At the birth of his solo career Ferry released two records, "These Foolish Things" and "Another Time, Another Place" in 1973 and 1974 respectively – but had never performed them live. The setlist from Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 is built from these two albums and is a marked departure from the music he was performing with Roxy Music in the years previous.

The track list consists of fan favourites including the likes of "A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall", "The ‘In’ Crowd", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", and "I Love How You Love Me" and spans his influences from the 30s, 40s and 50s, including the records that shaped him growing up and throughout his formative years.