Liberace at the Piano
1952 studio album by Liberace
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Liberace at the Piano is a studio album by American pianist Liberace, released in 1952 on Columbia Records.
Release
Reception
The album reached number one on Billboard's Best-Selling Pop Albums chart – both on the 33⅓-rpm and 45-rpm halves of it.[2][3]
1954 version
In 1954, the album was released on a 12-inch LP (cat. no. CL 575).[1] Billboard described the LP as follows: "Our boy doesn't chatter or sing on this disk—just plays his usual flashy pianistics, backed by brother George's ork. The 12 selections range from 'Moonlight Sonata' and 'The Rosary' to the 'Maiden's Wish Samba' and 'As Time Goes By'. As usual, it's a shrewd hodgepodge of classics and standards, designed to please all his fans, whatever their musical tastes" and gave it 86 points out of 100 (which indicated an "excellent" rating).[4]
Track listing
10-inch LP (Columbia CL 6217)[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star Dust" | Parish–Carmichael | |
| 2. | "Liebestraum" ("Love's Dream") | Liszt | |
| 3. | "Carioca" from "Flying Down to Rio" | Kahn–Eliscu–Youmans | |
| 4. | "Polish National Dance in E-Flat Minor, Op. 47" | Scharwenka |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moonlight Sonata" (Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Opus 27, No. 2) | Beethoven | |
| 2. | "Warsaw Concerto" | Addinsell | |
| 3. | "As Time Goes By" | Hupfeld | |
| 4. | "Malagueña" from "Suite Andalucía" | Lecuona |
12-inch LP (Columbia CL 575)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star Dust" | Parish–Carmichael | |
| 2. | "Liebestraum" ("Love's Dream") | Liszt | |
| 3. | "Carioca"—from "Flying Down to Rio" | Kahn–Eliscu–Youmans | |
| 4. | "Polish National Dance in E-Flat Minor, Op. 47" | Scharwenka | |
| 5. | "Easter Parade" | Berlin | |
| 6. | "Maiden's Wish Samba" | Chopin—Arr.: Liberace |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moonlight Sonata" (Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Opus 27, No. 2) | Beethoven | |
| 2. | "Warsaw Concerto" | Addinsell | |
| 3. | "As Time Goes By" | Hupfeld | |
| 4. | "Eighteenth Variation Theme" from "The Story of Three Loves" | Rachmaninoff | |
| 5. | "The Rosary" | R. Rogers—Nevin | |
| 6. | "Malagueña" from "Suite Andalucía" | Lecuona |
Charts
| Chart (1952) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 33⅓ R.P.M.[2] | 1 |
| US Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 45 R.P.M.[3] | 1 |