BARBRA STREISAND - Encore : Movie Partners Sing Broadway (Deluxe Edition) (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The follow-up to 2014's Partners, Barbra Streisand's 2016 studio effort, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, finds the acclaimed vocalist duetting with high-profile guest singers on a set of well-curated Broadway compositions. The difference this time out is that rather than simply singing the songs, wherever possible Streisand also includes the dialogue that frames the songs in their respective musical productions. The result is an album that straddles the line between a traditional pop album and musical theater recording. Helping to achieve this theatrical balance are Streisand's guests, all of whom can sing, but who, like Alec Baldwin, are primarily known as actors. On that score, Baldwin acquits himself nicely with his usual wry charm on the lightly swinging "The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened to Me" from Road Show. Not surprisingly, the more Broadway-experienced guests here, like Hugh Jackman on "Any Moment" from Smile and Patrick Wilson on "Loving You" from Passion, work both ends of the spectrum from acting to singing with seamless verve. Similarly effective are her duets with Family Guy creator turned classic crooner Seth MacFarlane on "Pure Imagination," and Melissa McCarthy on the buoyantly playful "Anything You Can Do," from Annie Get Your Gun. Particularly impressive is Star Trek's Chris Pine, whose nuanced baritone melds perfectly with Streisand on the yearning medley "I'll Be Seeing You/I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," from Right This Way and My Fair Lady. It's also fun to hear Streisand play off more than one performer, as she does here with Anne Hathaway and Star Wars' Daisy Ridley on "At the Ballet," from A Chorus Line. Kudos also go to Streisand for choosing the late Anthony Newley for the digitally created duet on "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" from The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd. Much like her Elvis duet on Partners, her turn with the acclaimed British performer is a highly unexpected one and makes for a gloriously dramatic homage to Broadway in the '60s. by Matt Collar  
Tracklist :
1    Streisand With Anne Hathaway And Daisy Ridley–    At The Ballet 7:30
Bass – Chuck Berghofer
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar – Dean Parks
Piano, Synth, Percussion – Walter Afanasieff
Written-By – E. Kleban, M. Hamlisch
2    Streisand With Patrick Wilson –    Loving You 3:30
Bass – Nathan East, Walter Afanasieff
Piano, Synth – Walter Afanasieff
Written-By – S. Sondheim
3    Streisand With Anthony Newley–    Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) 4:24
Bass – Nathan East, Walter Afanasieff
Piano, Synth – Walter Afanasieff
Written-By – A. Newley, L. Bricusse
4    Streisand With Hugh Jackman–    Any Moment Now 4:45
Backing Vocals – Luke Edgemon, Missi Hale
Bass – Nathan East
Drums, Percussion, Piano, Synth – Walter Afanasieff
Guitar – Dean Parks
Written-By – C. Leigh, M. Hamlisch
5    Streisand–    I Didn't Know What Time It Was
6    Streisand With Alec Baldwin–    The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened 3:14
Backing Vocals – Luke Edgemon, Missi Hale
Bass – Chuck Berghofer
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta, Walter Afanasieff
Guitar – Dean Parks, Tim Pierce
Piano – Randy Waldman
Written-By – S. Sondheim
7    Streisand–    Not A Day Goes By
8    Streisand With Melissa McCarthy –    Anything You Can Do
Arranged By [Strings And Horns] – Chris Walden, Walter Afanasieff
Guitar – Andrew Synowiec
Piano, Bass, Drums – Walter Afanasieff
Saxophone – Sal Lozano
Written-By – I. Berlin
9    Streisand–    Fifty Percent
10    Streisand With Chris Pine–    I'll Be Seeing You/I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Bass – Chuck Berghofer
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta, Walter Afanasieff
Guitar – Dean Parks
Percussion – Luis Conte, Walter Afanasieff
Piano – Randy Waldman
Synth – Walter Afanasieff
Written-By – A.J. Lerner, F. Loewe, I. Kahal, S. Fain
11    Streisand–    Losing My Mind
12    Streisand With Seth MacFarlane–    Pure Imagination
Backing Vocals – Luke Edgemon, Missi Hale
Bass, Synth, Percussion – Walter Afanasieff
Written-By – A. Newley, L. Bricusse
13    Streisand With Antonio Banderas–    Take Me To The World
Bass – Nathan East
Piano, Synth – Walter Afanasieff
Written-By – S. Sondheim
14    Streisand With Jamie Foxx–    Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Bass, Piano, Percussion, Synth – Walter Afanasieff
Written-By – R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II
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