Passion, subtitled Original Broadway Cast Recording,The album's covers and labels. is an album containing a recording of the 1994 musical Passion made by its original Broadway cast. The album was released on the Broadway Angel label in the same year.
Background The album was produced by Phil Ramone.
It was recorded at the Hit Factory in New York City.
Critical reception
Billboard reviewed the album in the issue from September 17, 1994, writing: "All musical theater fans, and Sondheim followers in particular, will want this one."
In a contemporary review, AllMusic first notes the "lush orchestration by Sondheim's longtime collaborator, Jonathan Tunick", and then adds that, actually, the album added "twenty-six extra strings to the fifteen-piece orchestra originally used for the Broadway production", which "g[ave] the music a greater visceral strength".
Chart performance The album debuted at number 103 on the Billboard 200 chart, which remained its peak position.
On June 24, 1995, Billboard wrote that the album "ha[d] become [Sondheim's] fastest-selling title".
Track listing LP – Angel 55251 (Broadway Angel CDQ 7243 5 55251 23)
Charts Chart (1994) Peakposition US Billboard 200 103
Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1995 Grammy Awards Best Musical Show Album
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