Liza's Confessions...

Liza's new album, "Confessions" is unlike anything she's every done before. In fact, it's unlike anything anyone's ever done before and here's why:

Anyone who knows anything about Judy or the Rat Pack or old hollywood social life knows about all those wonderful parties they would give and how at every party, inevitably, someone (often Judy herself) would go over to the piano and sing a song or tell some jokes and entertain. That's what this album is based on. Those nights that Liza observed as a little girl and later took part in. It comes through so clearly and if you close your eyes, you swear, your sitting next to Lauren Bacall with a cocktail in your hand listening to a fellow performer entertain you. It's incredibly personal and intimate. And best of all, every song is just Liza and Billy Stritch at the piano. No orchestra. Just pure and organic and simple.

The song choices are flawless. The album is an interesting mix of standards, some popular, some not. Every one has a life of it's own. My favorites are the title song, "Confession", which I really want to do myself, She does a rendition of "I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You", which Judy recorded in 1960 on the album, "That's Entertainment!", which was also a jazzy album (much like this one). She sings "All The Way", no doubt as a nod to "Uncle Frank" Sinatra, a great version of "I Got Lost In His Arms", and she kicks ass in "You Fascinate Me So", but I have to say my favorite song on the album is "On Such A Night As This". Not only is it a beautiful lyric, but she nods to Judy and even more subtlety, Vincente, which makes it just that much more personal and meaningful, at least for me.

I'll be honest, I love Liza and everything she does, I support one hundred and fifty percent, but I didn't know what to expect from this album. Just when you think she doesn't have anything left in that sequined bag of tricks, she hits you with a new one and wows you! And that's exactly what happened here! Also, I really need to comment on her voice. It's like she turned back time. I first saw Liza as a kid in 1996 with my Aunt Linda and my Aunt Nancy in Atlantic City. It was right after her triumph at Radio City and that's the image and the voice of Liza that I always carry in my head with me. I'll never forget seeing and hearing her for the first time live. She sounds EXACTLY as she did back then and I feel like a kid again listening to this album. It's my favorite recording to date of Liza's. Personally and professionally, this is another huge triumph for my little girl and I'm overjoyed to have it to put on and hear whenever I want!

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Confession
You Fascinate Me So
All the Way *
I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You
This Heart of Mine *
I Got Lost in His Arms
Remind Me *
Close Your Eyes
He's a Tramp
I Must Have That Man
On Such a Night As This *
Moments Like This
If I Had You
At Last