Memory - from the album Song for Anna Special Guitar Collection.wmv

Memory - from the album Song for Anna Special Guitar Collection
from the Wikipedia:
"Memory", often incorrectly referred to as "Memories", is a show tune from the 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats sung by the character Grizabella, a one-time glamour cat who is now a shell of her former self. The song is a nostalgic remembrance of her glorious past and a declaration of her wishes to start a new life. Sung briefly in the first act and in full near the end of the show,
The lyric, written by Cats director Trevor Nunn, was based on T. S. Eliot's poems "Preludes" and "Rhapsody on a Windy Night". Lloyd Webber's former writing partner, Tim Rice and contemporary collaborator Don Black submitted a lyric to the show's producers for consideration, although Nunn's version was favoured.
"Memory" is the climax of the musical, and by far its most popular and well-known song.
Elaine Paige, who originated the role of Grizabella in the West End production of Cats, released a version of the song that was a Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1981.
Barbra Streisand recorded "Memory" for her 1981 album Memories. When released as a single, Streisand's cover reached #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #9 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in 1982.
Barry Manilow released a cover of "Memory" as a single in late 1982; this became the highest-charting version to date on the Billboard Hot 100 when it reached #39 in January 1983. Manilow's recording also made the Top 10 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, reaching #8.
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