Track Listing

1. Tomorrow - Aileen Quinn
2. It's the Hard-Knock Life - Toni Ann Gisondi, Allen Quail, Chorus
3. Maybe - Allen Quail
4. Dumb Dog - Allen Quail
5. Sandy - Aileen Quinn
6. I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here - Allen Quail, Ann Reinking
7. Little Girls - Carol Burnett
8. We Got Annie - Geoffrey Holder, Lu Leonard, Roger Minami, Ann Reinking
9. Let's Go to the Movies - Albert Finney, Allen Quail, Ann Reinking, Chorus
10. Sign - Carol Burnett, Albert Finney
11. You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile - Peter Marshall, Orphans, Orphans, Cast
12. Easy Street - Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters
13. Tomorrow [White House Version] - Lois Debanzie, Albert Finney, Edward Herrmann, Allen Quail
14. Maybe (Reprise) - Albert Finney, Allen Quail
15. Finale: I Don't Need Anything But You/We Got Annie/Tomorrow - Albert Finney, Orphans, Orphans, Allen Quail, Chorus

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13522 in Music
• Released on: 2001-02-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

From Amazon.com
Okay, so the theme song of this 1977 show, "Tomorrow," hasn't improved in 21 years or become more endurable, but nobody ever sang it better or meant it more than Andrea McCardle, the original heroine of this musical based on the Depression-era comic strip. Although Annie's an orphan, there's nothing much depressing about the rest of this Charles Strouse score with lyrics by Martin Charnin. Even "We'd Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover," sung by the denizens of a Hooverville, is a hoot. And such uplifting anthems as "Easy Street" and "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" are still quite worthy of singing or whistling while you're walking down the avenue. These 1930s, after all, were when the new president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, had time to entertain a little girl on his lap at the White House. (In real life it was Shirley Temple.) And when our general fantasy life apparently allowed for a lonely billionaire merchant (Reid Shelton) to swoop down to save an orphan and learn to love. (That this show prospered in the late 1970s is the wonder.) But the real and enduring star of Annie is Dorothy Loudon, who won a Tony as the deliciously evil orphanage matron who actually hates, as her big song has it, "Little Girls," and who constantly schemes against our Annie. Loudon's star turn may be the best reason to own this recording, but all of it will still make you feel better all over--except perhaps "Tomorrow." --Robert Windeler

Customer Reviews

great album and best annie film ever made
I remember when this film came out. There was a lot of hype about who would be Annie. They showed the interview process on TV. The broadway show was still pretty fresh in people's minds; people who were able to go to broadway shows that is. To most of the rest of us, Annie was a comic strip we didn't read in the paper. The film was great, but I guess Broadway stage purists dissed it simply because it WAS a film. Too bad. Carol Burnett is fantastic as the bathtub gin making runner of the orphanage. And the girl who played Annie IS Annie to me. The choreography is top notch and merits mention: see Hard Knock Life and Easy Street. The music on this CD is also available as piano music with a few excellent arrangements..."Maybe", "Easy Street". Strangely enough, I think the big broadway show stopper "Tommorow" comes in third behind these two. Watch the film, buy the CD. You can't get these songs off Itunes.

good soundtrack; bad movie
Apart from having some fabulous dyed-in-the-wool Broadway talents among its cast, the dreadful 1982 film of ANNIE is a complete abomination. John Huston clearly had no idea of the original stage version and its quiet charms. The only saving grace for the film was the wonderful cast assembled for it: Carol Burnett (ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, FADE OUT-FADE IN) as the addled orphanage mistress Miss Hannigan, Tim Curry (THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW) as Rooster, Bernadette Peters (INTO THE WOODS, GYPSY, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE) as Lily St. Regis, and Albert Finney as Daddy Warbucks. Aileen Quinn won the coveted lead role (she was a 'Swing Orphan' during the Broadway run of ANNIE). The orchestrations were handled by Ralph Burns, who managed to retain the energy and oomph that the score had enjoyed on stage. Brand-new numbers written for the film version include "Sign", a comical duet where Miss Hannigan attempts to seduce Mr Warbucks, the truly inane "Dumb Dog" (was ever a song more appropriately named?), "Let's Go to the Movies" (which replaced "NYC"). "We Got Annie" was originally written for the stage but was dropped prior to Broadway. The soundtrack of ANNIE is quite fine however, though the film leaves a lot to be desired. Stick to the 1999 Disney-ABC version instead.

Not as sharp as the Broadway version
First of all, the score is brilliant. Charles Strouse is a mastermind of melodies (Bye Bye Birdie, another example...) and he caputred some of the 30s feel here. The people that are writing in with bad reviews are morons who heard Jay Z's sample of "Hard-Knocked Life" and for some stupid reason bought this soundtrack thinking it would be beats. Jay Z is probably one of the most talented rappers out there but maybe he's a bit too sophisticated for his dumb-ass audience.

With the exception of "Hard-Knocked Life", the original Broadway musical is a better rendition. They added some songs for the movie which are relatively forgettable...I don't know if Strouse was involved in that.