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Liberace blended high culture, flamboyant showmanship, and virtuoso musicianship, and in so doing brought the classics to the masses with his florid, romantic, and often humorous style. 16 Biggest Hits has a selection of Liberace's Columbia recordings from 1952-56, the period during which he charted his half-dozen hits. Only four of his six hits are included -- a Christmas medley and a collaboration with Jo Stafford are omitted -- but the program is very strong, mixing Liberace's diverse instrumentals ("Beer Barrel Polka," "Warsaw Concerto," "Twelfth Street Rag") with serious vocal numbers ("September Song") and overtly humorous pieces like his highfalutin' interpretation of "Chopsticks." The live recording of "Liberace's Boogie," in particular, is still hilarious 50 years on, and goes a long way toward showing latter-day skeptics what Liberace's popularity was all about. Liner notes would have been nice, but 16 Biggest Hits is nonetheless an immensely entertaining document of an immensely popular entertainer.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
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Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Unknown, Producer - George Liberace, Conductor - R. HERNANDEZ, Composer - R. HERNANDEZ, Lyricist
Originally released 1953 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - Richard Addinsell, Composer - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally Released 1952 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Franz Liszt, Composer
Originally Released 1952 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1954 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace with The Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by George Liberace, Performer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Stephen Foster, Composer - Stephen Foster, Lyricist - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - George Liberace, Conductor - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Originally Released 1952 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - George Liberace, Conductor - S. Rachmaninoff, Composer - S. Rachmaninoff, Lyricist
Originally released 1953 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kurt Weill (1900-1950), Composer - Kurt Weill (1900-1950), Lyricist - Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - M. Anderson, Composer - M. Anderson, Lyricist - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1952 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Liberace, Performer - V. Zeman, Composer - V. Zeman, Lyricist - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - J. Vejvoda, Composer - J. Vejvoda, Lyricist - Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - L. Brown, Composer - L. Brown, Lyricist - W. Timm, Composer - W. Timm, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Composer - Liberace, Performer - Liberace, Lyricist - PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES, Performer - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1955 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - P. Mills, Composer - P. Mills, Lyricist - S. Gaillard, Composer - S. Gaillard, Lyricist - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1953 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Arranger - Liberace, Performer - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Michael Brooks, Producer - Robert Mersey, Conductor - Tim Geelan, Re-Mastering Engineer
Originally Released 1953 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
F. Chopin, Composer - F. Chopin, Lyricist - Liberace, Performer
Originally released 1956 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Liberace, Performer - Liberace, Composer - Liberace, Lyricist - Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - P.F. Webster, Composer - P.F. Webster, Lyricist - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1955 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - E.L. Bowman, Composer - E.L. Bowman, Lyricist - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1954 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Andreas Meyer, Mastering Engineer - Liberace, Performer - S. Fain, Composer - S. Fain, Lyricist - I. Kahal, Composer - I. Kahal, Lyricist - George Liberace, Conductor
Originally released 1954 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Liberace blended high culture, flamboyant showmanship, and virtuoso musicianship, and in so doing brought the classics to the masses with his florid, romantic, and often humorous style. 16 Biggest Hits has a selection of Liberace's Columbia recordings from 1952-56, the period during which he charted his half-dozen hits. Only four of his six hits are included -- a Christmas medley and a collaboration with Jo Stafford are omitted -- but the program is very strong, mixing Liberace's diverse instrumentals ("Beer Barrel Polka," "Warsaw Concerto," "Twelfth Street Rag") with serious vocal numbers ("September Song") and overtly humorous pieces like his highfalutin' interpretation of "Chopsticks." The live recording of "Liberace's Boogie," in particular, is still hilarious 50 years on, and goes a long way toward showing latter-day skeptics what Liberace's popularity was all about. Liner notes would have been nice, but 16 Biggest Hits is nonetheless an immensely entertaining document of an immensely popular entertainer.
© Greg Adams /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:22
- Main artists: Liberace
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment
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