Romance & the Stage | ||||
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Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | CTS Studios, London | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 46:38 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Peter Matz | |||
Elaine Paige chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | link |
Romance & the Stage is an album by Elaine Paige, released in 1993.
It was produced by Peter Matz and recorded at CTS Studios, London. The recording features songs primarily taken from stage musicals of the 1930s and 1940s, such as Annie Get Your Gun and Kismet .
The album was released by RCA Records and distributed in the United Kingdom by BMG.
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Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC) [1] | 71 |
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