Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (concept album)

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Aida
Studio album by Elton John and Tim Rice
Released	March 23, 1999
Recorded	1998-99
Genre	Pop/Theatrical
Length	65:16
Label	Island Records (US) Rocket Records
Producer	Phil Ramone (executive)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Elton John chronology
The Big Picture (1997) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (1999) The Muse (soundtrack) (1999)

Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a 1998 concept album that contains songs from, but predates the main production of, the 2000 musical Aida.

With music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, the album features Elton John performing the songs along with pop stars Sting, LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, Angelique Kidjo, Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Shania Twain, Lenny Kravitz, James Taylor, Lulu, Kelly Price, and Dru Hill. Additionally, two tracks, "A Step Too Far" and "Elaborate Lives", feature the voices of Aida cast-members-to-be Heather Headley and Sherie Rene Scott.

This record is sometimes known as the "Concept Album" for Aida, both because it came before the production and to distinguish it from the 2000 release of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida: Original Broadway Cast Recording, a conventional original cast recording of the Broadway production.

[edit] Track listing

1. Another Pyramid - Sting
2. Written in the Stars - Elton John/LeAnn Rimes
3. Easy as Life - Tina Turner ft. Angelique Kidjo
4. My Strongest Suit - Spice Girls
5. I Know the Truth - Elton John/Janet Jackson
6. Not Me - Boyz II Men
7. Amneris' Letter - Shania Twain
8. A Step Too Far - Elton John/Heather Headley/Sherie Scott
9. Like Father Like Son - Lenny Kravitz
10. Elaborate Lives - Heather Headley
11. How I Know You - James Taylor
12. The Messenger - Elton John/Lulu
13. The Gods Love Nubia - Kelly Price
14. Enchantment Passing Through - Dru Hill
15. Orchestral Finale - Elton John