- Artist: Various Artists
- Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 19 Songs
- Release Date: December 16, 2003
- Genre: Hip Hop
Wicked is a cast recording containing the majority of the songs from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Wicked, with music and lyrics by composer Stephen Schwartz and a book by writer Winnie Holzman. Released on December 16, 2003 by Decca Broadway both in physical and digital releases. The former contains a foreword and a short synopsis, provided by Gregory Maguire, who wrote the 1995 novel on which the musical is based, in addition to lyrics to those songs included.
Composer and lyricist of Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, produced the album aided by Frank Filipetti, Jill Dell'Abate, Jason Spears, Justin Shturtz, Jason Stasium and Ted Jensen. The original cast album of Wicked was recorded on November 10, 2003, with the full cast and orchestra, at then-Right Track Studios and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City.
The cast recording has received positive reviews and has received substantial commercial success. It received the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2005 and although initially peaking at number 125 on the Billboard 200 in 2003,[3] has since reached the new peak of 66 in 2013. The album was certified platinum on November 30, 2006 by the RIAA, but has since been certified double platinum, four years later, on November 8, 2010. It has sold 2,670,000 copies in the U.S. as of January 2017.
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Various Artists Wicked: Original Cast Recording Album Tracklist
The Wizard And I (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
What Is This Feeling? (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
Something Bad (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
Dancing Through Life (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
One Short Day (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
Defying Gravity (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
Thank Goodness (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
Wonderful (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
As Long As You're Mine (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
March Of The Witch Hunters (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
For Good (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
Finale "Wicked" (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)
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