Top Songs By Cynthia Erivo
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cynthia Erivo
Performer
Greg Wells
Drums
Dominick Amendum
Keyboards
Jeremy Isaac
First Violin
Richard George
Violin
Fenella Barton
Violin
Mark Berrow
Violin
Daniel Bhattacharya
Violin
Natalia Bonner
Violin
Thomas Bowes
Violin
Charlie Brown
Violin
Ben Buckton
Violin
Emil Chakalov
Violin
Ralph De Souza
Violin
Christina Emanuel
Violin
Dai Emanuel
Violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones
Violin
Nina Foster
Violin
Kathy Gowers
Violin
Marianne Haynes
Violin
Raja Halder
Violin
Philippe Honoré
Violin
Ian Humphries
Violin
Martyn Jackson
Violin
Patrick Kiernan
Violin
Bea Lovejoy
Violin
Dorina Markoff
Violin
Laura Melhuish
Violin
John Mills
Violin
Steve Morris
Violin
Everton Nelson
Violin
Odile Ollagnon
Violin
Oscar Perks
Violin
Tom Pigott-Smith
Violin
Kotono Sato
Violin
Sarah Sexton
Violin
Anna Szabo
Violin
Cathy Thompson
Violin
Clara Thompson
Violin
Michael Trainor
Violin
Matthew Ward
Violin
Debbie Widdup
Violin
Warren Zielinski
Violin
Bruce White
Viola
Laurie Anderson
Viola
Nick Barr
Viola
Catherine Bradshaw
Viola
Reiad Chibah
Viola
Sue Dench
Viola
Clive Howard
Viola
Martin Humbey
Viola
Helen Kamminga
Viola
Peter Lale
Viola
Fiona Leggat
Viola
Lydia Lowndes-Northcott
Viola
Kate Musker
Viola
Andrew Parker
Viola
Nick Cooper
Cello
Adrian Bradbury
Cello
Tim Gill
Cello
Sophie Harris
Cello
Paul Kegg
Cello
Rachael Lander
Cello
David Lale
Cello
Vicky Matthews
Cello
Frank Schaefer
Cello
Bozidar Vukotic
Cello
Tony Woollard
Cello
Mary Scully
Double Bass
Steve Mair
Double Bass
Paul Kimber
Double Bass
Roger Linley
Double Bass
Rupert Ring
Double Bass
Steve Rossell
Double Bass
Ben Russell
Double Bass
Lucy Shaw
Double Bass
Beth Symmons
Double Bass
Laurence Ungless
Double Bass
Dominic Worsley
Double Bass
Karen Jones
Flute
David Cuthbert
Flute
Helen Keen
Flute
Eliza Marshall
Flute
Tim Rundle
Oboe
Janey Miller
Oboe
Sue Bohling
Oboe
John Anderson
Oboe
Jon Carnac
Clarinet
Duncan Ashby
Clarinet
Anthony Pike
Clarinet
Nicholas Rodwell
Clarinet
Gavin McNaughton
Bassoon
Emma Harding
Bassoon
Rachel Simms
Bassoon
Simon Chiswell
Bassoon
Richard Watkins
French Horn
Nigel Black
French Horn
Diego Incertis
French Horn
Corinne Bailey
French Horn
Phillippa Koush-Jalali
French Horn
Henry Ward
French Horn
Alexei Watkins
French Horn
Paul Booth
Saxophone
Sam Mayne
Saxophone
Nick Moss
Saxophone
Colin Skinner
Saxophone
Jamie Talbot
Saxophone
Philip Cobb
Trumpet
Patrick White
Trumpet
Daniel Newell
Trumpet
Christian Barraclough
Trumpet
Kate Moore
Trumpet
Gareth Small
Trumpet
Andy Wood
Trombone
Ed Tarrant
Trombone
Barry Clements
Trombone
Chris Augustine
Trombone
Jon Stokes
Trombone
Phil White
Trombone
Owen Slade
Tuba
Frank Ricotti
Percussion
Julian Poole
Percussion
Gary Kettel
Percussion
Chris Baron
Timpani
Simon Chamberlain
Piano
Bryn Lewis
Harp
Hugh Webb
Harp
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Schwartz
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cynthia Erivo
Vocal Producer
Stephen Schwartz
Producer
Stephen Oremus
Producer
Greg Wells
Producer
Robin Baynton
Editing Engineer
Dominick Amendum
Recording Supervisor
Ariana Grande
Vocal Producer
Laurence Anslow
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Oh, Miss Elphaba
Many years I have waited
For a gift like yours to appear
Why, I predict the Wizard might make you his magic grand vizier
My dear, my dear
I'll write at once to the Wizard
Tell him of you in advance
With a talent like yours, dear
There is a definish chance
If you work as you should
You'll be making good
Welcome to Shiz
Did that really just happen?
Have I actually understood?
This weird quirk I've tried to suppress or hide
Is a talent that could help me meet the Wizard
If I make good
So I'll make good
When I meet the Wizard
Once I prove my worth
And then I meet the Wizard
What I've waited for since, since birth
And with all his Wizard wisdom
By my looks, he won't be blinded
Do you think the Wizard is dumb?
Or like Munchkins, so small-minded? No!
He'll say to me, "I see who you truly are
A girl on whom I can rely"
And that's how we'll begin
The Wizard and I
Once I'm with the Wizard
My whole life will change
'Cause once you're with the Wizard
No one thinks you're strange
No father is not proud of you
No sister acts ashamed
And all of Oz has to love you
When by the Wizard you're acclaimed
And this gift or this curse I have inside
Maybe at last, I'll know why
As we work hand in hand
The Wizard and I
And one day, he'll say to me
"Elphaba, a girl who is so superior
Shouldn't a girl who's so good inside
Have a matching exterior?
And since folks here to an absurd degree
Seem fixated on your verdigris
Would it be alright by you
If I de-greenify you?"
And though, of course, that's not important to me
"Alright, why not?" I'll reply
Oh, what a pair we'll be, the Wizard and I
Yes, what a pair we'll be, the Wizard and-
Unlimited
My future is unlimited
And I've just had a vision, almost like a prophecy
I know it sounds truly crazy
And true, the vision's hazy
But I swear, someday there'll be
A celebration throughout Oz
That's all to do with me!
And I'll stand there with the Wizard
Feeling things I've never felt
And though I'd never show it
I'd be so happy I could melt
And so it will be for the rest of my life
And I'll want nothing else 'til I die
Held in such high esteem
When people see me, they will scream
For half of Oz's favorite team
The Wizard and I
Writer(s): Stephen Lawrence Schwartz
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