorcerer Sound and Right Track Recording, New York, New York. Includes a 36-page booklet with a plot synopsis and complete lyrics. RENT was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. This 43-track set includes in its entirety the unlikely opera about AIDS, drugs, squatters, down-and-out artists and (of course) love that won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for drama and went on to knock Broadway off its feet at a time when the Broadway musical was widely assumed to be dead. Like the climactic love song that seems to magically rescue one of the main characters from near-death, RENT itself may well be responsible for bringing Broadway back to life. RENT was written and composed by Jonathan Larson, who died suddenly hours after the final dress rehearsal. Larson's music is almost seamless in the way it quilts together show-tune tradition with current pop styles, reflecting the story's blend of a classical plot (it's loosely based on Puccini's opera "La Boheme") with a thoroughly modern setting. A tango, in which a man and woman compare notes on a lover they have shared, fits comfortably between an electronic dance tune with rapped vocals ("Today 4 U," sung by the play's drag-queen hero) and a rocking entreaty to come "Out Tonight." The latter is sung by Daphne Rubin-Vega, whose coquettish pop voice and sensual presence help her stand out from a great ensemble cast. The play's unexpectedly optimistic message is spelled out in a breathtaking pop song called "Seasons Of Love," which leads off the second act. As a bonus, Stevie Wonder joins the cast for a reprise that puts a soaring coda of hope on this dark opera. Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone Magazine (12/26/1996) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||||
Top Reviews  RENT Recording Rocks - Read!!Review created: 01/14/06 by:  1 of 6 people found this review helpful. This is about the Original Cast Recording of RENT, not the soundtrack to the new movie - a fine CD to add to your collection, and a lot of fun to play while cruising down the highway. The RENT OCR is very eclectic in musical style. The first major song you hear (and I don't count the first few tracks as "songs," but scenes) is the title song "Rent." This song is very loud, very rock. Great song to work out to. "One Song Glory" is a haunting song sung by sexy songster Adam Pascal. It's one of those songs that just sends shivers down my spine when I hear it. All the ladies love it. "Light My Candle" is - well - unique. I can't assign a musical style to it. But you can't possibly go wrong with lyrics like "I didn't recognize you without the handcuffs." It's your basic boy meets girl, girl has boy light her candle, boy finds out girl is an S&M dancing drug addict story. "Today 4 U" is - hmm - I know it's not techno, but it's got a club/dance beat to it. This is another great song to work out to. This song's got attitude. Then there's "Tango: Maureen." Now honestly, how many CDs do you own that include a tango number? Not many, I'm sure. You'll find yourself singing along with one or both parts, that of Mark - Maureen's ex-boyfriend, or that of Joanne - Maureen's new girlfriend. It doesn't get any better than this, folks. "Life Support" is a touching little number about an AIDS support group meeting. It leads into the next song... "Out Tonight" is bold and sassy. (Did I just say the word sassy?) Mimi (the S&M dancing drug addict) won't take no for an answer from Roger in thissong that you ladies will lover to howl along with whenever you're getting ready for a night out on the town. "Another Day" is one of my personal favorites, the struggle between Roger and Mimi as he fights her every step of the way as she tries to seduce him. This song is good for stress relief. It's got a great beat and some emotionally charged lyrics. "Santa Fe" is a nice s-l-o-w midwestern song. (Think "Rawhide.") Tom Collins is backed up by a chorus of homeless people as he describes his dream up packing up everything and moving to Santa Fe to open a restaurant. Good song if you want to mellow out. "I'll Cover You" is a great love song. It's far from traditional. Collins and Angel profess their love to each other in this heart-melting song. I want someone to sing those words to me. "Over the Moon" is one of the most bizarre songs you'll ever hear. It's a piece of performance art based on the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle." If you don't get scared by the moo-ing, all will be well. "La Vie Boheme" is a very fun, upbeat, energetic song. In the middle somewhere is interjected "I Should Tell You," a cheesy '80s-like rock ballad that still manages to be sweet. Next CD. The second CD starts out with "Seasons of Love," the song most commonly played on the radio as a promotion. It's a catchy little gospel number that you'll probably clap along with. "Take Me or Leave Me" is one fabulous song between Maureen and Joanne. Two women screaming their lungs out over each other - it's a beautiful piece of work. If you like chick music, you'll love this one. "Without You" is beautiful and sad. It is a very pretty song, and one of the few from the CD that could really stand on its own as a single to be played on the radio. I would classify it as mainstream soft rock. I prefer this CD exponentially compared to the movie soundtrack. You may, too! Review ID: 10000000000691375 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews Amazing condition works Great fast and cheap shipping !Review created: 04/09/08 by: jesusfreak34988 ( -1 ) It is is great condition for the Year and it was really nice and i was allowed to use my debit card and it was a fast transaction and If there was anything else to buy from this person i would. It is great! Review ID: 10000000006629341 Was this review helpful? Report this review This was so worth it!!Review created: 03/16/08 by: hrrypttrfn ( 0 ) This has got to be the best broadway show there is, it is such a shame that it is closing. This soundtrack has so many more tracks than the movie version and I can still listen to it constantly. The music is excellent and the story is touching. Thank you, Johnathan Larson. Review ID: 10000000006225092 Was this review helpful? Report this review RENT is THE must-have CD for theater buffsReview created: 02/17/08 by: Rent launched the careers of Daphne Rubin Vega, Anthony Rapp, Taye Diggs, and (perhaps most popularly) Jesse L. Martin, of Law & Order fame. Sure he's a tough cop, but when you hear him sing "I'll Cover You" you realize why it is so many actors and actresses say their first love is the theater. Martin is so much more than some cog in DIck Wolf's Law and Order machine. He has a voice that can bowl you over. The movie didn't bowl audiences over. (We won't blame that on the replacement of Vega with Rosario Dawson *cough* Idiots! *cough*) Seasons of Love, and Stevie Wonder, how can you go wrong there? Especially when one takes the time to read the story of Jonathan Larson, as told by brilliant writer David Lipsky. "525,600 minutes--how do you measure a year in the life?" Larson was a man so in love with his craft that he basically worked himself to death to leave the world this beautiful, amazing legacy of song, of love, of heart. It is a MUST-HAVE CD! by beckybbluewrite Review ID: 10000000005703659 Was this review helpful? Report this review GreatI love it. The original cast soundtrack is so much better than the movie soundtrack. I would reccommend this CD. Review ID: 10000000005247900 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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