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Selections From Cats (1982 Original Broadway Cast) | 
 enlarge | Artists: Walter Charles, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe, T. S. Eliot, Betty Buckley
Label: Decca Broadway
Category: Music
Buy New: $18.98
New (37) Used (40) Collectible (5) from $2.68
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 15460
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 521462
UPC: 731452146229
EAN: 0731452146229
ASIN: B000001E3N
Release Date: December 7, 1993
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| Tracks:
| • | Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats | | • | Solo Dance | | • | The Old Gumbie Cat | | • | The Rum Tum Tugger | | • | Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer | | • | Old Deuteronomy | | • | The Jellicle Ball | | • | Grizabella | | • | Gus: The Theatre Cat | | • | Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat | | • | Macavity: The Mystery Cat | | • | Mr. Mistoffelees | | • | Memory - Eliot, T.S. | | • | The Journey to the Heaviside Layer | | • | The Ad-Dressing of Cats |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of T.S. Eliot's poems may not have become Broadway's longest-running musical without the original cast to begin the raves. Which is why every aficionado of this theatrical classic will tell you that this is the one you have to own (although they'll probably tell you that you need the import original London cast album as well, the show having originated on London's West End and all). But this is the one with Betty Buckley singing "Memory"--the song that turned her into a star. While the complete two-disc set is an appropriate length for the musical that helped set off Broadway's "operatic" phase, this 57-minute highlights CD includes most of the familiar numbers, omitting the overture, "The Naming of Cats," "Bustopher Jones," "The Moments of Happiness," and the mini-epic "Growltiger's Last Stand." The show is now also available--in its entirety--as a home video, but the music still stands on its own, though some cynics have wondered why so much music only produced one hit standard. --Bill Holdship
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 I would have preferred the longer one October 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am no Cats fanatic, and I thought that buying the "Selections" CD at a lower price would satisfy me. However, I've watched the Cats movie too many times to count (I have a 4-year old who's obsessed), and was disappointed with the "Selections" CD. It's missing the Grizabella song (although it has a track titled "Grizabella", that's not really it) and other small pieces that I wish were included. The singing is not that great, save for Betty Buckley who sings Grizabella. She does a great job; however they tinkered with the music for "Memory" so it sounds like a really bad hit from the '80s.
If you want a cheaper CD to share songs with your 4-year old, then this one is great. If you really enjoy the music to Cats, then maybe the other CDs are better. (I haven't listened to them, so I don't know for sure.)
Great CD May 14, 2007
The songs and/or singers are different from the versions from the video (CATS the Musical - the Commemorative Edition) but this price beats the other CDs. My kids ask to listen to it every time we're in the car.
 cats 1982 original broadway cast April 11, 2007
great music great service easy to buy just plain outstsnding in every resepct
The best of Cats? April 11, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a casual fan, I found this "highlights" disc perfect. I saw the play, and this includes every track that stood-out to me. The music is all top-notch of course. The huge hit "Memory" is here, and basically every song about every cat in the play. I've seen many plays through the years, and I always liked Cats the most because it's fun and catchy, unlike "Les Mis" or some of "Phantom". Anyway, the fanatics can get the double-disc. I'll enjoy this "Selections from" along with my similar collection from "Rent".
CATS December 12, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm Jakob Balen,someone obsessed with CATS.Here are the songs.
Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats.10/10.
Solo Dance.8/10.
Old Gumbie Cat.5/10.
The Rum Tum Tugger.5/10.
Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer.8/10.
Old Deuteronomy.10/10.
The Jellicle Ball.8/10.
Grizabella the Glamour Cat.9/10.
Gus the Theater Cat.6/10.
Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat.10/10.
Macavity The Mystery Cat.10/10.
Mr.Mistoffelees.10/10.
The Journey To The Heaviside Layer.10/10.
The Ad-Dressing of Cats.7/10.
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