[1][2] The tracklist includes frequently re-recorded "standards" such as "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "At Last," but it also delves deeper into the Great American Songbook, exploring lesser-known personal favorites.
[5] The recordings began when Minnelli showed up at her neighbor Bruce Roberts' door in Beverly Hills late at night, nearly a decade earlier, saying, "I just want to sing.
John Bush of the website AllMusic gave it three and a half stars out of five, stating that the album takes an intimate approach, without grand orchestral arrangements or grandiose numbers.
Minnelli skillfully enriches her aging voice, turning occasional weaknesses into interpretive strengths and conveying warmth in songs like "You Fascinate Me So" and "I Hadn't Anyone Till You.
"[14] Christian John Wikane of the PopMatters website gave it eight out of ten stars, stating that the album is an expanded view of a woman whose greatest gift is to touch the audience, even from the distance between the stage and the last row in the gallery or, in this case, from the recording studio to the sound system in her living room.