BARBRA STREISAND - Songbird (1978) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Songbird was a competent, professional effort from Barbra Streisand, typical of the soft rock style of her '70s work, but unexceptional. Gary Klein, who had produced Streisand Superman, guided a middle course between bombast and balladry, resulting in, for example, perhaps the least objectionable version possible of the frankly awful "Tomorrow" from the Broadway musical Annie and a good reading of Neil Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" that would help inspire the hit duet version a year later. But though Streisand now seemed to have access to the efforts of a raft of good songwriters, most of the material here was not memorable. The intended hit, obviously, was the title song, which was patterned after Streisand's recent string of hit ballads. But it was not as effective as its predecessors and didn't perform as well as they had in the charts, only breaking into the Top 40. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Tomorrow 2:54
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Nick De Caro
Arranged By [Rhythm] – David Wolfert
Bass – David Hungate
Drums – Ed Greene
Guitar – David Wolfert, Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour
Piano – Larry Muhoberac
Written-By – C. Strouse, M. Charnin
2    A Man I Loved 3:59
Arranged By [Horns] – Bill Reichenbach
Arranged By [Orchestra] – James Newton Howard
Arranged By [Rhythm] – David Wolfert
Backing Vocals – George Michalski, Niki Oosterveen
Bass – David Hungate
Drums – Ed Greene
Piano – James Newton Howard
Written-By – G. Michalski, N. Oosterveen
3    I Don't Break Easily 3:51
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ronny Lang
Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey, Larry Williams
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Lee Holdridge
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Jon Tropea
Bass – Will Lee
Drums, Percussion – Allan Schwartzberg
Flute – Louise Di Tullio
Guitar – Charlie Brown, Jon Tropea, Sal Detroia
Harp – Gayle Levant
Keyboards – Leon Pendarvis, Pat Rebillot
Written-By – B. Roberts
4    Love Breakdown 3:32
Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey, Larry Williams
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Gene Page
Arranged By [Rhythm] – David Wolfert
Arranged By [Vocals] – Alan Gordon
Bass – Abe Laboriel
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Guitar – Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather
Piano – David Foster
Written-By – A. Gordon
5    You Don't Bring Me Flowers 3:57
Arranged By – Nick De Caro
Conductor – Artie Kane
Piano – Lincoln Mayorga
Written-By – A. Bergman, M. Bergman, N. Diamond
6    Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes 5:33
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Gene Page
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Carlton
Bass – Reinie Press
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Guitar – Jay Graydon, Larry Carlton
Piano – Greg Mathieson
Written-By – J. Monte Ray, J. Leiber, M. Stoller
7    One More Night 3:08
Arranged By – Nick De Caro
Bass – David Hungate
Conductor – Artie Kane
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Guitar – Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour, Mitch Holder
Piano – Lincoln Mayorga
Written-By – S. Bishop
8    Stay Away 3:44
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ronny Lang
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Lee Holdridge
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Jon Tropea
Bass – Will Lee
Flute – Louise De Tullio
Guitar – Charlie Brown, Jon Tropea, Sal Detroia
Harp – Gayle Levant
Keyboards – Leon Pendarvis, Pat Rebillot
Percussion, Drums – Allan Schwartzberg
Written-By – K. Carnes
9    Deep In The Night 3:09
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts, Jim Horn
Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey, Larry Williams
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Gene Page
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Jon Tropea
Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Stephanie Spruill
Bass – Will Lee
Drums – Allan Schwartzberg
Guitar – Charlie Brown, Jon Tropea, Sal Detroia
Keyboards – Leon Pendarvis, Pat Rebillot
Percussion – Allan Schwartzberg, Bob Zimmetti, Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer – Ian Underwood, James Newton Howard
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet – Jerry Hey, Steve Madaio
Written-By – E. Merriam, H. Miller
10    Songbird 3:45
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Nick De Caro
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Carlton
Bass – Reinie Press
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Guitar – Jay Graydon, Larry Carlton
Piano – Greg Mathieson
Written-By – D. Wolfert, S. Nelson