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Bugsy Malone [Original Cast Recording]

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  • Artist: Bugsy Malone
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1998
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 605288127526
  • Item Number: ALE812752
  • Release date: 05/05/1998
  • 1. Overture
  • 2. Bugsy Malone
  • 3. Fat Sam's grand slam
  • 4. That's why they call him Dandy
  • 5. Tomorrow
  • 6. Show Business
  • 7. Bad Guys
  • 8. Double Chorus
  • 9. Finale Act 1: You give a little love
  • 10. My name is Tallulah
  • 11. I'm feeling fine
  • 12. So you wanna be a boxer?
  • 13. Ordinary Fool
  • 14. Down and out
  • 15. Finale Act 2: You give a little love
  • 16. Exit Music
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Bugsy Malone [Original Cast Recording] by Bugsy Malone on CD


This 1976 soundtrack found Paul Williams turning his writing and producing skills to crafting an original song score for a musical that used child actors to bring an adult story about 1930s gangsters to life. The resulting album works like a charm because Williams uses his Tin Pan Alley sense of melodic craftsmanship to creating a series of short, tight songs that effectively blend modern pop song structures and hooks with pre-rock & roll styles like ragtime jazz and Bing Crosby-style crooner balladry. As one might expect, there are plenty of toe-tapping tunes that evoke the good-timey feel of a speakeasy: "Fat Sam's Grand Slam" mixes a horn-laced up-tempo tune with effective flapper background vocals to create an enticing portrait of the title location, while "Bad Guys" is an amusing tribute to the tough-guy lifestyle that blends a complex multiple-singer vocal arrangment with a jazzy, piano-pounding melody. The up-tempo tracks are balanced out by some surprisingly torchy ballads: "I'm Feeling Fine" is an alluring invitation to romance that boasts a richly-harmonized chorus, and "My Name Is Tallulah" sets tough-girl lyrics to a sultry melody laced with elegant piano fills and stately horns. However, the album's finest moment is the finale, "You Give a Little Love"; this charming tribute to friendship builds from a single piano to a full, ragtime-styled band arrangement that climaxes with a rousing sing-along fade out. Though the album is short, each of the songs holds up to repeated listening and the album flows effortlessly as a result. The end result is one of the best achievements in Paul Williams' career and a charming listen for fans of musicals. ~ Donald A. Guarisco, Rovi
  • Artist: Bugsy Malone
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1998
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 605288127526
  • Item Number: ALE812752
  • Release date: 05/05/1998
  • Label: Jay Records
  • Genre: Stage & Screen, Classical
  • Style: Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Soundtracks, Show/Musical, Contemporary
  • Album Time: 45:03

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