Last week I bought four cast recordings and I was really pleased with my choices. MISIA is a wonderful surprise with a fabulous Marin Mazzie in the title role and a score by Vernon Duke that grows on you. I don’t like all the songs from SOMETHING ROTTEN, but it’s a funny score with more than a couple of good songs. The new ON THE 20TH CENTURY is highly entertaining and, you can kill me, I prefer it to the original Broadway cast. Finally, there’s GIGI, an enjoyable and lively recording of this famous musical.
Just out of curiosity, have you seen Something Rotten? It's just that I find that the score works very well for the show while watching it, none of the songs feel out of place. Listening to them without seeing the show then they may not be as enjoyable