Gypsy is the soundtrack to the television film Gypsy. Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy.-Early life:...

, this made-for-TV adaptation of the 1959 musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable

Gypsy: A Musical Fable

Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...

 written by Jule Styne

Jule Styne

Jule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.-Early life:...

 and Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...

 depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother. The album was released in 1993 and features Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...

, who also starred in the film as the character Mama Rose. Midler's performance earned her a Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Award

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 in 1994 for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a TV Film. Gypsy also received an unprecedented twelve Emmy nominations.

Despite the fact that the film only aired on the CBS

CBS

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 channel in the US and the soundtrack only featured Midler on seven of the seventeen tracks it was released as a Bette Midler album by Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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 worldwide in 1993. The film has however since been released on VHS/DVD in most parts of the world.

The Gypsy soundtrack peaked at #183 on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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s album chart but failed to chart in the UK.

Tracklist

All music written by Jule Styne. All lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim.

1. "Overture" - 4:56
2. "May We Entertain You" - 0:52
   • Performed by Lacey Chabert
     Lacey Chabert
     Lacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...
     
      and Elisabeth Moss
     Elisabeth Moss
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3. "Some People" - 3:16
   • Performed by Bette Midler
     Bette Midler
     Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
     
     
4. "Small World" - 3:23
   • Performed by Bette Midler and Peter Riegert
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5. "Baby June And Her Newsboys" - 2:08
   • Performed by Lacey Chabert, Elisabeth Moss, Joey Ceo, Blake Armstrong and Teo Weiner
6. "Mr. Goldstone" - 2:27
   • Performed by Bette Midler, Peter Riegert, Jennifer Beck, Jeffrey Broadhurst, Peter Lockyer
     Peter Lockyer
     Peter Lockyer is an American actor and singer. He was born in Westbrook, Connecticut. As a child, he split his time between Toronto and Connecticut, and went to the same high school as actress Gretchen Mol. Lockyer has appeared in numerous productions, including Miss Saigon as Chris, Les Misérables...
     
     , Michael Moore and Patrick Boyd
7. "Little Lamb" - 2:20
   • Performed by Cynthia Gibb
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8. "You'll Never Get Away From Me" - 2:57
   • Performed by Bette Midler and Peter Riegert
9. "Dainty June And Her Farmboys" - 4:36
   • Performed by Jennifer Beck, Jeffrey Broadhurst, Peter Lockyer, Michael Moore, Patrick Boyd, Terry Lindholm, Gregg Russell and Cynthia Gibb
10. "If Momma Was Married" - 2:56
    • Performed by Jennifer Beck and Cynthia Gibb
11. "All I Need Is The Girl" - 4:58
    • Performed by Jeffrey Broadhurst
12. "Everything's Coming Up Roses
    Everything's Coming up Roses
    "Everything's Coming Up Roses" is a song from the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman....
    
    " - 2:50
    • Performed by Bette Midler
13. "Together (Wherever We Go)
    Together (Wherever We Go)
    "Together " is a song, now considered a standard, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, written for the musical play Gypsy in 1959.-Recorded versions:*Tammy Blanchard*The Four Lads...
    
    " - 2:58
    • Performed by Bette Midler, Peter Riegert and Cynthia Gibb
14. "You Gotta Get A Gimmick" - 4:07
    • Performed by Linda Hart
      Linda Hart
      Linda Hart is an American singer, musician, and actress, mainly appearing in musical theatre.- Biography :As a child, Hart sang in her church choir; at age seven, she joined her father and the rest of the family in The Harts, a weekly gospel television series. Hart attended Los Angeles City...
      
      , Anna McNeely and Christine Ebersole
      Christine Ebersole
      Christine Ebersole is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Ebersole was born in Winnetka, Illinois, where she attended New Trier High School...
      
      
15. "Let Me Entertain You" - 2:33
    • Performed by Cynthia Gibb
16. "Rose's Turn" - 4:05
    • Performed by Bette Midler
17. "End Credits" - 3:10

Personnel

• Lacey Chabert - vocals (Baby June)
• Elisabeth Moss - vocals (Baby Louise)
• Bette Midler - vocals (Rose)
• Peter Riegert - vocals (Herbie)
• Joey Ceo - vocals (newsboy)
• Blake Armstrong - vocals (newsboy)
• Teo Weiner - vocals (newsboy)
• Jeffrey Broadhurst - vocals (Tulsa)
• Peter Lockyer - vocals (Yonkers)
• Michael Moore - vocals (L.A.)
• Patrick Boyd - vocals (Kansas)
• Cynthia Gibb
  Cynthia Gibb
  Cynthia Gibb is an American actress and former model who has starred in film and on television. She is 5'-2" tall.-Biography:...
  
   - vocals (Louise/Gypsy)
• Jennifer Beck - vocals (June)
• Terry Lindholm - vocals (Flagstaff)
• Gregg Russell - vocals (farmboy)
• Linda Hart - vocals (Mazeppa)
• Anna McNeely - vocals (Electra)
• Christine Ebersole - vocals (Tessie Tura)

Production

• Arif Mardin
  Arif Mardin
  Arif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
  
   - record producer
  Record producer
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• Michael Rafter - producer
• Curt Sobel - producer
• Robert Schaper Jr - sound engineer
• David Ronne - engineer
• Matthew John McFadden - engineer
• Peggy Names - engineer
• Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California.