9 to 5: The Musical

1	9 to 5 4:52
2	Around Here 3:00
3	Here for You 3:45
4	I Just Might 3:56
5	Backwoods Barbie 2:27
6	Dance O' Death 3:35
7	Cowgirl's Revenge 2:03
8	Potion Notion 2:25
9	Joy to the Girls 1:02
10	Heart to Hart 4:17
11	Shine Like the Sun 4:15
12	One of the Boys 3:52
13	5 to 9 1:08
14	Always a Woman 2:56
15	Change It 2:45
16	Let Love Grow 2:38
17	Get out and Stay Out 4:19
18	Finale 1:10

All Music Guide

Dolly Parton's country crossover hit "9 to 5" has become a staple of pop radio and karaoke set lists because of its indelible chorus and lyrics that any working stiff can relate to. On this original cast album of the musical (based on the movie), the song gets the Broadway treatment, augmented with extra measures for maximum dramatic effect and multiple singing parts. The effect is not quite the same as hearing Dolly's pert-n-populist rendition, but it is a vivid reimagining with the same spunky attitude as the original. The rest of the numbers, written by Parton, are pure cornball, but in most cases delightfully so. Allison Janney strikes just the right brassy tone on "Around Here" and Marc Kudisch and Stephanie Block create heat on the slinky "The Dance o' Death." Megan Hilty has the appropriately theatrical twang for Parton's previously recorded "Backwoods Barbie." "Get Out and Stay Out" is a somewhat ordinary piano ballad fleshed out with Block's powerful and expressive vocals. The rest of the songs seem thin without an accompanying visual spectacle, but for fans of the Broadway show, the album is a solid memento of a fun evening at the theater. Paula Carino

USA Today

The country icon...has injected plenty of twang into the score. But there are also ballads that wouldn't be out of place in most contemporary, pop-influenced musicals and nods to Tin Pan Alley and '70s funk. Elysa Gardner

New York Post

It shouldn't surprise anybody [Dolly]'s taken so well to the stage: She's always been a storyteller first and foremost. Her countrified pop, enhanced by fiddle and pedal-steel guitar, fits perfectly on Broadway. Of all the mainstream artists who've tried their hand at show music in the past few years, she may be the most convincing. Elizabeth Vicentelli

Associated Press

[Dolly] has a simple, direct way with lyrics and a beguiling sense of melody whether it's country twang, gospel, rhythm 'n' blues, power ballad or sentimental love song. Michael Kuchwara

The Guardian

The greatest triumph of the night was that the film has been reinvented as a musical so successfully. Ed Pilkington

Chicago Tribune

The lovable ballad "Backwoods Barbie" [is] Parton's charming, autobiographical, country ode to how neither a rural origin nor a double D-cup prevents a sharp mind.

New York Daily News

What's fresh and original are Dolly Parton’s bouncy, big-hearted songs, which accompany the familiar title tune.... "I Just Might" [is] a bright, optimistic ballad. The best number, "Change It," is about the office but really addresses larger issues, and makes the show shine. Joe Dziemianowicz

Variety

The wry self-validation of "Backwoods Barbie," the delicate optimism of "I Just Might," the upbeat resilience of "Shine Like the Sun" and take-charge attitude of "Change It" all reveal the songwriter's authentic personality, and 9 to 5 is at its most winning when these numbers focus attention squarely on the women battling for a fair deal in an unequal-opportunity environment. David Rooney