| "Everything's Alright" | ||||
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| Single by Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan, Murray Head and Ensemble | ||||
| from the album Jesus Christ Superstar | ||||
| Released | September 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 5:14 | |||
| Label | Decca/MCA | |||
| Composer(s) | Andrew Lloyd Webber | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice | |||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice | |||
| Yvonne Elliman, Ian Gillan, Murray Head and Ensemble singles chronology | ||||
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"Everything's Alright" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is about the anointing of Jesus.
In the song, Mary Magdalene tries to calm Jesus with an expensive ointment and tells him not to get worried. Judas accuses her of wasting resources which would be better served helping the poor.[1] Jesus retorts by saying that there will always be poverty in the world and that they will never be able to help everyone.[2]
The song is musically notable for its 5
4 time signature.
Single release
Yvonne Elliman, who sang the part of Mary Magdalene on the original rock opera concept album Jesus Christ Superstar[3] and also in the 1971 Broadway original cast[4] and 1973 film, released a single of "Everything's Alright" in 1971, which reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
Cash Box said of it that "Yvonne once again reaches into the wealth of material from the Rice-Webber classic and comes up with a winner every bit as strong as her first 'I Don't Know How To Love Him' disk.[6]
Everything's Alright (Reprise)
The reprise of "Everything's Alright" is sung by Mary Magdalene to calm Jesus after his intense day of negative events, as he goes to sleep.[2] The short, 29 second reprise leads into the hit single, "I Don't Know How to Love Him," which is also sung by Mary Magdalene. In the 1973 film version, only the "Close your Eyes" number is sung, omitting the rest of the lyrics, including the line: "I know that I will sleep well tonight", sung by Jesus.
John Farnham, Kate Ceberano & Jon Stevens version
| "Everything's Alright" | ||||
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| Single by John Farnham, Kate Ceberano & Jon Stevens | ||||
| from the album Jesus Christ Superstar | ||||
| B-side | "Overture" | |||
| Released | 18 July 1992 | |||
| Studio | Rak, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:51 | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
| Composer(s) | Andrew Lloyd Webber | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Tim Rice | |||
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| Kate Ceberano singles chronology | ||||
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| Jon Stevens singles chronology | ||||
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John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, and Jon Stevens released a version of "Everything's Alright" in 1992. The song peaked at number 6 for one week in the Australian Recording Industry Association's ARIA Charts.[7] The song stayed in the ARIA Charts top 10 for five weeks. It spent an overall total of 14 weeks in Australia's ARIA Charts: entry date: 26 July 1992 at number 46, exit date: 25 October 1992 at number 44.[7]
Track listing
- Everything's Alright (4.55)
- Overture (3.51) (by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice)
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 6 |
End of year charts
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart[9] | 40 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Jesus Christ Superstar show synopsis". 2012-10-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 The Really Useful Group. "Jesus Christ Superstar Synopsis". The Official Jesus Christ Superstar Website. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ The Really Useful Group. "Jesus Christ Superstar History". The Official Jesus Christ Superstar Website. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ The Really Useful Group. "Jesus Christ Superstar: New York 1971". The Official Jesus Christ Superstar Website. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ Billboard. "Everything's Alright - Yvonne Elliman". Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 11, 1971. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- 1 2 Hung Medien. "Australian Charts: Everything's Alright". Australian Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "John Farnham, Kate Ceberano & Jon Stevens – Everything's Alright". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1992". Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ "ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)". Australian Fun Countdowns. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 2015-08-04.