Hair

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All Music Guide - Sarah Erlewine
Hair was both celebratory and anticlimactic at the same time. Heralded by many at the time as being a rejuvenation for musical theater, it was also supposed to "speak" for the youth. The problem with that is that any time you attempt to allow a piece of written work to speak for a generation, it invariably fails. It is undoubtedly impossible for one musical to classify every attitude held by a person under 30 at that time. Given this fact, Hair was destined to be considered a disappointment. However, if you take the score out of this context and listen to it simply as a snippet of some prevalent beliefs of the time, or simply as a fictional work, it is really quite ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Sarah Erlewine
Hair was both celebratory and anticlimactic at the same time. Heralded by many at the time as being a rejuvenation for musical theater, it was also supposed to "speak" for the youth. The problem with that is that any time you attempt to allow a piece of written work to speak for a generation, it invariably fails. It is undoubtedly impossible for one musical to classify every attitude held by a person under 30 at that time. Given this fact, Hair was destined to be considered a disappointment. However, if you take the score out of this context and listen to it simply as a snippet of some prevalent beliefs of the time, or simply as a fictional work, it is really quite wonderful. As Claude's best friend is expelled from high school and the love of Claude's life loves someone else, Claude must struggle with the decision to submit to government regulations in which he doesn't believe. A youthful exuberance covers the proceedings, with the first act ending with the infamous nude sequence. The music is heartening and invigorating, including the classics "Aquarius," "Good Morning Starshine," "Let the Sunshine In," "Frank Mills" which was covered by the Lemonheads on their 1992 album It's a Shame About Ray, and "Easy to Be Hard." The joy that has been instilled in this original Broadway cast recording shines through, capturing in the performances of creators Gerome Ragni and James Rado exactly what they were aiming for -- not to speak for their generation, but to speak for themselves.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/6/2009
  • Label: Masterworks
  • UPC: 886975780327
  • Catalog Number: 757803
  • Sales rank: 485

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Aquarius (2:50)
  2. 2 Donna (2:08)
  3. 3 Hashish (0:59)
  4. 4 Sodomy (0:51)
  5. 5 Colored Spade (1:11)
  6. 6 Manchester England (1:18)
  7. 7 I'm Black (0:27)
  8. 8 Ain't Got No (0:43)
  9. 9 I Believe In Love (1:06)
  10. 10 Ain't Got No (Reprise) (1:16)
  11. 11 Air (1:28)
  12. 12 Initials (0:56)
  13. 13 I Got Life (3:05)
  14. 14 Going Down (2:18)
  15. 15 Hair (2:58)
  16. 16 My Conviction (1:39)
  17. 17 Easy To Be Hard (2:37)
  18. 18 Don't Put It Down (2:02)
  19. 19 Frank Mills (2:06)
  20. 20 Be-In (3:03)
  21. 21 Where Do I Go? (2:41)
  22. 22 Electric Blues (2:35)
  23. 23 Manchester England (Reprise) (0:30)
  24. 24 Black Boys (1:09)
  25. 25 White Boys (2:28)
  26. 26 Walking In Space (4:47)
  27. 27 Abie Baby (2:43)
  28. 28 Three-Five-Zero-Zero (3:09)
  29. 29 What A Piece Of Work Is Man (2:23)
  30. 30 Good Morning Starshine (2:32)
  31. 31 The Bed (2:56)
  32. 32 The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) (3:36)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Melba Moore Vocals
Paul Jabara Vocals
Leata Galloway Vocals
Galt MacDermot Electric Piano
Sally Eaton Vocals
Warren Chiasson Percussion
Steve Gillette Guitar
Walter Harris Vocals
Idris Muhammad Drums
Donnie Burks Vocals
Zane Paul Reeds, Woodwind
Steve Curry Vocals
Lorrie Davis Vocals
Alan Fontaine Guitar
Steve Gamet Vocals
Diane Keaton Vocals
Hiram Keller Vocals
Lynn Kellogg Vocals
Donald Leight Trumpet
Marjorie LiPari Vocals
Natalie Mosco Vocals
Suzannah Norstrand Vocals
Shelley Plimpton Vocals
James Rado Vocals
Gerome Ragni Vocals
Robert I. Rubinsky Vocals
Lamont Washington Vocals
Ronald Dyson Vocals
Jimmy Lewis Bass
Emmaretta Marks Vocals
Eddy Williams Trumpet
Jonathan Kramer Vocals
Technical Credits
Mike Moran Engineer
Rick Rowe Producer, Engineer
Nat Shapiro Liner Notes
Andy Wiswell Producer
James Rado Lyricist, Book
Gerome Ragni Lyricist, Book
Roxanne Slimak Art Direction
Peter Elliott Executive Producer
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