Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (album)

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Cast recording by Original Broadway cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Released	April 1, 2014
Recorded	February 27 – March 3, 2014
Studio	MSR Studios, New York City
Genre	Musical theatre Show tune
Length	54:02
Label	Ghostlight Razor & Tie
Producer	Billy Jay Stein Jason Howland Steve Sidwell

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast album for the 2014 Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical . It was released digitally on April 1, 2014, and physically on May 13, 2014, through Ghostlight Records. The album features performances by the original Broadway cast, showcasing the songs of Carole King as presented in the musical.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015.

Background

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is based on songs performed by Carole King and produced under license from Sony/ATV Music Publishing. ^[1]

The album was announced by Ghostlight Records on February 13, 2014, which also served as its publisher. Recording took place at MSR Studios in New York City between February 27 and March 3, 2014. ^[2]

The cast album features 25 songs; however, "Oh! Carol", "Be-Bop-A-Lula", "Who Put the Bomp", and the reprise of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" were excluded from the track list. ^{[3] [4]}

Five songs from the album—"Some Kind of Wonderful", "Walking in the Rain", "You've Got a Friend", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", and "Beautiful"—were released exclusively through Entertainment Weekly on March 27, 2014. ^[3]

The album was released digitally via iTunes and other platforms on April 1, 2014, and on CD on May 13, 2014. ^[4]

Commercial performance

Upon its digital release, the album debuted as the number one cast recording on iTunes and reached number 41 on the overall iTunes albums chart. ^{[5] [6]} Following the release of its physical edition, the album debuted at number 60 on the Billboard 200 and reached number one on the Billboard Cast Albums chart. ^{[7] [8]}

Time Out ranked the album 22nd on its list of the "25 Best Original Broadway Cast Albums of the 21st Century." Chief Drama Critic and Theater Editor David Cote praised the recording, writing, "The arrangements are lush and soaring, the sound is crisp, and superstar Jessie Mueller, as King, will break your heart." ^[9]

Track listing

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture"	Beautiful Orchestra	1:13
2.	"So Far Away"	Jessie Mueller	1:42
3.	"1650 Broadway Medley"	Beautiful Ensemble	2:00
4.	"It Might as Well Rain Until September"	Mueller	1:47
5.	"Some Kind of Wonderful"	Mueller Jake Epstein E. Clayton Cornelious James Harkness Douglas Lyons Alan Wiggins	3:02
6.	"Happy Days Are Here Again"	Anika Larsen	1:05
7.	"Take Good Care of My Baby"	Epstein Mueller	1:38
8.	"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"	Mueller	3:06
9.	"He's Sure the Boy I Love"	Larsen Jarrod Spector	1:17
10.	"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"	Ashley Blanchet Alysha Deslorieux Carly Hughes Rashidra Scott	2:25
11.	"Up on the Roof"	Cornelious Harkness Lyons Wiggins	2:12
12.	"On Broadway"	Cornelious Harkness Lyons Wiggins	2:11
13.	"The Locomotion"	Blanchet Ensemble	2:11
14.	"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"	Spector Josh Davis Kevin Duda Ensemble	3:18
15.	"One Fine Day"	Scott Blanchet Deslorieux Hughes Mueller	2:50
16.	"Chains"	Mueller Ensemble	1:44
17.	"Walking in the Rain"	Larsen Spector	2:20
18.	"Pleasant Valley Sunday"	Sara King Epstein Ensemble	2:06
19.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"	Spector	1:59
20.	"Uptown"	Deslorieux Lyons Cornelious Davis	1:36
21.	"It's Too Late"	Mueller Lyons Cornelious Davis	2:47
22.	"You've Got a Friend"	Mueller Spector Larsen Jeb Brown	2:38
23.	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"	Mueller Female Ensemble	2:10
24.	"Beautiful"	Mueller Ensemble	2:42
25.	"I Feel the Earth Move"	Mueller Ensemble	2:03
Total length:			54:02

Chart performance

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Chart (2014) Peak position US Billboard 200 [10] 60 US Cast Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Chart Year Position US Cast Albums (Billboard) [12] 2014 6 US Cast Albums (Billboard) [13] 2015 5 US Cast Albums (Billboard) [14] 2016 3 US Cast Albums (Billboard) [15] 2017 7 US Cast Albums (Billboard) [16] 2018 10

Accolades

Accolades for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
Grammy Awards	February 8, 2015	Best Musical Theater Album	Won	[17] [18] [19]

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