Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria
1957 live album by Lena Horne / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria is a 1957 live album by Lena Horne, conducted by Lennie Hayton, recorded in Stereo at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on the evening of December 31, 1956.[2] One of the first non-classical live albums to be recorded in Stereo, the monaural album peaked at #24 in the Billboard Hot 200 and became the best selling record by a female artist in the history of the RCA Victor label.[3][4][5] The album was re-issued on CD in 2002, by Collectables Records, together with Horne's 1961 live album Lena Horne at the Sands.
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Released | February 20, 1957 | |||
Recorded | December 31, 1956 | |||
Venue | Empire Room, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 35:39 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
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