Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 album musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and the debut of the rock opera of the same name. Initially unable to get backing for a stage production, the composers released it as an album, the success of which led to stage productions premiering in 1971. The musical dramatises the Passion of Jesus, beginning with his entry into Jerusalem and ending with the crucifixion. It was originally banned by the BBC on grounds of being "sacrilegious". By 1983, the album had sold over seven million copies worldwide.
Movements
- Overture
- Heaven on Their Minds
- What’s the Buzz? / Strange Thing, Mystifying
- Everything’s Alright
- This Jesus Must Die
- Hosanna
- Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem
- Pilate’s Dream
- The Temple
- I Don’t Know How to Love Him
- Damned for All Time / Blood Money: Damned for All Time
- The Last Supper
- Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)
- The Arrest
- Peter’s Denial
- Pilate and Christ
- King Herod’s Song
- Could We Start Again, Please?
- Judas’ Death
- Trial Before Pilate (Including the 39 Lashes)
- Superstar
- Crucifixion
- John Nineteen: Forty-One
- Chanson de Judas
Most recent recordings
- Jesus Christ Superstar (50th Anniversary / Deluxe) — Andrew Lloyd Webber (2021) Spotify
- Jesus Christ Superstar (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2021) — Andrew Lloyd Webber (2021) Spotify
New releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.