Leading Lady (album)

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Leading Lady
Leading Lady by Marina Prior.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1991
Genre Musical theatre, show tune
Label Sony Music Australia
Marina Prior chronology
Leading Lady
(1991)
Aspects of Andrew Lloyd Webber
(1992)

Leading Lady is the debut studio album by Australian singer Marina Prior, featuring the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Stacey. [1] The album was released in November 1991 and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart in December and was certified platinum. [2]

Contents

Track listing

CD/ Cassette
  1. "I Dreamed a Dream" – from Les Misérables (musical)
  2. "If I Loved You" – from Carousel (musical)
  3. "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" – from The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
  4. "Moonfall" – from The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)
  5. "All I Ask of You" – from The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
  6. "Before I Gaze at You Again" – from Camelot (musical)
  7. "Losing My Mind" – from Follies
  8. "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" – from Sweet Charity
  9. "Poor Wandering One" – from The Pirates of Penzance
  10. "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" – from Show Boat
  11. "The Last Man in My Life" – from Song and Dance
  12. "Wherever He Ain't" – from Mack and Mabel
  13. "Love Changes Everything" – from Aspects of Love
  14. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" – from The Wizard of Oz

Charts

Chart (1991–1992)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
AustraliaNovember 1991
  • CD / Cassette
Sony Music Australia 469214.2

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References

  1. Leading Lady (CD). Marina Prior. Sony Music. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Australian Musical Events – Biographies – Marina Prior". www.australianmusicevents.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Marina Prior – Leading Lady". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 225.