Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber is the third studio album by English actor and singer Michael Crawford, released in 1991 by Telstar Records in the United Kingdom and Atlantic Records in the rest of the world.

The album features Crawford singing show tunes from musicals created by composer and impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber along with various lyricists. Crawford had starred in Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera as the title character, earning Crawford both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. The album reached number one in Australia.

Track listing

All music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

No.TitleLyricsOriginLength
1."Any Dream Will Do"Tim RiceJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat3:41
2."All I Ask of You" (with Barbara Bonney)Charles HartRichard StilgoeThe Phantom of the Opera4:53
3."Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"HartStilgoeThe Phantom of the Opera3:57
4."And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)"RiceEvita3:52
5."Nothing Like You've Ever Known"Don BlackTell Me on a Sunday3:34
6."Tell Me on a Sunday"BlackTell Me on a Sunday3:47
7."Gethsemane"RiceJesus Christ Superstar6:01
8."The Phantom of the Opera" (with Barbara Bonney)HartStilgoeMike BattThe Phantom of the Opera4:30
9."The Music of the Night"HartStilgoeThe Phantom of the Opera5:51
10."Memory"T. S. EliotTrevor NunnCats4:26
11."Only You" (with Frances Ruffelle)StilgoeStarlight Express4:58
12."Other Pleasures / The First Man You Remember" (with Lucy Crawford)HartBlackAspects of Love4:00
13."Love Changes Everything"HartBlackAspects of Love3:24

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

  • Michael Crawford – vocals (all tracks)
  • Sharon Benson – additional vocals (track 13)
  • Paul Bogaev – musical assistant to Michael Crawford
  • Barbara Bonney – featured vocals (tracks 2, 8), additional vocals (track 13)
  • Boys Choir of Harlem – additional vocals; directed by Dr. Walter J. Turnbull (tracks 7, 13)
  • Lucy Crawford – featured vocals (track 12)
  • David Cullen – arrangement (tracks 2, 3, 8, 9, 13)
  • Michael Reed – arrangement (track 10), musical director
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra; led by David Towse
  • Frances Ruffelle – featured vocals (track 11)
  • Robin Smith – arrangement (tracks 1, 5, 11)
  • Stephen Hill Singers – additional vocals (tracks 4, 7, 8, 13)
  • Larry Wilcox – adaptation (tracks 3, 8), arrangement (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)

Technical

  • Jeff Jarratt – producer
  • Mike Jarratt – engineer & remixing
  • Don Reedman – producer
  • Simon Rhodes – digital editing & assistant
  • Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
  • Sleeve design by The Indigo Design Company
  • Photography by Simon Fowler

Charts

Chart performance for Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
Chart (1991)Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)4
UK Albums (OCC)3
US Billboard 20054

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)3× Platinum210,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)2× Platinum600,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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