B&B "A Change in Me"
B&B "A Change in Me"
#1B&B "A Change in Me"
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:06pmWhy is this song not on the OBC Recording? Also, why is the Copyright 1999? Can anyone shed some light on this?
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#2re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:07pm
The song was added for Toni Braxton.
You can hear original Belle, Susan Egan, sing the song on one of her CDs.
LI Larry
Stand-by Joined: 7/25/06
#2re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:08pmThe song was not in the show when it first opened on Broadway. It was added into the show when Toni Braxton played Belle because it suited her voice. It was well received so it was kept in for all future Belles.
#3re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:11pm
Let me just say one thing about this song...
Its a great song, like one of the best that were added to the show, but a lot of Belles are great at everything else in the show but really struggle on this. (*cough* Chritsy Carlson Romano *cough*)
Sarah Uriarte Berry was amazing at this song.
Updated On: 1/4/07 at 11:11 PM
belle3107
Swing Joined: 11/5/06
#5re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:12pm
I love this song. Ashley Brown's version is my favorite. and it's in addition to Home
Updated On: 1/4/07 at 11:12 PM
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
#7re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:14pm
It's in addition to Home
It's essentiall Belle's 11 o'clock number
#8re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:14pm
It's placed in Act II, after Belle leaves the castle, before Gaston leads the charge back to the castle.
#9re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:15pmHmm... Kind of strange place to put it it seems. But it's such a poignant tune, it can't hurt.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#10re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:16pmWell, it actually can hurt, depends on who's singing it. Believe me - when it hurts, it HURTS!
myManCape
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/26/05
#11re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:19pm
Besides Susan Egan's personal CD the only Belle to officially record "A Change In Me" for release is Ashley Brown.
#12re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:26pmHaving played Lumiere it sure does make it easy to get ready for the trandformation in the finale!
#13re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:33pm
^Ditto...I played Babette.
This is one of the few songs I can still stand after having been in the show.
#14re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/4/07 at 11:45pm
I love the new ending they wrote in for Ashley Brown. I just gives the song that extra something 
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#15re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/5/07 at 1:18amso random... how is that they ended up recording the original versions of HOME and IF I CAN'T LOVE HER Reprise on the OBC Recording, but then changed it again in the show... not to say that's bad... but i would have thought that that stuff would have already been kinked out by the time a CD is recorded... i'm just nitpicky like that...
Dover
Leading Actor Joined: 4/29/06
#16re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/5/07 at 4:40am
I think the OCR was one of those recorded-after-out-of-town-tryouts dealies which is great for CD sales and promotion, but results in an inaccurate preservation of the score that ends up opening on Broadway.
When I was doing the show regionally, the first thing I was told by the director (who was involved in the OBC) was to throw away the Bway recording and wash my ears out, and start listening to the London recording, which has the final lyrics, and much more complete dance music. Whoever the Beast is on it is unbearable, but it was incredibly helpful to be able to put on a recording that actually had the same music and lyrics as the show I was rehearsing. It doesn't have "A Change in Me," but I wasn't really concerned with the ballads.
#17re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/5/07 at 10:19amDisney's "On the Record" has this song sung by Ashley Brown and it is great!! I love it.
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BroadwayDoc
Stand-by Joined: 9/17/05
#18re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/5/07 at 10:34amThe B&B recording was recorded before the show even played one performance Broadway. You could even purchase a copy of the CD and then cassette on the very first night of previews.
#19re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/5/07 at 11:55amI love On The Record with a passion. I had hoped Disney would put rights out through MTI or something. Maybe they still will, but no one knows what it is. Ashley Brown is by far my favorite Belle ever. I knew and loved her before B&B, but it definitely added to it. Her "Change in Me" is phenomenal.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#20re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/5/07 at 2:03pm
Well, it's a little unfair to say that CCR sucked only on "A Change in Me." Her "Home" wasn't that much better. 
I like Ashley's verson, don't get me wrong, but the second time through she belts just a little bit too loudly for me. It's like she's yelling (only in a very healthy manner.)
It's a good song, but the lyrics sort of bother me, like her singing "My perfect world out there"... didn't she used to complain about the town? Or is she referring to her chance for adventure? Because, I don't know, being locked in an enchanted castle sounds a lot like an adventure to me.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#21re: B&B 'A Change in Me'
Posted: 1/5/07 at 11:12pm
I saw BatB in London--and while I'm not a huge fan of the show John barrownman was superb as the Beast but Michelle G (?) who ws charming otherwise absolutely SUCKED at this song--it was a moment of "what the heck was that" when it was over
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