16 Biggest Hits (Liza Minnelli album)

16 Biggest Hits
Compilation album by
Liza Minnelli
ReleasedJuly 18, 2000
Recorded1972–1992
GenreTraditional
LabelLegacy
Liza Minnelli chronology
Minnelli on Minnelli
(2000) 		16 Biggest Hits
(2000) 		The Capitol Years
(2001)

16 Biggest Hits is a compilation album by American singer and actress Liza Minnelli.[1] Released in July 2000,[2] by Legacy Recordings,[a] the album compiles songs released by Minnelli during her tenure with Columbia Records.

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 recordings—"Stepping Out" and "There's No Business Like Show Business".[4][5]

Music critics gave 16 Biggest Hits favorable reviews, though the album did not appear on any major charts worldwide.

Background

Liza Minnelli’s 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.[6] Her early recordings under Capitol Records were featured in A Touch of Class (1997)[7] and The Capitol Years (2001).[8] Her work with A&M Records was compiled in The Liza Minnelli Foursider (1973)[9] and The Collection (1998).[10] Her Columbia Records era is represented in Simply The Best (1982),[11] Liza (1993), and All That Jazz (1999).[12]

For 16 Biggest Hits, producer Didier C. Deutsch selected songs that were not necessarily hits but represented Minnelli’s 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.[6]

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.[6] 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 Minnelli’s highest-charting single,[13] taken from her 1989 album Results.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Show MusicFavorable[15]

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.[6]

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

16 Biggest Hits
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Liza With A "Z""John Kander; Fred EbbLiza with a Z2:25
2."Bye Bye Blackbird"Mort Dixon, Ray HendersonLiza with a Z3:58
3."The Singer"Walter MarksThe Singer2:25
4."You're So Vain"Carly SimonThe Singer3:18
5."Some People"Jule Styne, Stephen SondheimLive from Radio City Music Hall3:19
6."Shine On Harvest Moon"Jack Norworth, Nora BayesLive at the Winter Garden4:15
7."Old Friends"S. SondheimLive from Radio City Music Hall1:12
8."There Is A Time"Charles Aznavour, Gene Lees, Jeff DavisLive at the Winter Garden2:17
9."Where Is The Love"Ralph MacDonald, William SalterThe Singer2:46
10."Losing My Mind"S. SondheimResults4:08
11."My Own Best Friend" (from the musical Chicago)J. Kander, F. EbbSingle only3:10
12."Quiet Thing"J. Kander, F. EbbLive at the Winter Garden2:50
13."Ring Them Bells"J. Kander, F. EbbLiza with a Z5:16
14."All That Jazz" (from the musical Chicago)J. Kander, F. EbbSingle only3:04
15."Theme from New York, New York"J. Kander, F. EbbLive from Radio City Music Hall5:09
16."Cabaret"J. Kander, F. EbbLiza with a Z4:01
21 Greatest Hits (CD1) / Los Éxitos del Siglo (CD1)
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Liza With A "Z""John Kander; Fred EbbLiza with a Z2:25
2."Bye Bye Blackbird"Mort Dixon, Ray HendersonLiza with a Z3:58
3."The Singer"Walter MarksThe Singer2:25
4."You're So Vain"Carly SimonThe Singer3:18
5."Some People"Jule Styne, Stephen SondheimLive from Radio City Music Hall3:19
6."Shine On Harvest Moon"Jack Norworth, Nora BayesLive at the Winter Garden4:15
7."Old Friends"S. SondheimLive from Radio City Music Hall1:12
8."There Is A Time"Charles Aznavour, Gene Lees, Jeff DavisLive at the Winter Garden2:17
9."Where Is The Love"Ralph MacDonald, William SalterThe Singer2:46
10."Losing My Mind"S. SondheimResults4:08
11."My Own Best Friend" (from the musical Chicago)J. Kander, F. EbbSingle only3:10
21 Greatest Hits (CD2) / Los Éxitos del Siglo (CD2)
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Quiet Thing"J. Kander, F. EbbLive at the Winter Garden2:50
2."Ring Them Bells"J. Kander, F. EbbLiza with a Z5:16
3."All That Jazz" (from the musical Chicago)J. Kander, F. EbbSingle only3:04
4."Theme from New York, New York"J. Kander, F. EbbLive from Radio City Music Hall5:09
5."Cabaret"J. Kander, F. EbbLiza with a Z4:01
6."Don't Drop Bombs"N. Tennant, C. LoweResults3:37
7."Rent"N. Tennant, C. LoweResults3:48
8."So Sorry, I Said"N. Tennant, C. LoweResults3:13
9."Stepping Out"J. Kander, F. EbbLive from Radio City Music Hall1:59
10."There's No Business Like Show Business"I. BerlinLive from Radio City Music Hall0:49

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.[4]

  • Design: Nu'des
  • Assistant Art: Marcus Paulo
  • Graphic coordinator: Carla Framback

Notes

  1. ^ Legacy Records is an archival label under Sony Music, which releases songs from the catalog of artists previously signed to the company.[3]

References

  1. ^ Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R. (2003). Hollywood Songsters: Garland to O'Connor. Taylor & Francis. p. 602. ISBN 978-0-415-94333-8. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "This Week". The Gazette, Montreal, Que.: D 13. July 20, 2000. ProQuest 433622983. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Legacy Recordings Taps Potential of Spotify Platform With Groundbreaking "The Legacy Of" App Launching With Focus On Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hall & Oates". Sony Music. March 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Liza Minnelli (2000). Vinteum: 21 Grandes Sucessos (Media notes). Brazil: Sony Music. 2-495880.
  5. ^ Liza Minnelli (2001). Veintiuno: Los Exitos del Siglo (Media notes). Argentina: Columbia Records. 2-495880.
  6. ^ a b c d e Ruhlmann, William. "Liza Minnelli - 16 Biggest Hits Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Liza Minnelli - Touch of Class Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Liza Minnelli - The Capitol Years Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Liza Minnelli - Foursider Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Liza Minnelli - The Collection Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  11. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Simply the Best - Liza Minnelli". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  12. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Liza Minnelli - All That Jazz Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "lescharts.com > Liza Minnelli – Losing My Mind (song)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  14. ^ Brown, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Minnelli, Ronstadt and Zadora: Taking a Different Tack". The Washington Post. p. G06.
  15. ^ a b Preeo, Max O. (2000). Show Music. Max O. Preeo. p. 72. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  16. ^ Preeo, Max O. (March 2, 2001). "Winter 2000 Features". Show Music. Archived from the original on March 2, 2001. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  17. ^ Liza Minnelli (2000). 16 Biggest Hits (Media notes). United States: Columbia Records; Legacy. CK 53778.
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