Evita (soundtrack)

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Evita is the third soundtrack album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1996 by Warner Bros. Records. It also includes performances by Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce and Jimmy Nail. It was released to promote and accompany the 1996 motion picture, Evita. The RIAA certified it Gold & Platinum on January 24, 1997 & 5x Multi Platinum on March 29, 1999 [1], recognizing 2.5 million shipments throughout the United States (as it is a double album and exceeds 100 minutes in length, the RIAA counts each unit sale twice).

Background

The soundtrack was released in two different versions: a two-disc edition entitled 'Evita: The Motion Picture Music Soundtrack' featured all the tracks from the film, and 'Evita: Music From The Motion Picture', a single-disc edition contained a selection of highlights from the soundtrack. The single-disc version uses the same artwork that was used to promote the film. The album was an international Top 10 success, reaching No. 2 in the US and No. 1 in the UK, and contains three hit singles; "You Must Love Me" (No. 18 in the US and No. 10 in the UK), sung by Madonna, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (No. 8 in the US, No. 3 in the UK, and No. 1 in France), also sung by Madonna, and "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" (No. 7 in the UK), in which Madonna sings lead vocals.

"You Must Love Me," specially composed for the film Evita, won both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Madonna, herself, took home the Golden Globe for Best Actress In A Comedy Or Musical, and the film won the award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical. Madonna later performed an instrumental interlude of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" on her 2001 Drowned World Tour, and in 2004, she performed "Lament" during her Re-Invention Tour on a controversial electrical chair. In 2008 and 2009, she performed "You Must Love Me" during Sticky & Sweet Tour, accompanied by the Kolpakov Trio, a Russian Roma ensemble. During her concerts at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which were filmed for later broadcast and dvd/ blu ray release, Madonna also sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" after the performance of "You Must Love Me." Trivia Note: The Gary Brooker listed along with Antonio Banderas and Peter Polycarpou performing the song "Rainbow Tour" is none other than the co-writer and voice behind the song the United Kingdom performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognized as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years - A Whiter Shade of Pale.

Track listing

The Motion Picture Music Soundtrack

The two-disc edition includes the entire soundtrack to the film.
CD 1

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."A Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952"John Mauceri1:20
2."Requiem for Evita"John Mauceri4:16
3."Oh What a Circus"Madonna, Antonio Banderas5:44
4."On This Night of a Thousand Stars"Jimmy Nail2:24
5."Eva and Magaldi / Eva Beware of the City"Madonna, Jimmy Nail, Antonio Banderas5:20
6."Buenos Aires"Madonna4:09
7."Another Suitcase in Another Hall"Madonna3:33
8."Goodnight and Thank You"Madonna, Antonio Banderas4:18
9."The Lady's Got Potential"Antonio Banderas4:24
10."Charity Concert / The Art of the Possible"Jimmy Nail, Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas2:33
11."I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You"Madonna, Jonathan Pryce4:18
12."Hello and Goodbye"Madonna, Andrea Corr, Jonathan Pryce1:46
13."Perón's Latest Flame"Madonna, Antonio Banderas5:17
14."Dice Are Rolling / A New Argentina"Madonna, Jonathan Pryce5:17

CD 2

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada (Part 1)"Jonathan Pryce1:28
2."Don't Cry for Me Argentina"Madonna5:31
3."On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada (Part 2)"Madonna2:00
4."High Flying, Adored"Madonna, Antonio Banderas3:32
5."Rainbow High"Madonna2:26
6."Rainbow Tour"Antonio Banderas, Gary Brooker, Peter Polycarpou4:50
7."The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)"Madonna, Antonio Banderas2:31
8."And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out)"Antonio Banderas3:53
9."Partido Feminista"Madonna1:40
10."She Is a Diamond"Jonathan Pryce1:39
11."Santa Evita"John Mauceri2:30
12."Waltz for Eva and Che"Madonna, Antonio Banderas4:31
13."Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down"Madonna, Jonathan Pryce1:24
14."You Must Love Me"Madonna2:50
15."Eva's Final Broadcast"Madonna3:05
16."Latin Chant"John Mauceri2:11
17."Lament"Madonna, Antonio Banderas5:17

Additional note:

  • "Dice are Rolling" comes immediately before "A New Argentina" on the 2-CD edition, hence the longer running time. This is not mentioned in the liner notes.

Music from the Motion Picture

The single-disc edition includes the highlights from the film soundtrack.

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Requiem for Evita"John Mauceri4:17
2."Oh What a Circus"Madonna, Antonio Banderas5:44
3."On This Night of a Thousand Stars"Jimmy Nail2:23
4."Eva and Magaldi / Eva Beware of the City"Madonna, Jimmy Nail, Antonio Banderas5:20
5."Buenos Aires"Madonna4:08
6."Another Suitcase in Another Hall"Madonna3:32
7."Goodnight and Thank You"Madonna, Antonio Banderas4:17
8."I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You"Madonna, Jonathan Pryce4:17
9."Perón's Latest Flame"Madonna, Antonio Banderas5:17
10."A New Argentina"Madonna4:16
11."Don't Cry for Me Argentina"Madonna5:34
12."High Flying, Adored"Madonna, Antonio Banderas3:31
13."Rainbow High"Madonna2:27
14."And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out)"Antonio Banderas3:47
15."She Is a Diamond"Jonathan Pryce1:39
16."Waltz for Eva and Che"Madonna, Antonio Banderas4:12
17."You Must Love Me"Madonna2:50
18."Eva's Final Broadcast / Latin Chant"Madonna, John Mauceri5:15
19."Lament"Madonna, Antonio Banderas4:10

Additional notes:

  • "Latin Chant" actually appears on the 1-CD edition, immediately after "Eva's Final Broadcast", hence the longer running time. This is not mentioned in the liner notes.

Album credits

  • Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Produced by Nigel Wright, Alan Parker, Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Caddick
  • Mixed by Madonna, David Reitzas and Nigel Wright
  • Engineered by Dick Lewzey, David Reitzas, Robin Sellars and Mark "Spike" Stent
  • Orchestrations by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • Additional Orchestrations by David Cullen
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
The second single from the album reached #1 in France. In the movie it appears early as Evita addresses the crowd from the balcony of the Casa Rosada.
"You Must Love Me"
The song was specially written for the film version of Evita and won an Oscar for "Best Original Song in a Film" in 1997. In the movie, it represents Eva Perón's discovery that her husband Juan Perón has actually loved her all along and not merely seen her as a political prop
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Singles

From this album, Madonna released four singles:

# Title Date
1. "You Must Love Me" October 21, 1996
2. "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" December 1996 (Europe) & February 11, 1997 (US)
3. "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" (UK) March 18, 1997
4. "Buenos Aires" (Promo only) August 19, 1997

Charts, Sales and Certification

  • 1 Actual sales are 2,500,000. The RIAA counts a CD with over 100 minutes of music twice.

References

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  7. ^ Eviat Original Soundtrack on Billboard.com
  8. ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino". Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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  10. ^ IFPI Austria
  11. ^ ABPD
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  13. ^ NVPI
  14. ^ IFPI Norway
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  16. ^ IFPI Switzerland
  17. ^ Billboard – Ask Billboard
  18. ^ Trust, Gary (2009-08-14). "Ask Billboard: Madonna vs. Whitney: Who's Sold More?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
Preceded by UK number one album
February 1, 1997 – February 7, 1997 		Succeeded by
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