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Summary: O.K. Movie, BUT Wonderful Soundtrack!
Comment: Althought the OBC is the definitive recording of this musical, and although the 1999 T.V. production with Victor Garber and Audra Macdonald is a far better adaptation of the show, this 1982 soundtrack is a delight in its own right. The main reason to buy this album is because of the cast: Carol Burnett, Albert Finney, Anne Reinking, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, and Aileen Quinn as the title character. A few songs in the film were actually better on screen than on stage, "It's the Hard-Knock Life" and "I Don't Need Anything But You" being chief among them. The songs added specifically for the film are also a delight, the comic duet between Burnett and Finney, "Sign" being my favorite. "Let's Go To the Movies" is also a classic and fits right into Depression-era culture. Although number like "Dumb Dog" and "Sandy" make you long for the numbers from the stage show they replaced ("We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover"). Still, a delightful soundtrack!
