Liza Minnelli (album)

Liza Minnelli is a self-titled studio album by Liza Minnelli. Released on February 26, 1968 by A&M Records in the United States, it contains her interpretations of pop/rock and singer/songwriters' songs.

Liza Minnelli
Studio album by Liza Minnelli
Released	February 26, 1968
Recorded	October–December 1967, Los Angeles, New York City
Genre	Pop, vocal, traditional
Label	A&M
Producer	Larry Marks
Liza Minnelli chronology
There Is a Time (1966) Liza Minnelli (1968) Come Saturday Morning (1969)
Singles from Liza Minnelli
"Married" / "You Better Sit Down Kids" Released: February 19, 1968

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Album information

Unlike the songs and performances she is today mostly known for, when Minnelli recorded her three studio albums for A&M Records, she chose songs by late '60s and early '70s pop/rock and singer/songwriters. The main inspiration for this change in direction were Peter Allen (the singer's husband at the time) and producer Larry Marks. They were both very fond of Randy Newman, the artist who is the most prominent composer on this collection. The overall mood of this album is somewhat quirky. This and subsequent albums for the label, much like the previous Capitol Records ones, failed to sell or chart. Only a third of the albums managed to crack the Billboard Top 200, but none produced any kind of hit. By then Minnelli had decided to go back to the kind of songs she and her mother usually preferred delivering.

Track listing

1. "The Debutante's Ball" (Randy Newman)
2. "Happyland" (Randy Newman)
3. "The Look of Love" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach)
4. "(The Tragedy Of) Butterfly McHeart" (Peter Allen, Chris Allen)
5. "Waiting for My Friend" (John Addison, George Melly)
6. "Married" / "You Better Sit Down Kids" (Fred Ebb, John Kander)/(Sonny Bono)
7. "So Long Dad" (Randy Newman)
8. "For No One" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
9. "My Mammy" (Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Walter Donaldson)
10. "The Happy Time" (Fred Ebb, John Kander)

Re-release

The album was released on CD in its entirety for the first time as part of Liza Minnelli: The Complete A&M Recordings, a 2-CD set released by Collector's Choice Music in 2008. This included outtakes and previously unreleased recordings from the A&M recording sessions.

Personnel

• Produced by Larry Marks
• Arranged by Peter Matz, Nick De Caro, Bob Thompson, J. Hill
• Original album engineers: Ray Gerhardt, Donald Hahn, Peter Matz
• Album design: Corporate Head
• Art director: Tom Wilkes
• Photography: Guy Webster

References

1. AllMusic review

• 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