Personnel: Daniel Coll, Erica Ann Deakin, Alex Delamere, Craig Armstrong (vocals); Adam Goldsmith (guitar); Julian Leaper, Jonathan Jones, Roger Garland (violin); Rachel Bolt, Garfield Jackson, Bruce White (viola); David Hartley (piano); Philip Bateman, Jeremy Holland-Smith (keyboards); Steve Pearce (bass instrument); Ralph Salmins (drums).

The original cast album of the beloved British musical, about a miner's son's quest to attend the Royal Ballet School, boasts a heartfelt score by Elton John in a two-CD set, containing three songs performed by John.

Rolling Stone (p.66) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[P]roof that John has got his groove back and even learned a few new theatrical tricks."