Ian Gillan - Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)
It may not have been the first rock opera (the Who's Tommy was released in 1969), but Jesus Christ Superstar was a legendary album long before it hit the stage, thanks to Tim Rice's compelling book and lyrics combined with Andrew Lloyd Webber's irresistible music. Telling the story of the last days of Christ from the point of view of Judas (Murray Head), the still-unmatched original cast also stars Deep Purple's Ian Gillan as Jesus and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene, the role she made into a career (with a cameo on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack). Decades later, such songs as "Superstar," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," "Heaven on Their Minds," and "Everything's Alright" still retain their extraordinary power
Side One:
Tracks list:
01. Overture - 3:59
02. Heaven On Their Minds - 4:23
03. What's The Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying - 4:12
04. Everything's Alright - 5:15
05. This Jesus Must Die - 3:36
Side Two:
01. Hosanna - 2:07
02. Simon Sealotes / Poor Jerusalem - 4:49
03. Pilate's Dream - 1:28
04. The Temple - 4:43
05. Everything's Alright -0:34
06. I Don't Know How To Love Him - 3:36
07. Damned For All Time / Blood Money - 5:11
Side Three:
01. The Last Supper - 7:10
02. Gethsemane (I Only Wanted To Say) - 5:33
03. The Arrest - 3:24
04. Peter's Denial - 1:27
05. Pilate And Christ - 2:46
06. King Herod's Song (Try It And See) - 3:02
Side Four:
01. Juda's Death - 4:17
02. Trial Before Pilate (Including the 30 Lashes) - 5:13
03. Superstar - 4:16
04. Crucifixion - 4:04
05. John Nineteen Forty-One -2:10
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