The concert setlist and between-song patter was brought forward from Streisand's December 1971 – January 1972 residency at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Commercially, Live Concert at the Forum peaked at numbers 17 and 19 on the album charts in Canada and the United States, respectively, and received a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments exceeding one million copies.

[2] The album's songs were recorded during Streisand's segment of the Four for McGovern concert held on April 15, 1972, at The Forum indoor arena in Inglewood.

[3][4] Tickets for the performance ranged in price from $5.50 to $100.00 and the event itself grossed over $300,000; however, after covering the expenses for the show, McGovern's campaign only received approximately $18,000 in donations.

[8] The four female Eddie Kendricks singers – Venetta Fields, Marti McCall, Geraldine Jones and Clydie King – are heard prominently on backing vocals.

[9] This medley was the most commercially successful single on Live Concert at the Forum, peaking at number 37 in both the United States and Canada.

[14] It reached number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and entered the lower positions of the Adult Contemporary charts in both Canada and the United States.

[6] Also singling out Streisand's vocal delivery, Rolling Stone's Jon Landau wrote that "there is something about that big, beautiful, instantly recognizable voice singing in front of a strictly pro big band that casts a shadow over the material"; describing it as a pop record, he called "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" the album's best track and felt that the album's "shortcomings never really seem to matter".