Hybrid / Sire
2009
Liza's At The Palace
About This Album
It would be reasonable to assume that an album called Liza's at the Palace.... is another Liza Minnelli live album, especially since it follows by a couple of months a stint of live appearances she made at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in the fall of 2008. Actually, however, it was, as the small print in the CD booklet reveals, "recorded...at Legacy Recording Studios, NYC." The spine of the CD jewel box even calls it an "original cast recording," which is how it should be treated, as a studio re-creation of the show Minnelli performed at the Palace. While the absence of applause at the end of each song may be disconcerting, deciding to preserve the show in this manner probably was the better idea. Minnelli, 62 years old and determined to keep dancing on-stage, no doubt gives better vocal performances in this controlled environment than she could have if the show actually had been recorded live at the Palace. Each Minnelli live performance, dating back to her nightclub debut at the age of 19 in 1965, has been an expression of her love of traditional pop and old-time show business, even as the songs have changed, at least somewhat. ("Maybe This Time," one of her signature tunes, may well have been in that first show, and it's here, too.
Track List

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