"Everything's Alright" is a song from the 1970

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and 1971 rock opera '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' by

Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ...

and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is about the

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. In the song, Mary Magdalene tries to calm

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with an expensive ointment and tells him not to get worried.

Judas Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betr ...

accuses her of wasting resources which would be better served helping the poor. Jesus retorts by saying that there will always be poverty in the world and that they will never be able to help everyone. The song is musically notable for its

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Single release

Jesus Christ Superstar Elliman Neeley 1973

Yvonne Elliman, who sang the part of Mary Magdalene on the original rock opera concept album ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and also in the 1971 Broadway original cast and 1973 film, released a single of "Everything's Alright" in 1971, which reached #92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. '' Cash Box'' said of it that "Yvonne once again reaches into the wealth of material from the Rice -Webber classic and comes up with a winner every bit as strong as her first '

I Don't Know How To Love Him "I Don't Know How to Love Him" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), a torch ballad sung by the character of Mary Magdalene. In the opera ...

' disk.

Everything's Alright (Reprise)

The reprise of "Everything's Alright" is sung by Mary Magdalene to calm Jesus after his intense day of negative events, as he goes to sleep. The short, 29 second reprise leads into the hit single, "

I Don't Know How to Love Him "I Don't Know How to Love Him" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), a torch ballad sung by the character of Mary Magdalene. In the opera ...

," which is also sung by Mary Magdalene. In the 1973 film version, only the "Close your Eyes" number is sung, omitting the rest of the lyrics, including the line: "I know that I will sleep well tonight", sung by Jesus.

John Farnham, Kate Ceberano & Jon Stevens version

John Farnham,

Kate Ceberano Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song "Pash" received a gold sa ...

, and

Jon Stevens Jon Stevens (born 8 October 1961) is a New Zealand singer, best known for his work with Noiseworks and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. Biography 1980–1986: career beginnings and ''Jezebel'' Stevens was born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand, and is ...

released a version of "Everything's Alright" in 1992. The song peaked at number 6 for one week in the

Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing ...

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. The song stayed in the ARIA Charts top 10 for five weeks. It spent an overall total of 14 weeks in Australia's ARIA Charts: entry date: 26 July 1992 at number 46, exit date: 25 October 1992 at number 44.

Track listing

#Everything's Alright (4.55) #Overture (3.51) (by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice)

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References

1970 songs 1971 singles Decca Records singles John Farnham songs Jon Stevens songs Kate Ceberano songs MCA Records singles PolyGram singles Sarah Brightman songs Songs about Jesus Songs from Jesus Christ Superstar Songs with lyrics by Tim Rice Songs with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber {{Show-tune-stub