CD-Charts Position 1
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1776 (1969 Original Broadway Cast)

from: Sony

Release Date May 19, 1992
I wanted to get the CD for the movie, but couldn't find one, so I bought this. I really wanted John Cullum, but the rest of the cast is either the same as the movie or better. Some of the music is done a little differently, but it is close enough. If I wasn't comparing the movie & the show I would have considered this a 5 star recording.

CD-Charts Position 2
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Cats: Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording (1982 Original Broadway Cast)

by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stanley Lebowsky, Cats Pit Orchestra, Anna McNeely, Betty Buckley, Bonnie Simmons, Christine Langner, Cynthia Onrubia, Harry Groener, Ken Page, Robert Hoshour, Cats (Related Recordings)

Release Date May 23, 2006
I went to the show recently. I really liked it. So I searched its soundtrack. This was very good buy, and I really enjoy listening in the car.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

from: Sony

Release Date October 19, 2004
Of course there should have been much more. I remember there been a Metropolian Opera series called CAST ALBUMS- 100 YEARS that was put out for a limited time only and had like five volumes.
As Peter Filichia noted they left out SHE LOVES ME, BRIGADOON and SWEENEY TODD. Also nothing from PACIFIC OVERTURES, BIG RIVER, CHESS, CRAZY FOR YOU, JEKYLL & HYDE, TITANIC, THE SCARLET
PIMPERNEL, FOOTLOOSE- THE MUSICAL, THE FULL MONTY, URINTOWN...
But they couldn't have put it all. I would have done without Lee Remick's
"Anyone Can Whistle", because the show was a flop. I guess because it was Sondheim's first "serious" show...

CD-Charts Position 4
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Selections From Cats (1982 Original Broadway Cast)

by: Walter Charles, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe, T. S. Eliot, Betty Buckley

Release Date December 07, 1993
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 ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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Elegies - A Song Cycle by William Finn

by: William Finn, Carolee Carmello, Betty Buckley

Release Date June 24, 2003
I had the great good fortune to see a production in Boston, about a year after the NY production represented here. While the voices were not quite as big, they all presented the material beautifully. What some of the other reviewers have said, not all these songs are things that you want to listen to over and over. Some of them are best left at the theater. Through the wonders of modern technologies it is easy to skip pasts Dogs and others that don't stand up as well. Then there is the masterpiece Infinate Joy. Every once in a while, while performing, I slip in the song Infinate Joy. It is amazing to see people stop dead in their tracks and tune in and then wonder where this incredible song came from. For every cabaret singer who sings the ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

from: Decca Broadway

Release Date October 05, 2004
The range of songs chosen for this compilation is awesome. Just what I was looking for.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Gold: The Definitive Hits Collection

by: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Release Date May 07, 2002
I sent this CD to my parents and they love it! It is nice to preview the songs on-line instead of with greasy headphones in a music store! The shipping is always speedy and makes sending gifts across the country so much easier.

CD-Charts Position 8
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1967

by: Betty Buckley

Release Date October 16, 2007
Betty Buckley is SO talented, and the songs are well selected.

Many memories and pleasures here!

CD-Charts Position 9
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Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)

by: Stephen Sondheim, Betty Buckley, Paul Gemignani, Patti LuPone, Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters

Release Date February 23, 1993
This is a wonderful double CD of fabulous musical numbers performed by theatre greats and directed by a legandary musical director.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Quintessence

by: Betty Buckley

Release Date February 05, 2008
Well I must say I love Miss Buckley,what a lovely voice.I gave this cd 5 stars because she is Miss Buckley,stand out tracks are
1.No one is alone
2.something's coming
3.Get here
Do yourself a favor and get a glass of red wine turn off the cell phones,internet,T.V. etc and enjoy.