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Even before the musical Hairspray opened on Broadway, its score was drawing critical raves. Jesse Green of The New York Times called Marc Shaiman’s music “the best pop Broadway score… since pop and Broadway parted company some 30 years ago.” Drawing on early-1960s teen fare, from the sounds of rock 'n' roll and Phil Spector’s mega-productions to Motown grooves and girl group hits, the music behind Hairspray brilliantly evokes the era's styles without slavishly copying them. You can tell from many of the song titles alone that the composers are fully clued in to the '60s zeitgeist while also having the requisite distance to cast a knowing wink at the music and the times that spawned it. For all those who remember that exciting moment in pop culture, and for all those who will be getting their first taste of it, Hairspray is this year’s cast album to hear.
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TRACK LISTING
1 Good Morning Baltimore
2 The Nicest Kids In Town
3 Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now
4 I Can Hear The Bells
5 (When I Was) Miss Baltimore Crabs
6 It Takes Two
7 Welcome To The '60's
8 Run And Tell That!
9 Big, Blonde And Beautiful
10 The Big Dollhouse
11 Good Morning Baltimore Reprise
12 (You're) Timeless To Me
13 Without Love
14 I Know Where I've Been
15 (It's) Hairspray
16 Cooties
17 You Can't Stop The Beat
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