Hamilton (album)

This article is about the 2015 Broadway cast recording. For the musical, see Hamilton (musical). For the 2016 mixtape inspired by the show, see The Hamilton Mixtape.

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Cast recording by
the original Broadway cast of Hamilton
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
RecordedAugust 16–21, 2015
Studio
  • Avatar, New York City
  • Invictus Sound, Long Island, NYC
Genre
Length142:13
LabelAtlantic
Producer

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast album to the 2015 musical Hamilton. The musical is based on the 2004 biography of Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The recording stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Jonathan Groff. The ensemble features Jon Rua, Thayne Jasperson, Sydney James Harcourt, Ephraim Sykes, Ariana DeBose, and Sasha Hutchings. The musicians on the album are Alex Lacamoire, Kurt Crowley, Andres Forero, Robin Macatangay, Richard Hammond, Benny Reiner, Jonathan Dinklage, Erin Benim Mayland, Anja Wood, Mario Gotoh, and Laura Sherman. It achieved the largest first week sales for a digital cast album and is the highest-charting cast album since 1963.[1] It was the highest-selling Broadway cast album of 2015 and peaked at number one on the Rap Albums chart, the first cast album to ever do so.[2] After being certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2023, Hamilton became the best-selling cast album of all time. It is also considered one of the best ever musicals.

  1. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 7, 2015). "Hamilton's Historic Chart Debut: By The Numbers". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Estevez, Marjua (November 18, 2015). "Hamilton Broadway Album Tops Billboard Rap Chart". Vibe. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.