Wearing Someone Else's Clothes
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Wearing Someone Else's Clothes is a solo album by musical theater composer Jason Robert Brown
. It was released by Sh-K-Boom Records on June 28, 2005 to generally positive critical reception. Amazon.com
named it as one of its ten Editors' Picks in Broadway and Vocal Albums for 2005. http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/3F7V24PJXSPN3/
The album contains songs written by Brown between 1996 and 2004, many of which he wrote independent of any musical. Before the release of the album, some of these songs were played at his live concert performances. Similarly to his other works such as Songs for a New World
, the album covers a diverse blend of musical genres including rock, gospel, funk, and jazz. Brown sings his own music throughout the album; he is joined by Lillias White
on "Coming Together" and a chorus (featuring a number of Broadway performers) on several of the songs. Many instrumental parts are performed by his band, the Caucasian Rhythm Kings. In addition to writing and singing, Brown also orchestrated, arranged, and played piano on ten of the album's eleven songs.
"I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You" was originally a part of the musical The Last Five Years
, but it was replaced with the similar song "Shiksa Goddess" after the musical's first run, because a lawsuit forced Brown to significantly change the female character described in the song. http://papertowel.org/archives/2005/08/15/new_lp_from_jrb.html
Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown is an American musical theater composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics...
. It was released by Sh-K-Boom Records on June 28, 2005 to generally positive critical reception. Amazon.com
Amazon.com
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named it as one of its ten Editors' Picks in Broadway and Vocal Albums for 2005. http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/3F7V24PJXSPN3/
The album contains songs written by Brown between 1996 and 2004, many of which he wrote independent of any musical. Before the release of the album, some of these songs were played at his live concert performances. Similarly to his other works such as Songs for a New World
Songs for a New World
Songs for a New World is a work of musical theater written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. Its original off-Broadway production ran for 28 performances at the WPA Theater in New York City in 1995. The show sits on the boundary between musical and song cycle, but it is neither; it is an abstract...
, the album covers a diverse blend of musical genres including rock, gospel, funk, and jazz. Brown sings his own music throughout the album; he is joined by Lillias White
Lillias White
Lillias White is an American singer and actress.The Brooklyn, New York native made her Broadway debut in Barnum in 1981. She understudied the role of Effie in the original 1981 production of Dreamgirls and played the part in the 1987 revival...
on "Coming Together" and a chorus (featuring a number of Broadway performers) on several of the songs. Many instrumental parts are performed by his band, the Caucasian Rhythm Kings. In addition to writing and singing, Brown also orchestrated, arranged, and played piano on ten of the album's eleven songs.
Previously unreleased songs
The album contains a few songs which had not previously been released commercially, but which nevertheless were known by Jason Robert Brown's fans. "Someone To Fall Back On" was originally recorded on The Inaudible Jason Robert Brown, an album that Brown distributed only to family and friends. http://web.archive.org/web/20050321025029/http://www.furay.com/julia/archives/000625.html The song also appeared in some of Brown's live performances. The song eventually made its way into the film Bandslam, directed by Todd Graff. This slightly faster rock-pop version was sung by Aly Michalka."I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You" was originally a part of the musical The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years
The Last Five Years is a one-act musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered in Chicago in 2001 and was then produced off-Broadway in March 2002. Since then it has had numerous productions both in the United States and internationally....
, but it was replaced with the similar song "Shiksa Goddess" after the musical's first run, because a lawsuit forced Brown to significantly change the female character described in the song. http://papertowel.org/archives/2005/08/15/new_lp_from_jrb.html
Track listing
- "Someone Else's Clothes" – 5:31
- "Long Long Road" – 5:32
- "Someone To Fall Back On" – 4:43
- "Getting Out" – 4:55
- "Over" – 6:09
- "Music Of Heaven" – 5:52
- "Nothing In Common" – 4:46
- "I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You" – 3:46
- "I'm In Bizness" – 7:30
- "Coming Together" – 6:47
- "Grow Old With Me" – 2:22