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| Single bySarah Brightman | ||||
| Released | 1984 (1984) | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Musical theatre | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Songwriters | music:Andrew Lloyd Webber lyrics:Don Black. | |||
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"Unexpected Song" is a 1984 song from the musicalSong and Dance originally sung (on Broadway) byBernadette Peters. The music was written byAndrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics byDon Black. It is one of Lloyd Webber's most frequently performed compositions.[1]
The music for "Unexpected Song" originates from Lloyd Webber's instrumental albumVariations, much of which became the dance music in the second half of Lloyd Webber's musicalSong and Dance. Black wrote lyrics to one of the tracks, "Variation 5," which became "Unexpected Song." The song was released byMarti Webb andJustin Hayward as a duet in 1981. Later, Black wrote new lyrics to the melody and retitled the song "When You Want to Fall in Love."[2] The original lyrics were re-instated when the show was re-written for Sarah Brightman's run. Brightman released the song as a single in 1984.
"Unexpected Song" was later used in Lloyd Webber's and Black's reworking of the show, returning to the original album title ofTell Me on a Sunday.
"Unexpected Song" is a ballad.
Brightman's single peaked at #76 on theUK Singles Chart.
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