Jesus Christ Superstar ( album ) - wikipedia Jesus Christ Superstar ( album ) Jesus Christ Superstar Original UK cover Studio album by Various artists Released September 1970 Recorded 10 October 1969 ( `` Superstar '' single ) 1970 in Olympic Studios, London Genre Art rock, progressive rock Length 86 : 56 Label Decca / MCA / Decca Broadway Producer Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice chronology Jesus Christ Superstar ( 1970 ) Evita ( 1976 ) Evita 1976 Singles from Jesus Christ Superstar `` Superstar '' Released : 21 November 1969 `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' Released : 13 May 1971 Alternative cover US Edition Cover, May 1971 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The album musical is a musical dramatisation of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ, beginning with his entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion. It was originally banned by the BBC on grounds of being `` sacrilegious. '' Contents 1 Composition 2 Recording 3 Release 4 Track listing 5 Credits 6 Reissue 7 Charts 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 7.3 Certifications 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Composition The album 's story is based in large part on the Synoptic Gospels and Fulton J. Sheen 's Life of Christ, which compares and calibrates all four Gospels. However, greater emphasis is placed on the interpersonal relationships of the major characters, in particular, Jesus, Judas and Mary Magdalene, relationships that are not described in depth in the Gospels. Lyricist Rice said he took inspiration from the Bob Dylan song `` With God on Our Side ''. `` Herod 's Song '' is a lyrical rewrite of `` Try It and See '', previously written by Lloyd Webber and Rice as a proposed British entry into the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest to be sung by Lulu, then recorded and released as a single by Rita Pavone. The writers had also included it ( as `` Those Saladin Days '' ) in an aborted show called Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You. The melody of `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' also predates Jesus Christ Superstar ; it was rewritten from a 1968 Lloyd Webber / Rice collaboration titled `` Kansas Morning ''. Recording For the recording, Lloyd Webber and Rice drew personnel from both musical theatre ( Murray Head had just left the West End production of Hair ) and the British rock scene ( Ian Gillan had only recently become the singer of Deep Purple ). Many of the primary musicians -- guitarists Neil Hubbard and Henry McCullough, bassist Alan Spenner, and drummer Bruce Rowland -- came from Joe Cocker 's backing group The Grease Band. Saxophonist Chris Mercer had also played with Hubbard in Juicy Lucy. Release The first piece of Superstar released was the title song, as a single in November 1969 backed with the instrumental `` John Nineteen Forty - One. '' The full album followed almost a year later. The album topped the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums in both February and May 1971 and ranked number one in the year - end chart ahead of Carole King 's massive hit Tapestry. It also served as a launching pad for numerous stage productions on Broadway and in the West End. The original 1970 boxed - set issue of this 2 - record set was packaged in the U.S. with a special thin brown cardboard outer box which contained the 2 vinyl records and a 28 - page libretto. The album was listed as the top - selling LP on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart of 1971. It is also the sixth most successful album of all time in Norway, peaking at No. 3 and staying on the charts for 87 weeks. Track listing All compositions written by Tim Rice ( lyrics and book ) and Andrew Lloyd Webber ( music ). Side one No. Title Length 1. `` Overture '' 4 : 00 2. `` Heaven on Their Minds '' 4 : 23 3. `` What 's the Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying '' 4 : 13 4. `` Everything 's Alright '' 4 : 36 5. `` This Jesus Must Die '' 5 : 11 Side two No. Title Length 1. `` Hosanna '' 2 : 09 2. `` Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem '' 4 : 49 3. `` Pilate 's Dream '' 1 : 28 4. `` The Temple '' 4 : 43 5. `` Everything 's Alright ( reprise ) '' 0 : 34 6. `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' 3 : 41 7. `` Damned for All Time / Blood Money '' 4 : 36 Side three No. Title Length 1. `` The Last Supper '' 7 : 10 2. `` Gethsemane ( I Only Want to Say ) '' 5 : 33 3. `` The Arrest '' 3 : 24 4. `` Peter 's Denial '' 1 : 27 5. `` Pilate and Christ '' 2 : 46 6. `` King Herod 's Song '' 3 : 02 Side four No. Title Length 1. `` Judas ' Death '' 4 : 17 2. `` Trial Before Pilate ( Including the 39 Lashes ) '' 5 : 13 3. `` Superstar '' 4 : 16 4. `` The Crucifixion '' 4 : 04 5. `` John Nineteen : Forty - One '' 2 : 10 Credits Main players Ian Gillan -- Jesus Christ Murray Head -- Judas Iscariot Yvonne Elliman -- Mary Magdalene Victor Brox -- Caiaphas, High Priest Barry Dennen -- Pontius Pilate Supporting players Brian Keith -- Annas John Gustafson -- Simon Zealotes Paul Davis -- Peter Mike d'Abo -- King Herod Other players Annette Brox -- Maid by the Fire Paul Raven -- Priest Pat Arnold -- Background vocals Tony Ashton -- Background vocals Tim Rice -- Background vocals Peter Barnfeather -- Background vocals Madeline Bell -- Background vocals Brian Bennett -- Background vocals Lesley Duncan -- Background vocals Kay Garner -- Background vocals Barbara Kay -- Background vocals Neil Lancaster -- Background vocals Alan M. O'Duffy -- Background vocals Terry Saunders -- Background vocals Choir conducted by Geoffrey Mitchell Children 's choir conducted by Alan Doggett on `` Overture '' The Trinidad Singers, under the leadership of Horace James, on `` Superstar '' Musicians Neil Hubbard -- electric guitar Henry McCullough -- electric guitar, acoustic guitar Chris Mercer -- tenor sax Peter Robinson -- piano, electric piano, organ, positive organ Bruce Rowland -- drums, percussion Alan Spenner -- bass guitar Other musicians Harold Beckett -- trumpet Anthony Brooke -- bassoon James Browne -- horns Jim Buck, Sr. -- horns Jim Buck, Jr. -- horns John Burdon -- horns Joseph Castaldini -- bassoon Norman Cave -- piano Jeff Clyne -- bass guitar Ciclone -- Saxophone Les Condon -- trumpet Keith Christie -- trombone Alan Doggett -- principal Conductor, Moog synthesizer Ian Hamer -- trumpet Ian Herbert -- clarinet Clive Hicks -- guitar Karl Jenkins -- piano Frank Jones -- trombone Bill LeSage -- drums John Marshall -- drums Andrew McGavin -- horns Anthony Moore -- trombone Douglas Moore -- horns Peter Morgan -- bass guitar Chris Spedding -- guitar Louis Stewart -- guitar Chris Taylor -- flute Steve Vaughan -- guitar Mike Vickers -- Moog synthesizer Brian Warren -- flute Mick Weaver -- piano, organ Andrew Lloyd Webber -- piano, organ, Moog synthesizer Alan Weighall -- bass guitar Kenny Wheeler -- trumpet Strings of the City of London Ensemble Production Alan O'Duffy -- chief engineer Reissue Original Concept Recording. ' Jesus Christ Superstar -- `` A Rock Opera '' '. Universal City, CA : MCA Records Inc. ( USA ), © 1993 ( released 24 SEP 1996 ). Cat. No. MCAD2 - 11542 ( 2 CDs ), UPC 008811154226 ( N.B. : Black title on front and back cover ; gold ' angels ' logo ; gold lettering on the spine. Depending on the retailer, an outer sticker may state that the album was ' Digitally Remastered ( Complete on 2 CDs ) ' and / or ' Original Artwork and Libretto '. This information is not found on the inner packaging. ) Charts Weekly charts Chart Position Australian Kent Music Report 6 Austrian Albums Chart Canadian RPM Albums Chart Dutch Albums Chart 10 Italian Albums Chart 16 Norwegian Albums Chart UK Albums Chart 23 US Billboard 200 West German Media Control Albums Chart 11 Year - end charts Chart ( 1971 ) Position Australian Albums Chart Italian Albums Chart 41 US Billboard Pop Albums Certifications Region Certification United States ( RIAA ) Gold See also Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar ( film ) References Jump up ^ Jesus Christ Superstar > Album Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2006. Jump up ^ ``... the BBC banned it, they banned this record, because they thought it was sacrilegious. '' -- Ted Neeley, in conversation with Norman Jewison `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009. Jump up ^ Autobiography of Norman Jewison Jump up ^ Winston, Kimberly ( 30 March 2018 ). `` The ' Splainer : The stormy, surprising history of ' Jesus Christ Superstar ' ''. Washington, D.C. : Religion News Service. Retrieved 30 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Allmusic : Jesus Christ Superstar : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013. ^ Jump up to : 1971 Year - end Albums -- The Billboard Pop Albums. Retrieved 3 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` BEST OF ALL TIME -- ALBUMS ''. VG - lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2012. Jump up ^ Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid. ^ Jump up to : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Musical / Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Jesus Christ Superstar : A Rock Opera -- austriancharts.at ''. Retrieved 3 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top Albums / CDs -- Volume 15, No. 3 ''. RPM. 6 March 1971. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` dutchcharts.nl Musical / Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Jesus Christ Superstar : A Rock Opera '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien ( in Dutch ). MegaCharts. Retrieved 1 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Hit Parade Italia -- Gli album più venduti del 1971 '' ( in Italian ). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` norwegiancharts.com Musical / Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Jesus Christ Superstar : A Rock Opera '' ( ASP ). Retrieved 1 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Album Search Official Charts ''. UK Albums Chart. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Album Search : Musical / Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Jesus Christ Superstar : A Rock Opera '' ( ASP ) ( in German ). Media Control. Retrieved 1 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` American album certifications -- Soundtrack -- Jesus Christ Superstar _Original Cast_ ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH External links jesuschristsuperstar.com : The Album Jesus Christ Superstar at Discogs ( list of releases ) Jesus Christ Superstar Lyrics Chart succession Preceded by All Things Must Pass by George Harrison Pearl by Janis Joplin Billboard 200 number - one album 20 -- 26 February 1971 1 -- 14 May 1971 Succeeded by Pearl by Janis Joplin 4 Way Street by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Billboard Year - End number one albums 1956 -- 1975 1956 : Calypso -- Harry Belafonte 1957 : Music from My Fair Lady -- Original Cast 1958 : Music from My Fair Lady -- Original Cast 1959 : The Music from Peter Gunn -- Henry Mancini 1960 : Music from The Sound of Music -- Original Cast 1961 : Camelot -- Original Cast 1962 : West Side Story -- Soundtrack 1963 : West Side Story -- Soundtrack 1964 : Music from Hello, Dolly ! -- Original Cast 1965 : Music from Mary Poppins -- Soundtrack 1966 : Whipped Cream & Other Delights -- Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967 : More of the Monkees -- The Monkees 1968 : Are You Experienced -- The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969 : In - A-Gadda - Da - Vida -- Iron Butterfly 1970 : Bridge over Troubled Water -- Simon & Garfunkel 1971 : Jesus Christ Superstar -- Soundtrack 1972 : Harvest -- Neil Young 1973 : The World Is a Ghetto -- War 1974 : Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -- Elton John 1975 : Greatest Hits -- Elton John 1976 -- 2000 1976 : Frampton Comes Alive ! -- Peter Frampton 1977 : Rumours -- Fleetwood Mac 1978 : Saturday Night Fever -- Soundtrack 1979 : 52nd Street -- Billy Joel 1980 : The Wall -- Pink Floyd 1981 : Hi Infidelity -- REO Speedwagon 1982 : Asia -- Asia 1983 : Thriller -- Michael Jackson 1984 : Thriller -- Michael Jackson 1985 : Born in the U.S.A. -- Bruce Springsteen 1986 : Whitney Houston -- Whitney Houston 1987 : Slippery When Wet -- Bon Jovi 1988 : Faith -- George Michael 1989 : Do n't Be Cruel -- Bobby Brown 1990 : Janet Jackson 's Rhythm Nation 1814 -- Janet Jackson 1991 : Mariah Carey -- Mariah Carey 1992 : Ropin ' the Wind -- Garth Brooks 1993 : The Bodyguard -- Soundtrack 1994 : The Sign -- Ace of Base 1995 : Cracked Rear View -- Hootie & the Blowfish 1996 : Jagged Little Pill -- Alanis Morissette 1997 : Spice -- Spice Girls 1998 : Titanic : Music from the Motion Picture -- James Horner 1999 : Millennium -- Backstreet Boys 2000 : No Strings Attached -- NSYNC 2001 -- present 2001 : 1 -- The Beatles 2002 : The Eminem Show -- Eminem 2003 : Get Rich or Die Tryin ' -- 50 Cent 2004 : Confessions -- Usher 2005 : The Massacre -- 50 Cent 2006 : Some Hearts -- Carrie Underwood 2007 : Daughtry -- Daughtry 2008 : As I Am -- Alicia Keys 2009 : Fearless -- Taylor Swift 2010 : I Dreamed a Dream -- Susan Boyle 2011 : 21 -- Adele 2012 : 21 -- Adele 2013 : The 20 / 20 Experience -- Justin Timberlake 2014 : Frozen -- Soundtrack 2015 : 1989 -- Taylor Swift 2016 : 25 -- Adele 2017 : Damn -- Kendrick Lamar Jesus Christ Superstar Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Book and Lyrics by Tim Rice Songs `` Everything 's Alright '' `` This Jesus Must Die '' `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' `` Superstar '' Versions Concept album Film Cast recordings 1972 and 1992 Australian cast 1972 Swedish cast 1996 London cast Related Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert ( 2018 ) Superstar Musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Musicals The Likes of Us Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jesus Christ Superstar Evita Cricket The Wizard of Oz ( additional music and lyrics ) Films Jesus Christ Superstar Evita Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Albums Jesus Christ Superstar Evita ( 1976 concept album ) Evita ( 1996 film soundtrack ) Songs `` Any Dream Will Do '' `` Close Every Door '' `` Everything 's Alright '' `` This Jesus Must Die '' `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' `` Superstar '' `` Oh What a Circus '' `` Another Suitcase in Another Hall '' `` Do n't Cry for Me Argentina '' `` You Must Love Me '' Related television Any Dream Will Do Superstar When Joseph Met Maria Tim Rice Theatre The Likes of Us ( 1965 / 2005 ) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ( 1968 ) Jesus Christ Superstar ( 1971 ) Evita ( 1976 ) Blondel / Lute ! ( 1983 ) Chess ( 1984 ) Cricket ( 1986 ) Tycoon ( 1992 ) Beauty and the Beast ( 1994 ) Heathcliff ( 1995 ) The Lion King ( 1997 ) King David ( 1997 ) Aida ( 1998 ) Disney 's Aladdin : A Musical Spectacular ( 2003 ) Aladdin ( 2011 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 2011 ) From Here to Eternity ( 2013 ) Albums Jesus Christ Superstar ( 1970 ) 1984 ( 1981 ) Cost of Living ( 1983 ) Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) Films Jesus Christ Superstar ( 1973 ) Aladdin ( 1992 ) The Lion King ( 1994 ) Evita ( 1996 ) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ( 1999 ) The Road to El Dorado ( 2000 ) The Nutcracker in 3D ( 2010 ) Jock the Hero Dog ( 2011 ) Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) Aladdin ( 2019 ) The Lion King ( 2019 ) Songs `` Any Dream Will Do '' `` Close Every Door '' `` Everything 's Alright '' `` This Jesus Must Die '' `` I Do n't Know How to Love Him '' `` Superstar '' `` Oh What a Circus '' `` Another Suitcase in Another Hall '' `` Do n't Cry for Me Argentina '' `` A Winter 's Tale '' `` All Time High '' `` The Golden Boy '' `` One Jump Ahead '' `` A Whole New World '' `` Prince Ali '' `` Circle of Life '' `` I Just Ca n't Wait to Be King '' `` Be Prepared '' `` Hakuna Matata '' `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' `` The Madness of King Scar '' `` You Must Love Me '' `` If I Ca n't Love Her '' `` A Change in Me '' `` How Does a Moment Last Forever '' `` Days in the Sun '' `` Evermore '' Other works The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles ( 1977 ) Friday Night, Saturday Morning ( 1979 ) Sixty - Six Books ( 2011 ) Related articles Andrew Lloyd Webber Elaine Paige Elton John Alan Menken Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesus_Christ_Superstar_(album)&oldid=833159025 '' Categories : 1970 albums Concept albums Rock operas Jesus Christ Superstar Decca Records albums MCA Records albums Andrew Lloyd Webber albums Tim Rice albums Albums produced by Tim Rice Albums produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) EngvarB from September 2013 Use dmy dates from September 2013 Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Track listings with input errors Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Deutsch Français ქართული Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 30 March 2018, at 00 : 09. 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Question: who did the original soundtrack for jesus christ superstar
Answer: Andrew Lloyd Webber