Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (concept album)

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Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida

Studio album by Elton John
Released	March 23, 1999
Genre	Pop/Theatrical
Length	??:??
Label	Island Records
Producer(s)	??
The Big Picture (1997)	Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (1999)	The Muse (Soundtrack) (1999)

Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a 1999 album that contains songs from, but predates the main production of, the 2000 musical Aida.

With music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, the album features Elton John performing the songs along with pop stars Sting, LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, Angelique Kidjo, Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Shania Twain, Lenny Kravitz, James Taylor, Lulu, Kelly Price, and Dru Hill. Additionally, two tracks, "A Step Too Far" and "Elaborate Lives", feature the voices of Aida cast-members-to-be Heather Headley and Sherie Rene Scott.

This record is sometimes known as the "Concept Album" for Aida, both because it came before the production and to distinguish it from the 2000 release of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida: Original Broadway Cast Recording, a conventional original cast recording of the Broadway production.