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

BARBRA STREISAND - Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1978-2006) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Between the release of Barbra Streisand's first hits collection in 1970 and her second in 1978, she essentially became a different kind of recording artist. In the 1960s, she made a series of consistent albums devoted largely to show music material, but she scored precious few singles hits, with only one, "People," and reaching the Top Ten. But in the 1970s, she shifted to contemporary soft-rock and released a series of highly successful ballad singles, while her albums became largely inconsistent. For that reason, the hit quotient of her second hits album was much higher--"The Way We Were," "Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)," and the duet version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," sung with songwriter Neil Diamond and released on album here for the first time, all were number one hits, while "Stoney End" and "My Heart Belongs to Me" were Top Tens and "Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead," "Songbird," and "Love Theme From 'Laura Mars' (Prisoner)" reached the Top 40. That was enough material to make Volume 2 Streisand's definitive hits collection, so much so that later compilations like Memories and A Collection/Greatest Hits...And More would be forced to cannibalize it. It was also a genre-defining album in terms of the emergence of a post-'60s contemporary pop music that drew upon the rock revolution to redefine classic pop for a new generation. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Love Theme From "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen) 3:09
Lyrics By – Paul Williams
Music By – Barbra Streisand
Producer – Barbra Streisand, Phil Ramone
2    Love Theme From "The Eyes Of Laura Mars" (Prisoner) 3:57
Executive Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Gary Klein
Written-By – John Desautels, Karen Lawrence
3    My Heart Belongs To Me 3:24
Producer – Gary Klein
Producer, Arranged By – Charlie Calello
Written-By – Alan Gordon
4    Songbird 3:48
Arranged By [Orchestra] – Nick De Caro
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Carlton
Executive Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Gary Klein
Written-By – David Wolfert, Steve Nelson
5    You Don't Bring Me Flowers 3:26
Arranged By – Alan Lindgren
Lyrics By – Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond
Music By – Neil Diamond
Producer – Bob Gaudio
Vocals – Neil Diamond
6    The Way We Were  3:30
Lyrics By – Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman
Music By – Marvin Hamlisch
Producer, Arranged By – Marty Paich
7    Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead 6:20
Arranged By – Don Hannah
Lyrics By [Where You Lead] – Toni Stern
Music By [Where You Lead] – Carole King
Producer – Richard Perry
Written-By – Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham
8    All In Love Is Fair 3:52
Arranged By – Nick De Caro
Producer – Tommy LiPuma
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
9    Superman 2:50
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Carlton
Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Nick De Caro
Producer – Gary Klein
Written-By – Richie Snyder
10    Stoney End 2:58
Arranged By – Gene Page
Producer – Richard Perry
Written-By – Laura Nyro

BARBRA STREISAND - Greatest Hits ... And More (1989) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Like Memories, Collection: Greatest Hits...and More was an odd compilation, not quite a hits set, though it gathered up the big hits not heard on the earlier record -- "The Main Event/Fight," "Woman in Love," "Guilty," "What Kind of Fool" -- since it also seemed to be a grab-bag, including a few stray album tracks, recycling the two new songs from Memories (!), "Comin' in and out of Your Life" and "Memory," and adding a couple of new recordings, "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" (by Diane Warren and Michael Bolton) and "Someone That I Used to Love." The selection made no apparent sense, but then neither had Memories, and that album sold several million copies. This one wasn't so fortunate, though many Streisand fans must have received it as a present for Christmas in 1989, which was probably the idea. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    We're Not Makin' Love Anymore 5:33
Producer, Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden
Written-By – D. Warren*, M. Bolton
2    Woman In Love 3:51
Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson
Written-By – B. Gibb, R. Gibb
3    All I Ask Of You (From "The Phantom Of The Opera") 4:01
Producer – Phil Ramone
Written-By – A. Lloyd Webber, C. Hart, R. Stilgoe
4    Comin' In And Out Of Your Life 4:09
Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Written-By – B. Whiteside, R. Parker
5    What Kind Of Fool 4:07
Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson
Vocals [Duet With] – Barry Gibb
Written-By – A. Galuten, B. Gibb
6    The Main Event / Fight 4:54
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Bob Esty
Written By – P. Jabara, B. Roberts / P. Jabara, B. Esty
Written-By – B. Esty, B. Roberts, P. Jabara
7    Someone That I Used To Love 4:21
Producer – Michael Masser
Written-By – G. Goffin, M. Masser
8    By The Way 2:56
Producer – Jeffrey Lesser, Rupert Holmes
Written-By – B. Streisand, R. Holmes
9    Guilty 4:23
Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson
Vocals [Duet With] – Barry Gibb
Written-By – B. Gibb, R. Gibb, M. Gibb
10    Memory (The Theme From Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical "Cats") 3:55
Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Written-By – A. Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot, T. Nunn
11    The Way He Makes Me Feel (Studio Version) 4:11
Producer – Dave Grusin, Phil Ramone
Written-By – A. Bergman, M. Bergman, M. Legrand
12    Somewhere (From "West Side Story") 4:55
Executive-Producer – Barbra Streisand, Peter Matz
Producer, Arranged By – David Foster
Written-By – L. Bernstein, S. Sondheim

BARBRA STREISAND - Color Me Barbra (1966-1971) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

All of the songs on Color Me Barbra were featured on Barbra Streisand's second TV special of the same name. (There were some more songs as well, but they had appeared on earlier albums.) It was a strong collection on which Streisand successfully tackled such standards as Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach's "Yesterdays" and Rodgers & Hart's "Where or When," as well as introducing some good new show material in "Where Am I Going?" from Sweet Charity and Richard Maltby, Jr and David Shire's "Starting Here, Starting Now," as well as displaying her comedic skills on "The Minute Waltz." The long medley of "face" songs ("Funny Face," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," etc.) made more sense on TV, where Streisand sang it to a studio zoo full of animals, but was still enjoyable. The material wasn't all great, with a retread of "Gotta Move" by Streisand's arranger/conductor Peter Matz and a couple of French songs looking forward to Je M'Appelle Barbra among the filler. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1     Yesterdays 3:05
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
2     One Kiss 2:17
Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg
3     The Minute Waltz 1:59
Frédéric Chopin / Lan O'Kun
4     Gotta Move 2:01
Peter Matz
5     Non C'est Rien 3:27
Armand FA Canfora / Michel Jourdan
6     Where or When 3:06
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7     Medley: Animal Crackers in My Soup/Funny Face/That Face/They Didn't Bel 9:00
8     C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)
H. Betti / Henri Betti / André Hornez / Jerry Seelen
9     Where Am I Going? 2:50
Cy Coleman / Dorothy Fields
10     Starting Here, Starting Now 2:53
Richard Maltby, Jr. / David Shire

BARBRA STREISAND - What About Today? (1969) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

What About Today?, Barbra Streisand's first new studio album in two years, was her initial, frankly unsuccessful encounter with the pop music revolution of the 1960s. The songs were by Paul Simon, Lennon/McCartney, Bacharach/David -- not exactly hard rock, but apparently beyond the ken of Streisand, who employed her usual armory of belting and shtick, all to no avail. Her usual arrangers, Peter Matz, Don Costa, and Michel Legrand, succeeded in turning some excellent contemporary material into Las Vegas schmaltz and glitz, and Streisand sang the songs the same way. She was laughably unable to comprehend the work of her own peers. Streisand was actually younger by a year or two than Paul Simon and John Lennon. She sang as if she was old enough to be their mother. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1     What About Today? 2:57
David Shire
2     Ask Yourself Why 3:03
Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Michel Legrand
3     Honey Pie 2:39
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
4     Punky's Dilemma 3:29
Paul Simon
5     Until It's Time for You to Go 2:55
Buffy Sainte-Marie
6     That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom 3:02
Harold Arlen
7     Little Tin Soldier 3:57
Jimmy Webb
8     With a Little Help from My Friends 2:40
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
9     Alfie 3:20
Burt Bacharach / Hal David
10     The Morning After 2:40
Richard Maltby, Jr. / David Shire
11     Good Night 3:44
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor – Don Costa (pistas: 1, 10), Michel Legrand (pistas: 5, 8, 9), Peter Matz (pistas: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11)

BARBRA STREISAND - Stoney End (1971) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Barbra Streisand scored her second Top Ten hit in early 1971 by treating Laura Nyro's recording of her song "Stoney End" as a demo and copying it practically note for note. "Mama, let me start all over," she sang, and her wish was granted. The followup album of the same title was, in its own way, as surprising as Streisand's debut album eight years earlier. Where that record had redefined the role of the traditional pop singer in contemporary terms for the early '60s, Stoney End redefined Streisand as an effective pop/rock singer, which her last outing, What About Today?, had failed to do. Maybe she listened as closely to Nyro and Joni Mitchell as she had to Ethel Merman and Judy Garland a decade earlier, but somehow she re-oriented her approach to music, adapting herself to vocal demands that were very different in terms of dynamics, expressiveness, and especially rhythm from the traditional pop and theater music she had sung previously. Producer Richard Perry may have eased the transition by using sessionmen like Randy Newman, who played piano on two of his own compositions and who bridged the worlds of show tunes and rock. But Streisand herself found something to identify with in songs like Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" (maybe that passage about the movie queen) and Mitchell's "I Don't Know Where I Stand." Stoney End was not a perfect album -- the reliance on minor Brill Building material and two more Nyro copies kept it from classic status -- but it was so far removed from what Streisand's fans and her detractors thought her capable of that it stands as one of her major triumphs. It was also her biggest seller in four years and launched the comeback that saw her through the '70s. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Free The People 3:16
Arranged By [Horns] – Gene Page
Written-By – B. Keith
2    Hands Off The Man (Flim Flam Man) 2:31
Written-By – L. Nyro
3    If You Could Read My Mind 3:50
Arranged By [Strings] – Gene Page
Written-By – G. Lightfoot
4    Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Mornin') 2:27
Written-By – B. Mann/C. Weil
5    Let Me Go 2:21
Arranged By [Horns] – Gene Page
Piano – Randy Newman
Written-By – R. Newman
6    Stoney End 2:58
Written-By – L. Nyro
7    I Don't Know Where I Stand 4:00
Written-By – J. Mitchell
8    No Easy Way Down 3:50
Arranged By – Claus Ogerman
Written-By – G. Goffin/C. King
9    Time And Love 3:38
Written-By – L. Nyro
10    Maybe 2:58
Arranged By – Perry Botkin Jr.
Written-By – H. Nilsson
11    I'll Be Home 2:54
Arranged By – Perry Botkin Jr.
Piano – Randy Newman
Written-By – R. Newman
Credits :
Arranged By – Gene Page (pistas: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Eddie Kendrix, Glenna Session, Jackie Ward, Jerry Cook, Maeretha Stewart, Merry Clayton, Sharone De Vault, Shirley Matthews, Toni Wine, Vanetta Fields
Bass – Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, Max Bennett
Drums – Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine, Richard Hayward, Ron Tutt
Guitar – David Cohen, Eric Weissberg, June Millington, Larry Carlton, Sweet Lou Shelton
Keyboards – Larry Muhoberac, Mike Rubini, Nicoel Barclay, Randy Newman
Percussion – Milt Holland, Richard Perry

BARBRA STREISAND - ButterFly (1974) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Barbra Streisand's first album of newly recorded, non-soundtrack studio material in three years, ButterFly was ridiculed at the time of its release because its credited producer was her boyfriend, Jon Peters, whose musical credentials were nonexistent. In retrospect, the real power on the album was arranger Tom Scott, a reed player who had perfected a light jazz-pop style in his work on Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark earlier in the year. ButterFly backed off from the pop/rock style of its predecessors, Stoney End and Barbra Joan Streisand, but it still found Streisand assaying contemporary material by such writers as Bob Marley, Graham Nash, and David Bowie. Unlike Richard Perry, who had produced those albums, Scott adapted the songs to Streisand's powerful and individual vocal style rather than having her ape existing versions of the songs. The result was more of a compromise with contemporary pop that, while it sold only to Streisand's existing fan base, nevertheless had its charms. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Love In The Afternoon 4:05
Written-By – B. Weisman, E. Sands, R. Germinaro
2    Guava Jelly 3:15
Written-By – Marley
3    Grandma's Hands 3:24
Written-By – B. Withers
4    I Won't Last A Day Without You 4:16
Remix – Hank Cicalo
Written-By – P. Williams, R. Nichols
5    Jubilation 3:52
Written-By – J. Harris, P. Anka
6    Simple Man 3:01
Written-By – G. Nash
7    Life On Mars 3:10
Written-By – D. Bowie
8    Since I Don't Have You 2:52
Written-By – J. Vogel, J. Beaumont, J. Rock, J. Taylor, J. Verscharen, L. Martin, W. Lester
9    Crying Time 2:51
Written-By – B. Owens
10    Let The Good Times Roll 4:54
Written-By – L. Lee
Credits :
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge (pistas: 4, 8, 9), Tom Scott (pistas: 1 to 3, 6, 7, 10)
Arranged By [Horns] – John Bahler (pistas: 7, 10)
Arranged By [Vocals] – John Bahler (pistas: 2, 3, 7, 10)
Backing Vocals – Barbra Streisand
Bass – Max Bennett
Congas – King Errisson
Drums – John Guerin
Guitar – Ben Benay, Larry Carlton
Keyboards – Clarence McDonald
Percussion – Gary Coleman
Woodwind, Flute, Saxophone [Tenor] – Tom Scott

BARBRA STREISAND - Lazy Afternoon (1975) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Lazy Afternoon was Barbra Streisand's Rupert Holmes album. Holmes, later known for his number one hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)," arranged, conducted, and co-produced the album and wrote or co-wrote four songs. He helped Streisand to continue her evolution into a kind of post-rock contemporary pop artist. This was achieved largely through the sympathetic ballad arrangements, which surrounded Streisand's voice with delicately played individual instruments while focusing on her calm vocals. The exception was a cover of the Four Tops' "Shake Me, Wake Me," which was given a disco treatment. For the most part, Lazy Afternoon was true to its title, a collection of relaxed performances that was pleasant without being particularly impressive. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1     Lazy Afternoon 3:50
Jürg Morgenthaler / Jerome Moross
2     My Father's Song:55
Rupert Holmes
3     By the Way 2:57
Rupert Holmes / Barbra Streisand
4     Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) 2:54
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland
5     I Never Had It So Good 3:36
Roger Nichols / Paul Williams
6     Letters That Cross in the Mail 3:37
Rupert Holmes
7     You and I 4:14
Stevie Wonder
8     Moanin' Low 4:27
Howard Dietz / Ralph Rainger
9     A Child Is Born 2:50
Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Dave Grusin / Thad Jones
10     Widescreen 4:00
Rupert Holmes

BARBRA STREISAND - Streisand Superman (1977) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Appearing only seven months after A Star Is Born, Streisand Superman seemed to continue much of its rock-oriented feel, even including several songs that had been intended for the film. It was unusual in featuring all recently written songs, many first recorded here. Streisand co-wrote the rockish "Don't Believe What You Read," an attack on her negative press coverage, while Alan Gordon contributed both the disco-ish "I Found You Love" and the album's Top Ten single ballad "My Heart Belongs to Me." Streisand Superman seemed to be an unusually personal album for the singer, reflecting her feelings and viewpoints. That did not make it one of her best, however. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Superman 2:47
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Carlton
Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Nick DeCaro
Written-By – R. Snyder
2    Don't Believe What You Read 3:37
Arranged By – Jack Nitzsche
Written-By – B. Streisand, R. Nagle, G. Mathews
3    Baby Me Baby 4:26
Arranged By – Jack Nitzsche
Written-By – R. Miller
4    I Found You Love 3:50
Arranged By – Charlie Calello
Written-By – A. Gordon
5    Answer Me 3:16
Arranged By – Nick DeCaro
Written-By – B. Streisand, K. Ascher, P. Williams
6    My Heart Belongs To Me 3:21
Arranged By – Charlie Calello
Written-By – A. Gordon
7    Cabin Fever 3:14
Arranged By – Jack Nitzsche
Written-By – R. Nagle
8    Love Comes From Unexpected Places 4:10
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Carlton
Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Nick DeCaro
Written-By – D. Ellingson, K. Carnes
9    New York State Of Mind 4:44
Arranged By – Jack Nitzsche
Written-By – B. Joel
10    Lullaby For Myself 3:17
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Carlton
Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Nick DeCaro
Written-By – R. Holmes

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

BARBRA STREISAND - Wet (1979-1992) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

A concept album of sorts in the sense that each of the songs has something to do with water, Wet was the third of a trilogy of albums produced by Gary Klein in a soft rock vein increasingly set in the synth-pop style of the late '70s and early '80s. The concept allowed for a range of material, from old favorite Harold Arlen's "Come Rain or Come Shine" to an updated version of the old Bobby Darin hit "Splish Splash." The album's number one hit was "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," a disco duet with Donna Summer. But most of the songs were newly written ballads attempting to re-create the "Evergreen"/"The Way We Were" style of Streisand's recent hits. "Kiss Me in the Rain''" grazed the Top 40, but most of that material was substandard. Yet there was enough variety on the album to make it an average Streisand outing. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Barbra Streisand–    Wet 3:59
Arranged By, Conductor – Lee Holdridge
Bass – David Hungate
Drums – Steve Schaeffer
Electric Piano – Alan Broadbent
Guitar – Dan Ferguson, Fred Tackett
Piano – Mike Lang
Written-By – B. Streisand, D. Wolfert, S. Sheridan
2    Barbra Streisand–    Come Rain Or Come Shine 4:46
Acoustic Guitar – Dan Ferguson
Arranged By, Conductor – Greg Mathieson
Bass – David Hungate
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Electric Guitar – Larry Carlton
Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic] – Greg Mathieson
Soloist, Guitar – Larry Carlton
Written-By – J. Mercer & H. Arlen
3    Barbra Streisand–    Splish Splash 4:18
Arranged By – David Foster
Arranged By [Vocals] – Bill Champlin, David Foster
Backing Vocals – Bill Champlin, Bobby Kimball, Tom Kelly
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Clavinet [Clavinette] – Jai Winding
Drums – Ed Greene
Electric Guitar – Steve Lukather
Lyrics By [Additional] – B. Streisand
Piano – David Foster
Soloist, Saxophone – Tom Scott
Written-By – B. Darin, J. Murray
4    Barbra Streisand–    On Rainy Afternoons 3:10
Arranged By, Conductor – Lalo Schifrin
Bass – David Hungate
Drums – Steve Schaeffer
Electric Piano – Alan Broadbent
Guitar – Dan Ferguson, Fred Tackett
Piano – Mike Lang
Written-By – A. Bergman, L. Schifrin, M. Bergman
5    Barbra Streisand–    After The Rain 3:45
Arranged By, Conductor – Lee Holdridge
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Rick Schlosser
Electric Piano – Mike Lang
Guitar – Fred Tackett, Mitch Holder
Piano – Lincoln Mayorga
Written-By – A. Bergman, M. Bergman, M. Legrand
6    Barbra Streisand Duet With Donna Summer–    No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 8:21
Arranged By [Vocals] – Bruce Roberts, Luther Waters, Paul Jabara
Arranged By, Conductor – Greg Mathieson
Backing Vocals – Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – James Gadson
Guitar – Jay Graydon, Jeff Baxter
Piano [Acoustic, Ballad Passage] – Bill Payne
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano – Greg Mathieson
Vocals – Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer
Written-By – B. Roberts, P. Jabara
7    Barbra Streisand–    Niagara 3:33
Arranged By – Nick DeCaro
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Conductor – Marvin Hamlisch
Drums – Rick Schlosser
Electric Piano – Mike Lang
Guitar – Fred Tackett, Mitch Holder
Piano – Lincoln Mayorga
Soloist, Saxophone – Tom Scott
Written-By – B. Roberts, C. Bayer Sager, M. Hamlisch
8    Barbra Streisand–    I Ain't Gonna Cry Tonight 5:02
Arranged By [Vocals] – Charlie Calello
Arranged By, Conductor, Co-producer – Charlie Calello
Backing Vocals – Jim Haas, Jon Joyce, Stan Farber
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Ed Greene
Electric Piano – Jai Winding
Guitar – Dean Parks, Fred Tackett
Piano – Richard Tee
Written-By – A. Gordon
9    Barbra Streisand–    Kiss Me In The Rain 4:20
Acoustic Guitar – Fred Tackett
Arranged By, Conductor – Greg Mathieson
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Electric Bass – David Hungate
Electric Bass, Soloist, Guitar – Jeff Baxter
Piano – Greg Mathieson
Written-By – L. Ratner, S. Farina
Credits :
Contractor, Coordinator [Music Coordinator] – Frank DeCaro
Harp – Gayle Levant
Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Gary Coleman, Paulinho da Costa
Synthesizer – Greg Mathieson, Ian Underwood, Mike Boddicker

BARBRA STREISAND - Guilty (1980) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The biggest selling album of Barbra Streisand's career is also one of her least characteristic. The album was written and produced by Barry Gibb in association with his brothers and the producers of the Bee Gees, and in essence it sounds like a post-Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees album with vocals by Streisand. Gibb adapted his usual style somewhat, especially in slowing the tempos and leaving more room for the vocal, but his melodic style and the backup vocals, even when they are not sung by the Bee Gees, are typical of them. Still, the record was more hybrid than compromise, and the chart-topping single "Woman in Love" has a sinuous feel that is both right for Streisand and new for her. Other hits were the title song and "What Kind of Fool," both duets with Gibb. (The song "Guilty" won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal by Duo or Group.) by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1     Guilty 4:27
Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb
2     Woman in Love 3:54
Barry Gibb / Maurice Gibb / Robin Gibb
3     Run Wild 4:09
Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb
4     Promises 4:22
Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb
5     The Love Inside 5:12
Barry Gibb
6     What Kind of Fool 4:07
Albhy Galuten / Barry Gibb
7     Life Story 4:38
Barry Gibb / Robin Gibb
8     Never Give Up 3:44
Albhy Galuten / Barry Gibb
9     Make It Like a Memory 7:33
Albhy Galuten / Barry Gibb

BARBRA STREISAND - Emotion (1984) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Barbra Streisand's first album of contemporary material in four years was a typical '80s adult contemporary superstar release, each track written and produced as a potential "power ballad" single by an extensive team of other performers, in this case including Richard Perry, Kim Carnes, Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, Jim Steinman, Albhy Galuten (the Bee Gees' producer), Richard Baskin, Diane Warren, John Mellencamp, and Streisand herself. Streisand proved capable of handling everything from White's space-age R&B to Steinman's melodramatic overproduction. (He was the man who brought you Meat Loaf.) But as usually happens with such big budget efforts, the album lacked consistency, and as Columbia tried to pull several singles off it without notable success, it sold only to Streisand's million-member base audience. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Emotion 4:59
Producer – Richard Perry
Written-By – Peter Bliss
2    Make No Mistake, He's Mine 4:12
Producer – Bill Cuomo, Kim Carnes
Vocals [Duet], Written-By – Kim Carnes
3    Time Machine 4:54
Producer, Written-By – Maurice White
Written-By – Brian Fairweather, Martin Page
4    Best I Could 4:20
Producer – Barbra Streisand, Charles Koppelman
Written-By – Bobby Whiteside, Richard Parker
5    Left In The Dark 6:20
Producer, Written-By – Jim Steinman
6    Heart Don't Change My Mind 4:54
Producer – Maurice White
Written-By – Diane Warren, Robbie Buchanan
7    When I Dream 4:40
Producer – Maurice White
Written-By – Kathy Wakefield, Michel Colombier, Richard Baskin
8    You're A Step In The Right Direction 3:54
Lyrics By – Barbra Streisand
Music By – John Cougar Mellencamp
Producer – Albhy Galuten
9    Clear Sailing 3:56
Producer – Albhy Galuten
Written-By – Anne Black Montgomery, Peter McIan
10    Here We Are At Last 3:20
Producer, Lyrics By – Richard Baskin
Producer, Music By – Barbra Streisand

BARBRA STREISAND - Till I Loved You (1988) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Barbra Streisand's first album of new studio material in four years, Till I Loved You was led by its title song, a duet with Streisand's current paramour, actor Don Johnson, on a tune from a Columbia Records pet project, a studio musical called Goya, written by Maury Yeston (composer of the Broadway show Nine), that the label was encouraging its artists to promote. That embarrassing recording made the album as a whole seem worse than it was. But Till I Loved You, which was given over to newly written romantic ballads by people like Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, still wasn't very good. Eighteen songwriters, six producers, nine recording studios: like Emotion, Till I Loved You was a big-budget effort. But it was like a movie with a great star, great production values, and a mediocre script, so how much you liked it depended on how much you liked Streisand, and it sold to her fans only. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Barbra Streisand–    The Places You Find Love 5:09
Arranged By [Track & Synthesizers] – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones
Backing Vocals – Clif Magness, Dionne Warwick, Edie Lehman*, Howard Hewett, James Ingram, Jennifer Holliday, Luther Vandross, Peggi Blu, Siedah Garrett
Bass – Louis Johnson Jr.
Drums – John Robinson
Engineer – Bruce Swedien, Humberto Gatica, John Arrias
Guitar – Michael Landau, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Larry Williams, Randy Kerber
Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Producer – Quincy Jones
Producer [Associate] – Glen Ballard, Quincy Jones
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Larry Williams, Randy Kerber, Rhett Lawrence
Written-By – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard
2    Barbra Streisand–    On My Way To You 3:44
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Patrick Williams
Engineer – Frank Wolf, John Arrias
Lyrics By – Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Mixed By – John Arrias
Music By – Michel Legrand
Piano [Acoustic] – Randy Waldman
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan, Tom Ranier
3    Barbra Streisand Duet With Don Johnson–    Till I Loved You (The Love Theme From Goya) 5:10
Arranged By – Phil Ramone, Randy Waldman
Engineer, Mixed By – John Arrias
Guitar – Jeff Baxter
Percussion – Michael Fisher
Producer – Phil Ramone
Saxophone – Dave Boruff
Synthesizer, Drum Programming – Randy Waldman
Written-By – Maury Yeston
4    Barbra Streisand–    Love Light 4:33
Arranged By – Burt Bacharach
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Carlos Vega
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [MIDI-DX7] – Randy Kerber
Engineer, Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Guitar – Dann Huff
Music By, Lyrics By – Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Percussion – Lenny Castro
Producer – Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Soloist, Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Michael Boddicker
5    Barbra Streisand–    All I Ask Of You (From "The Phantom Of The Opera") 4:01
Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Randy Waldman
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Patrick Williams
Engineer – Frank Wolf, John Arrias
Lyrics By – Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Music By – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Producer – Phil Ramone
Synthesizer – Randy Waldman
6    Barbra Streisand–    You And Me For Always 3:49
Arranged By – Burt Bacharach
Backing Vocals – Andrea Robinson, Denise De Caro, Howard Smith, Joe Pizulo, Lynn Davis, Philip Ingram
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Carlos Vega
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [MIDI-DX7] – Randy Kerber
Engineer, Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Guitar – Dann Huff
Music By, Lyrics By – Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Percussion – Lenny Castro
Piano – Burt Bacharach
Producer – Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Michael Boddicker
7    Barbra Streisand–    Why Let It Go? 3:40
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Jeremy Lubbock
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – John Robinson
Engineer, Mixed By – John Arrias
Lyrics By – Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Music By – Alan Hawkshaw
Piano [Acoustic] – Randy Kerber
Producer – Barbra Streisand, Denny Diante
Synthesizer – Randy Waldman, Robbie Buchanan
Written-By [Title] – Barry Mason
8    Barbra Streisand–    Two People (Theme From "Nuts") 3:40
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Patrick Williams
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Dann Huff
Engineer – Frank Wolf, John Arrias
Lyrics By – Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Mixed By – John Arrias
Music By – Barbra Streisand
Piano [Acoustic] – Randy Waldman
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan, Tom Ranier
9    Barbra Streisand–    What Were We Thinking Of 4:28
Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangement] – Randy Waldman, Scott Cutler
Backing Vocals – Don Johnson
Drum Programming – Randy Waldman, Scott Cutler
Engineer – Frank Wolf, Jim Scott, John Arrias
Guitar – Michael Thompson
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Producer – Denny Diante
Saxophone – Dave Boruff
Synthesizer – Randy Waldman, Robbie Buchanan
Written-By – Antonina Armato, Scott Cutler
10    Barbra Streisand–    Some Good Things Never Last 4:20
Arranged By [Strings & Synthesizers], Conductor [Strings & Synthesizers] – Jeremy Lubbock
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Engineer – Frank Wolf, John Arrias
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Piano [Acoustic] – Mark Radice, Randy Kerber
Producer – Barbra Streisand, Denny Diante
Synthesizer – Randy Waldman, Robbie Buchanan
Written-By – Mark Radice
11    Barbra Streisand–    One More Time Around 3:45
Arranged By – Burt Bacharach
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Engineer, Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Guitar – Dann Huff
Music By, Lyrics By – Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Percussion – Lenny Castro
Piano – Tom Keane
Producer – Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker, Randy Kerber

BARBRA STREISAND - Back to Broadway (1993) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

While still an impressive recording, Back to Broadway is less impressive than its predecessor, The Broadway Album, for a number of reasons. The first is material. Barbra Streisand seems to be attracted to certain musicals, and here she chooses more songs from shows like West Side Story and Guys and Dolls that she didn't pick the last time around. Still attracted more to current composers than earlier ones, Streisand picks five songs by Stephen Sondheim (who has once again obligingly rewritten lyrics to suit her) and three by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Sondheim material is worthy; the Lloyd Webber is not. (Though the intensity with which she sings "With One Look" from Sunset Boulevard suggests an eerie identification with the show's demented silent movie queen Norma Desmond.) Further, Streisand has done duets on two selections with people better identified with the material -- Michael Crawford, the original Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, on his signature song, "The Music of the Night," and Johnny Mathis, who has sung a medley of West Side Story songs in his shows for years, on a medley of "I Have a Love/One Hand, One Heart" from that show. Finally, the arrangements and production lean more toward contemporary pop and light jazz in many instances, the influence of commercial producers and arrangers like David Foster. All of which means that Back to Broadway is somewhat uneven. When Streisand takes on songs as well suited to her as "Everybody Says Don't" (from Sondheim's Anyone Can Whistle) and "Children Will Listen" (from his Into the Woods), she nears her work on The Broadway Album. Elsewhere, she is merely a phenomenal singer working against material or arrangements that aren't quite appropriate to her. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Some Enchanted Evening 3:54
Arranged By [Orchestrated] – Johnny Mandel
Composed By – Richard Rodgers
Lyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein II
Synthesizer – Mark Portmann
Synthesizer [Overdubs] – Simon Franglen
2    Everybody Says Don't 2:37
Arranged By – Barbra Streisand, Bill Ross
Conductor – Bill Ross
3    The Music Of The Night 5:37
Conductor, Arranged By – Andrew Pryce Jackman
Engineer [Additional Vocal] – Dave Reitzas
Lyrics By – Charles Hart
Lyrics By [Additional] – Richard Stilgoe
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
Producer [Associate] – Don Reedman, Jeff Jarratt
Recorded By [Orchestra] – John Timperley
Recorded By [Vocals] – Humberto Gatica
Vocals – Michael Crawford
4    Speak Low 3:27
Arranged By [Orchestrated] – Johnny Mandel
Composed By – Kurt Weill
Guitar – Michael Thompson
Lyrics By – Ogden Nash
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone [Solo] – David Boruff
5    As If We Never Said Goodbye 4:45
Bass – Abe Laboriel
Drums – Mike Baird
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Jeffrey (CJ) Vanston
Lyrics By – Christopher Hampton, Don Black
Lyrics By [Contributions] – Amy Powers
Orchestrated By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Cullen (4), John Cameron (2)
Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Producer – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nigel Wright
6    Children Will Listen 4:09
Arranged By [Co-arranged] – Mark Portmann
Conductor, Arranged By – Jonathan Tunick
Piano – John Berkman, Mark Portmann
7    I Have A Love / One Hand, One Heart 6:27
Arranged By – Billy Byers
Arranged By [Orchestrated] – Billy Byers, Bill Ross
Composed By – Leonard Bernstein
Conductor – Bill Ross
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Tony Smith
Vocals – Johnny Mathis
8    I've Never Been In Love Before 3:54
Composed By, Lyrics By – Frank Loesser
Conductor, Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock
Recorded By – Shawn Murphy
9    Luck Be A Lady 3:23
Composed By, Lyrics By – Frank Loesser
Conductor, Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock
Drums – Jeffrey Hamilton
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer – Mark Portmann
10    With One Look 3:35
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Conductor – David Caddick
Drums – Mike Baird
Guitar – Bob Mann, George Doering
Keyboards – Mike Lang
Lyrics By – Christopher Hampton, Don Black
Lyrics By [Contributions] – Amy Powers
Orchestrated By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Cullen
Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Producer – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nigel Wright
Synthesizer – Jeffrey (CJ) Vanston
11    The Man I Love 3:43
Composed By – George Gershwin
Lyrics By – Ira Gershwin
12    Move On 5:27
Conductor, Arranged By – Michael Starobin
Drums – Steven Schaeffer
Keyboards – Mike Lang
Piano – Scott Frankel
Recorded By – Shawn Murphy
Credits :
Arranged By – David Foster (pistas: 1, 4, 7), Johnny Mandel (pistas: 1, 4, 11)
Bass – Nathan East (pistas: 2, 4, 12)
Composed By – Andrew Lloyd Webber (pistas: 3, 5, 10), Humberto Gatica, Stephen Sondheim (pistas: 2, 6, 12)
Conductor – Eddie Karam (pistas: 1, 4, 11)
Lyrics By – Stephen Sondheim (pistas: 2, 6, 7, 12)
Percussion – Alan Estes (pistas: 5, 10, 12)
Programmed By [Synthesizer & Synclavier] – Simon Franglen (pistas: 2, 4, 6)
Synthesizer – Ian Underwood (pistas: 1, 11, 12)

BARBRA STREISAND - A Love Like Ours (1999) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Barbra Streisand makes sure there's no doubt to what love she's referring to in the title of A Love Like Ours. On both the front and back covers, and throughout the liner notes, she's seen with her new husband, James Brolin. As a matter of fact, the album is no less than a celebration of her love of Brolin and their storybook wedding. To some, this may be a little too sentimental, but the emotions are genuine, as she makes abundantly clear in her gushing, track-by-track liner notes. Streisand tackles both standards and newly written tunes, including the Richard Marx-penned "If You Ever Leave Me," which she sings with Vince Gill. She claims in the liner notes that "If You Ever Leave Me" was intended to be a country song -- that's why Gill sings on the track -- but, like the Gershwin tune "Isn't It a Pity," the show tunes, and "We Must Be Loving Right," the other country song on the album, everything is given a measured, polished adult contemporary production. That's a little ironic, since Streisand claims nearly everything was recorded live with an orchestra. Nevertheless, it sounds as if it was assembled in a studio piece by piece, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, the absence of longtime collaborator Marvin Hamlisch is notable, since the arrangers on A Love Like Ours don't have much flair. Consequently, the album is a little subdued, which is appropriate for a romantic album. And, judged as a romance album, it works pretty well. Essentially, A Love Like Ours is a simple love album, a soundtrack to Streisand and Brolin's wedding that will work for other weddings. It's mood music that doesn't set the mood, but will compliment the mood quite nicely. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Tracklist :
1    I've Dreamed Of You 4:46
Arranged By, Conductor – William Ross
Engineer – Frank Wolf
Engineer, Mixed By – David Reitzas
Guitar – Dean Parks
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Recorder – Jon Clarke
Violin – Bruce Dukov
Written-By – Ann Hampton Callaway, Rolf Lovland
2    Isn't It A Pity 5:23
Arranged By, Conductor – William Ross
Drums – Ralph Humphrey
Engineer – Al Schmitt
Guitar – Dean Parks
Mixed By – David Reitzas
Piano – Mike Lang
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Soloist, Harmonica – Tommy Morgan
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
3    The Island 4:37
Acoustic Guitar – Dean Parks
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Jorge Calandrelli
Electric Guitar – Michael Landau
Engineer – David Gleeson, David Reitzas
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Keyboards, Drum Programming [Drum And Rhythm] – Walter Afanasieff
Lyrics By – Alan & Marilyn Bergman
Music By – Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins
Percussion – Paulinho DaCosta
Producer – Walter Afanasieff
Programmed By – Greg Bieck
Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Kenny G.
4    Love Like Ours
Arranged By [Original Arrangement] – Jorg Keller
Arranged By, Conductor – William Ross
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – J.R. Robinson
Engineer – David Reitzas, Frank Wolf
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Randy Waldman
Mixed By – Al Schmitt
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Written-By – Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin
5    If You Ever Leave Me 4:38
Acoustic Guitar – Kamil Rustam
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Donald Kirkpatrick, Vince Gill
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – William Ross
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – J.R. Robinson
Engineer – Humberto Gatica
Keyboards – David Foster
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Producer, Arranged By – David Foster
Programmed By, Engineer – Felipe Elgueta
Vocals [Duet] – Vince Gill
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards – Richard Marx
6    We Must Be Loving Right 3:38
Acoustic Guitar – Dean Parks
Bass – Leland Sklar
Conductor, Arranged By [Strings] – William Ross
Drums – J.R. Robinson
Electric Guitar – John Jorgenson
Engineer, Mixed By – Al Schmitt
Fiddle – Stuart Duncan
Pedal Steel Guitar – Paul Franklin
Piano – Jon Cox
Producer – Tony Brown
Written-By – Clay Blaker, Roger Brown
7    If I Never Met You 3:39
Arranged By, Conductor – William Ross
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – J.R. Robinson
Engineer – David Reitzas
Engineer, Mixed By – Frank Wolf
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Randy Waldman
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Written-By – Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow
8    It Must Be You 9:30
Bass – Reggie Hamilton
Conductor, Orchestrated By [Additional] – Doug Besterman
Drums – J.R. Robinson
Engineer – Frank Wolf
Guitar – Dean Parks, George Doering
Mixed By – Frank Filipetti
Producer, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Arif Mardin
Synthesizer – Randy Waldman, Robbie Buchanan
Written-By – Stephony Smith, Steve Dorff
9    Just One Lifetime 4:18
Arranged By [Intro And Ending] – Marvin Hamlisch
Bass – Reggie Hamilton
Conductor, Orchestrated By [Additional] – Doug Besterman
Drums – J.R. Robinson
Engineer – Frank Wolf
Guitar – Dean Parks, George Doering
Mixed By – Frank Filipetti
Producer, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Arif Mardin
Synthesizer – Randy Waldman, Robbie Buchanan
Written-By – Melissa Manchester, Tom Snow
10    If I Didn't Love You 4:18
Bass – Nathan East
Conductor, Arranged By [Orchestra] – William Ross
Drums – J.R. Robinson*
Engineer, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica
Engineer, Programmed By – Felipe Elgueta
Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards – David Foster
Written-By – Junior Miles
Written-By, Arranged By – Bruce Roberts
11    Wait 4:11
Conductor, Arranged By – Jerry Lubock
Engineer – Humberto Gatica
Engineer, Mixed By – David Reitzas
Piano – Randy Waldman
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Written-By – Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
12    The Music That Makes Me Dance 4:32
Arranged By [Original Broadway Arrangment] – Ralph Burns
Conductor, Arranged By – William Ross
Drums – Ralph Humphrey
Engineer – Al Schmitt
Engineer, Mixed By – David Reitzas
Guitar – Dean Parks
Piano – Mike Lang
Producer – Barbra Streisand
Soloist, Saxophone – Kenny G.
Written-By – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne

BARBRA STREISAND - The Essential Barbra Streisand (2002) 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Although Barbra Streisand has recorded for the same company, Columbia Records, throughout her career, her work has not been particularly well represented on compilations. Four single-disc best-ofs dot her discography, but the listener who wanted to do something as simple as purchase an album containing the original studio recordings of both her first Top Ten hit, "People," and her first number one, "The Way We Were," without plumping for the four-CD box set Just for the Record , was out of luck. Complicating the compiling of her career highlights is her position as essentially an album artist, despite having scattered 11 Top Ten pop hits across 32 years. The ideal collection would have to do justice to her popular early albums of the '60s, her mid-career singles hits of the '70s, and her renewed album success in the '80s and '90s. Here it is. At a CD-busting length of over two and a half hours, this 40-track double-disc set encapsulates Streisand's recording career in chronological order from her 1963 debut album to 1999. (Two previously unreleased tracks sound like outtakes from her later album projects. "Someday My Prince Will Come" probably got left off of A Love Like Ours, while the gospel-tinged "You'll Never Walk Alone" must have been intended for Higher Ground.) Intelligently picking signature performances from her best and most popular albums, it largely eschews a raft of singles that got into the bottom half of the Top 40, but leaves out only one Top Ten hit, "What Kind of Fool." The singer's versatility and her ability to impose her immediately identifiable vocal style on a variety of material are emphasized in recordings that range from Broadway show tunes to disco. A collection like this has been needed for a long time as a gateway to Streisand's bountiful, indeed overwhelming, catalog. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist 1 :
1    Barbra Streisand–    A Sleepin' Bee 4:22
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
2    Barbra Streisand–    Cry Me A River 3:37
Written-By – Arthur Hamilton
3    Barbra Streisand–    I Stayed Too Long At The Fair 4:20
Written-By – Billy Barnes
4    Barbra Streisand–    Lover, Come Back To Me 2:17
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
5    Barbra Streisand–    People 3:40
Written-By – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
6    Barbra Streisand–    My Man 2:58
Written-By – Albert Willemetz, Channing Pollock, Jacques Charles, Maurice Yvain
7    Barbra Streisand–    Second Hand Rose 2:09
Written-By – Grant Clarke, James F. Hanley
8    Barbra Streisand–    He Touched Me 3:10
Written By – Milton Schaeffer
Written-By – Ira Levine
9    Barbra Streisand–    Don't Rain On My Parade 2:45
Producer – Jack Gold
Written-By – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
10    Barbra Streisand–    Happy Days Are Here Again 3:14
Producer – Jack Gold
Written-By – Jack Yellen, Milton Ager
11    Barbra Streisand–    On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) 2:11
Producer – Wally Gold
Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
12    Barbra Streisand–    Stoney End 2:59
Producer – Richard Perry
Written-By – Laura Nyro
13    Barbra Streisand–    Since I Fell For You 3:25
Producer – Richard Perry
Written-By – Buddy Johnson
14    Barbra Streisand–    What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? 3:20
Producer – Wally Gold
Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
15    Barbra Streisand–    The Way We Were 3:30
Producer – Marty Paich
Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch
16    Barbra Streisand–    All In Love Is Fair 3:50
Producer – Tommy LiPuma
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
17    Barbra Streisand–    Lazy Afternoon 3:50
Producer – Jeffrey Lesser, Rupert Holmes
Written-By – Jeff LaTouche
18    Barbra Streisand–    Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") 3:05
Producer – Phil Ramone
Written-By – Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams
19    Barbra Streisand–    My Heart Belongs To Me 3:21
Producer – Charlie Calello, Gary Klein
Written-By – Allen Gordon
20    Barbra Streisand Duet With Neil Diamond–    You Don't Bring Me Flowers 3:24
Producer – Bob Gaudio
Vocals, Written-By – Neil Diamond
Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
21    Barbra Streisand–    The Main Event / Fight 4:55
Producer, Written-By – Bob Esty
Written-By – Bruce Roberts, Paul Jabara
22    Barbra Streisand Duet With Donna Summer–    No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 4:43
Producer – Gary Klein
Vocals – Donna Summer
Written-By – Bruce Roberts, Paul Jabara
Tracklist 2 :
1    Barbra Streisand–    Woman In Love 3:51
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson
Producer, Written-By, Vocals – Barry Gibb
2    Barbra Streisand Duet With Barry Gibb–    Guilty 4:24
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson
Producer, Written-By, Vocals – Barry Gibb
Written-By – Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
3    Barbra Streisand–    Comin' In And Out Of Your Life 4:09
Written-By – Bobby Whiteside, Richard Parker
4    Barbra Streisand–    Memory 3:55
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn
5    Barbra Streisand–    Papa, Can You Hear Me? 3:29
Producer, Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
Written-By – Michel Legrand
6    Barbra Streisand–    A Piece Of Sky 4:20
Producer, Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
Written-By – Michel Legrand
7    Barbra Streisand–    Putting It Together 4:21
Producer – Peter Matz
Written-By – Stephen Sondheim
8    Barbra Streisand–    Not While I'm Around 3:29
Producer – Richard Baskin
Written-By – Stephen Sondheim
9    Barbra Streisand–    Send In The Clowns 4:43
Written-By – Stephen Sondheim
10    Barbra Streisand–    Somewhere 4:56
Written-By – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
11    Barbra Streisand–    All I Ask Of You 4:02
Producer – Phil Ramone
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe
12    Barbra Streisand–    Children Will Listen 4:09
Written-By – Stephen Sondheim
13    Barbra Streisand–    As If We Never Said Goodbye 4:44
Producer – Nigel Wright
Written-By – Amy Powers, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton, Don Black
14    Barbra Streisand Duet With Bryan Adams–    I Finally Found Someone 3:41
Vocals, Written-By – Bryan Adams
Written-By – Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlish, R.J. Lange
15    Barbra Streisand Duet With Céline Dion–    Tell Him 4:51
Vocals – Céline Dion
Written-By – David Foster, Linda Thompson, Walter Afanasieff
16    Barbra Streisand–    I've Dreamed Of You 4:44
Written-By – Ann Hampton Callaway, Rolf Løvland
17    Barbra Streisand–    Someday My Prince Will Come 4:06
Producer – William Ross
Written-By – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
18    Barbra Streisand–    You'll Never Walk Alone 4:35
Written-By – Arthur Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers

BARBRA STREISAND - Duets (2002) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

In her lengthy career, Barbra Streisand has never shown much inclination to share the spotlight. In the movies, she must endure a leading man, but in her recordings, she has gone it alone for the most part. In 1978, however, a disc jockey edited together her and Neil Diamond's recordings of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," and she and Diamond quickly cut a real duet, resulting in a number one hit. Thereafter, she cannily coaxed others into sharing the microphone, resulting in chart singles with Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Kim Carnes, former boyfriend Don Johnson, Bryan Adams, and Celine Dion, and album tracks with Johnny Mathis, Michael Crawford, and Vince Gill. The material mostly consisted of mediocre adult contemporary ballads that were outshone by the star power of the singers. This album collects all those duets, plus a couple of newly recorded mediocre adult contemporary ballads sung with Barry Manilow and Josh Groban, and a few stray tracks from the 1960s and early '70s when Streisand joined another singer. Her unsuitability to the duet format is repeatedly evidenced, as she seems virtually incapable of shutting up when her partner is trying to take a solo, invariably humming in the background to draw attention back to herself. The only real exception to this rule is the version of "I've Got a Crush on You" recorded for Frank Sinatra's own Duets album, a track Streisand did not control. Naturally, the best performances occur when she is paired with a singer who is more than just a cipher -- Sinatra, Ray Charles, or Judy Garland, the latter two in TV performances. Then, of course, there's the medley of "One Less Bell to Answer" and "A House Is Not a Home" on which she finally finds the perfect duet partner, her overdubbed self! by William Ruhlmann  
Tracklist :
1    I Won't Be The One To Let Go 4:41
Producer – Richard Marx, Walter Afanasieff
Vocals – Barry Manilow
Written-By – Barry Manilow, Richard Marx
2    Guilty 4:25
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson
Vocals – Barry Gibb
Written-By – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb
3    You Don't Bring Me Flowers 3:25
Producer – Bob Gaudio
Vocals – Neil Diamond
Written-By – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond
4    I Finally Found Someone 3:43
Producer – David Foster
Vocals – Bryan Adams
Written-By – Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams, Marvin Hamlisch, R.J. Lange
5    Cryin' Time 2:18
Producer – Martin Erlichman
Vocals – Ray Charles
Written-By – Buck Owens
6    I've Got A Crush On You 3:23
Producer – David Foster, Phil Ramone
Vocals – Frank Sinatra
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
7    Tell Him 4:53
Producer – David Foster, Walter Afanasieff
Vocals – Céline Dion
Written-By – David Foster, Linda Thompson, Walter Afanasieff
8    No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 4:43
Producer – Gary Klein
Vocals – Donna Summer
Written-By – Bruce Roberts, Paul Jabara
9    What Kind Of Fool 4:07
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson
Vocals – Barry Gibb
Written-By – Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb
10    I Have A Love / One Hand, One Heart 4:45
Producer – David Foster
Vocals – Johnny Mathis
Written-By – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
11    One Less Bell To Answer / A House Is Not A Home 6:32
Producer – Richard Perry
Written-By – Bacharach And David
12    Lost Inside Of You 2:55
Producer – Barbra Streisand, Phil Ramone
Vocals – Kris Kristofferson
Written-By – Barbra Streisand, Leon Russell
13    Till I Loved You 4:17
Producer – Phil Ramone
Vocals – Don Johnson
Written-By – Maury Yeston
14    Make No Mistake, He's Mine 4:11
Producer – Bill Cuomo, Kim Carnes
Vocals – Kim Carnes
Written-By – Kim Carnes
15    If You Ever Leave Me 4:38
Producer – David Foster, Richard Marx
Vocals – Vince Gill
Written-By – Richard Marx
16    The Music Of The Night 5:38
Co-producer – Barbra Streisand
Producer – David Foster
Vocals – Michael Crawford
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe
17    Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 1:54
Producer – Thomas Z. Shepard
Vocals – Harold Arlen
Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen
18    Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again 2:22
Vocals – Judy Garland
Written-By [Get Happy] – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
Written-By [Happy Days Are Here Again] – Jack Yellen, Milton Ager
19    All I Know Of Love 4:29
Producer – David Foster
Vocals – Josh Groban
Written-By – David Foster, Linda Thompson