Raisin, subtitled Original Cast Recording,The album's covers and labels. is an album containing a recording of the musical Raisin made by its original 1973 Broadway cast. The album was released on Columbia Masterworks on November 23, 1973.
Background The album was produced by Thomas Z. Shepard.
Critical reception
The Billboard reviewed the album in December 1973, noting: "[The musical work] is supposed to relate a black family's struggling experience, but the music by Judd Woldin and lyrics by Robert Brittan aren't black at all. And that's sad because the play should attract customers for this LP. It's a white sounding black story; there's no soul sounds in the score."
Track listing LP – Columbia Masterworks KS 32754
Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1975 Grammy Awards Best Score from the Original Cast Show Album
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