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Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

January 01, 1970

Hair is a 1968 cast recording of the musical Hair on the RCA Victor label. Sarah Erlewine, for AllMusic, wrote: "The music is heartening and invigorating, including the classics 'Aquarius,' 'Good Morning Starshine,' 'Let the Sunshine In,' 'Frank Mills' ... and 'Easy to Be Hard.' The joy that has been instilled in this original Broadway cast recording shines through, capturing in the performances of creators Gerome Ragni and James Rado exactly what they were aiming for — not to speak for their generation, but to speak for themselves."[1]

Hair: An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Cast recording
Released1968
RecordedMay 6, 1968[1]
StudioRCA Victor, New York City
GenrePop rock, psychedelic rock, funk, R&B
Length40:25
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBrian Drutman, Denis McNamara, Norrie Paramor, Andy Wiswell[1]

The album charted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the last Broadway cast album to do so. Hair's cast album stayed at No. 1 for 13 weeks in 1969.[2]

The recording also received a Grammy Award in 1969 for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album[3] and sold nearly 3 million copies in the U.S. by December 1969.[4] The New York Times noted in 2007 that "The cast album of Hair was ... a must-have for the middle classes. Its exotic orange-and-green cover art imprinted itself instantly and indelibly on the psyche. ... [It] became a pop-rock classic that, like all good pop, has an appeal that transcends particular tastes for genre or period."[5] In 2018, the Original Broadway Cast Recording was added to the National Recording Registry.[6]

Track listing edit

Music by Galt MacDermot; lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado.[1]

  1. "Aquarius" 2:55 — Ronnie Dyson
  2. "Donna" 2:08 — Gerome Ragni
  3. "Hashish" 1:03 — Cast
  4. "Sodomy" 0:50 Steve Curry
  5. "Colored Spade" 1:10 — Lamont Washington
  6. "Manchester England" 1:20 — James Rado
  7. "I'm Black" 0:36 — Lamont Washington, Steve Curry, Gerome Ragni, James Rado
  8. "Ain't Got No" 0:43 — Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Melba Moore
  9. "I Believe In Love" 1:06 — Melba Moore*
  10. "Ain't Got No" (reprise) 1:16 — Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Melba Moore
  11. "Air" 1:15 — Sally Eaton, Shelley Plimpton, Melba Moore
  12. "Initials (LBJ)" 0:55 — Cast
  13. "I Got Life" 3:05 — James Rado
  14. "Going Down" 2:18 — Gerome Ragni*
  15. "Hair" 2:55 — James Rado, Gerome Ragni
  16. "My Conviction" 1:36 — Jonathan Kramer
  17. "Easy to Be Hard" 2:35 — Lynn Kellogg
  18. "Don't Put It Down" 2:00 — Steve Curry, Gerome Ragni
  19. "Frank Mills" 2:05 — Shelley Plimpton
  20. "Be-In (Hare Krishna)" 3:00 — Cast
  21. "Where Do I Go?" 2:40 — James Rado
  22. "Electric Blues" 2:35 — Paul Jabara*
  23. "Manchester England" (Reprise) 0:30 — James Rado
  24. "Black Boys" 1:10 — Diane Keaton, Suzannah Norstrand, Natalie Mosco
  25. "White Boys" 2:28 — Melba Moore, Lorrie Davis & Emmaretta Marks
  26. "Walking In Space" 5:00 — Cast
  27. "Abie Baby" 2:45 — Lamont Washington, Ronnie Dyson, Donnie Burks & Lorrie Davis
  28. "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" 3:09 — Cast
  29. "What a Piece of Work is Man" 1:36 — Ronnie Dyson & Walter Michael Harris
  30. "Good Morning Starshine" 2:30 — Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
  31. "The Bed" 2:56 — Cast*
  32. "The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)" 3:35 — James Rado, Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore

* The original LP release (RCA Victor LSO-1150) omitted a few tracks due to space limitations: "I Believe In Love", "Going Down", "Electric Blues" and "The Bed", as well as short reprises, and placed "Easy to Be Hard" after "Black Boys/White Boys".[7] The full track list above was included on later CD issues.[1][8]

Charts edit

Chart (1968/70) Position
United States (Billboard 200)[2] 1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 2

Certifications and sales edit

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[10] Gold 25,000*
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 3,000,000[4]
Summaries
Worldwide — 5,000,000[12]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Credits edit

Cover versions edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Erlewine, Sarah. "Hair [Original Broadway Cast Recording]", AllMusic.com, accessed October 1, 2015
  2. ^ a b Grein, Paul. "Chart Watch: The Hamilton Mixtape Makes History" December 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo Music, December 12, 2016
  3. ^ "Grammy Awards 1969", AwardsandShows.com, accessed March 6, 2017
  4. ^ a b , Time (December 12, 1969). Retrieved on June 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Isherwood, Charles (September 16, 2007). "The Aging of Aquarius". The New York Times, accessed May 25, 2008.
  6. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan. "Hair Original Broadway Cast Album Inducted Into Library of Congress' National Recording Registry", Playbill, March 21, 2019
  7. ^ Hair (Liner notes). RCA Victor Dynagroove. 1968. LOC-1150.
  8. ^ Reich, Howard. "Hair (original Broadway cast recording)", Chicago Tribune, April 9, 1989, accessed May 22, 2016
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 281. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Musical Cast Recording – Hair" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Hair". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory. Arco Pub. p. 254. ISBN 0668064595. It subsequently went on to sell over five million copies by mid-1971...
  13. ^ "Nina Simone - Ain't Got No-I Got Life". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  14. ^ "Nina Simone Chart History". Billboard.biz. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  15. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 218–219 & 256. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  16. ^ Unterberger, Ritchie. Liner notes for Good Morning Starshine (1969), reprinted at Richieunterberger.com, accessed February 10, 2018

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Hair is a 1968 cast recording of the musical Hair on the RCA Victor label Sarah Erlewine for AllMusic wrote The music is heartening and invigorating including the classics Aquarius Good Morning Starshine Let the Sunshine In Frank Mills and Easy to Be Hard The joy that has been instilled in this original Broadway cast recording shines through capturing in the performances of creators Gerome Ragni and James Rado exactly what they were aiming for not to speak for their generation but to speak for themselves 1 Hair An American Tribal Love Rock MusicalCast recordingReleased1968RecordedMay 6 1968 1 StudioRCA Victor New York CityGenrePop rock psychedelic rock funk R amp BLength40 25LabelRCA VictorProducerBrian Drutman Denis McNamara Norrie Paramor Andy Wiswell 1 The album charted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 the last Broadway cast album to do so Hair s cast album stayed at No 1 for 13 weeks in 1969 2 The recording also received a Grammy Award in 1969 for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album 3 and sold nearly 3 million copies in the U S by December 1969 4 The New York Times noted in 2007 that The cast album of Hair was a must have for the middle classes Its exotic orange and green cover art imprinted itself instantly and indelibly on the psyche It became a pop rock classic that like all good pop has an appeal that transcends particular tastes for genre or period 5 In 2018 the Original Broadway Cast Recording was added to the National Recording Registry 6 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Charts 3 Certifications and sales 4 Credits 5 Cover versions 6 See also 7 ReferencesTrack listing editMusic by Galt MacDermot lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado 1 Aquarius 2 55 Ronnie Dyson Donna 2 08 Gerome Ragni Hashish 1 03 Cast Sodomy 0 50 Steve Curry Colored Spade 1 10 Lamont Washington Manchester England 1 20 James Rado I m Black 0 36 Lamont Washington Steve Curry Gerome Ragni James Rado Ain t Got No 0 43 Steve Curry Lamont Washington Melba Moore I Believe In Love 1 06 Melba Moore Ain t Got No reprise 1 16 Steve Curry Lamont Washington Melba Moore Air 1 15 Sally Eaton Shelley Plimpton Melba Moore Initials LBJ 0 55 Cast I Got Life 3 05 James Rado Going Down 2 18 Gerome Ragni Hair 2 55 James Rado Gerome Ragni My Conviction 1 36 Jonathan Kramer Easy to Be Hard 2 35 Lynn Kellogg Don t Put It Down 2 00 Steve Curry Gerome Ragni Frank Mills 2 05 Shelley Plimpton Be In Hare Krishna 3 00 Cast Where Do I Go 2 40 James Rado Electric Blues 2 35 Paul Jabara Manchester England Reprise 0 30 James Rado Black Boys 1 10 Diane Keaton Suzannah Norstrand Natalie Mosco White Boys 2 28 Melba Moore Lorrie Davis amp Emmaretta Marks Walking In Space 5 00 Cast Abie Baby 2 45 Lamont Washington Ronnie Dyson Donnie Burks amp Lorrie Davis Three Five Zero Zero 3 09 Cast What a Piece of Work is Man 1 36 Ronnie Dyson amp Walter Michael Harris Good Morning Starshine 2 30 Lynn Kellogg Melba Moore James Rado Gerome Ragni The Bed 2 56 Cast The Flesh Failures Let the Sunshine In 3 35 James Rado Lynn Kellogg Melba Moore The original LP release RCA Victor LSO 1150 omitted a few tracks due to space limitations I Believe In Love Going Down Electric Blues and The Bed as well as short reprises and placed Easy to Be Hard after Black Boys White Boys 7 The full track list above was included on later CD issues 1 8 Charts editChart 1968 70 Position United States Billboard 200 2 1 Australia Kent Music Report 9 2Certifications and sales edit See Tfd See Tfd Region Certification Certified units sales Austria IFPI Austria 10 Gold 25 000 United States RIAA 11 Gold 3 000 000 4 Summaries Worldwide 5 000 000 12 Sales figures based on certification alone Credits editAlan Fontaine Steve Gillette guitar Jimmy Lewis bass Galt MacDermot piano electric piano orchestra director Idris Muhammad drums Warren Chiasson vibraphone percussion Donald Leight Eddy Williams trumpet Zane Paul flute woodwinds Donnie Burks Steve Curry Lorrie Davis Ronald Dyson Sally Eaton Leata Galloway Steve Gamet Walter Harris Paul Jabara Diane Keaton Hiram Keller Lynn Kellogg Jonathan Kramer Marjorie LiPari Emmaretta Marks Melba Moore Mike Moran Natalie Mosco Suzannah Norstrand Shelley Plimpton James Rado Gerome Ragni Robert Rubinsky Lamont Washington vocalsCover versions editNina Simone covered Ain t Got No I Got Life in 1968 peaking at number 2 in the UK and at number 1 in the Netherlands 13 It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 where it reached number 94 14 The 5th Dimension covered Aquarius Let the Sunshine In in 1969 creating a 1 hit single The Cowsills covered Hair in 1969 hitting 2 15 Oliver covered Good Morning Starshine in 1969 hitting 3 Strawberry Alarm Clock covered Good Morning Starshine in 1969 charting at 87 16 Three Dog Night covered Easy to Be Hard in 1969 hitting 4 Run D M C sampled Where Do I Go in their 1993 song Down with the King which charted at 21 on the Hot 100 See also editHair Original Off Broadway Cast Recording Hair Original Soundtrack RecordingReferences edit a b c d e Erlewine Sarah Hair Original Broadway Cast Recording AllMusic com accessed October 1 2015 a b Grein Paul Chart Watch The Hamilton Mixtape Makes History Archived December 13 2016 at the Wayback Machine Yahoo Music December 12 2016 Grammy Awards 1969 AwardsandShows com accessed March 6 2017 a b Television Hairzapoppin Time December 12 1969 Retrieved on June 24 2020 Isherwood Charles September 16 2007 The Aging of Aquarius The New York Times accessed May 25 2008 Culwell Block Logan Hair Original Broadway Cast Album Inducted Into Library of Congress National Recording Registry Playbill March 21 2019 Hair Liner notes RCA Victor Dynagroove 1968 LOC 1150 Reich Howard Hair original Broadway cast recording Chicago Tribune April 9 1989 accessed May 22 2016 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 281 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Austrian album certifications Musical Cast Recording Hair in German IFPI Austria Retrieved December 10 2021 American album certifications Soundtrack Hair Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved December 10 2021 Murrells Joseph 1985 Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s an illustrated directory Arco Pub p 254 ISBN 0668064595 It subsequently went on to sell over five million copies by mid 1971 Nina Simone Ain t Got No I Got Life Dutch Top 40 Retrieved December 1 2013 Nina Simone Chart History Billboard biz Retrieved November 11 2016 Murrells Joseph 1978 The Book of Golden Discs 2nd ed London Barrie and Jenkins Ltd pp 218 219 amp 256 ISBN 0 214 20512 6 Unterberger Ritchie Liner notes for Good Morning Starshine 1969 reprinted at Richieunterberger com accessed February 10 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hair Original Broadway Cast Recording amp oldid 1213165724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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