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| Released | December 16, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 10, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Showtunes | |||
| Length | 70:37 | |||
| Label | Decca Broadway | |||
| Producer | Stephen Schwartz | |||
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Wicked is a cast recording containing the majority of the songs from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Wicked, with music and lyrics by composer Stephen Schwartz and a book by writer Winnie Holzman. Released on December 16, 2003 by Decca Broadway both in physical and digital releases. The former contains a foreword and a short synopsis, provided by Gregory Maguire, who wrote the 1995 novel on which the musical is based, in addition to lyrics to those songs included.
Composer and lyricist of Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, produced the album aided by Frank Filipetti, Jill Dell'Abate, Jason Spears, Justin Shturtz, Jason Stasium and Ted Jensen. The original cast album of Wicked was recorded on November 10, 2003, with the full cast and orchestra, at then-Right Track Studios and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City.
Though initial reviews were mixed, the album received positive reappraisal and substantive commercial success over the years. In 2005, it received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. The album peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard 200 in 2024 and has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was recorded by the cast of the musical's 2024 film adaptation and released as Wicked: The Soundtrack.