Godspell (album)
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The soundtrack
album of the movie Godspell
was released in 1973 on Bell Records
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Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
album of the movie Godspell
Godspell (film)
Godspell, released in 1973, is the film adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical Godspell created by John-Michael Tebelak.Set in modern New York City, the film stars Victor Garber as Jesus and David Haskell as John the Baptist/Judas...
was released in 1973 on Bell Records
Bell Records
Bell Records was an American record label founded in 1952 by Arthur Shimkin in New York, the owner of children's record label Golden Records, and initially a unit of Pocket Books, after the rights to the name were acquired from Benny Bell who used the Bell name to issue risque novelty records. A...
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Musicians
- Drums and percussion: Ricky Shutter
- Bass: Richard LaBonte, Steve Manes
- Guitars: Jesse Cutler (Courtesy of Brut Records), Don Thomas
- Keyboards: Stephen Reinhardt, Paul ShafferPaul ShafferPaul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM is a Canadian musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian, and composer who has been David Letterman's sidekick since 1982.-Early years:...
, Stephen SchwartzStephen Schwartz (composer)Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell , Pippin and Wicked... - Trombones: Wayne Andre, Mickey Gravine, Allen Raph
- Strings: Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice, Bira Haas, Norman Carr, Lou Stone, Anahid AjemianAnahid AjemianAnahid Ajemian is an American violinist. Ajemian's career in contemporary music got its impetus from the desire to help young composers of her generation have their compositions performed. Additionally, she enjoyed performing the music of established contemporary performers...
- Timpani: George Devins
Featured Musicians
- Jesse Cutler: lead guitar on Finale
- Corky HaleCorky HaleCorky Hale has been a working jazz musician since the late 1950s. As an in-demand session player, she has traveled across the United States and throughout Europe, playing harp, piano and flute, and singing, as well...
: harp on Beautiful City - Michael KamenMichael KamenMichael Arnold Kamen was an American composer , orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician.-Background:...
: Arp Synthesizer on Alas For You - Charles Macey: Banjo on All For The Best
- Hugh McCrackenHugh McCrackenHugh McCracken is a rhythm guitar player and session musician, arranger and producer based in New York.Especially in demand in the 60s, 70s and 80s, he appears on many recordings by Steely Dan, as well as albums by Donald Fagen, Jimmy Rushing, Billy Joel, Roland Kirk, Roberta Flack, B. B...
: lead guitar on Prepare Ye (The Way Of The Lord) - Jeffrey MylettJeffrey MylettJeffrey Mylett was an American actor and songwriter. Born in North Canton, Ohio, he attended Hoover High School there, and studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University....
: recorder on All Good Gifts - Paul ShafferPaul ShafferPaul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM is a Canadian musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian, and composer who has been David Letterman's sidekick since 1982.-Early years:...
: tacked piano on All For The Best, organ solo on Finale - Chayim Tamar: shofar on Prepare Ye (The Way Of The Lord)
- Recording Engineer: Elliot Scheiner
- Musical Supervision: Stephen Reinhardt
- Recorded and mixed at A & R Studios, New York City
- Album Design: The Music Agency
- Art Direction: Beverly Weinstein
Track list
- Prepare Ye (The Way of the Lord)
- Save the People
- Day by DayDay by Day (Godspell song)"Day by Day" is a song from the 1971 Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical Godspell.Day by Day is the third song in the show’s score and it is also reprised as the closing number for the 1973 film version...
- Bless The Lord
- All for the Best
- All Good Gifts
- Light of the World
- Turn Back, O Man
- Alas for You
- By My Side
- Beautiful City
- On the Willows
- Finale
- Day by Day (reprise)
See also
- Godspell (1971 Off-Broadway Cast) - another album