TRACKLIST:
01. Born To Rock 'N' Roll - Cliff Richard 4.05
02. Time Talkin' - Ashford & Simpson 4.50
03. Time - Freddie Mercury 3.44
04. Music Of The Spheres: a) I. The Ascension/II. The Arrival b.) Law Of The Universe - The Judges (Chris Thompson/Miriam Stockley/Michael Mullins) 5.47
05. The Time Lord Theme - John Christie 4.08
06. The Charge - John Christie 1.59
07. One Human Family - Leo Sayer 3.28
08. What On Earth - Dionne Warwick 4.09
09. I Know I Know - Leo Sayer 2.59
10. Your Brother In Soul - Jimmy Helms 3.54
11. Case For The Prosecution - John Christie 4.21
12. Starmaker - Ashford & Simpson 4.14
13. Time Will Teach Us All - Julian Lennonn 4.36
14. I Object (Lord Melchisedic- The Time Lord) - John Christie 0.49
15. In My Defence - Freddie Mercury 4.16
16. Within My World - Dionne Warwick 5.00
17. Because - Julian Lennon 3.55
18. Move The Judge - Jimmy Helms 4.48
19. She’s So Beautiful - Cliff Richard 3.56
20. Beauty,Truth,Love,Freedom,Peace - Laurence Olivier 2.45
21. If You Only Knew - Julian Lennon 5.47
22. We're The U.F.O. - Murray Head 3.41
23. The Theme From Time - Laurence Olivier 4.03
24. Harmony - John Christie 3.43
25. The Return (Instrumental) - Dave Clark & John Christie 2.08
26. Time (Reprise) The Rock Star - Freddie Mercury 1.02
27. It’s In Every One Of Us - Cliff Richard 4.45
TIME - The Musical by Dave Clark opened on April 9th, 1986 in the Dominion Theatre in London's West End.
The original cast boast Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir Cliff Richard.
The concept album (vinyl LP and cassette) was released in the United States by Capitol Records in 1986.
Including performances by:
Sir Cliff Richard
Freddie Mercury
Dionne Warwick
Stevie Wonder
Julian Lennon
Leo Sayer
Sir Laurence Olivier
John Christie
Time tells the story of the Rock Star named Chris Wilder (Cliff Richard later by David Cassidy) who has been transported, with backup singers Louise, Babs and Carol, from his concert on Earth to the High Court of the Universe.
There they face three other-worldly judges to defend the Earth in the case of the Time Lord vs. the people of the planet Earth.
From the programme: "...Now that man is venturing to the stars and has already walked on the Moon, 'Melchisedic', The Time Lord, has decided that the time has come to examine the Earth's people to determine whether they shall be an asset or a threat to Universal peace.”
Wilder convinces the judges that the Earth is worth sparing and he is transported back to his concert at the same time that he left. (Unbelievable, you say? It gets better.) Laurence Olivier portrayed a holographic floating head named Akash (his role was filmed) who is a pseudo-narrator throughout the show.
Time took about 3 months to build. The massive set is constructed in steel, built in sections and reassembled in the theatre, The work in the Dominion was done over a period of five weeks when the theatre took on the appearence of a small foundry, working on what must have seemed at times like a substantial portion of British Steel's annual output.