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Title: Only TWO Songs Make This Mandatory...
Review: Ditto to ALL the negative comments you'll read from the other reviews here... but two songs make this a must-buy for any lover of Elaine Paige: "You Must Love Me" and "Someone Else's Story". And Thank God these are the only two songs where the orchestrations don't destroy the original melody. These songs "complete" the characters that Elaine originated on stage(especially for CHESS), and Elaine's vocals are just fine on both numbers. However, how she could destroy OTHER songs from shows she's appeared in(HAIR and SUNSET BOULEVARD in particular) is totally beyond comprehension. Outside an "Andrew Sisters" swing version of "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair", I don't think you'll be listening to this CD more than once.
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