Dreamgirls [Soundtrack]

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-04-19 rating:
Mildly disappointed
I saw the film and really liked it, so I bought this. Unfortunately, on this version of the CD all of Jennifer Hudson's powerful songs are 'highlight' versions, so not the ones used in the film...The CD isn't bad, but it wasn't what I wanted...I am going to try the deluxe version.

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review by: STD date: 2007-09-02 rating:
If you liked the film, GET THIS!
I watched the film and thought it was brilliant, so it was not long till i got the CD which i thought was also brilliant!

Highly recommened!

STD

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review by: Bishbaby date: 2007-03-13 rating:
Glitzy Exciting Soulful Spectacular
Dreamgirls is a fictional story of a 60s/early 70s girl group, based very loosely on The Supremes.

Dreamgirls was a show on Broadway in the early 80s, which was very successful. It took another 25 years for them to make it into a film. The music is a mixture of 60s sweet soul and Broadway razzle dazzle, brought up to date with modern arrangements. It all really works for me.

Highlights are anything Jennifer Hudson sings, especially "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going", a desperate and heart rending plea from someone about to lose everything. Her namesake Jennifer Holliday closed the first act with it on Broadway, and brought the house down every night for hundreds of performances. Ms Hudson is up to the challenge and richly deserves the praise the critics are lavishing upon her.

Beyonce also gives some top vocal performances. If she gets topped by Jennifer, that is what the story calls for. Who knew Eddie Murphy could sing? He's not half bad you know. Jamie Foxx is great here too.

As well as the songs The group and various solos sing, music is used to advance the narrative in places, with the characters singing to each other like an R&B opera! Those sequences are mostly on the CD too.

Some critics have said that there is too much music in the film. I just don't get that. It is like saying that there is too much chocolate and ice cream in a choc ice

I strongly advise you to check out the deluxe two disc version before buying this single disc version. You wont be disappointed if you do!

For anybody really into Dreamgirls, the recording of the music by the original Broadway cast is available on CD. Also there is a double CD called 'Dreamgirls In Concert', a recording of a charity revival of the show from 2002. That one has the music and all the dialogue from the show, most of which ended up in the film.

This disc is dead centre me, and I'll be playing it for a long time. Expect a bright future for Jennifer Hudson.




review by: Dreangirls will never leave you date: 2007-02-13 rating:
Wow!
What a fantastic sundtrack, Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson are exceptional in their roles. The Dreamgirls have stunning voices and the music is exceptional. The only qualm i have is that the tracks are sometimes in a bit of a funny order. I loved it!

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