"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" is a song from the 1978 musical Evita with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Sung by the title character Eva Perón, it was titled "It's Only Your Lover Returning" before Rice settled on the eventual name. It appears early in the second act as Evita addresses the crowd from the balcony of the Casa Rosada and features a sweeping melody tied to broad emotional themes of regret and defiance, characteristic of Lloyd Webber's most popular songs.
The song shares its tune with "Oh What a Circus" from the same show.
The musical Evita began as an album, before being adapted for the stage. The song was first offered to singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down. Julie Covington sang "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" for the original 1976 studio release. The single reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1977 for a week, selling almost a million copies in the United Kingdom . - NICAM digital stereo - Courtesy Wikipedia - Royal Albert Hall . - http://www.royalalberthall.com/