Another Suitcase in Another Hall musical, titled "Evita", playing the role of Eva; she had desired to play the part for a long time and even wrote to director Alan Parker, explaining how she would be perfect for the part. After securing the role, she underwent vocal training with coach Joan Lader since "Evita" required the actors to sing their own parts. Lader noted that the singer "had to use her voice in a way she's never used it before. "Evita" is real musical theater — its operatic, in a sense. Madonna developed an upper register that she didn't know she had." Unlike the musical,
Another Place, Another Time (album) to lose, Lewis agreed to record the Jerry Chestnut song "Another Place, Another Time," which was released as a single on March 9, 1968 and, to everyone's amazement, shot up the country charts. At the time of the release, Lewis had been playing Iago in a rock and roll adaptation of "Othello" called "Catch My Soul" in Los Angeles but was soon rushed back to Nashville to record another batch of songs with producer Jerry Kennedy. Although he was primarily known as a rock and roller, Lewis had been influenced by a wide range of artists and styles, from rhythm