If I Never Knew You - Michael Crawford & Sherie René Scott



Today's cover is brought to you by MICHAEL CRAWFORD who turns 68 today. Happy birthday! If I Never Knew You is a duet Crawford sang with fellow Broadway star SHERIE RENÉ SCOTT for his 2001 album THE DISNEY ALBUM.

Both Crawford and Scott have other Disney connections: Possibly most famous for his role as the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, Michael Crawford has been in the Broadway and film business since the late 50s. Crawford played the role of Cornelius Hackl in the Gene Kelly's 1969 film Hello, Dolly!. You can see him sing and dance in the few clips that are used in WALL*E. (Crawford plays another character named Cornelius in the animated film Once Upon a Forest, which is often mistaken for a Disney movie.)

Sherie René Scott's career has stayed mostly in musical theatre. Some of her credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent, Grease, Tommy, and the lead role in Debbie Does Dallas: the Musical! In 2000, she was the star of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida and she landed the role of Ursula in the 2007 The Little Mermaid Broadway musical.

Labels: adult contemporary, disney album, if i never knew you, michael crawford, pocahontas, sherie rene scott

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  Reflection - Michael Crawford




There is a new book coming out tomorrow that may be of interest to readers of this site. The Disney Song Encyclopedia, by Thomas S. Hischak and Mark A. Robinson, is 349 pages of reference material for anyone interested in the music of Disney. The book covers everything, including classic shorts, animated and live action movies and television as well as tunes from the theme parks!

I have not had the pleasure of reading this book yet, but this review says that it is not as complete as it could be. You can get a sneak peek of the book at Amazon.

For no reason or tie-in to this post, I am sharing with you a cover of Reflection from MICHAEL CRAWFORD'S 2001 album, THE DISNEY ALBUM.

This song is originally sung by a woman, so Crawford changes the lyrics to "Who is this man I see" to avoid any gender awkwardness, but it just ends up sounding silly. Although, leaving it the way it was would sound silly too, so it's a lose/lose situation for any male vocalists who want to sing this song.

Labels: disney album, michael crawford, mulan, pop, reflection

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  You'll Be In My Heart - Michael Crawford
Tarzan is the next orphan on our list for this week. Unlike a lot of Disney orphans, we see how Tarzan lost his parents. Luckily, the infant was adopted by a very kind ape that raise him to be a very well-adjusted person.

Tarzan falls into the 'determined orphan' category due to Kerchak's attitude toward him not being part of the family. Tarzan feels the need to prove himself to Kerchak and that has created a strong personality which he uses to help his adoptive family.

Tarzan's main theme is the hit single You'll Be In My Heart which was covered in 2001 by MICHAEL CRAWFORD from his album of Disney songs called THE DISNEY ALBUM.

You'll Be In My Heart Michael Crawford 2001

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  When She Loved Me - Michael Crawford
Last week Brian Ibbot, creator of the awesome cover podcast Coverville, emailed me asking me if I knew of any good covers of Sarah McLaughlin's When She Loved Me from Toy Story 2. I told him I knew of a few and then realized that I haven't posted any of them here!

So tonight, please check out Coverville to find out which version I recommended to Brian, and in the mean time, enjoy this version of When She Loved Me by MICHAEL CRAWFORD from his album of Disney songs called THE DISNEY ALBUM.

When She Loved Me Michael Crawford 2001

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  I Will Go Sailing No More - Michael Crawford
In 2001, MICHAEL CRAWFORD recorded a tribute album to the music of Disney. He chose to take songs from more modern films, like Mulan and Tarzan, instead of making an album of "Disney standards". If you pick up this album you will hear this number from Toy Story: Buzz Lightyear's theme song, I Will Go Sailing No More.

Michael Crawford is an English actor and singer who started his career in entertainment at a very young age. He landed a role on the British sitcom Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em but it was after the show ended that Crawford found his real fame. He was cast as the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera.

But after leaving Phantom, Crawford tried a few project that have not taken him anywhere. THE DISNEY ALBUM was the last album of new material that Crawford recorded and it makes me wonder if he recorded I Will Go Sailing No More because he realized that career was fading out and that he wouldn't be able to "sail" like he used to.

Also, today is Randy Newman's 64th birthday! The composer of I Will Go Sailing No More wrote the piece twelve years ago.

I Will Go Sailing No More Michael Crawford 2001

Labels: adult contemporary, disney album, i will go sailing no more, michael crawford, toy story

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