Product Description

This is a new recording of selections from the Broadway musical, Gypsy. With music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Gypsy was nominated for eight Tony Awards when it debuted on Broadway in 1960.

Each song appears on the album twice: once with background music and guide vocals, and once with accompaniment tracks alone. This allows the performer to learn a song by singing along with the vocals and music, then to practice their technique accompanied only by the background tracks. All songs are recorded in the original show key and show tempo. This is a CD not a CD+G recording.

Track Listing

1. Rose's Entrance (Let Me Entertain You)
2. Some People
3. Small World
4. Little Lamb
5. You'll Never Get Away From Me
6. Farm Sequence (Moo Cow)
7. If Momma Was Married
8. All I Need Is The Girl
9. Everything's Coming Up Roses
10. Together Wherever We Go
11. You Got To Get A Gimmick
12. Let Me Entertain You
13. Rose's Turn
14. Mr.Goldstone (Background Track)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #211564 in Music
• Released on: 2003-11-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Cast Recording, Karaoke, Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

About the Artist
The actors and actresses who appear on this album, have performed all over The United States, Europe and Asia, in both musical theatre and concert halls. Their bios can be found inside the booklet of the CD.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
This CD kicks (...) to put it simply. If you don't have a wiz at the keyboard, or have a low budget to put on this show, look how cheap the option of background music is. The only downfall of this CD is that all incidental music is dropped, as well as the fantastic (and much needed) Baby June and Her Newsboys, which a piano player was hired for (the rate was cheaper for just one musical segment. If you are doing Gypsy, this is a terrific option. It's been a while, but I seem to recall "Let Me Entertain You" not being in it's entirety on here as well. Other than that, surefire magic! We used this CD, and out show was a huge success.

Pretty Awful
I'm coming from a musician's perspective, so fair warning.

With that in mind: This thing sounds absolutely awful. Obviously fake instruments, outdated synths, simplisitic arrangements. Still, if you want karaoke versions of the songs from the show, it gets the job done. We actually ended up finding the songs on other discs because I couldn't stand the way they sounded on this disc.

Satisfactory
I found the arrangements either outstanding or tacky. If you have a karaoke player, this CDG is an excellent way to learn the lyrics to the songs. Personally, I would have paid more for better arrangements.