BARBRA STREISAND - Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits (1970) APE (image+.cue), lossless

At a time when Barbra Streisand's career was in decline, what turned out to be only her first greatest-hits album seemed to serve as both a summing up and a kiss-off of her 1960s recordings. Streisand was not primarily a singles artist; between 1964 and 1969, she enjoyed nine chart singles, of which only one, "People," made the Top Ten, with only one other, "Second Hand Rose," reaching the Top 40. But in that time, she scored seven gold-selling, Top Ten albums. This hits collection contained seven of her chart singles, plus her non-charting early single "My Coloring Book," "Happy Days Are Here Again," which was one of the highlights of her debut album (heard here in the live version from A Happening in Central Park), and "Don't Rain on My Parade" from the Funny Girl soundtrack. For casual fans, that made for a good sampling of Streisand's most prominent '60s work, and if at the time it seemed likely that this was all the hits there would be, instead the '60s proved to be only the first chapter in Streisand's career. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    People 3:48
Producer – Mike Berniker
Written-By – B. Merrill, J. Styne
2    Second Hand Rose 2:09
Producer – Robert Mersey
Written-By – G. Clarke, J. F. Hanley
3    Why Did I Choose You 2:49
Producer – Robert Mersey
Written-By – H. Martin, M. Leonard
4    He Touched Me 3:08
Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] – Don Costa
Producer – Robert Mersey
Written-By – I. Levin, M. Schafer
5    Free Again 3:40
Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] – Michel Legrand
Producer – Ettore Stratta
Written-By – A. Canfora, J. Baselli, M. Jourdan, R. Colby
6    Don't Rain On My Parade 2:43
Producer – Jack Gold
Written-By – B. Merrill, J. Styne
7    My Coloring Book 4:09
Producer – Mike Berniker
Written-By – F. Ebb - J. Kander
8    Sam, You Made The Pants Too Long 2:04
Producer – Warren Vincent
Written-By – F. Whitehouse, M. Berle, S. Lewis, V. Young
9    My Man 2:56
Producer – Robert Mersey
Written-By – I. Bibo, L. Woods, M. Yvain
10    Gotta Move 1:58
Producer – Mike Berniker
Written-By – P. Matz
11    Happy Days Are Here Again 3:07
Producer – Jack Gold
Written-By – J. Yellen, M, Ager