This album is great especially after you had seen the movie. I wish they would have separated the Overture from All That Jazz so you can skip through the opening instrumental to get to the singing but it's a small quibble. The Cell Block Tango sounds even better on this album and they really did wonders with this particular orchestration. I will tell you this..... this album helped shed me some pounds from imitating the choreography every time I played it.

John C. Reilly and Queen Latifah shine heartily on their tracks, Catherine Zeta-Jones is a great belter and infuses her singing with that sly sexiness she brings to the screen, and Renee Zelwegger croons convincingly from track to track. True, at times she tends to dig low and the notes come out a bit growly (the reprise of Nowadays illustrates this) but there is something quite appealing about her voice. The only major flaw with this recording is Richard Gere. Say what you will about him but his Al Jolson-esque singing just annoys the living daylights out of me. If there is a weak link, he's it. He comes off better in the movie I think, his tap dance at the end is exciting to watch. His singing, though, had me wishing he had played it normally.

Here's the thing...if you like Chicago the Movie and/or the Musical, this is for you. I would suggest seeing the movie first if you are unfamiliar with the music. It's one of the better musical scores of the past half century and it's been given a whole new life with vibrant and booming orchestrations!

While I think that they did an excellent job with this film, the voices ofthese Stars do not impress me for such a show. I feel like they have had a lot of training and are signing their best, but they do not compare to the talents of "Real Musical Theater Singers". With the exception of the song Mr. Cellophane which is superior! But in general the CD is exciting.

This is enjoyable, but not nearly as good as the Broadway versions. 1996's cast album with Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking is fabulous (James Naughton is an excellent Billy Flynn). The Gwen Verdon/Chita Rivera/Jerry Orbach album is also wonderful. The movie soundtrack does not come close to rivaling either one -- the actors were cast primarily as actors, not singers! Richard Gere comes off as especially weak.