16 Biggest Hits (Liza Minnelli album)
2000 compilation album by Liza Minnelli
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16 Biggest Hits is a compilation album by American singer and actress Liza Minnelli,[1] released by Legacy Recordings,[a] in July 2000.[3] The album focuses on songs from her tenure with Columbia Records. Due to the fact that her recordings are spread across multiple labels, the compilation utilizes live versions from her Columbia albums to represent career-defining songs whose original studio recordings are owned by other companies.
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| Released | July 18, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1972â1992 | |||
| Genre | Traditional | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
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The tracklist includes material from her Broadway shows, such as "Cabaret" and "Theme from New York, New York" from film, and "Losing My Mind" from her 1989 album Results. In some Latin American countries, the album was expanded and released under different titles, such as Vinteum: 21 Grandes Sucessos and Los Exitos Del Siglo featuring five additional tracks.
Music critics gave 16 Biggest Hits favorable reviews.
Album details
Liza Minnelliâs career spans decades of success across multiple fields, including music, theater, and film. As a result, compiling a comprehensive collection of her hits is commercially and bureaucratically challenging, as her recordings are spread across different labels. Prior compilations to 16 Biggest Hits were organized based on the labels under which the songs were originally released.[4] Her early recordings under Capitol Records were featured in A Touch of Class (1997)[5] and The Capitol Years (2001).[6] Her work with A&M Records was compiled in The Liza Minnelli Foursider (1973)[7] and The Collection (1998).[8] Her Columbia Records era is represented in Simply The Best (1982),[9] Liza (1993), and All That Jazz (1999).[10]
For 16 Biggest Hits, producer Didier C. Deutsch selected songs that were not necessarily hits but represented Minnelliâs most celebrated career moments and the standards she became associated with. Since many original recordings were under other labels, live versions from her Columbia albums were used instead. From her Broadway career, the album includes "Quiet Thing" from Flora the Red Menace, as well as "My Own Best Friend" and "All That Jazz" from Chicago.[4] Her film work is represented by "Cabaret" and "Theme from New York, New York." The song "Liza with a Z" comes from her Emmy-winning concert special of the same name. "Losing My Mind" was Minnelliâs highest-charting single,[11] taken from her 1989 album Results.[12]
In some Latin American countries, the album was released as a double album titled Vinteum: 21 Grandes Sucessos (in Brazil) or Los Exitos Del Siglo, featuring new cover art and five additional tracks: "Don't Drop Bombs", "Rent", and "So Sorry, I Said" from the album Results, as well as two live recordingsâ"Stepping Out" and "There's No Business Like Show Business".[13][14]
Critical reception
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic wrote that while Minnelli's selected recordings are familiar and enjoyable, some tracks lack a special connection to her and hardly qualify as 'biggest hits'. He criticized the omission of signature songs like "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret, despite multiple live versions being available.[4]
Max O. Preeo of Show Music magazine praised the album, particularly highlighting Minnelli's Broadway selections from Chicago, "My Own Best Friend" and "All That Jazz".[15][16]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Liza With A "Z"" | John Kander; Fred Ebb | Liza with a Z | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Bye Bye Blackbird" | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson | Liza with a Z | 3:58 |
| 3. | "The Singer" | Walter Marks | The Singer | 2:25 |
| 4. | "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | The Singer | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Some People" | Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Shine On Harvest Moon" | Jack Norworth, Nora Bayes | Live at the Winter Garden | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Old Friends" | S. Sondheim | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 1:12 |
| 8. | "There Is A Time" | Charles Aznavour, Gene Lees, Jeff Davis | Live at the Winter Garden | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Where Is The Love" | Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | The Singer | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Losing My Mind" | S. Sondheim | Results | 4:08 |
| 11. | "My Own Best Friend" (from the musical Chicago) | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Single only | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Quiet Thing" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Live at the Winter Garden | 2:50 |
| 13. | "Ring Them Bells" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Liza with a Z | 5:16 |
| 14. | "All That Jazz" (from the musical Chicago) | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Single only | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Theme from New York, New York" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 5:09 |
| 16. | "Cabaret" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Liza with a Z | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Liza With A "Z"" | John Kander; Fred Ebb | Liza with a Z | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Bye Bye Blackbird" | Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson | Liza with a Z | 3:58 |
| 3. | "The Singer" | Walter Marks | The Singer | 2:25 |
| 4. | "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | The Singer | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Some People" | Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Shine On Harvest Moon" | Jack Norworth, Nora Bayes | Live at the Winter Garden | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Old Friends" | S. Sondheim | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 1:12 |
| 8. | "There Is A Time" | Charles Aznavour, Gene Lees, Jeff Davis | Live at the Winter Garden | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Where Is The Love" | Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | The Singer | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Losing My Mind" | S. Sondheim | Results | 4:08 |
| 11. | "My Own Best Friend" (from the musical Chicago) | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Single only | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quiet Thing" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Live at the Winter Garden | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Ring Them Bells" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Liza with a Z | 5:16 |
| 3. | "All That Jazz" (from the musical Chicago) | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Single only | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Theme from New York, New York" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Cabaret" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Liza with a Z | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Don't Drop Bombs" | N. Tennant, C. Lowe | Results | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Rent" | N. Tennant, C. Lowe | Results | 3:48 |
| 8. | "So Sorry, I Said" | N. Tennant, C. Lowe | Results | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Stepping Out" | J. Kander, F. Ebb | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 1:59 |
| 10. | "There's No Business Like Show Business" | I. Berlin | Live from Radio City Music Hall | 0:49 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 16 Biggest Hits CD.[17]
- Compilation produced by Didier C. Deutsch
- Mastered by Chris Herles at Sony Music Studios, NY
- Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
- Project direction: Thomas Burleigh & Joy Gilbert
- A&R coordination: Pattimatheny & Darren Salmieri
- Tape research: Stacey Boyle
- Packaging manager: Dianne Spoto Shattuck
- Art direction: Fredette/Sparagano
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Vinteum: 21 Grandes Sucessos CD.[13]
- Design: Nu'des
- Assistant Art: Marcus Paulo
- Graphic coordinator: Carla Framback
Notes
- Legacy Records is an archival label under Sony Music, which releases songs from the catalog of artists previously signed to the company.[2]