Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast) (B000031WEN)

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Editorial Review:

Put together by Abba's own Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! manages to cram over 20 of the Swedish supergroup's songs into a threadbare plot. It goes a little like this: Young Sophie is getting married and she's trying to identify which of three men is her father. That's about it. Wisely, the musical doesn't mess around with the songs, save for the insertion of some dialogue or for having some of them performed by a man (it works amazingly well). Abba fans will jump on this import of the London production, but traditional fans of musical theater should consider it as well. After all, Andersson and Ulvaeus's songs have always felt as if they were more than isolated pop gems and actually belonged to a longer narrative. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Mama Mia! Better sound!:

The Musical Mama Mia has one very big advantage. All the singers are professional singers. If you're an Abba fan then this is much better than the movie version. The singing is much better and there are more songs. If you're a fan of Meryl Streep and/or Pierce Brosnan then get the movie sound track. Both are good sound tracks but the Theater version is definitely better music.

Mama Mia the musical:

I saw the Broadway performance in Durham, NC last month and had to have the CD. This is a great rendition from the original performance in London. This was a used CD and is just fine.I would recommend this recording over the movie recording. The singing talent is much better. Who wants to hear Pierce Brosnan butcher the couple of songs he sang?

Mamma Mia:

This was as great as the music from the show itself. I really enjoyed it.

Disappointed:

This vendor listed the condition of this used CD as very good. It came in a broken case and 4 tracks are so damaged that they ere unplayable and had to be skipped. I'll not order from them again

Tracks:

1. Overture/Prologue - Lisa Stokke
2. Honey, Honey - Melissa Gibson, Eliza Lumley, , Lisa Stokke
3. Money, Money, Money - Jenny Galloway, Siobhán McCarthy, Louise Plowright, Neal Wright, Company
4. Thank You for the Music - Paul Clarkson, Nicolas Colicos, Hilton McRae, Lisa Stokke
5. Mamma Mia - Siobhán McCarthy, Company
6. Chiquitita - Jenny Galloway, Siobhán McCarthy, Louise Plowright
7. Dancing Queen - Jenny Galloway, Siobhán McCarthy, Louise Plowright
8. Lay All Your Love on Me - Andrew Langtree, Lisa Stokke, Company
9. Super Trouper - Jenny Galloway, Siobhán McCarthy, Louise Plowright
10. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
11. Name of the Game - Nicolas Colicos, Lisa Stokke
12. Voulez-Vous - Company
13. Entr'acte
14. Under Attack - Lisa Stokke, Company
15. One of Us - Siobhán McCarthy
16. S.O.S. - Siobhán McCarthy, Hilton McRae

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