Come Saturday Morning is the fifth studio album by American singer and actress Liza Minnelli, released in 1969 by A&M Records, her second with the label.
The 1969 film The Sterile Cuckoo, in which Minnelli played the lead role, and the song "Come Saturday Morning" brought recognition and Oscar nominations.
The tracklist includes songs that were popular at that moment, such as "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris, "Didn't We" by Jimmy Webb, the recent hit by Peter, Paul & Mary, "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," and songs by Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Aretha Franklin, and Harry Nilsson.
[8] The album was produced by Larry Marks and arranged by Dick Hazard, Michael Colombier, Bob Thompson, and Peter Matz.
[8] The album's design is by Corporate Head, art direction by Tom Wilkes, and photography by Guy Webster.
Cashbox magazine considered the album excellent and highlighted tracks "Leavin' On a Jet Plane" and "On a Slow Boat to China.
"[13] Morgan Ames from High Fidelity magazine wrote that she initially considered Minnelli a singer without previous technique, but her opinion changed over the years.