Charlie Smalls - The Wiz - The Super Soul Musical: Original Cast Album (1975 Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: The Wiz
Hit: 5 Stars
The Original with Ms. Mills will never be surpassed.
This is a must buy.
Free Music Review: The Wiz Original Soundtrack
Hit: 5 Stars
The recording quality is superb. Really a good buy. It is always difficult to get many CD's & DVD's here in South Africa, and Amazon has been outstanding. My stuff has always arrived safely and in perfect condition (touch wood).Free Music Review: One of my best childhood memories
Hit: 5 Stars
I saw this original cast on broadway in the 70's - I was probably around 12. I had always loved the original movie and would wait for the yearly showing (when TV was free) and watch with friends or my cousins. It was a family affair. But when Stephanie Mills hit the stage in her silver slippers I forget all about Judy Garland and the gang.
Of course I boght the LP album and listened to it over & over-knew all the words. It somehow dissapeared over the years and I forgot about Dorothy and Eveline until I was recently talking to a friend of my husbands (a little older than I am) about how much he loved music and he told me the only time he cried at a performance was when he saw Stephanie Mills on broadway. I started screeming "the wiz-I saw that too" and it all came rushing back to me. I of course ordered 2 copies of this disc-one for myself and one for my hubbys friend. I've been listening in the car. It is a little dated so I'm having trouble getting my teens to appreciate it, but the talent is there 100% and so are the memories. Miss Mills can still give you goose bumps. I wish there was some visual recording of this performance so that the Diana Ross fiasco could be erased from history.
When my kids first heard me say The Wiz they wear groaning because they were thinking it was the Diana & Michael version.
They gave it a chance and have now stopped complaining so I guess it stands the test of time-30? years later.
I recomend this to anyone who survived the seventies (or wished they did) or may love a new twist on an old classic.
Free Music Review: I Love It! Love It! Love It!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This original cast album is delightful! I felt the passion from beginning to end!Free Music Review: soulful re-working of "The Wizard of Oz"
Hit: 4 Stars
THE WIZ is an endlessly-delightful soul/R&B musical reworking of "The Wizard of Oz", with both music and lyrics written by Charlie Smalls. Never has it been more perfectly performed than on the original 1975 Broadway cast album.
Stephanie Mills adds lots of lush, glossy vocals to her role of Dorothy; especially in the moving finale "Home" (which became Mills' theme song during the ensuing years). Mills also scores with "Soon As I Get Home", and "Be a Lion".
Playing Dorothy's misfit band of friends down the Yellow Brick Road are the superbly talented Hinton Battle as the Scarecrow, Ted Ross as the Cowardly Lion, and Tiger Haynes as the Tin Man.
Dee Dee Bridgewater plays the good witch Glinda, and her "If You Believe" is truly inspirational. Mabel King plays Evillene, the wicked witch, and she brings a soulful and sassy edge to her big number "Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News". Andre de Shields plays The Wiz himself.
This crisp recording is a great reminder of this truly classic Broadway production, which won seven Tony Awards (including Best Musical), and went on to run for over 700 performances.
You'll find yourself hitting the 'repeat' button for Stephanie Mills' "Home", and it will definitely stay on high-rotation in your CD player! A must for all Broadway fans.
[Atlantic/WEA 18137-2]