The Singer (Liza Minnelli album)

The Singer is the seventh studio album by American actress and singer Liza Minnelli. The album is a milestone in Minnelli's career as it is her only studio album (i.e. non-soundtrack) to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 Album chart.[3] The album also peaked at number 45 in the UK Albums Chart.[4] The album was re-released in CD by Cherry Red Records with 4 additional bonus tracks.[5]

The Singer
Studio album by Liza Minnelli
Released	March 1, 1973
Recorded	Larrabee Sound Studios
Genre	Pop, vocal, traditional
Label	Columbia
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Liza Minnelli chronology
Liza with a Z (1972) The Singer (1973) Live at the Winter Garden (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	favorable[2]

Track listing

• [6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Believe in Music"	Mac Davis	3:37
2.	"Use Me"	Bill Withers	3:39
3.	"I'd Love You to Want Me"	Lobo	3:36
4.	"Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?"	Eileen Sylvia Smith	3:31
5.	"You're So Vain"	Carly Simon	3:30
6.	"Where Is the Love?"	Ralph MacDonald, William Salter	3:49
7.	"The Singer"	Walter Marks	2:31
8.	"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"	James Taylor	3:51
9.	"Dancing in the Moonlight"	Sherman Kelly	3:19
10.	"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"	Stevie Wonder	2:36
11.	"Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me"	Mac Davis	2:52
Total length:			36:14

Expanded Edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Mr. Emery Won't Be Home"	B. Stone	2:48
13.	"All That Jazz" (From "Chicago")	John Kander, Fred Ebb	3:05
14.	"My Own Best Friend" (From "Chicago")	J. Kander, F. Ebb	3:10
15.	"Me And My Baby" (From "Chicago")	J. Kander, F. Ebb	1:53

Personnel

• Engineered by Lenny Roberts
• Arranged by Al Capps
• Vocals arranged by Marvin Hamlisch
• Art direction by Ron Coro
• Photography by Alan Pappé
• Recorded and overdubbed at Larrabee Sound, Hollywood, Ca.

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]	45
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	45
US Billboard 200[9]	38

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "Liza Minnelli - The Singer (Allmusic Review)". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
2. Billboard Magazine Review-Liza MInnelli The Singer. books.google.com. March 17, 1973. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
3. "Liza Minnelli - The Singer (Allmusic Charts-Awards)". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
4. "Liza Minnelli - The Singer". The Official UK Charts Company 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
5. "Liza Minnelli - The Singer: Expanded Edition". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
6. "Liza Minnelli - The Singer (Track listing)". Discogs. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4816". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
8. "Liza Minnelli | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
9. "Liza Minnelli Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2016.