Update: NBC to Drop Smash Cast Album for Fictional Musical Bombshell
If you’re a diehard Smash fan who dreams of seeing your favorite Bombshell stars at the Tony Awards this June (you know who you are), we are here to feed your fantasies. More details about the 22-track Bombshell cast album, coming out on February 12, have been released, including a complete who-sings-what breakdown as well as the album’s cover art. In addition to two complete acts of songs, a special edition of the CD also includes bonus tracks with performances by Tony Award winners Jane Krakowski (Nine) and TheaterMania Dreamcast regular Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens). Take a look.
BOMBSHELL Act One
1) “FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS” – Bernadette Peters and Ensemble
2) “LET ME BE YOUR STAR” – Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty
3) “SMASH!” – Megan Hilty & Katharine McPhee and Ensemble
4) “NEVER GIVE ALL THE HEART” – Katharine McPhee
5) “THE 20th CENTURY FOX MAMBO” – Katharine McPhee and Ensemble
6) “THE NATIONAL PASTIME” – Megan Hilty and Ensemble
7) “HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT” – Megan Hilty & Will Chase and Ensemble
8) “I NEVER MET A WOLF WHO DIDN’T LOVE TO HOWL” – Megan Hilty with Debra Messing, Nick Jonas, Christian Borle, Will Chase, Jaime Cepero, Phillip Spaeth and Ensemble
9) “MR. & MRS. SMITH” – Megan Hilty & Will Chase
10) “DON’T SAY YES UNTIL I FINISH TALKING” – Christian Borle and Ensemble
11) “ON LEXINGTON & 52nd STREET” – Will Chase
12) “CUT, PRINT…MOVING ON” – Katharine McPhee and Ensemble
BOMBSHELL Act Two
13) “PUBLIC RELATIONS” – Katharine McPhee with Christian Borle and Ensemble
14) “DIG DEEP” – Uma Thurman with Henry Stram, Phillip Spaeth, Wesley Taylor and Ensemble
15) “SECOND HAND WHITE BABY GRAND” – Megan Hilty
16) “(THEY JUST KEEP) MOVING THE LINE” – Megan Hilty
17) “LET’S BE BAD” – Megan Hilty and Ensemble
18) “THE RIGHT REGRETS” – Debra Messing & Christian Borle
19) “(LET’S START) TOMORROW TONIGHT” – Leslie Odom, Jr. with Christian Borle, Debra Messing, Wesley Taylor, Savannah Wise and Ensemble
20) “OUR LITTLE SECRET” – Katharine McPhee
21) “HANG THE MOON” – Bernadette Peters & Megan Hilty
22) “DON’T FORGET ME” – Katharine McPhee
BONUS CD SONGS (TARGET EXCLUSIVE)
1) AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SONGWRITERS- Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
2) “SMASH!” Jane Krakowski
3) “NEVER GIVE ALL THE HEART”- Megan Hilty
4) “SECOND HAND WHITE BABY GRAND”- Christine Ebersole
If you can’t wait until February to make sure you have secured yourself a copy, Bombshell is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com, iTunes and www.nbcstore.com. Although that won’t make the February 5 premiere of Smash‘s second season come any faster…Looks like we’ll have to wait until February to get both Smashed and Bombed.
