Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Overture - Harry Rabinowitz, Orchestra, Marti Webb
2. Let Me Finish - Marti Webb, Harry Rabinowitz
3. It's Not The End Of The World (If I Lose Him) - Marti Webb
4. Letter Home To England - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
5. Sheldon Bloom - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
6. Capped Teeth And Caesar Salad - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
7. You Made Me Think You Were In Love - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
8. Capped Teeth And Caesar Salad - Harry Rabinowitz, Orchestra, Marti Webb
9. It's Not The End Of The World (If He's Younger) - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
10. Second Letter Home - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
11. The Last Man In My Life - Harry Rabinowitz, Orchestra, Marti Webb
12. Come Back With The Same Look In Your Eyes - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
13. Take That Look Off Your Face - Marti Webb, Harry Rabinowitz
14. Tell Me On A Sunday - Marti Webb, Harry Rabinowitz, London Philharmonic Orchestra
15. I Love New York - Harry Rabinowitz, Orchestra, Marti Webb
16. Married Man - Harry Rabinowitz, Orchestra, Marti Webb
17. I'm Very You, You're Very Me - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
18. Let's Talk About You - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
19. Let Me Finish - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
20. Nothing Like You've Ever Known - Harry Rabinowitz, Marti Webb
21. Let Me Finish - Marti Webb, Harry Rabinowitz

Disc 2:

1. Introduction And Theme - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
2. Variations 1-4 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
3. Variation 5 - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
4. Variation 6 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
5. Variation 7 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
6. Variation 8 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
7. Variation 9 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
8. Variation 10 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
9. Variation 11 And 12 - Andrew Lloyd Webber
10. Variation 13 And 14 - Andrew Lloyd Webber
11. Variation 15 - Andrew Lloyd Webber
12. Variation 15½ - Andrew Lloyd Webber
13. Variation 16 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
14. Variation 13 And 14 (Varied) - Andrew Lloyd Webber
15. Variation 17 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
16. Variation 18 - Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz
17. Variation 19 And 20 - Andrew Lloyd Webber
18. Variation 5 (Varied) - Andrew Lloyd Webber
19. Variation 22 And 23 - Andrew Lloyd Webber
20. Song - When You Want To Fall In Love - Andrew Lloyd Webber
21. Dance - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35977 in Music
• Released on: 2005-11-07
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Box set, Soundtrack
• Running time: 102 minutes

Customer Reviews

fantastic cello solo
Nowhere on this CD does it tell you that the solo cellist on the CD is Sebastian Comberti. Why it has Wayne Sleeps name on the cover is beyond me on the soundtrack as I don't think you can hear his feet but hey ho, this recoding (recorded live) - is better than the Julian Lloyd Webber version....

Quick Observation
As a teenager I was fortunate enough to see the original show at The Palace Theatre in London back in the early 80's - my first West End theatre show! - I am compelled to point out to the curious viewer that the live recording of Tell Me on A Sunday featured on this disc is certainly the definitive version of the musical and far superior to the over-produced studio album subsequently released by both Marti Webb and more recently Denise Van Outen. The superb 'in-theatre' vocal features all the vaulting skills you would expect from a single voice expected to carry an entire live show herself. The tone, breadth, character and humour are unsurpassable.

A FINE MIXTURE OF SONG & DANCE
Song & Dance premiered in West End in 1982. It is comprised of two pieces Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote in the 70-is: the short musical called "Tell me on a Sunday" and the instrumental piece called "Variations" that he composed based on the work of 18-19th century violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini. The latter was written for Webber's brother Julian, who plays the cello, although not in this recording. The title is derived from the fact that the first part is formed by the songs only and the second by the orchestra and Wayne Sleep's dancing troupe.

"Tell me on a Sunday" tells the story of a young English girl in New York, going through various love affairs and dealing with the life in another country. The music consists of beautifully composed pop and ballad songs, among the finest Lloyd Webber has ever done. The orchestrations are neatly made; I am especially fond of the parts when the orchestra takes the lead within a song, especially the saxophone part in "Come back with the same look in your eyes." Other noticeable songs are "Take that look off your face", "You're the last man in my life"; "Tell me on a Sunday" and many more. The lyrics of Don Black, Lloyd Webbers later co-operator on "Aspects of love" and "Sunset Blvd" are as witty as always. The first disc with the musical is almost entirely sung-through and although various characters are mentioned, we only see and hear the English girl.


The role of the English girl was originally written for Marti Webb, who played it as a solo part in the 70-is. She reprised her role on this live recording as well. She sounds perfect for the character of a young girl because her vocal abilities seem very suitable for that particular role. She brings a touch of a childish playfulness to it and that works very well. After Marti, many others played the role outside Song & Dance framework, including Sarah Brightman for a TV special and, most recently, Denise Van Outen for the current UK Tour. Marti herself is still playing the part at some parts of the said tour. The show was modernized to match today's standards, so instead of writing letters to her parents as she does on this recording, today the English girl emails them and among other things mentions "Friends" in the show. Also, songs were re-written and some new ones added. Despite of that, this original live 1982 recording works more than well. My only complaint is the lack of the lyrics in the booklet.


"Variations" loosely based on Paganini's compositions are a group of songs performed by the orchestra alone to which the group of professional dancers headed by Wayne Sleep danced. It was quite a sight according to the pictures in the booklet. Here Webber combines pop, jazz and even step dancing. The result is a wonderful mixture of fabulously composed music, which is attested by the enthusiastic response from the audience on this recording. As such, this CD works lovely as background music.

Song & Dance therefore is an obligatory part of any Lloyd Webber fan's collection.