Liza! Liza!

1964 studio album by Liza Minnelli

Liza! Liza!

Studio album by

Liza Minnelli

Released| October 12, 1964
Recorded| June 1964
Studio| Capitol, New York City
Genre| Pop, vocal, traditional
Label| Capitol
Producer| Simon Rady
Liza Minnelli chronology
|  | Liza! Liza!
(1964)  | It Amazes Me
(1965)

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Liza! Liza! is the debut studio album by American singer Liza Minnelli. It was released on October 12, 1964, by Capitol Records. The album contains her interpretations of twelve pop standards. It was recorded in June 1964 at Capitol Records' New York studio at 151 West 46th Street.

The album was re-released in 1988 by Capitol as Maybe This Time – Liza Minnelli Sings the Sensational Hit from the Film "Cabaret". DRG's 2006 compilation The Complete Capitol Collection includes all of the songs from Liza! Liza! in their original order, as well as using the cover art.

## Album information

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When Liza Minnelli recorded this album she was just a teenager. At seventeen she had starred in the Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward in 1963. The publicity surrounding her abilities led to television appearances and a single on the Cadence Records label. This single, "You Are for Loving", a song she performed in the show, reportedly sold half a million copies.[1] On the strength of this, Capitol signed the singer and slowly began issuing several singles targeted to Minnelli's age group and later committed to a whole album. These singles were recorded over the summer of 1963 in New York and by reviewing this output it is clear the artistry displayed by Minnelli was not that of a regular teenager.

For the creation of her debut album, she turned to her friend and classmate Marvin Hamlisch, who could help her in choosing the tunes. At the time he was working in the Broadway production of Funny Girl. Two of the songs featured on the album, "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "The Travelin' Life", were cut by Minnelli with Hamlisch on piano 2 years earlier as a gift to her mother. Another one of the tracks featured here, "If I Were in Your Shoes", was written by the young writers Fred Ebb and John Kander, who had yet to make a big impact on the stage. It was the start of a decade-long collaboration during which the trio delivered several unforgettable hits.

Peter Matz, who was also working with Barbra Streisand at the time, and would keep on collaborating with Minnelli up until his death, was mainly responsible for the rich and lush orchestral treatment given to the whole project.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Record Mirror| [3]

Liza! Liza! peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at number 115.[4] It debuted there on November 21, 1964 and remained in the chart for 8 weeks. Over a period of 3 years it reportedly sold over half a million copies.[5] It received several glowing reviews, with Cashbox feeling it was "an auspicious debut" showcasing "fine new talent",[6] while Record World said it was an "impressive [, ...] beguiling [,... and] beautifully varied" album from a "major singing talent". Billboard called it "simply great [... with] clarity of tone, genuine feeling, emotion".[7]

## Track listing

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### Side one

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1. "It's Just a Matter of Time" (Richard Everitt, Laurence Stith)
2. "If I Were in Your Shoes" (John Kander, Fred Ebb)
3. "Meantime" (Al Stillman, Robert Allen)
4. "Try to Remember" (Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones)
5. "I'm All I've Got" (Milton Schafer, Ronny Graham)
6. "Maybe Soon" (Richard Everitt, Laurence Stith)

### Side two

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1. "Maybe This Time" (John Kander, Fred Ebb)
2. "Don't Ever Leave Me" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
3. "The Travelin' Life" (Howard Liebling, Marvin Hamlisch)
4. "Together (Wherever We Go)" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne)
5. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
6. "I Knew Him When" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Ira Gershwin)

## Personnel

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* Producer: Si Rady
* Orchestra arranged and conducted by Peter Matz
* Sherman Weisburd - front cover photography

## Charts

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Chart (1964)  | Peak
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US Billboard 200[8] | 115

## References

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1. ^ Wimmer, Martin (September 12, 2021). Clockwork Liza: Star and Artist: The Career Achievement of Liza Minnelli. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 22\. ISBN 978-3-7543-4624-2.
2. ^ Allmusic review - Liza! Liza! AllMusic.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
3. ^ Jones, Peter (January 2, 1965). "Liza Minelli: Liza Liza" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 199\. p. 8\. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
4. ^ "Liza Minnelli". AllMusic. March 12, 1946. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
5. ^ Sutherland, Susan (1998). About Musicals. NTC Publishing Group. p. 226\. ISBN 978-0-8442-0276-1.
6. ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. October 17, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
7. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 24, 1964. p. 28. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
8. ^ "Liza Minnelli Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

* Liza Minnelli: When It Comes Down to It.......1968–1977 liner notes by Glenn A. Baker, 2003
* Liza Minnelli: The Complete A&M Recordings liner notes by Scott Schechter, 2008
* Liza Minnelli: The Complete Capitol Collection liner notes by Scott Schechter, 2006

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Liza Minnelli

* Awards and nominations
* Discography

Studio albums|

* Liza! Liza!
* It Amazes Me
* There Is a Time
* Liza Minnelli
* Come Saturday Morning
* New Feelin'
* The Singer
* Tropical Nights
* Results
* Gently
* Confessions

Live albums|

* Live at the London Palladium
* Live at the Olympia in Paris
* Live at the Winter Garden
* Live at Carnegie Hall
* At Carnegie Hall
* Live from Radio City Music Hall
* Paris – Palais des Congrès: Intégrale du spectacle
* Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace
* Liza's Back

Compilation albums|

* The Liza Minnelli Foursider
* 16 Biggest Hits
* The Capitol Years
* Ultimate Collection
* Life Is a Cabaret!
* When It Comes Down To It.......1968–1977
* The Best of Liza Minnelli
* The Complete Capitol Collection
* The Complete A&M Recordings
* Cabaret... And All That Jazz

Singles|

* "Hello, Dolly!"
* "I (Who Have Nothing)"
* "(I Wonder Where My) Easy Rider's Gone"
* "All That Jazz"
* "Theme from New York, New York"
* "Losing My Mind"
* "Don't Drop Bombs"
* "So Sorry, I Said"
* "Love Pains"

Concerts|

* Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace
* Liza's at The Palace....

Films|

* Cabaret
* Liza with a Z

Related topics|

* Vincente Minnelli (father)
* Judy Garland (mother)
* Lorna Luft (maternal half-sister)
* Muscle of Love
* "Mama"

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