Rent is an album of music from the Tony Award

Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...

- and Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...

-winning musical Rent

Rent (musical)

Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...

. It is produced by DreamWorks

DreamWorks Records

DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...

 with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!...

. The album is a 2-disc (in its CD format) collection of every song from the musical; some small segments of narration and spoken dialogue from the play are not included in the recording. The collection ends with a studio-recorded rearrangement of the song "Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

"Seasons of Love" is a song from the Broadway musical Rent, written and composed by Jonathan Larson. The song starts with an ostinato piano motif, which provides the harmonic framework for the cast to sing "Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes"...

" featuring Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

. The album was recorded by the original Broadway cast of RENT and was released on August 27, 1996. A second one-disc album was released in 1999 containing highlights from the original cast album.

Original Broadway Cast Recording

Disc One:

1. Tune Up #1 - Anthony Rapp
   Anthony Rapp
   Anthony Deane Rapp is an American stage and film actor and singer best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the film version and the Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009...
   
   , Adam Pascal
   Adam Pascal
   Adam Pascal is an American actor and singer known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent on Broadway 1996, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and the Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009...
   
   
2. Voice Mail #1 - Kristen Lee Kelly
3. Tune Up #2 - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
4. Rent - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega
   Daphne Rubin-Vega
   Daphne Rubin-Vega is a dancer, singer, and actress. She is best known for originating the role of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical Rent, and the role of Lucy, in the Off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating.-Biography:Rubin-Vega was born in Panama City, Panama, the daughter of Daphine Vega, a...
   
   , Jesse L. Martin
   Jesse L. Martin
   Jesse L. Martin is an American theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for originating the role of Tom Collins in the Broadway theatrical production of Rent, and for his portrayal of NYPD Detective Ed Green on the NBC drama television series Law & Order.-Early life:Martin, the third of...
   
   , Wilson Jermaine Heredia
   Wilson Jermaine Heredia
   Wilson Jermaine Heredia is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Angel Dumott Schunard in the Broadway musical Rent, for which he won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a musical...
   
   , Idina Menzel
   Idina Menzel
   Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked.-Early life:...
   
   , Fredi Walker
   Fredi Walker
   Fredi Walker is an American actress, director and theatre producer.Her Broadway debut was the role of Joanne Jefferson, the high-class lawyer and lesbian lover of Maureen Johnson , in the original Broadway cast of Rent. She also toured nationally with The Lion King as Rafiki...
   
   , Taye Diggs
   Taye Diggs
   Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway musical Rent, the motion picture How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the television series Private Practice...
   
   
5. You Okay Honey? - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin
6. Tune Up #3 - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
7. One Song Glory - Adam Pascal
8. Light My Candle - Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega
9. Voice Mail #2 - Byron Utley, Gwen Stewart
   Gwen Stewart
   Gwen Stewart is an American stage actress. She made her Broadway debut as the character Canibelle in the original cast of Starmites. She is perhaps best known for her role in the hit Broadway musical, Rent. She was the first to play the role of Mrs. Jefferson, and Seasons of Love soloist...
   
   
10. Today 4 U - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
11. You'll See - Taye Diggs, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin
12. Tango: Maureen - Anthony Rapp, Fredi Walker
13. Life Support - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Gilles Chiasson, Timothy Britten Parker
    Timothy Britten Parker
    Timothy Britten Parker , also known as Toby, is an American stage, film, and television actor.-Background:Parker was born in Iowa City, Iowa and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to New York City with his family in 1977 as he began pursuing his professional career. Toby is one of eight children...
    
    , Rodney Hicks
14. Out Tonight - Daphne Rubin-Vega
15. Another Day - Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega
16. Will I? - Gilles Chiasson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
17. On The Street - Anthony Rapp, Wilson Jermaine Heredia
18. Santa Fe - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
19. I'll Cover You - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin
20. We're Okay - Fredi Walker
21. Christmas Bells - Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel
22. Over The Moon - Idina Menzel
23. La Vie Boheme - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs
24. I Should Tell You - Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega
25. La Vie Boheme B - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker

Disc Two:

1. Seasons of Love - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley
2. Happy New Year A - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia
3. Voice Mail #3 - Kristen Lee Kelly, Aiko Nakasone
4. Happy New Year B - Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Anthony Rapp, Taye Diggs, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin
5. Take Me Or Leave Me - Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker
6. Seasons of Love B - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs
7. Without You - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Adam Pascal
8. Voice Mail #4 - Aiko Nakasone
9. Contact - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker
10. I'll Cover You (Reprise) - Jesse L. Martin, Fredi Walker, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs
11. Halloween - Anthony Rapp
12. Goodbye Love - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Adam Pascal, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Anthony Rapp, Jesse L. Martin
13. What You Own - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
14. Voice Mail #5 - Aiko Nakasone, Byron Utley, Kristen Lee Kelly
15. Finale A - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker
16. Your Eyes - Adam Pascal
17. Finale B - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Adam Pascal, Fredi Walker, Idina Menzel, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp
18. Seasons of Love - Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder
    Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
    
    , Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs

The Best of Rent: Highlights From The Original Cast Album

1. Rent - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs
2. One Song Glory - Adam Pascal
3. Light My Candle - Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega
4. Today 4 U - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
5. Tango: Maureen - Anthony Rapp, Fredi Walker
6. Life Support - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Gilles Chiasson, Timothy Britten Parker, Rodney Hicks
7. Out Tonight - Daphne Rubin-Vega
8. Another Day - Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega
9. Will I? - Gilles Chiasson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
10. Santa Fe - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
11. I'll Cover You - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin
12. La Vie Boheme - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs
13. I Should Tell You - Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega
14. La Vie Boheme B - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker
15. Seasons of Love - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley
16. Take Me Or Leave Me - Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker
17. Without You - Daphne Ruben-Vega, Adam Pascal
18. I'll Cover You (Reprise) - Jesse L. Martin, Fredi Walker, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs
19. What You Own - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
20. Finale B - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Adam Pascal, Fredi Walker, Idina Menzel, Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp
21. Seasons of Love (Arif Mardin
    Arif Mardin
    Arif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
    
    's Remix) - Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley