Live at Caesars Palace is a live album by the American singer Diana Ross, released in 1974.[4] It was recorded during a 1973 performance at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace.[5] It was the first of two live albums Ross recorded for Motown. It reached No. 64 in the USA (#15 R&B).[6]

Live at Caesars Palace
Live album by Diana Ross
Released	May 1974
Recorded	February 1973
Venue	Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Genre	Soul Pop
Length	46:13
Label	Motown
Producer	Berry Gordy (exec.)
Diana Ross chronology
Last Time I Saw Him (1973) Live at Caesars Palace (1974) Diana Ross (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the staged conversations, often awkward monologues, and rough pacing were balanced by some excellent performances, and the album was produced well enough to keep her voice at the core of the sound."[1]

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Overture" - 0:49
2. "Don't Rain on My Parade" [from Funny Girl] (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 2:21
3. "Big Mable Murphy" (Dallas Frazier) - 3:02
4. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 6:57
5. "The Supremes Medley: Stop! In the Name of Love / My World Is Empty Without You / Baby Love /I Hear a Symphony" (Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland) - 5:19
6. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:57

Side B:

1. "Corner of the Sky" [from Pippin] (Stephen Schwartz) - 4:04
2. "Bein' Green" (Joe Raposo) - 2:49
3. "I Loves You, Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 1:37
4. "Lady Sings the Blues Medley: Lady Sings the Blues / God Bless the Child / Good Morning Heartache / 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do"" (Billie Holiday, Ervin Drake, Porter Grainger, Arthur Herzog Jr., Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 7:24
5. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:29
6. "My Man" (Channing Pollack) - 4:25

Personnel

• Diana Ross - vocals
• Gil Askey - arranger, conductor
• Marty Harris - piano
• Gene Pello - drums
• Greg Poree - guitar
• Jerry Steinholtz - percussion, conga
• Nat Brandwynne and His Orchestra
• Devastating Affair - background vocals
• Pepito Hernandez - bass

Technical

• Armin Steiner - recording engineer
• John E. Mills, Ralph Lotten - remix engineers
• Bill "The Blade" Lazerus - engineer
• David Larkham, Ed Caraeff, Michael Ross - art direction, package concept
• Ed Caraeff - photography

Charts

References

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