The Who's Tommy
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| # | Track | Artist/Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Act 1. Overture | Bill Buell | 4:41 |
| 2. | Act 1. Captain Walker | 1:45 | |
| 3. | Act 1. It's a Boy | 0:53 | |
| 4. | Act 1. We've Won | Michael Arnold / Jonathan Dokuchitz / Donnie Kehr | 1:01 |
| 5. | Act 1. Twenty-One | 4:14 | |
| 6. | Act 1. Amazing Journey | Michael Cerveris | 3:12 |
| 7. | Act 1. Courtroom Scene (dialogue) | 1:16 | |
| 8. | Act 1. Sparks | 2:14 | |
| 9. | Act 1. Amazing Journey (reprise) | Michael Cerveris | 1:04 |
| 10. | Act 1. Christmas | 5:04 | |
| 11. | Act 1. Do You Think It's Alright | Jonathan Dokuchitz / Marcia Mitzman | 1:09 |
| 12. | Act 1. Fiddle About | John Entwistle / Paul Kandel | 1:35 |
| 13. | Act 1. See Me, Feel Me (reprise) | Michael Cerveris | 1:08 |
| 14. | Act 1. Cousin Kevin | John Entwistle / Anthony Barrile | 3:35 |
| 15. | Act 1. Sensation | Michael Cerveris | 4:14 |
| 16. | Act 1. Sparks (reprise) | 1:55 | |
| 17. | Act 1. Eyesight to the Blind | Sonny Boy Williamson II / Michael McElroy / Lee Morgan | 2:50 |
| 18. | Act 1. Acid Queen | Cheryl Freeman | 4:01 |
| 19. | Act 1. Pinball Wizard | 3:50 | |
| 49:40 |
| # | Track | Artist/Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Act 2. Underture | 2:37 | |
| 2. | Act 2. It's a Boy / There's a Doctor | Jonathan Dokuchitz / Marcia Mitzman | 1:13 |
| 3. | Act 2. Go to the Mirror / Listening to You | 3:36 | |
| 4. | Act 2. Tommy, Can You Hear Me? | 2:00 | |
| 5. | Act 2. I Believe My Own Eyes | Jonathan Dokuchitz / Marcia Mitzman | 4:01 |
| 6. | Act 2. Smash the Mirror | Marcia Mitzman | 2:41 |
| 7. | Act 2. I'm Free | Michael Cerveris | 2:52 |
| 8. | Act 2. Streets of London 1961-63 (dialogue) / Miracle Cure | 0:36 | |
| 9. | Act 2. Sensation (reprise) | Michael Cerveris | 2:21 |
| 10. | Act 2. I'm Free / Pinball Wizard (reprise) | 3:55 | |
| 11. | Act 2. Tommy's Holiday Camp | Keith Moon / Paul Kandel | 1:57 |
| 12. | Act 2. Sally Simpson | 3:35 | |
| 13. | Act 2. Welcome | Michael Cerveris | 3:20 |
| 14. | Act 2. Sally Simpson's Question | Michael Cerveris / Sherie René Scott | 1:13 |
| 15. | Act 2. We're Not Gonna Take It | Michael Cerveris | 3:03 |
| 16. | Act 2. See Me, Feel Me (reprise) / Listening to You (reprise) | Michael Cerveris / Buddy Smith | 5:07 |
| 44:07 |
The Broadway cast album of Tommy (called The Who's Tommy presumably to alert Who fans that this really is the stage version of the group's 1969 'rock opera' and not some unrelated Tommy) is the best recording of Peter Townshend's song cycle since the Who did the original; Beatles producer George Martin was in the recording booth, and a stellar cast led by Michael Cerveris sings fervently. That's the good news. The bad news is that Townshend has radically rethought his ideas in 24 years, and rewritten nine songs to reflect his many changes of heart. Artists rarely improve their work by changing it years later, although they frequently succumb to the temptation, and anyone familiar with the original who tries to sing along to this album is in for a rude surprise. The Broadway Tommy has been secularized and domesticated; no longer a messiah, he now longs for normality. It's too bad that Townshend didn't have the wisdom to bring Tommy to the stage intact. (The Who's Tommy tied for the 1993 Tony Award for Best Score.)