"America's first tribal love-rock musical" went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that.
Hair opened on Broadway in 1968 and immediately became a smash, although no one could quite discern what it was about. Something like, "War is bad, drugs are good, racism bites the big one, and nudity is nice." Like the show itself, not all the sentiments expressed on the album have dated well, but the quality of the music is undeniable. The songs weren't really classifiable as rock, but they accomplished what all good pop songs set out to do: stick in the craw. Indeed, several of its tracks later became hits for pop acts, including "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (Fifth Dimension), "Hair" (Cowsills), and "Good Morning, Starshine" (Oliver). This re-release compiles the original 1968 London cast recording with 1970's Fresh Hair and includes songs cut from the original stage production. This recording even has little Elaine Page somewhere in the chorus! So get out the love beads, the bong and bellbottoms, and tune in, turn on and let your hair down.
1. Aquarius 2. Donna 3. Hashish 4. Sodomy 5. Coloured Spade 6. Manchester, England 7. Ain't Got No 8. Dead End 9. Sheila Franklin/I Believe In Love 10. The Rally 11. Air 12. Initials 13. I Got Life 14. Going Down 15. Hair 16. My Conviction 17. Easy To Be Hard 18. Don't Put It Down 19. Frank Mills 20. Be-In (Hare Krishna) 21. Where Do I Go? 22. Electric Blues 23. Black Boys/White Boys 24. Walking In Space 25. Abie Baby/Gettysburg Address 26. Three-Five-Zero-Zero 27. What A Piece Of Work Is Man/Walking In Space (Reprise) 28. Good Morning Starshine 29. The Bed 30. Eyes Look Your Last/Ain't Got No (Reprise)/The Flesh Failures (Let The Sun Shine In)
