Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedSeptember 1991 [1]
Studio Abbey Road (London)
Label
Producer
  • Jeff Jarratt
  • Don Reedman
Michael Crawford chronology
With Love / The Phantom Unmasked
(1989)
Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
(1991)
A Touch of Music in the Night
(1993)

Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber is the third studio album by English actor and singer Michael Crawford, released in 1991 by Telstar Records in the United Kingdom and Atlantic Records in the rest of the world.

Contents

The album features Crawford singing show tunes from musicals created by composer and impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber along with various lyricists. Crawford had starred in Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera as the title character, earning Crawford both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. [2] The album reached number one in Australia. [3]

Track listing

All music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

No.TitleLyricsOriginLength
1."Any Dream Will Do" Tim Rice Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 3:41
2."All I Ask of You" (with Barbara Bonney) The Phantom of the Opera 4:53
3."Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"
  • Hart
  • Stilgoe
The Phantom of the Opera3:57
4."And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)"Rice Evita 3:52
5."Nothing Like You've Ever Known" Don Black Tell Me on a Sunday 3:34
6."Tell Me on a Sunday"BlackTell Me on a Sunday3:47
7."Gethsemane"Rice Jesus Christ Superstar 6:01
8."The Phantom of the Opera" (with Barbara Bonney)
The Phantom of the Opera4:30
9."The Music of the Night"
  • Hart
  • Stilgoe
The Phantom of the Opera5:51
10."Memory" Cats 4:26
11."Only You" (with Frances Ruffelle)Stilgoe Starlight Express 4:58
12."Other Pleasures / The First Man You Remember" (with Lucy Crawford)
  • Hart
  • Black
Aspects of Love 4:00
13."Love Changes Everything"
  • Hart
  • Black
Aspects of Love3:24

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 1
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 3
US Billboard 200 [6] 54

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] 3× Platinum210,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] 2× Platinum600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber (liner notes). Michael Crawford. Telstar. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Michael Crawford to Host Afternoon Tea in Cambridge for Sick Children's Trust". BroadwayWorld.com. 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – Michael Crawford – Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  5. "Michael Crawford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  6. "Michael Crawford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  8. "British album certifications – Michael Crawford – Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 July 2025.