Andrew Lloyd Webber "Joseph" began life as a short cantata that gained some recognition on its second staging with a favourable review in "The Times". For its subsequent performances, Rice and Lloyd Webber revised the show and added new songs to expand it to a more substantial length. Continued expansion eventually culminated in a 1972 stage musical and then a two-hour-long production being staged in the West End in 1973 on the back of the success of "Jesus Christ Superstar". In 1969 Rice and Lloyd Webber wrote a song for the Eurovision Song Contest called "Try It and See", which was not selected.
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song) plays the main theme from this song. The song was also covered by "X Factor" finalist, Rhydian Roberts, for which Lord Lloyd Webber wrote a male solo version specially for the artist. The beginning melody for this song was also used in the Alice Cooper concert DVD "Live in Montreux" before the song "Department of Youth". In about 2001, the song was covered by Sophie Viskich and Kris Phillips live in Beijing, China. Richard Clayderman has also arranged a piano-orchestral version of the song; originally found in his album "The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber". In 2011, Hawaiian-American singer Nicole