Chicago, subtitled Original Cast Album, is an album containing a recording of the 1975 Broadway musical Chicago made by its original cast. The album was released by Arista Records in the same year.
Critical reception
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann rated the album 3.5 stars out of five, writing: "On this album, [the musical] sets [the] story to music effectively."
Back in 1975, Billboard picked the album for its "Spotlight" section. The magazine's reviewer noted: "On this LP, all of the play's excitement and 1930's Chicago spirit is caught by producer-engineer Phil Ramone. All of the music is snappy with standout singing performances by Gwen Verdon [...], Chita Rivera [...] and Jerry Orbach [...]. Several of the songs have a chance for airplay, although many contain blue lyrics that will hurt those chances."
In 2026, the album was inducted into the National Recording Registry as "culturally or historically significant".
Chart performance The album reached number 73 on the Billboards Top LPs chart.
Track listing LP – Arista AL 9005
Charts Chart (1975) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs 73
Awards Year Award type Categories Results 1976 Grammy Awards Best Cast Show Album
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