The Wiz [Original Cast Recording]

1	Prologue 0:25
2	The Feeling We Once Had 3:26
3	Tornado 3:24
4	He's the Wizard 2:20
5	Soon as I Get Home 3:26
6	I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday 3:18
7	Ease on Down the Road 2:28
8	Slide Some Oil to Me 2:22
9	I'm a Mean Ole Lion 1:43
10	Be a Lion 4:03
11	So You Wanted to See the Wizard 1:53
12	What Would I Do If I Could Feel 2:55
13	Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News 2:28
14	Everybody Rejoice 2:47
15	Y'All Got It! 2:15
16	If You Believe 2:18
17	Home (Finale) 3:32

Barnes & Noble

Sidney Lumet's 1978 big-budget film adaptation of the soulful version of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz can't match the joy, spontaneity, or tart humor of the hit Broadway musical, not to mention the charm and wonder of the classic 1939 film. What The Wiz has to offer is Diana Ross and Michael Jackson as Dorothy and the Scarecrow, heading a stellar cast that also includes Lena Horne and Richard Pryor. Ross is in great voice on "Soon as I Get Home" and "Is This What Feeling Gets?" Jackson's showstopper, "You Can't Win," utilizes every trick in the pre-Off the Wall 19-year-old's considerable repertoire. Horne delivers the film's best vocal performance, however, "Believe in Yourself." Long a cult favorite, this album is ripe for rediscovery. David Elliot Cohen

All Music Guide

The Wiz original cast recording is a joyous, vibrant celebration of life, couched in the fantastic terms of a modernized retelling of The Wizard of Oz, with an entirely black cast. And it is fantastic in both senses -- both fantasy-based, like the children's story by L. Frank Baum that it is born from, and also superbly performed. This version far outshines the movie soundtrack (despite the movie having such big-name draws as Diana Ross and Michael Jackson). In this 1975 release, Stephanie Mills is an absolute delight as Dorothy and Andre De Shields is an engaging, rascally Wiz. The songs are stellar too; from the ominous, atmospheric instrumental "Tornado" to the gently affirming, confidence-building "Be a Lion" to the Wiz' grand I'm-outta-here finale, "Y'All Got It," this production is glorious. Listeners will feel uplifted. Very highly recommended, both for children and adults. ~ Murrday Fisher, All Music Guide