Live at Carnegie Hall (Liza Minnelli album)

Live at Carnegie Hall is the fourth live album by American singer Liza Minnelli. It was recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City in September 1979 and released in 1981.[1]

Live at Carnegie Hall
Live album by
Liza Minnelli
ReleasedAugust 1981
RecordedSeptember 1979
VenueCarnegie Hall, New York City
GenreVocal pop
Length74:19
LabelAltel Sound Systems
Producer
  • Hank Cattaneo
  • Bill Lavorgna
Liza Minnelli chronology
Tropical Nights
(1977)		 Live at Carnegie Hall
(1981)		 The Rink
(1984)

The live show was one of the eleven sold-out shows, the longest guest appearance that an artist ever held in Carnegie Hall. The album cover was made by the artist Andy Warhol.[2]

At that time of the release she was unaffiliated with a major label, and had the foresight to record these concerts herself. Two years later, in 1981, she began selling the limited edition double album at her live dates.[3]

In 2021, record label Real Gone Music the album was titled Live In New York 1979 and re-released as a limited pressed pink vinyl and also as a red vinyl limited to a 1400 copies each one.[4] In 2022, the album was finally released in a 3-CD edition which includes the completely show for the first time and the abridged version that was released in the vinyls format.[5]

The album received favorable revies from The Wall Street Journal[6] and BroadwayWorld websites.[7]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Long Has This Been Going On? / It's a Miracle"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin / Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer 
2."My Ship / The Man I Love"Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 
3."Some People"Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim 
4."Come in from the Rain"Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager 
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."London Town"Fred Ebb, Paul Klein, Lee Goldsmith 
2."New York Medley: I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City / Take Me Back To Manhattan / Manhattan/ New York City Rhythm / 42nd Street / Lullaby Of Broadway / On Broadway / New York, New York / Every Streets A Boulevard / Theme from New York, New York"Harry Nilsson / Cole Porter / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart / Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer / Harry Warren, Al Dubin / Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller / Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green / Jule Styne, B. Hillyard / John Kander, Fred Ebb 
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Someone to Watch Over Me"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 
2."Twelve Fellas"Fred Ebb, Larry Grossman 
3."You & I / Honeymoon Is Over / Happy Anniversary"Leslie Bricusse / Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones / Charles Aznavour, Fred Ebb 
4."City Lights"John Kander, Fred Ebb 
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cabaret"John Kander, Fred Ebb 
2."Shine On Harvest Moon"Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth 
3."But The World Goes Round"John Kander, Fred Ebb 
4."Bows (Liza/Liza)"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 

Personnel
  • Arranged by Bill Byers, Michael Abene, Ralph Burns
  • Conducted by Bill Lavorgna
  • Recorded by David Hewitt on the Record Plant NY Black Truck
  • Produced by Hank Cattaneo & Bill Lavorgna
Musicians
  • Victor Paz - trumpet
  • Ross Konikoff - trumpet
  • Harry DeVito - trombone
  • Arnie Lawrence - alto saxophone
  • Lawrence Feldman - tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Berger - baritone saxophone
  • Bill LaVorgna - drummer, conductor
  • Jay Leonhart - bass
  • Rick Leowes - guitar
  • Dave Cox - percussion
  • Steve Tubin - keyboards
  • Pat Rebillot - piano

References
  1. Live At Carnegie Hall (Media notes). Liza Minnelli. Altel Sound Systems. 1981. none.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Morgen Bromell (January 28, 2013). "10 Album Covers Designed by Andy Warhol". Complex Art + Design. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  3. A.A. Cristi (May 27, 2022). "Liza Minnelli LIVE IN NEW YORK 1979 to Be Released In Ultimate 3-CD Edition and 2-LP Set". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  4. Live In New York 1979 (Media notes). Liza Minnelli. Real Gone Music. 2021. RGM-1313.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Live In New York 1979 (Media notes). Liza Minnelli. Real Gone Music. 2022. RGM-1379.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Friedwald, Will (July 6, 2022). "'Liza Minnelli Live in New York' Review: Party Like It's 1979". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  7. Mosher, Stephen (July 1, 2022). "Album Review: LIZA MINNELLI LIVE IN NEW YORK 1979 Was Well Worth Waiting For". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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