Editing Liberace (section)

===Recordings===
The massive success of Liberace's syndicated television show was the main impetus behind his record sales. From 1947 to 1951, he recorded 10 discs. By 1954, it jumped to nearly 70.<ref name=pyron157>Pyron, 2000, p. 157.</ref> He released several recordings through [[Columbia Records]], including ''Liberace by Candlelight'' (later on Dot and through direct television advertising) and sold over 400,000 albums by 1954. His most popular single was "Ave Maria", selling over 300,000 copies.<ref name=pyron153>Pyron, 2000, p. 153.</ref> His theme song was "[[I'll Be Seeing You (song)|I'll Be Seeing You]]", which he would customarily sing rather than play on any of his various pianos.

His albums included pop standards of the time, such as "[[Hello, Dolly! (song)|Hello, Dolly!]]" and included his interpretations of the classical piano repertoire such as Chopin and Liszt, but many fans of classical music widely criticized them (as well as Liberace's skills as a pianist in general) for being "pure fluff with minimal musicianship". In his life, he received six gold records.