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2004 greatest hits album by Elaine Paige
Centre Stage: The Very Best of Elaine Paige
Released 4 October 2004
Label Warner Strategic Marketing (UK)
A Collection (2002)
Centre Stage: The Very Best of Elaine Paige (2004)
Songbook (2007)
Centre Stage: The Very Best of Elaine Paige is a compilation album by
Elaine Paige , released on 4 October 2004.
The album features tracks primarily taken from her back catalogue with
Warner Music , and was released by WSM (Warner Special Markets). It is the second compilation album to be subtitled "The Very Best of Elaine Paige" after
On Reflection: The Very Best of Elaine Paige .
The tracks "Something in Red" and "I Didn't Know I Was Saying Goodbye" were recorded for this album and produced by Bobby Huff. The tracks "Change the World", "From the Heart", "One More Time", "Somebody Make Me Laugh", "Is It Me" and "Kind to Animals" were recorded in 2000 and produced by
Mike Moran for an album that was planned but never released.
The live recordings of "Miss You Nights" and "Let It Be Me", both duets with Cliff Richard, are taken from DVD of his 1999 London concert Live in the Park .
The two disc album was issued in a single jewel case with a cardboard sleeve. The discs had full colour labels. The album was designed by Mental Block and featured photography by Paul Cox.
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Something in Red " – 4:35 (Angela Kaset)
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Memory " – 4:15 (
Andrew Lloyd Webber ,
T.S. Eliot ,
Trevor Nunn ) – from the soundtrack of
Cats
Producers – Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Nigel Wright
Engineer – Robin Sellars
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I Know Him So Well " – Duet with
Barbara Dickson – 4:15 (
Benny Andersson ,
Tim Rice ,
Björn Ulvaeus ) – from the album
Chess
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Miss You Nights " (live) – Duet with
Cliff Richard – 4:11 (
Dave Townsend ) – from the soundtrack of Cliff Richard's DVD Live in the Park
Producer – Brian Klein
Recorded by Keith Bessey
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The Perfect Year " – 3:21 (Andrew Lloyd Webber,
Christopher Hampton ,
Don Black ) – from the musical
Sunset Boulevard and the album
Encore
Producers – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright
Engineer – by Robin Sellars
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September Song " (live) – 4:02 (
Kurt Weill ,
Maxwell Anderson )
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Non, je ne regrette rien " – 3:42 (
Charles Dumont ,
Michel Vaucaire ) – from the album
Piaf
Producer – Mike Moran
Arranger – Del Newman
Engineer – Tony Taverner
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Another Suitcase in Another Hall " – 3:27 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – from the album
Stages
Producer and Orchestral Arrangement Tony Visconti
Rhythm Arrangement – Robin Smith
Engineers – Bryan Evans, Chris Porter and Keith Grant
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Change the World " – 3:51 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn)
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Cry Me a River " (live) – 4:58 (
Tommy Sims ,
Gordon Kennedy ,
Wayne Kirkpatrick ) - recorded during the
BBC television series
Parkinson
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From the Heart " – 4:53 (Diane Warren)
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Wishin' on a Star " – 3:52 (Billie Rae Calvin) – from the album
Christmas
Producer and Strings Arrangement – Tony Visconti
Orchestral Arrangement and Musical Director – Robin Smith
Assistant Engineer – Sam Smith
Mixed by Sid Wells and Tony Visconti
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I Dreamed a Dream " (live) – 4:19 (
Claude-Michel Schonberg ,
Alain Boublil ,
Herbert Kretzmer ) – from the album Encore
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Don't Cry for Me Argentina " – 5:49 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) – from the album Evita: Original London Cast Recording
Producers – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Engineer – David Hamilton-Smith
"One More Time" – 4:12 (
Richard Marx )
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Hymne a L'Amour (If You Love Me) " – 2:53 (
Edith Piaf ,
Marguerite Monnot ,
Geoffrey Parsons ) – from the album Piaf
Producer – Mike Moran
Arranger – Del Newman
Engineer – Tony Taverner
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On My Own " – 3:49 (Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer,
Trevor Nunn ,
John Caird ) – from the album
Memories: The Best of Elaine Paige
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The Rose " – 3:45 (
Amanda McBroom ) – from the album
Cinema
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Ave Maria " – 3:57 (
J. S. Bach ,
Charles Gounod ) – from the album Christmas
"I Didn't Know I Was Saying Goodbye" – 4:22 (Angela Kaset,
Lee Thomas Miller )
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Let It Be Me " (live) – Duet with Cliff Richard – 3:47 (
Gilbert Becaud ,
Pierre Delanoe ,
Manny Curtis ) – from the soundtrack of Cliff Richard's DVD Live in the Park
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La Vie en rose " – 2:44 (Edith Piaf,
Louiguy ) – from the album Piaf
"Somebody Make Me Laugh" – 4:05 ( – )
"As If We Never Said Goodbye" – 5:20 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton, Don Black,
Amy Powers ) – from the musical Sunset Boulevard and the album Encore
"With One Look" – 3:30 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton, Don Black,
Amy Powers ) – from the musical Sunset Boulevard and the album Encore
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How Long Has This Been Going On? " – 3:44 (
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin ) – from the album
Romance & the Stage
"This Is Where I Came In" – 3:44 (Phil Galdston,
Wendy Waldman ) – from the album
Love Hurts
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Unchained Melody " – 3:44 (
Alex North ,
Hy Zaret ) – from the album Cinema
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Mon Dieu " – 3:49 (Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire) – from the album Piaf
"For You" – 2:53 (
Judie Tzuke ,
Mike Paxman ) – from the album Love Hurts
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Alfie " – 2:52 (
Burt Bacharach ,
Hal David ) – from the album Cinema
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I Only Have Eyes for You " – 4:08 (
Harry Warren ,
Al Dubin ) – from the album
Love Can Do That
"Je Sais Comment (All This I Know)" – 3:31 (Julien Bouque, Robert Chauvign,
Norman Newel , Hal Shaper) – from the album Piaf
"Is It Me" – 4:27 ( – )
"All Things Considered" – 3:42 (
Vangelis , Tim Rice, Elaine Paige) – from the album Love Hurts
"Shaking You" – 3:53 (
David Foster ,
Paul Gordon ,
Tom Keane ) – from the album Love Hurts
"Kind to Animals" – 4:16 ( – )
"Les Trois Cloches (The Three Bells)" – 3:56 (
Jean Villard /
Bert Reisfeld ) - from the album Piaf
Elaine Paige – vocals
Barbara Dickson – vocals
Cliff Richard – vocals
Mastered by
Jon Astley at Close to the Edge
Distributed by The Entertainment Network
Design by Mental Block
Photography by Paul Cox
Elaine Paige - Centre Stage: The Very Best of Elaine Paige at
AllMusic
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