Jacob & Sons-Jacob’s Coat/Joseph’s Dreams/Poor Poor Joseph/Potiphar/Close Every Door/Go Go Go Joseph/ Poor Poor Pharaoh/Song Of The King (Seven Fat Cows)/Pharaoh’s Dreams Explained/Stone The Crows
The first public outing of the famous musical partnership between composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice came when they were commissioned by the head of music at Colet Court School, London, to write a religious concert for the school choir. The result was Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which in an expanded form became a hit musical in the 1990s. However, this shorter studio recording of their work generated little interest at the time.
“This was Andrew Lloyd Webber's first all musical work and his first collaboration with his best lyricist Tim Rice. The plot is sourced from the well known biblical story of Joseph, the youngest son of Jacob, patriarch of Israel, and the coat of many colours that Jacob gave to Joseph as a sign that he is a special one among his sons.”
“This show is mostly aimed at kids, but can be viewed and heard by people of all ages. The songs are mostly pop and a merry note can be found in most of them. Also, this show is supposed to be fun, so there are numerous vocal styles in it. For example, there is a country song that the brothers sing; at another point they sing a French chanson with French accents. The pharaoh sings like Elvis and one song is in calypso tone. Overall, it forms a nice whole of diverse songs and singing styles. Tim Rice has written his funniest lyrics, blending beautifully with the score.”
“I was spellbound by their magical music. The LP featured professional singers supported by amateur school children, and is a great listen.”
“The variation in style between tracks, and the fun element which oozes out of each lyric help to make this a musical which can be enjoyed by people of all ages.”
“My favourite tune has to be Pharaoh’s 'Elvis' type song, when you listen to the lyrics, its incredible how much is squished into the song. The variations of the songs are incredible. The lyrics are really cheesy but are just great fun to listen to. I think Joseph was one of the best Lloyd-Webber/Rice musicals.”
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