At Carnegie Hall (Liza Minnelli album)
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| Released | September 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, vocal, traditional | |||
| Label | Telarc International Corporation | |||
| Producer | Larry Marks, Robert Woods | |||
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At Carnegie Hall is the fifth live album by American singer and actress Liza Minnelli. Released in 1987, it marks the singer's first work released under the independent label Telarc Distribution.
The recordings took place over a period of three weeks at the iconic Carnegie Hall concert hall, located in Midtown Manhattan, in the city of New York, in 1987. Minnelli's 17-day residency at the venue became the longest consecutive period in the concert hall's history.
Minnelli performed with a 47-piece orchestra, wearing costumes designed by Halston. The repertoire includes classics from the Great American Songbook, and songs by artists such as Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, and Charles Aznavour. It also ventures into contemporary pop-rock with the track "Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, as well as the compositions of Kander and Ebb, who were highly present in her career. According to critic Stephen Holden, "her songs, imaginatively arranged by Marvin Hamlisch and conducted by Bill La Vorgna, were accompanied by decisive and powerfully illustrative gestures."
The album was released as a double LP/CD, with the complete recording lasting 83 minutes and entirely in digital format. Additionally, a "Highlights" version was released, featuring the album's best moments with an 18-minute reduction in total duration, omitting nine songs in the process and rearranging the remaining ones.