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Hair is the cast recording of the original, Off-Broadway cast of the musical Hair: An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. It was released in 1967 by RCA Victor. Hair premiered Off-Broadway at the Public Theater on October 17, 1967, and the cast album was recorded two weeks later. The lead roles were played by Walker Daniels as Claude, Gerome Ragni as Berger, Jill O'Hara as Sheila, Steve Dean as Woof, Arnold Wilkerson as Hud, Sally Eaton as Jeanie and Shelley Plimpton as Crissy.
Hair is a 1968 cast recording of the musical Hair on the RCA Victor label. Sarah Erlewine, for AllMusic, wrote: "The music is heartening and invigorating, including the classics 'Aquarius,' 'Good Morning Starshine,' 'Let the Sunshine In,' 'Frank Mills' ... and 'Easy to Be Hard.' The joy that has been instilled in this original Broadway cast recording shines through, capturing in the performances of creators Gerome Ragni and James Rado exactly what they were aiming for — not to speak for their generation, but to speak for themselves."
Funny Girl is the soundtrack album to the 1968 musical film of the same name, performed by its star Barbra Streisand. Released on the vinyl album format in stereo in 1968, the soundtrack was subsequently released in quadraphonic sound vinyl, cassette, and compact disc. The titles "Second Hand Rose" and "Exit Music" are omitted from the commercially released soundtrack editions. The soundtrack is featured in "Billboard Greatest albums of all time"., National Public Radio's "The Greatest Albums Made By Women"
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- 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "Hair (Original Soundtrack)". Allmusic.com,
- ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Various artists – Hair" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved December 9, 2021.Enter Hair in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle statussen"
- ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Hair". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 9, 2021.
