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| Artists: Benny Andersson, Julian Poole, Jenny Galloway, Nicolas Colicos, Paul Clarkson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Lisa Stokke, Eliza Lumley, Melissa Gibson, Siobhan Mccarthy, Louise Plowright, Stig Anderson
Label: Decca Broadway
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Rating:  182 reviews
Sales Rank: 269
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 543115
UPC: 731454311526
EAN: 0731454311526
ASIN: B000031WEN
Release Date: October 17, 2000
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 REAL Broadway Cast Recording PLEASE ! May 23, 2004
A Satisfied Fan (Ridley Park, PA United States)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
I just saw this marvelous and upbeat show on Broadway - Dee Hoty(Donna)..Jenny Fellner(Sophie-just adorable)..Harriet Foy(Rosie)..Tamara Bernier(Tanya). I purchased the CD at the theater -- very ambiguously labeled "Broadway Cast Recording" and then ORIGINAL LONDON CAST. Whatever the reason for such labeling what a huge mistake to label it as 'Broadway'. I agree with previous critiques that the British recording is bland, underplayed. I must add absolutely BORING compared to what I saw and heard last week. On the British recording each song was rendered the same as another...same beats...no great belt voices (could have used AT LEAST Elaine Paige as Donna)...Donna and Sophie sound identical. All those little, young voices the British seem to favor. We in the U.S.A. like voices with MEAT. This is BROADWAY -- like no other venue on earth -- and deserves it's own cast recording, especially when the performance I saw was 100% more melodious, energetic, harmonious (some of the arrangements seemed quite different) and theatrical. AFTER the last song (I HAVE A DREAM) is when the fun began! The performance involving Curtain Calls and mini concert was the best thing and an absolute surprise. The whole theater was up and rockin'. So WHAT'S THE SCOOP? Cast Recordings of every horrible Broadway show are released -- why not this phenomenon? Dee Hoty has just the right maturity and huskiness to her voice. Tanya and Rosie were marvelous -- comic foils to each other with belts to win stars. The CD version of DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW made me cry -- from sheer frustration -- after the rendition I heard by Ms. Bernier! The three "dads" (John Hillner, Adam Lefevre, Michael Winther) seemed more human in (sight and) their sound and the voices were markedly different and easy to distinguish one from another, unlike the British recording where you sometimes cannot tell the women from the men! PLEASE, SOMEONE WHO CARES! Issue a true Broadway Cast Recording and cut us a break! The wonderful ABBA score deserves better than the vocalizations on this CD. How did it become such a hit sung like this? Not much talent there.
 The Original "Catalog" Musical June 26, 2005
AJK (Chicago, IL)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Sure the musical merely ties a couple dozen ABBA songs together to form a loose story ...
Sure the concept is a bit cheesey ...
Sure the songs are best performed by ABBA themselves ...
But it works! ... and it's fun!
Broadway's first "catalog" musical (though the cd is actually the London cast despite the misleading cover) is fast, fun & worthy of repeat listenings.
Best tracks:
Mamma Mia
Dancing Queen
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Voulez-Vous
The Winner Takes It All
Relive the 70s & 80s!
 MAMMA MIA! -CD REVIEW February 7, 2000
TOM (ST LOUIS, MO United States)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
IF YOU'RE AN ABBA FAN, MAMMA MIA IS A MUST! THE RECENT LONDON STAGE HIT CONSISTS OF SONGS COMPOSED BY THE GROUP ABBA. FAMILIAR FAVORITES AND SOME NOT SOME NOT SO WELL KNOW, BUT, EQUALLY LIKEABLE. THE SHOW INCORPORATES THE SONGS WITH A STORY ABOUT A YOUNG GIRL ABOUT TO BE MARRIED, BUT WITH ONE WISH TO HAVE HER FATHER GIVE HER AWAY. THE CATCH, SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO HER FATHER IS, ONLY THAT 3 MEN FROM HER MOTHER'S PAST, MUST BE ONE OF THEM...... NOT IN THE STATES YET, BUT, OPENS IN TORONTO, CANADA IN MAY....
Mamma Mia Groupies November 9, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
"Mamma Mia" is an experience to behold. If this show does not lift your spirit and leave a big smile on your face, nothing will. We have the previledge of seeing "Mamma Mia" twice during its recent Chicago run. We will be seeing it again in Toronto in a couple of months. We are becoming regular "Mamma Mia" groupies! The CD does not quite capture the energy and exhilaration that one experiences during the live show, but it will remind you the great time that you had. We now prefer this CD over the original ABBA version of the songs because it tells a funny and poignant story. The singers on this CD are all just fine. Our 2-year old loves this CD and requests it whenever he just wants to goof around the house. Some of the outstanding players that we saw in Chicago, namely Louise Pitre and Tina Madigan, are now playing in the Broadway edition of "Mamma Mia." We hope that a CD version of the Broadway Cast will be forthcoming, and please include the unforgettable final curtain call encore that is missing on this CD. Those of you who have seen the show know just how that encore brings the house down everytime.
 Buy for the music, not for the performances March 14, 2002
Melisande (Los Angeles, CA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I had the pleasure of seeing "Mamma Mia" during its run in Los Angeles. One word could describe that show: thrilling. Unfortunately, that word cannot be used to describe this cast recording. The performances lack any sort of energy or excitement. My biggest gripe with this recording is that Sophie (Lisa Stokke) and Donna's (Siobhan McCarthy) voices are nearly identical! They both have that tiny, sweet, and overly cloying "little-girl" voice, which is fine for the innocent Sophie, but wholly inappropriate for the older, worldly and weathered Donna. I often have difficulty determining which character is singing which song without looking at the song list! The music, however, is beyond reproach. Andersson's and Ulvaeus' catchy melodies would make up most of this recording's worth. I do hope that there is a new cast recording in the works with Louise Pitre as Donna. Her rendition "The Winner Takes It All" is simply sublime. I do hope more people get to hear the show as it was meant to be performed.
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