Evita [Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Artist	Original Soundtrack
Producer	Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Caddick, Lawrence Dermer, Nigel Wright, Alan Parker
Label Name	Warner Bros.
Song List	1: Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952 2: Requiem for Evita 3: Oh! What a Circus 4: On This Night of a Thousand Stars 5: Eva and Magaldi/Eva Beware of the City 6: Buenos Aires 7: Another Suitcase in Another Hall 8: Goodnight and Thank You 9: The Lady's Got Potential 10: Charity Concert/The Art of the Possible 11: I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You 12: Hello and Goodbye 13: Peron's Latest Flame 14: A New Argentina 15: On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada 1 (1:27) 16: Don't Cry for Me Argentina (5:31) 17: On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada 2 (2:00) 18: High Flying, Adored (3:32) 19: Rainbow High (2:26) 20: Rainbow Tour (4:50) 21: The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear) (2:31) 22: And the Money Kept Rolling (In and Out) (3:53) 23: Partido Feminista (1:40) 24: She Is a Diamond (1:39) 25: Santa Evita (2:30) 26: Waltz for Eva and Che (4:12) 27: Your Little Body Is Slowly Breaking Down (1:24) 28: You Must Love Me (2:50) 29: Eva's Final Broadcast (3:05) 30: Latin Chant (2:11) 31: Lament (5:14)
Format	CD
Release Date	1996 11 12
Genre	Soundtrack
Style.Categories	Film Music, Show Tunes

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Madonna staked much of her career on Evita, gambling that it would establish her as a proper movie star and respected actress, as well as reviving her slumping musical career. Both the film and the soundtrack, while worthy efforts, fall just short of their goals, despite their numerous strong points. The double-disc soundtrack to Evita -- which essentially is an audio document of the entire film, since there is no dialogue in the movie -- is an exquisitely produced and expertly rendered version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock-inspired musical, yet it remains curiously unengaging. Part of the reason is Madonna's performance. While she gives a startlingly accomplished and nuanced performance -- her voice actually sounds like it matures over the course of the album -- it is impossible to listen to her without getting the impression that she is trying really hard to be credible, which makes it difficult to connect with her. It doesn't help that her supporting cast of Jonathan Pryce and Antonio Banderas are only fitfully successful; Banderas' performance, in particular, suffers from being removed from the visuals. Even with the faults, Evita has its merits, including the written-for-film ballad "You Must Love Me," and is worth investigating. It just isn't the definitive work that it wishes to be. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide