Songs from the Stage

Songs from the Stage
Studio album by
Leading Ladies
Released17 November 2017
GenreMusical theatre, show tunes, pop
Length49:53
Label
Producer
Singles from Songs from the Stage
  1. "One Night Only"
    Released: 6 October 2017
  2. "I'm Every Woman / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
    Released: 27 November 2017

Songs from the Stage is the debut album from British-American girl group Leading Ladies, featuring Amber Riley, Beverley Knight and Cassidy Janson. The album was released on 17 November 2017.

It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2018 Classic Brit Awards.[1]

Background

Songs from the Stage features fourteen songs from musicals including Hamilton, Cats, Rent, Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, The Bodyguard, Memphis and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.[2] Songs from the Stage was produced by Grammy Award-winning British producer Brian Rawling, who has previously worked with Cher, Tina Turner and Lionel Richie.[3] The setting-up of the music and vocal arrangements were done together as a group, while most of the recording occurred separately within a two-week period due to their busy individual schedules.[4] During the album recording, Riley and Janson were still both contracted to perform in the West End, while Knight was recovering from surgery and due to go on her I Love Soulsville UK tour).

The group promoted the album by performing the track "Wind Beneath My Wings" on BBC Children in Need,[5] second single "I'm Every Woman" on Strictly Come Dancing,[6] "Somebody to Love" on The Royal Variety Show, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on Sunday Brunch and the first single "One Night Only" on the special New Year's Eve edition of The Graham Norton Show.

Singles

"One Night Only" (originally from the musical Dreamgirls) was released as the group's debut single on 6 October 2017.[7] The song peaked on the A-list at BBC Radio 2.[8]

The second single from the album was revealed on 27 November 2017 to be a double A-side single of "I'm Every Woman" from The Bodyguard and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Meet Me in St. Louis.[9]

Promotional singles

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" was released as the first promotional single on 20 October 2017.[10] The second promotional single was "Somebody to Love", issued on 3 November 2017.[11] The third and final promotional single was released one week later on 10 November 2017 and was confirmed to be "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", which later became one of the album's second singles.[12]

Commercial performance

Songs from the Stage debuted within the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart[13] and the Scottish Albums Chart.[14]

Track listing

Songs from the Stage
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."One Night Only"
3:00
2."Seasons of Love"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:02
3."I'm Every Woman"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
4:35
4."(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:14
5."The Wind Beneath My Wings" (Amber Riley solo)
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
4:01
6."Helpless" (Rap by Sky Adams)
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:54
7."Memory"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
4:29
8."Somebody to Love"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:48
9."Falling Slowly"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:53
10."Love Will Stand When All Else Falls" (Beverley Knight solo)
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:28
11."Raise the Roof"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:11
12."Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
3:57
13."Don't Rain On My Parade" (Cassidy Janson solo)
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
2:47
14."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Amber Riley solo)
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
2:34
Total length:49:53

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 19

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 17 November 2017
[17]

References

  1. ^ "The nominations for the Classic BRIT Awards have been revealed".
  2. ^ "Interview: Beverley Knight and Cassidy Janson on Leading Ladies – Songs From The Stage". Theatre Weekly. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Leading Ladies 'Songs From The Stage' with Amber Riley, Beverley Knight & Cassidy Janson". Theatre-News.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Leading Ladies Beverley Knight, Amber Riley and Cassidy Janson give us tips on how to sing like a West End superstar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "BBC Children in Need 2017 raises an incredible £50 million". Pressparty. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ^ Stephens, Heidi (3 December 2017). "Strictly Come Dancing quarter-final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "One Night Only (2017) - Leading Ladies - High Quality Music Downloads 7digital United Kingdom". 7 Digital. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ^ "West End Supergroup Leading Ladies 'Songs from the Stage' is out now". Pressparty. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ "The Leading Ladies to Release Double A Side Single". Theatre Weekly. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Will You Love Me Tomorrow (2017) - Leading Ladies - High Quality Music Downloads 7digital United Kingdom". 7 Digital. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Somebody to Love (2017) - Leading Ladies - High Quality Music Downloads 7digital United Kingdom". 7 Digital. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2017) - Leading Ladies - High Quality Music Downloads 7digital United Kingdom". 7 Digital. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Paloma Faith's The Architect becomes her first UK Number 1 album: "It's a testament to hard work!": Plus there are new Top 40 entries from Tokio Myers, Morrissey, ELO and Leading Ladies". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Top 100 - 24 November 2017-30 November 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Leading Ladies | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  17. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Songs from the Stage – Release Information". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 December 2017.