''Liza's Back'' is a live album by Liza Minnelli recorded on April 2, 2002. It was recorded during a week of sold-out Liza Minnelli shows earlier in 2002 summer at New York’s Beacon Theate. The comeback concerts followed Minnelli’s engagement at

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’s Royal Albert Hall and her nationally televised rendition of “ New York, New York” at

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shortly after the

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on the U.S. It was produced by her then husband,

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, and released on CD in the same year by

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. Minnelli performed many songs associated with her, and introduced "Liza's Back," written by Minnelli's longtime collaborators,

John Kander John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927) is an American composer, known largely for his work in the musical theater. As part of the songwriting team Kander and Ebb (with lyricist Fred Ebb), Kander wrote the scores for 15 musicals, including ''Cab ...

and

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Track listing

#"Liza's Back" - 3:12 #" Something Wonderful" ( Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:07 #"

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" (

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) - 2:05 #" Don't Cry Out Loud" ( Peter Allen,

Carole Bayer Sager Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, and songwriter. Early life and career Bayer Sager was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She grad ...

) - 2:13 #"

Crying Crying is the dropping of tears (or welling of tears in the eyes) in response to an emotional state, or pain. Emotions that can lead to crying include sadness, anger, and even happiness. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secr ...

" (

Joe Melson Joe Melson (born May 1935) is an American singer and a BMI Award-winning songwriter. Life and career Joe Melson was born in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States. He was reared on a farm until he was sixteen. He attended high school in ...

, Roy Orbison) - 3:38 #"City Lights" - 5:23 #"

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" - 5:07 #"Some People" ( Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim) - 3:42 #"Never Never Land"/" Over the Rainbow" ( Jule Styne,

Betty Comden Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 - November 23, 2006) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green spanned ...

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)/( Harold Arlen,

Yip Harburg Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" ( ...

) - 3:44 #"What Did I Have That I Don't Have?" ( Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:43 #"Rose's Turn" (Styne, Sondheim) - 5:05 #"Mein Herr" - 5:34 #"Money, Money" - 1:33 #"Maybe This Time" - 3:19 #"Cabaret" - 5:12 #"But the World Goes 'Round" - 4:30 #"

Theme from New York, New York "Theme from ''New York, New York''", often abbreviated to just "New York, New York", is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film ''New York, New York'' (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was written for and per ...

" - 5:41 #" I'll Be Seeing You" ( Sammy Fain,

Irving Kahal Irving Kahal (March 5, 1903, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942, New York City) was a popular American song lyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his collaborations with composer Sammy Fain which started in 19 ...

) - 2:32 All songs written by

and

unless otherwise noted. Note: track times include on stage dialogue between songs.

References

{{Authority control Liza Minnelli live albums 2002 live albums J Records live albums