Jesus Christ Superstar (album)

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
	Original UK cover
Studio album by various artists
Released	16 October 1970 (UK); 27 October 1970 (US)
Recorded	10 October 1969 ("Superstar" single); 1970
Studio	Olympic, London
Genre	Art rock; progressive rock;
Length	86:56
Label	Decca/MCA/Decca Broadway
Producer	Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice chronology
Singles from Jesus Christ Superstar
	"Superstar"; Released: 21 November 1969; "I Don't Know How to Love Him"; Released: 13 May 1971;
Alternative cover
	US edition cover, May 1971

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	C−^[5]

Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 album musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, on which the 1971 rock opera of the same name was based. Initially unable to get backing for a stage production, the composers released it as an album, the success of which led to stage productions. The album musical is a musical dramatisation of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ, beginning with his entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion. It was originally banned by the BBC on grounds of being "sacrilegious".^[6]^[7] By 1983, the album had sold over seven million copies worldwide.^[8]

^ Bloom, Jerry (2015). The Road of Golden Dust, Deep Purple Story (1st ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-908724-23-6.
^ Walsh, Michael (1997). Andrew Lloyd Webber: His Life and Works. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. p. 71. ISBN 0810912759. ...the complete Superstar hit the American market on October 27, 1970.
^ Nassour, Ellis; Broderick, Richard (1973). Rock Opera; The Creation of Jesus Christ Superstar from Record Album to Broadway Show and Motion Picture. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc. p. 100. The Broadway opening was set for October 27, to coincide with the initial release of the album in the United States on that date a year before.
^ Jesus Christ Superstar - Album Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2006.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ "... the BBC banned it, they banned this record, because they thought it was sacrilegious."—Ted Neeley, in conversation with Norman Jewison "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Autobiography of Norman Jewison
^ Ochs, Ed (29 January 1983). "Geffen Sizzles While Biz Drizzles: Broadway is Next Stage for Pop's Top Composers". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 4. p. B-4. ISSN 0006-2510.

[1] Bloom, Jerry (2015). The Road of Golden Dust, Deep Purple Story (1st ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-908724-23-6.

[2] Walsh, Michael (1997). Andrew Lloyd Webber: His Life and Works. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. p. 71. ISBN 0810912759. ...the complete Superstar hit the American market on October 27, 1970.

[3] Nassour, Ellis; Broderick, Richard (1973). Rock Opera; The Creation of Jesus Christ Superstar from Record Album to Broadway Show and Motion Picture. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc. p. 100. The Broadway opening was set for October 27, to coincide with the initial release of the album in the United States on that date a year before.

[4] Jesus Christ Superstar - Album Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2006.

[5] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[6] "... the BBC banned it, they banned this record, because they thought it was sacrilegious."—Ted Neeley, in conversation with Norman Jewison "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] Autobiography of Norman Jewison

[journal-8] Ochs, Ed (29 January 1983). "Geffen Sizzles While Biz Drizzles: Broadway is Next Stage for Pop's Top Composers". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 4. p. B-4. ISSN 0006-2510.

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