Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)
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| "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.
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]
