Track Listing

1. Requiem For Evita
2. Oh What A Circus
3. On This Night Of A Thousand Stars
4. Eva And Magaldi/Eve Beware Of The City
5. Buenos Aires
6. Another Suitcase In Another Hall
7. Goodnight And Thankyou
8. I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
9. Peron's Latest Flame
10. A New Argentina
11. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
12. High Flying, Adored
13. Rainbow High
14. And The Money Kept Rolling In(And Out)
15. She Is A Diamond
16. Waltz For Eve And Che
17. You Must Love Me
18. Eva's Final Broadcast
19. Lament

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #907 in Music
• Released on: 1996-10-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack

Amazon.co.uk Review
Evita was finally filmed in 1996, 20 years after its initial incarnation as a studio-bound rock opera. In between, of course, it was one of the most successful and long-running musicals on either side of the Atlantic. Given such a long history, the film might easily have been a stale anti-climax, fatally holed by our over-familiarity with songs like the ubiquitous "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". In the event, it was an impressive and immensely satisfying production. The numbers, augmented by new songs for Eva ("You Must Love Me") and Peron ("She is a Diamond"), sound fresh and the singing is excellent. Coming from Jonathan Pryce (Peron) and Jimmy Nail (Magaldi) this is hardly a surprise. The real revelation is Antonio Banderas as Che, a kind of one man Greek chorus commenting on Eva's rise and the price she must pay. His warm tenor dispels memories of previous, rougher interpretations from singers like David Essex and Colm Wilkinson. Ultimately, though, the star is Madonna. She is totally immersed in the role of Eva from start to finish, her singing ranging from girlish delicacy to a hard-edged stridence as the dictator's wife achieves her goals. Rarely has a film so successfully given a stage show such a new lease on life. --Piers Ford

Customer Reviews

fabulous
I originally bought this CD when the film was out and then lost it and bought again recently having seen the stage production. Being a great fan of both Madonna and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals it was the best combination for me. I totally disagree with all of those reviews that slate Madonna, and feel that it is a little bit of musical snobbery going on. Madonna adds a little bit of theatre to the songs and takes your mind right back on stage with them. Yes Elaine Paige was also fantastic but how clever of Mr Lloyd Webber to open his audience to the popular culture by using an established pop star known to the masses. I am sure this is partly his thinking with the latest round reality TV auditions appeal to the masses bring them into the theatres. Great business head as well as a musical genius. If you loved the show buy it forget that it is Madonna, you won't be disappointed.

Buy any other version
The worst version of "Evita" by a long chalk. Buy any other version: the original concept album, the original London show or the new London cast version (this one's good). Not only is this film soundtrack crappily sung, it has Madonna as well, the least suitable person for the role since Jane Eyre. And it will remind your of the shite Parker film.

Amazing
The soundtrack is amazing. The cast bring immense passion to the songs making you feel the emotions all the characters are feeling throughout the film.