The Complete Capitol Collection

Minnelli's first phonographic recordings took place when she was still a teenager.{{cite web|last1=William |first1=Ruhlmann |title=Liza Minnelli - The Complete Capitol Collection Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-capitol-collection-mw0000425337 |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828093625/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-capitol-collection-mw0000425337 |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |language=en |url-status=live}} At just 17, she had starred in the Off-Broadway play Best Foot Forward, for which she even recorded songs from the soundtrack. The publicity generated by her vocal and acting skills led to TV appearances and the recording of a single, "You Are For Loving".

With this moderate success, Capitol Records signed her and gradually released singles, followed by three studio albums: Liza! Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965), and There Is a Time (1966). Although they were well received by music critics, only the first album performed well commercially, becoming the only one to chart on Billboard's Top LPs list.{{cite web|title=Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/liza-minnelli/chart-history/tlp/|website=Billboard |access-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409164046/https://www.billboard.com/artist/liza-minnelli/chart-history/tlp/|archive-date=April 9, 2023 |url-status=live}}

For decades, the record label did not reissue the albums in CD format, despite most of the songs having appeared in a substantial number of compilations released over the years.{{efn|Compilations with tracks taken from the Capitol Records albums include: Best of Liza Minnelli: The Capitol Years (which was reissued with new covers and titles in 2001, under the name The Capitol Collection{{cite web |last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=Liza Minnelli - The Capitol Years Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-capitol-years-mw0000464990 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112081201/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-capitol-years-mw0000464990 |archive-date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} and Essential, in 2003);{{cite web|last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=Liza Minnelli - Essential Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/essential-mw0001976475 |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928235700/https://www.allmusic.com/album/essential-mw0001976475 |archive-date=September 28, 2015 |language=en |url-status=live}} and Finest, from 2009.{{cite web|title=Liza Minnelli - Finest Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/finest-mw0001352332 |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125174544/https://www.allmusic.com/album/finest-mw0001352332 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |language=en |url-status=live}}}} The Complete Capitol Collection compiles the three albums in their entirety, with their track listings in the order in which the albums were originally released.{{cite web|title=Complete Capitol Collection - Liza Minnelli CD 2006 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Complete-Capitol-Collection-2006-Liza-Minnelli |website=www.broadwayworld.com |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604114616/https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Complete-Capitol-Collection-2006-Liza-Minnelli |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}

In total, there are 55 songs included in the double CD,{{cite web|last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=DRG Records to Release 55-Track Liza Minnelli Collection |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/drg-records-to-release-55-track-liza-minnelli-collection-com-133705 |website=Playbill |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224171511/https://www.playbill.com/article/drg-records-to-release-55-track-liza-minnelli-collection-com-133705 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |date=July 12, 2006 |url-status=live}} all remastered in 24-bit.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Complete-Capitol-Collection-2006-Liza-Minnelli|title=Complete Capitol Collection - Liza Minnelli CD 2006|access-date=September 2, 2023|website=www.broadwayworld.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604114616/https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Complete-Capitol-Collection-2006-Liza-Minnelli|archive-date=June 4, 2023|url-status=live}} Tracks that were originally released only as singles, at a time when they could only be purchased by the public through 7-inchs, were also included.

In an interview, the compilation's producer, Scott Schechter,{{cite web|last1=Bosch |first1=David |title=DRG Records to Release 'Liza Minnelli: The Complete Capitol Collection' on August 8th, 2006 |url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=25819 |website=T4C |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909222447/https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=25819 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |language=en |date=August 11, 2006 |url-status=live}} revealed: "The use of the original session tapes eliminated an entire layer of added reverb that was heard on the original LPs, and as a result, it has a much cleaner, warmer, and brighter sound, with much more presence in Liza’s voice, as it should be. She sounds like she’s in the same room, singing directly to you. You can hear everything better than ever before. It’s like hearing the songs for the first time and [having] a completely new listening experience."

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}

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The reviews from specialized music critics were favorable.

William Ruhlmann, from the website AllMusic, rated it four and a half stars out of five,{{cite web|last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=Liza Minnelli - The Complete Capitol Collection Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-capitol-collection-mw0000425337 |website=AllMusic |access-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410204547/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-capitol-collection-mw0000425337 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}} and wrote that all "of [Liza Minnelli's] talents are on display in these early recordings, which will be warmly received by her fans."

Ben Rimalower, from Playbill magazine, wrote that "although these recordings show an immature Minnelli, still somewhat unsure of how to express herself more artistically in song, the pure heart and throat are undeniable."

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 1

| extra_column = Album

| title1 = It's Just a Matter of Time

| extra1 = Liza! Liza!

| note1 =

| writer1 = Richard Everitt, Laurence Stith

| length1 = 3:06

| title2 = If I Were in Your Shoes

| extra2 = Liza! Liza!

| note2 =

| writer2 = John Kander, Fred Ebb

| length2 = 3:22

| title3 = Meantime

| extra3 = Liza! Liza!

| note3 =

| writer3 = Al Stillman, Robert Allen

| length3 = 3:37

| title4 = Try to Remember

| extra4 = Liza! Liza!

| note4 =

| writer4 = Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones

| length4 = 4:20

| title5 = I'm All I've Got

| extra5 = Liza! Liza!

| note5 =

| writer5 = Milton Schafer, Ronny Graham

| length5 = 1:55

| title6 = Maybe Soon

| extra6 = Liza! Liza!

| note6 =

| writer6 = Richard Everitt, Laurence Stith

| length6 = 3:17

| title7 = Maybe This Time

| extra7 = Liza! Liza!

| note7 =

| writer7 = John Kander, Fred Ebb

| length7 = 3:30

| title8 = Don't Ever Leave Me

| extra8 = Liza! Liza!

| note8 =

| writer8 = Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II

| length8 = 2:40

| title9 = The Travelin' Life

| extra9 = Liza! Liza!

| note9 =

| writer9 = Howard Liebling, Marvin Hamlisch

| length9 = 2:52

| title10 = Together (Wherever We Go)

| extra10 = Liza! Liza!

| note10 =

| writer10 = Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne

| length10 = 3:45

| title11 = Blue Moon

| extra11 = Liza! Liza!

| note11 =

| writer11 = Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

| length11 = 2:03

| title12 = I Knew Him When

| extra12 = Liza! Liza!

| note12 =

| writer12 = Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Ira Gershwin

| length12 = 2:45

| title13 = Wait Till You See Him

| extra13 = It Amazes Me

| note13 =

| writer13 = Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

| length13 = 2:48

| title14 = My Shining Hour

| extra14 = It Amazes Me

| note14 =

| writer14 = Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen

| length14 = 3:23

| title15 = I Like The Likes Of You

| extra15 = It Amazes Me

| note15 =

| writer15 = Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg

| length15 = 2:17

| title16 = It Amazes Me

| extra16 = It Amazes Me

| note16 =

| writer16 = Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh

| length16 = 3:10

| title17 = Looking At You

| extra17 = It Amazes Me

| note17 =

| writer17 = Cole Porter

| length17 = 2:41

| title18 = I Have Never Seen Snow

| extra18 = It Amazes Me

| note18 =

| writer18 = Arlen

| length18 = 4:52

| title19 = Plenty Of Time

| extra19 = It Amazes Me

| note19 =

| writer19 = Kander, Ebb

| length19 = 4:18

| title20 = For Every Man There's A Woman

| extra20 = It Amazes Me

| note20 =

| writer20 = Arlen, Leo Robin

| length20 = 2:41

| title21 = Lorelei

| extra21 = It Amazes Me

| note21 =

| writer21 = George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

| length21 = 2:35

| title22 = Shouldn't There Be Lightning?

| extra22 = It Amazes Me

| note22 =

| writer22 = Alexander, Goldenberg

| length22 = 3:08

| title23 = Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

| extra23 = It Amazes Me

| note23 =

| writer23 = Jimmy Cox

| length23 = 2:50

| title24 = Walk Right In / How Come You Do Me Like You Do

| extra24 = It Amazes Me

| note24 =

| writer24 = Hosea Woods, Gus Cannon / Gene Austin, Roy Bergere

| length24 = 3:02

| title25 = Imprevu

| extra25 = Single Release

| note25 =

| writer25 = L. Geraci, Johnny Richards

| length25 = 3:02

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 2

| extra_column = Album

| title1 = There Is a Time (Le Temps)

| extra1 = There Is A Time

| note1 =

| writer1 = Lees, Charles Aznavour, Davis

| length1 = 2:22

| title2 = I (Who Have Nothing)

| extra2 = There Is A Time

| note2 =

| writer2 = Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Mogol, Carlo Donida

| length2 = 2:41

| title3 = M'Lord

| extra3 = There Is A Time

| note3 =

| writer3 = Marguerite Monnot, Yussef Mustacchi

| length3 = 2:27

| title4 = Watch What Happens

| extra4 = There Is A Time

| note4 =

| writer4 = Demy, Gimbel, Michel Legrand

| length4 = 2:41

| title5 = One of Those Songs

| extra5 = There Is A Time

| note5 =

| writer5 = Calvi, Holt

| length5 = 1:58

| title6 = Days of the Waltz

| extra6 = There Is A Time

| note6 =

| writer6 = Jacques Brel, Holt

| length6 = 4:19

| title7 = Ay Marieke

| extra7 = There Is A Time

| note7 =

| writer7 = Jacques Brel, Jouannest

| length7 = 2:36

| title8 = Love at Last You Have Found Me

| extra8 = There Is A Time

| note8 =

| writer8 = Charles Aznavour, Worth

| length8 = 2:38

| title9 = I'll Build A Stairway to Paradise

| extra9 = There Is A Time

| note9 =

| writer9 = Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

| length9 = 2:08

| title10 = See the Old Man

| extra10 = There Is A Time

| note10 =

| writer10 = John Kander, Fred Ebb

| length10 = 1:22

| title11 = The Parisians

| extra11 = There Is A Time

| note11 =

| writer11 = Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe

| length11 = 2:01

| title12 = One Summer Love

| extra12 = Single Release

| note12 =

| writer12 = Larry Stith, Richard Everitt

| length12 = 2:16

| title13 = How Much Will I Love You?

| extra13 = Single Release

| note13 =

| writer13 = Livingston, Evans

| length13 = 2:34

| title14 = Day Dreaming

| extra14 = Single Release

| note14 =

| writer14 = Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson

| length14 = 2:35

| title15 = His Woman

| extra15 = Single Release

| note15 =

| writer15 = Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson

| length15 = 2:35

| title16 = My Little Corner Of The World

| extra16 = Single Release

| note16 =

| writer16 = Lee Pockriss, Bob Hilliard

| length16 = 2:14

| title17 = We'll Be Together

| extra17 = Single Release

| note17 =

| writer17 = M. Garson, B. Hilliard

| length17 = 2:33

| title18 = A Quiet Thing

| extra18 = Single Release

| note18 =

| writer18 = F. Ebb, J. Kander

| length18 = 2:41

| title19 = All I Need

| extra19 = Single Release

| note19 =

| writer19 = F. Ebb, J. Kander

| length19 = 2:42

| title20 = Sing Happy

| extra20 = Single Release

| note20 =

| writer20 = F. Ebb, J. Kander

| length20 = 3:19

| title21 = Dear Love

| extra21 = Single Release

| note21 =

| writer21 = F. Ebb, J. Kander

| length21 = 2:42

| title22 = I'm Not Laughing

| extra22 = Single Release

| note22 =

| writer22 = B. Crewe, R. Bondi

| length22 = 2:50

| title23 = Did I Hurt Your Feelings?

| extra23 = Single Release

| note23 =

| writer23 = Bob Crewe

| length23 = 3:07

| title24 = The Many Faces Of Love

| extra24 = Single Release

| note24 =

| writer24 = Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus

| length24 = 2:17

| title25 = At My Age

| extra25 = Single Release

| note25 =

| writer25 = F. Ebb, J. Kander

| length25 = 3:08

| title26 = Middle Of The Street

| extra26 = Single Release

| note26 =

| writer26 = Christopher Allen, Richard Everitt, Peter Allen

| length26 = 2:16

| title27 = Everybody Loves My Baby

| extra27 = Single Release

| note27 =

| writer27 = Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer

| length27 = 2:07

| title28 = Marriage Is For Old Folks

| extra28 = Single Release

| note28 =

| writer28 = L. Carr, E. Shuman

| length28 = 3:11

| title29 = Come On And Baby Me

| extra29 = Single Release

| note29 =

| writer29 = Sam M. Lewis, Meyer, Young

| length29 = 2:03

| title30 = Say Liza

| extra30 = Single Release

| note30 = Liza With A "Z"

| writer30 = F. Ebb, J. Kander

| length30 = 3:41

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