Results
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| Studio album by Liza Minnelli | ||||
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| Label (s) | Epic Records / CBS Records | |||
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LP, CD |
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Dance pop, electro pop, synth pop |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
45m: 26s |
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| occupation | Liza Minnelli | |||
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Pet Shop Boys , Julian Mendelsohn |
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Studio (s) |
Sarm West Studios, London |
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Results is a studio album by Liza Minnelli . It was written in London from April 18-22, 1989 and was published on October 11, 1989.
background
The album is based on synth pop , whose leading representatives in the 1980s were the Pet Shop Boys , who were also responsible for the production of this album. Originally they only wanted to record a single song with Liza Minnelli, but they had so much fun working together that an entire album was created. Minnelli changed her styling to promote the album and appeared more youthful, she also shot video clips for the individual single releases. With the songs Losing My Mind and Love Pains Minnelli appeared in the popular BBC music show Top of the Pops in 1989 and 1990 and also completed a promotional tour through Europe.
Seven of the ten songs were written by the two Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant ; Rent and Tonight Is Forever were already recorded by the Pet Shop Boys for their albums Please (1986) and Actually (1987). Losing My Mind was taken from Stephen Sondheim's musical The Follies . Twist in My Sobriety actually comes from folk singer Tanita Tikaram ; it is included on their 1988 album Ancient Heart . Love Pains comes from Yvonne Elliman's album Yvonne from 1979.
Results was a huge hit in the UK, where it reached number 6 on the album charts. It was in contrast to sales in the United States, where Results only made it to number 128 on the Billboard album charts. The album was led by the single Losing My Mind , which landed at number 6 in the UK and number 11 in the US dance charts.
Track list
- I Want You Now ( Chris Lowe , Neil Tennant ) - 4:41
- Losing My Mind ( Stephen Sondheim ) - 4:11
- If There Was Love (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) - 6:47
- So Sorry, I Said (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) - 3:14
- Don't Drop Bombs (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) - 3:39
- Twist in My Sobriety ( Tanita Tikaram ) - 4:51
- Rent (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) - 3:54
- Love Pains (Steve Barri, Harvey Price, Dan Walsh) - 4:10
- Tonight Is Forever (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) - 5:04
- I Can't Say Goodnight (Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant) - 4:52
Remarks
In the outro of If There Was Love , Liza Minnelli recites William Shakespeare's Sonnet 94 .
reception
The reviews of the album varied. The Guardian described it as "the refined quintessence of modern pop technology, imbued with significant music theater tradition" and the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most fascinating albums of the year" with "dark, moody ballads and dark, moody dance songs". Co-producer Neil Tennant himself considered Results in a 1996 interview as "possibly the best album" by the Pet Shop Boys.
The music critic William Ruhlmann sums up that - even if previous albums have been commercially successful - the recording of studio albums has never been Liza Minnelli's top priority, as she invested more time in her career as a stage singer and entertainer. With her musical roots anchored in traditional pop, she would have dared to venture into contemporary, rocky realms, but not with all her heart. The live recording of her concert in New York's Carnegie Hall in 1987 finally re-established her as a singer. For Minnelli's die-hard fans, Results are now difficult to understand. Here she ventures into a completely different musical direction, influenced by the electronic synthesizer sounds of the British Pet Shop Boys. Losing My Mind , a musical song by Stephen Sondheim, was able to form the basis for a completely different album; here, mixed as a dance song, it almost sounds like Laura Branigan's song Gloria from 1982. Results is more of a Pet Shop Boys album than a Liza Minnelli vehicle, and both parties have, despite their great success in Great Britain well done to go their own way again.
literature
- Scott Schechter: The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook . New York City: Citadel, 2004 (here: pp. 148–151). ISBN 0-8065-2611-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katja Nicodemus: Liza Minnelli: From like a rocket. Wrrrommm! In: The time . No. 20/2009 ( online ).
- ↑ http://media.photobucket.com/image/liza%20minnelli%20pet%20shop%20boys/nadja_sabrina/2008/liza_neil.jpg accessed on January 6, 2014.
- ↑ Schechter: The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook. 2004, pp. 148–151 and p. 184.
- ↑ Schechter: The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook. 2004, p. 150, cit. n. Sweeting, cit. n. Tennant.
- ↑ http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Minnelli,_Liza/Discography/album/P3130/R24238/
Web links
- Results at allmusicguide.com ( accessed July 15, 2009)
Studio albums: Liza! Liza! (1964) | It Amazes Me (1965) | There Is a Time (1966) | Liza Minnelli (1968) | Come Saturday Morning (1969) | New Feelin ' (1970) | The Singer (1973) | Tropical Nights (1977) | Results (1989) | Gently (1996) | Liza's at The Palace .... (2009) | Confessions (2010)
Live albums: Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli Live at the London Palladium (1965) | Liza Minnelli Live at the Olympia in Paris (1972) | Live at the Winter Garden (1974) | Liza Minnelli Live at Carnegie Hall (1981) | By Myself (1983) | Liza Minnelli: At Carnegie Hall (1987) | Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall (1992) | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1993) | Aznavour / Minnelli: Paris-Palais des Congrès. Intégrale du Spectacle (1995) | Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at The Palace (2000) | Liza's Back (2002)
Compilations: Maybe This Time (1978) | Lovely! Lively! Liza! (1987) | Highlights from the Carnegie Hall Concerts (1988) | The Liza Minnelli Foursider (1990) | Liza (1994) | Touch of Class (1997) | Collection (1998) | Blue Moon / Maybe This Time (1998) | Pink (1999) | All That Jazz (2000) | Magic Collection: Liza Minnelli (2000) | Millennium Edition (2000) | The Capitol Years (2001) | Simply the Best (2001) | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Liza Minnelli (2001) | Ultimate Collection (2001) | Blue Moon (2002) | Essential (2003) | The Best of Liza Minnelli (2004) | When It Comes Down to It, 1968-1977 (2004) | Say Liza (2005) | The Complete Capitol Collection (2006) | The Complete A&M Recordings, 1968–1972 (2008) | Best of Liza Minnelli (2008) | Finest (2008) | Cabaret ... and All That Jazz: The Liza Minnelli Anthology (2010)
Soundtracks: The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood. From the ABC TV Musical Comedy Special (1966) | Cabaret. Original Soundtrack Recording (1972) | Liza with a 'Z'. A Concert for Television (1972) | Lucky lady. Original Soundtrack Recording (1975) | A matter of time. Soundtrack (1976) | New York, New York. Original Motion Picture Score (1977) | Journey Back to Oz (1980) | Stepping out. Music from the Original Soundtrack (1991) | Sex and the City 2. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010)
Show Cast Albums: Best Foot Forward. Original Off-Broadway Revival Cast Recording (1963) | Flora the Red Menace. Original Broadway Cast Recording (1965) | The Act. Original Broadway Cast Album (1977) | The rink. Original Broadway Cast Recording (1984) | The Life. World Premiere Recording (1996) | Liza's at The Palace .... Original Cast Recording (2009)