Blood Brothers (1995 album) Blood Brothers (1995 album) Blood Brothers: The International Recording is a 1995 studio cast recording of the Willy Russell musical "Blood Brothers". The album features David Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy, and Petula Clark, with Russell himself as the Narrator. The album was the third release of a "Blood Brothers" cast recording; the earlier versions featured the original 1983 cast (including Barbara Dickson as Mrs Johnstone) and 1988 cast (with Kiki Dee as Mrs Johnstone). In 1995, a recording of the then London cast, including Stephanie Lawrence as Mrs Johnstone and Warwick Evans as the Narrator was also produced. Many of the
Willy Russell West End run, the play has been translated and produced in almost every part the globe garnering awards both for its author and for many of the actors who have played the roles of Rita and Frank. Returning to the Liverpool Everyman in 1986, Russell created "Shirley Valentine" which went on to an acclaimed West End run, earning Olivier awards for both its author and star, Pauline Collins, before transferring to New York for a highly successful Broadway run and a Tony Best Actress award for Collins. Like the earlier "Educating Rita", "Shirley Valentine" became an international hit. Both "Shirley