"Everything's Alright" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is about the anointing of Jesus. In the song,

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cr ...

tries to calm

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

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. ''

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'' 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' 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," 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

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Kate Ceberano Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the rock, soul, jazz and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her single " Bedroom Eyes" re ...

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

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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)

Charts

Weekly charts

End of year charts

Sales and certifications

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