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Liza

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Liza's studio album debut.

1. It's Just A Matter Of Time-Liza sounds so great and young in this Barbra Streisand style song. 9/10

2. If I Were In Your Shoes-I adore this song-its really good-includes the line 'If I were in your shoes I'd dance! She sounds like Judy in the mid-50s. 9/10

3. Meantime-I enjoy the lyrics to this song very much-very well sung. 9/10

4. Try To Remember-You won't have to try to remembe this track-its very good. 9/10

5.I'm All I've Got-Fun lyrics and enjoyable song. 8/10

6. Maybe Soon-sexy jazzy song similar to what was on bab's second album. its really great. 9/10

7. Maybe This Time-Studio version of the classic. 10/10

8. Don't Ever Leave Me-Lovely ballad, Liza's voice is strong! 9/10

9. The Travelin' Life-Upbeat and beautifully sung-what more could you ask of a song by Liza? 9/10

10. Together Wherever We Go-Beautiful moving ballas. I feel like its sung to her mother. 9/10

11. Blue Moon-Unusual version-fast upbeat and I like it. 9/10

12. I Knew Him When-A quiet way to end a good album. 9/10

The bonus is excellent and well worth buying eith separate if you purchase finest-or on its own as an album as a whole.

"Liza! Liza!" is somewhat of a time capsule straight back into 1960's bubblegum pop. It doesn't boast the fanfare of 60's rock and roll, as is so typically associated with the time period, and yet, taking just one listen to the album, you cannot deny the era from which it hails. Presented here is a tenderly young Liza; still a little wet behind the ears with newness and trying to find her signature sound. That said, Liza was seemingly already setting a precedent for the type of songs she would pick to perform over the span of her music career. Songs that embody a time period seemingly not her own; always an old soul from day one, picking out songs more fitting to her mother's generation than to her own. While most of the up and comers of her contemporaries were opting for more of a rock sound, here was Liza taking the road less traveled with old standards, breathing new life into them and making them her own. Certain tracks, such as "It's Just a Matter of Time","If I Were In Your Shoes", "Meantime", "Try To Remember", "Maybe Soon", among others, are soft crooners; sweet and fluffy like a bag of marshmallows with a bittersweet bite to them, as many of them tend to find a way of tugging at the heartstrings of the listener. But then there's other tracks, like "I'm All I've Got", "The Travelin' Life", and "Blue Moon" where Liza tests out her already strong set of pipes, learning how to belt out songs like the Broadway greats she so aspired to be, and would eventually become. Also worth noting is the appearance of the very first version of "Maybe This Time" - the first of many, and one that would go on to become one of Liza's signature songs. The makings of a pro are undeniable throughout this album, and it deserves a place in every good Liza fan's collection.