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Christmas came early this year when NBC aired The Wiz Live! on December 3, but we all had to wait one long week before the cast album dropped. Good news, it's here and it's out of this world. Below, BroadwayBox reacts in animated GIF as we give the new recording a first listen.

1. Prologue (Orchestra)

2. The Feeling We Once Had (Stephanie Mills, Ensemble)

And that’s how Stephanie Mills does it, folks.

3. Tornado (Orchestra, Ensemble)

4. He’s the Wizard (Amber Riley, Shanice Williams, Ensemble)

I would add this track to my desert island playlist. Infinite praise for Amber Riley and the growls from 1:42 and 1:49. You’re gonna want to press repeat a few times on this one.

5. Soon As I Get Home (Shanice Williams)

6. You Can’t Win (Elijah Kelley, Male Ensemble)

Not gonna lie, I love “I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday” so I'd love to hear Kelley sing that, but damn this song makes you move.

7. Ease On Down the Road (Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, NE-YO)

Break out your best Soul Train moves and ease on down that road.

8. Slide Some Oil to Me (NE-YO)

My face when people talk about NE-YO as the Tinman. #Perfection #AlltheEmmys

9. Mean Ole Lion (David Alan Grier)

Sing it, David!

10. Be a Lion (Shanice Williams, David Alan Grier, Ensemble)

11. So You Wanted to See the Wizard (Queen Latifah)

Funky.

12. What Would I Do If I Could Feel (NE-YO, Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, Ensemble)

Damn NE-Yo. That was beautiful.

13. We Got It (Shanice Williams, NE-YO, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, Ensemble)

The new song has a total contemporary club feel to it. I can see dancing to it with cool lights all around.

14. Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News (Mary J. Blige, Ensemble)

15. A Brand New Day (Shanice Williams, NE-YO, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, Ensemble)

Kenya Moore twirling and breaking it down might as well be a selfie.

16. Y’all Got It (Queen Latifah)

Queen Latifah definitely lived up to her nomenclature with this recording.

17. Believe in Yourself (Uzo Aduba)

No but seriously, come back to Broadway.

18. Home (Shanice Williams)

Download this entire album today. There’s not a skip song on it, and pray that Shanice comes to Broadway to sing this “Home” live every night.