The Best of Liza Minnelli
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Blessed by an impeccable showbiz gene pool (her mother was Hollywood legend Judy Garland, her father producer Vincente Minelli), Liza Minelli seemed to effortlessly fuse Garland's song 'n' dance acumen with a boisterous, footlight-bred persona rivaled only by Ethel Merman. This 16-track collection is a fine introduction to her body of work, especially as it's the first anthology to cull material from her key at different labels. Bookended by her Hollywood musical icons Cabaret and Theme From New York, New York, and seasoned with Broadway tributes like "All That Jazz," it also contains a healthy cross-sampling of her compelling live work (ranging from the show-stopping "Some People" to the precocious effervescence of Liza With a Z). Though the disco-affectations of "Losing My Mind" confirm she was never able to capture the pop zeitgeist of the moment with the chameleonic ease of Streisand, her interpretations of "Quiet Thing" and "Maybe This Time" argue she was every inch her rival's equal as a torch singer. --Jerry McCulley
Tracks
| 1 | Cabaret [From Cabaret] |
| 2 | Some People [From Gypsy][Live] |
| 3 | There Is a Time (Le Temps) [Live] |
| 4 | Me and My Baby [From Chicago][#] |
| 5 | My Own Best Friend [From Chicago] |
| 6 | Old Friends [From Merrily We Roll Along][Live] |
| 7 | Singer |
| 8 | Ring Them Bells [Live] |
| 9 | All That Jazz [From Chicago] |
| 10 | Quiet Thing [From Flora, The Red Menace][Live] |
| 11 | Losing My Mind [From Follies] |
| 12 | Maybe This Time [From Cabaret] |
| 13 | Say Liza (Liza With a 'Z') [Live] |
| 14 | Stepping Out [From Stepping Out][Live] |
| 15 | Theme from New York, New York |
