Showtunes (Stephin Merritt and Chen Shi-zheng album)

Showtunes is the result of collaboration between Stephin Merritt with Chen Shi-zheng on three pieces of musical theatre; Orphan of Zhao (2003), Peach Blossom Fan (2004), and My Life as a Fairy Tale (2005). Select tracks from these are featured on this album. It was released on Nonesuch Records on March 16, 2006 but was available from peer-to-peer networks from February 20, 2006. The remainder of songs from the shows were released exclusively through online music stores.

Reception
The album received generally favorable reviews from critics; on Metacritic, it has a score of 69 out of 100.

Track listing

 * 1) "Theme from The Orphan of Zhao" – 00:59
 * 2) "At Madam Plum's" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 02:35
 * 3) "The Top and the Ball" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 01:49
 * 4) "What a Fucking Lovely Day!" [From Orphan of Zhao] – 01:22
 * 5) "Auntie Toothache" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 02:48
 * 6) "It's Hard to Be the Emperor" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:08
 * 7) "Sounds Expensive" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:36
 * 8) "The Red Shoes" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 01:43
 * 9) "Fan Dance Cha-Cha" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:17
 * 10) "The Little Maiden of the Sea" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 03:53
 * 11) "Ukulele Me!" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:08
 * 12) "Train Song" [From Orphan of Zhao] – 01:17
 * 13) "The Little Hebrew Girl" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 02:10
 * 14) "Shall We Sing a Duet?" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 00:55
 * 15) "The Song of the Humble Serf" [From Orphan of Zhao] – 00:56
 * 16) "The Collar and the Garter" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 01:40
 * 17) "Shall We Sing a Duet?" (Reprise) [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:38
 * 18) "Sorry, Wrong Show" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:41
 * 19) "The Storks" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 01:24
 * 20) "In the Spring, When I Was Young" [From Orphan of Zhao] – 02:02
 * 21) "The Ugly Little Duck" [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 03:41
 * 22) "And He Would Say..." [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 03:02
 * 23) "The World is Not Made of Flowers" [From Orphan of Zhao] – 01:14
 * 24) "Behold the Lowly Centipede" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:41
 * 25) "In China, Said the Moon..." [From My Life as a Fairy Tale] – 03:37
 * 26) "Hail! Son of Heaven" [From Peach Blossom Fan] – 01:06