Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Overture/Backstage Dreamland
2. Heat Is On In Saigon
3. Movie In My Mind
4. Transaction
5. Dance
6. Why God Why
7. This Money's Yours
8. Sun And Moon
9. Telephone Song
10. Deal
11. Wedding Ceremony (Dju Vui Vai)
12. Thuy's Arrival
13. Last Night Of The World
14. Morning Of The Dragon
15. I Still Believe
16. Back In Town
17. Thuy's Death/You Will Not Touch Him
18. If You Want To Die In Bed
19. Kim & Engineer
20. I'd Give My Life For You

Disc 2:

1. Entr'acte
2. Bui Doi
3. Revelation
4. What A Waste
5. Please
6. Chris Is Here
7. Kim's Nightmare
8. Room 317
9. Now That I've Seen Her
10. Confrontation
11. American Dream
12. Finale

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11685 in Music
• Released on: 1995-09-25
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .43 pounds
• Running time: 130 minutes

Customer Reviews

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!! BUY IT!!!
I would give this album ten stars if I could. 'Miss Saigon' is possibly the best musical written of the last twenty years, it's a beautiful love story between a Vietnamese bargirl named Kim who is forced into prostitution and an American Marine named Chris during the last few weeks of the Vietnam War. Joanna Ampil, a former unknown, sings the role of Kim with a fierce passion and underlying tenderness, she is just brilliant. Wait till you hear her sing 'I Still Believe' and "I'd Give My Life for You', I promise you will want to play them over and over again!!

Peter Cousens sings Chris very well but I think he is somewhat undershadowed by Joanna Ampil, whose voice blew me away. Hinton Battle is on fine form as Chris' best friend John, and arguably his finest moment is the fabulous stirring anthem 'Bui-Doi', backed by a male gospel choir. Ruthie Henshall is also brilliant (as she usually is) as Chris' wife Ellen. She portrays a woman trying to come to terms with her husband's past really well and you will also be blown away by her singing, especially on 'I Still Believe' and the moving "Now That I've Seen Her." Kevin Gray sleazes up his role of the Engineer to perfection. Listen to 'The American Dream' to hear what I mean.

I can't express how much I love this show. It definitely rivals 'Les Miserables' as my favourite musical ever! Anyone who has seen it has to agree with me how mind-blowingly great it is. So, BUY THIS CD!!!! IT'S ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!

The highlights are the showstopping opener 'Heat is on in Saigon,' the deeply moving duet 'Movie in my Mind' (by far my favourite), sung by the fabulous Gigi and Kim, the romantic 'Sun and Moon,' the gorgeous and surreal 'Dju Vui Vai' in 'The Wedding Ceremony', which is sung by all the girls, the rousing march 'Morning of the Dragon', sung by the whole company, the heartfelt duet between Kim and Ellen 'I Still Believe', the deeply stirring anthem 'Bui-Doi' about half-bred children in Vietnam, 'Kim's Nightmare', a very sad flashback when we discover how Kim and Chris were separated, and the 'Finale', when Kim sacrifices herself for her child. I swear you will have tears in your eyes when the final song is ended.

So, my last word is BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT!!!!!

It's great
When you are a fan of Miss Saigon, you really must hear this cd. I have known the origional soundtrack for some years now, but since this musical has more music and songs that are not on that cd, it is really great to hear the full recording, including all the missing parts. It makes the experience of the musical complete, and some of the 'extra' songs are very beautiful. The Kim on this cd sings very good and beautifully, maybe not as good as Lea Salonga (who is for me the best Kim ever), but she is very talented. As is the rest of the cast (although I think that Jonathan Price is the one and only great engineer) . Only the Chris souns a bit funny with his Australian accent and he sings not always that good, but it will do. So if you want to hear the best performers, you must hear the original soundtrack, but if you are a real fan of Miss Saigon, you defenitly must hear this cd too.

This is a wonderful recording
This is a wonderful CD with the entire score and the best cast members from around the world.