Track Listing

1. Prologue/Chim Chim Cheree
2. Cherry Tree Lane Pt 1
3. The Perfect Nanny
4. Cherry Tree Lane Pt 2
5. Practically Perfect
6. Jolly Holiday
7. Cheery Tree Lane (reprise)/Being Mrs Banks/Jolly Holiday (reprise)
8. A Spoonful Of Sugar
9. Feed the Birds
10. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
11. Temper, Temper
12. Chim Chim Cheree
13. Cherry tree Lane (reprise) 1
14. Brimstone & Treacle
15. Let’s Go Fly A Kite
16. Good For Nothing/Being Mrs Banks (reprise)
17. Brimstone & Treacle Pt 2
18. Step In Time
19. A Man Has dreams/A Spponful Of Sugar (reprise)
20. Anything Can Happen
21. A Spoonful of Sugar (reprise)
22. A Shooting Star

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6211 in Music
• Released on: 2005-04-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack

Album Description
Mary Poppins opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End in December 2004 to the largest advance in West End history. The show features all of the showstopping numbers from the original film (written by Richard and Robert Sherman) plus outstanding new songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

Customer Reviews

Just Supercalifragilistic.......
As regular patrons to West End shows we have to say this one flies high above the others. The lead performances are superb, with Laura Michelle Kelly and Gavin Lee making the characters of Mary and Bert their own. Particular praise must go to Jenny Galloway for her warm hearted yet bombastic Mrs Brill, the house keeper, comic timing of the hightest degree. There are numerous new songs as well as new treatments of the film classics, the complete package is a work of brilliance. The direction, choreography, orchestrations and set were top notch, the only slight criticism in the show was the sound. Musical Director, Nick Davies, conducts the show with great sensitivity. We saw him conduct Martin Guere at the Prince Edward some years ago and My Fair Lady at Drury Lane, he seems to have such dramatic understanding when he conducts, a joy to watch adding to the spectacle of live theatre.
Equally so with the CD, which is as vibrant and entertaining as the show itself, giving us both such wonderful memories of practically.....a perfect evening at the theatre.
Thank you.

A vast improvement on the original - a treat for the ears!
On my way coming home from seeing this flawless stage show, I couldn't get some of the new songs out so I just had to buy the cast recording - something rare for me.

We all know (and love) the original songs, and 90% of them are included in this recording, but it's the additional material that makes this musical a work of genius. Hats off to George and Anthony for creating the new material which really helps flesh out Cameron's vision for the performance. Stand outs are "Practically Perfect" and "Temper Temper" - and "Anything can happen". The only one a bit hard on the ears is "Brimstone and Treacle" - but, in the fashion of "Temper Temper" (with a hint of the blasting pipe organ a la Phantom of the opera) it's meant to stand out of place within the original Sherman Brothers sound. Their additions to the original songs work very well, especially in "Jolly Holiday" with a glorious counterpoint section (just before a wonderfully jazzy end) at blending new and old material heard in the song. Some of the new lyrics are genius too: "To see a statue/dance like that you/can't beleive your eyes..." Also a well done to George Stiles for doing wonderful dance and vocal arrangements - something the composer rarely does nowadays.

As usual, with most of Cameron's productions, Bill Brohn's orchestrations are top notch. This recording is no exception, with a wonderful use of five pianos it really fleshes out the, already, large traditional broadway orchestra line up.

The cast is top notch, but every review will tell you that. The only slight dissapointing aspect is that David Haig's (Mr Banks)delightful rendition of "Supercala..." is not included on the CD. Generally, all the songs included in the show are there.

It is a shame that this CD is just not a film of the production, because the production is nothing other than a work of genius - but that's another review all together.

The recording certainly holds up to the show's reputation and will send you "soaring up through the atmosphere".

Enjoy!

Fantastic!!!
I have been to see the show twice and waited with eager anticipation for the soundrack recording. I was not disappointed. The original songs and the new ones sound fantastic, especially 'Practically Perfect' and my favourite 'Anything Can Happen'. The booklet accompanying the CD contains all the lyrics so you can sing along to your hearts content. Laura Michelle Kelly is fantastic in the lead role but Gavin Lee who plays Bert is without doubt the star of the show.