Draft:Sunset Blvd: The Album

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Sunset Blvd: The Album is a live cast album of the 2023 West End theatre revival Sunset Boulevard.

Sunset Blvd: The Album
Cast recording by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2024 (2024-10-25)
VenueSavoy Theatre
LabelThe Other Songs

Background

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The third West End revival of the musical Sunset Boulevard began previews in September 2023. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the revival stars Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, alongside Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, and David Thaxton.[1] The revival was critically acclaimed,[2] winning seven Laurence Olivier Awards including a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, Best Actress in a Musical (Scherzinger), and Best Actor in a Musical (Francis).[3] In March of 2024, it was announced a live cast album would be released in through The Other Songs; it was recorded at the Savoy Theatre, during the production's run in the West End. It will be released worldwide on October 25, 2024, to coincide with the revival's transfer to Broadway that same month.[4]

Track listing

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Sunset Blvd: The Album[5]
No.TitlePerformersLength
1."Overture"Andrew Lloyd Webber01:10
2."Let Me Take You Back"Tom Francis & Webber01:42
3."Let’s Do Lunch"Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard & Webber07:15
4."Betty’s Pitch"Young, Francis & Webber01:52
5."The Car Chase"Webber03:13
6."Surrender"Nicole Scherzinger & Webber03:10
7."With One Look"Scherzinger & Webber04:29
8."Scene: Did you say you were a writer?"Scherzinger, rancis & Webber01:33
9."Salome"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber06:12
10."The Greatest Star Of All"David Thaxton & Webber03:59
11."Schwab’s Drugstore"Francis, Young & Sunset Boulevard02:32
12."Girl Meets Boy"Francis, Hodgett Young & Webber03:32
13."Scene: Where have you been?"Francis, Hodgett Young & Webber01:35
14."I Started Work"Francis & Webber01:14
15."What’s On This Evening?"Francis & Thaxton00:48
16."New Ways To Dream"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber04:48
17."Scene: Today’s the day"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber03:31
18."New Year’s Tango"Francis, Thaxton, Scherzinger & Webber01:32
19."The Perfect Year"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber04:55
20."This Time Next Year"Francis, Young, Sunset Boulevard & Webber05:31
21."Scene: Happy New Year, darling"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber02:40
22."Entr’acte"Webber03:11
23."Sunset Boulevard"Francis & Webber03:18
24."There’s Been A Call / It Took Her Three Days"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber01:43
25."Arrival at Paramount"Scherzinger, Thaxton, Tsouras, Francis & Webber02:41
26."Norma In The Studio"Scherzinger & Webber01:52
27."As If We Never Said Goodbye"Scherzinger & Webber06:00
28."Paramount Conversations / Surrender (Reprise)"Young, Francis, Tyler Davis, Thaxton, Scherzinger, Tsouras & Webber04:46
29."Girl Meets Boy (Reprise)"Francis,Young & Webber02:11
30."Scene: Who’s Betty Schaefer? / I Should Have Stayed There"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber02:30
31."Scene: The Back Lot"Francis, Young & Webber02:20
32."Too Much In Love To Care"Young, Francis & Webber04:30
33."Scene: I made her a star"Thaxton, Francis & Webber01:07
34."New Ways To Dream (Reprise)"Thaxton & Webber03:05
35."The Phone Call"Scherzinger, Francis & Webber03:56
36."What’s Going On, Joe?"Young, Francis, Scherzinger & Webber04:12
37."No One Ever Leaves A Star"Francis, Scherzinger & Webber04:22
38."Max, Where Am I?"Scherzinger, Thaxton & Webber04:58
39."End Credits"Webber01:50
Total length:125

Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for Sunset Blvd: The Album
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Worldwide October 25, 2024 The Other Songs [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Full cast for Sunset Boulevard with Nicole Scherzinger in the West End announced". WhatsOnStage.com. August 14, 2023. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Greg (January 4, 2024). "'Sunset Boulevard' Musical Sets Fall Broadway Opening Date, Venue". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Bakare, Lanre (April 14, 2024). "Sunset Boulevard wins big at Oliviers as celebrity talent largely overlooked". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Wood, Alex (August 30, 2024). "Sunset Boulevard announces cast album release date and details". WhatsOnStage.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Sunset BLVD: The Album". Amazon.co.uk. August 30, 2024. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.