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Barbra Joan Streisand (album)

August 15, 2023

Barbra Joan Streisand is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in August 1971 on Columbia Records. It was her second consecutive album produced by Richard Perry and features backing work by members of the female band Fanny. Like the two previous studio albums, the singer continued to opt for a more contemporary repertoire, this time choosing three songs by Carole King, two by John Lennon, two by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in medley form, and one each by Laura Nyro and the trio Michel LeGrand, Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman.

Barbra Joan Streisand
Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedAugust 1971
RecordedApril–May 1971
StudioUnited Western Recorders (Las Vegas)
GenrePop
Length41:23
LabelColumbia
ProducerRichard Perry
Barbra Streisand chronology
Stoney End
(1971) 		Barbra Joan Streisand
(1971) 		Live Concert at the Forum
(1972)
Singles from Barbra Joan Streisand
  1. "Where You Lead" / "Since I Fell For You"
    Released: June 1971
  2. "Mother / "The Summer Knows"
    Released: 1971
  3. "Space Captain" / "One Less Bell To Answer / A House Is Not A Home"
    Released: 1971

Three singles were released from the album, two of which had a moderate performance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and were a hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album was well received by audiences and critics and went gold in the United States, Belgium and Sweden.

Production and release

In the late 1960s, Columbia Records began pressuring Barbra to record albums with more contemporary songs, as her albums until then consisted of big band songs, broadway musicals, and cabarets. The first attempt failed, and the 1969 album What About Today? became the first sales failure in the singer's career. Success would come with the follow-up album Stoney End, which sold over a million copies in the United States alone. With the next album, Barbra Joan Streisand, the singer continued to choose a more current repertoire. The album includes interpretations of many contemporary singer-songwriters of the day, including John Lennon, Laura Nyro, and three selections from Carole King's iconic 1971 album Tapestry.[1] It also includes the first recording of "I Mean to Shine", written by the then-unknown Steely Dan duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan would not issue their first record until the following year).

Three singles were released to promote the album. The first one is from the music "Where You Lead", composed by Carole King and released in the US as a single in June 1971. It charted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] "Mother" was released as the second single; it reached number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the AC Chart.[2] The third and final single, "Space Captain", failed to chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Billboardfavorable[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [4]
Rolling Stoneunfavorable[5]

The album received favorable reviews from music critics. William Ruhlmann from AllMusic website gave the album four and a half star out of five and wrote that although the singer "was not able to make the final transition into the pop/rock realm" thanks to the fact she doesn't compose her songs, she was as effective "making other people's songs her own".[3] Billboard magazine wrote that the materia was "fine" and choose the songs "Where You Lead", "Love", "Space Captain" and "Beautiful" as the album's cuts.[1] Stephen Holden from Rolling Stone magazine gave the album an unfavorable review and wrote that Streisand "invariably dramatizes and stylizes whatever she sings", he praised the songs "Since I Fell For You" and "The Summer Knows" but regarding to the Carole King and John Lennon songs she recorded, he wrote: "god, forbid".[5] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music gave the album three out o five stars.

Commercial performance

The album reached #11 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[6] The album peaked #25 in Canada.[7] It peaked #99 in the 1971's Year-end chart of the Cash Box magazine.[8] According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in Belgium and in Sweden.[9]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Beautiful" (Carole King) – 2:15
  2. "Love" (John Lennon) – 3:06
  3. "Where You Lead" (Carole King, Toni Stern) – 2:58
  4. "I Never Meant to Hurt You" (Laura Nyro) – 3:51
  5. "Medley: One Less Bell to Answer/A House Is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 6:33

Side two

  1. "Space Captain" (Matthew Moore) – 3:22
  2. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:27
  3. "Mother" (John Lennon) – 4:40
  4. "Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)" (Michel LeGrand, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman) – 3:43
  5. "I Mean to Shine" (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker) – 2:55
  6. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:54

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 11

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Information is taken from the Barbra Archives[12]

Technical

  • Bill Schnee, Sy Mitchell – remix engineers
  • Bill Schnee, George Beauregard, Jack Andrews, John Fiore, Willie "The Kid" Greer – recording engineers
  • Ed Thrasher – photography

References

  1. ^ a b c Billboard Magazine Review-Barbra Joan Streisand. September 18, 1971. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ a b . AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Barbra Joan Streisand (AllMusic Review)". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 800.
  5. ^ a b Stephen Holden (January 6, 1972). . www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  6. ^ Gold Awards. 25 December 1971. p. 62. Retrieved October 24, 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. ^ . Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.. Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on September 20, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  9. ^ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
  10. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Barbra Joan Streisand". Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. ^ Howe, Matthew. "Barbra Joan Streisand (1971)". Barbra Archives. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

August 15, 2023
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Barbra Joan Streisand is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand released in August 1971 on Columbia Records It was her second consecutive album produced by Richard Perry and features backing work by members of the female band Fanny Like the two previous studio albums the singer continued to opt for a more contemporary repertoire this time choosing three songs by Carole King two by John Lennon two by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in medley form and one each by Laura Nyro and the trio Michel LeGrand Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman Barbra Joan StreisandStudio album by Barbra StreisandReleasedAugust 1971RecordedApril May 1971StudioUnited Western Recorders Las Vegas GenrePopLength41 23LabelColumbiaProducerRichard PerryBarbra Streisand chronologyStoney End 1971 Barbra Joan Streisand 1971 Live Concert at the Forum 1972 Singles from Barbra Joan Streisand Where You Lead Since I Fell For You Released June 1971 Mother The Summer Knows Released 1971 Space Captain One Less Bell To Answer A House Is Not A Home Released 1971Three singles were released from the album two of which had a moderate performance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and were a hit on the Adult Contemporary chart The album was well received by audiences and critics and went gold in the United States Belgium and Sweden Contents 1 Production and release 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 6 Certifications and sales 7 Personnel 8 ReferencesProduction and release EditIn the late 1960s Columbia Records began pressuring Barbra to record albums with more contemporary songs as her albums until then consisted of big band songs broadway musicals and cabarets The first attempt failed and the 1969 album What About Today became the first sales failure in the singer s career Success would come with the follow up album Stoney End which sold over a million copies in the United States alone With the next album Barbra Joan Streisand the singer continued to choose a more current repertoire The album includes interpretations of many contemporary singer songwriters of the day including John Lennon Laura Nyro and three selections from Carole King s iconic 1971 album Tapestry 1 It also includes the first recording of I Mean to Shine written by the then unknown Steely Dan duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker Steely Dan would not issue their first record until the following year Three singles were released to promote the album The first one is from the music Where You Lead composed by Carole King and released in the US as a single in June 1971 It charted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart 2 Mother was released as the second single it reached number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the AC Chart 2 The third and final single Space Captain failed to chart Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 Billboardfavorable 1 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4 Rolling Stoneunfavorable 5 The album received favorable reviews from music critics William Ruhlmann from AllMusic website gave the album four and a half star out of five and wrote that although the singer was not able to make the final transition into the pop rock realm thanks to the fact she doesn t compose her songs she was as effective making other people s songs her own 3 Billboard magazine wrote that the materia was fine and choose the songs Where You Lead Love Space Captain and Beautiful as the album s cuts 1 Stephen Holden from Rolling Stone magazine gave the album an unfavorable review and wrote that Streisand invariably dramatizes and stylizes whatever she sings he praised the songs Since I Fell For You and The Summer Knows but regarding to the Carole King and John Lennon songs she recorded he wrote god forbid 5 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music gave the album three out o five stars Commercial performance EditThe album reached 11 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA 6 The album peaked 25 in Canada 7 It peaked 99 in the 1971 s Year end chart of the Cash Box magazine 8 According to the liner notes of Barbra s retrospective box set Just for the Record the album also received a record certification in Belgium and in Sweden 9 Track listing EditSide one Beautiful Carole King 2 15 Love John Lennon 3 06 Where You Lead Carole King Toni Stern 2 58 I Never Meant to Hurt You Laura Nyro 3 51 Medley One Less Bell to Answer A House Is Not a Home Burt Bacharach Hal David 6 33Side two Space Captain Matthew Moore 3 22 Since I Fell for You Buddy Johnson 3 27 Mother John Lennon 4 40 Theme from Summer of 42 The Summer Knows Michel LeGrand Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman 3 43 I Mean to Shine Donald Fagen Walter Becker 2 55 You ve Got a Friend Carole King 4 54Charts EditChart PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 10 11Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 11 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Personnel EditInformation is taken from the Barbra Archives 12 Barbra Streisand vocals A1 A2 A4 A5 B2 B6 lead on A3 B1 June Millington A3 B1 Mike Deasy B3 electric on B6 Louie Shelton A1 guitar June Millington B5 B6 Hugh McCracken B5 acoustic guitar John Uribe B5 lead guitar Eric Weissberg B5 additional guitar Nickey Barclay A3 B1 Larry Muhoberac A1 B6 Mike Rubini B5 Lincoln Mayorga A1 Nick De Caro A2 Richard Perry B3 piano Donald Fagen B5 Billy Preston A3 B1 B2 organ played by Richard Perry B3 pipe organ Jean Millington A3 B1 John Osborn B5 Joe Osborn A1 Larry Knechtel B3 B6 bass guitar Alice DeBuhr A3 B1 B5 B6 Jim Gordon A1 Hal Blaine A2 Jim Keltner B3 drums Alice DeBuhr B1 B5 Richard Perry B1 percussion Richard Perry A3 tambourine Bobby Keyes Jim Price B1 B5 horns Gene Cipriano clarinet solo oboe solo A2 Fanny A3 Shirley Matthews B1 Clydie King Venetta Fields Oma Drake A3 B1 background vocals Fanny A3 B1 Dick Hazard A4 B4 Gene Page B2 B3 brass on B6 Kenny Welch A5 Nick De Caro A1 A2 strings on B5 B6 Richard Perry B3 Head B5 B6 arrangements Dick Hazard A4 B4 Gene Page B2 conductors Peter Matz A5 orchestrationTechnical Bill Schnee Sy Mitchell remix engineers Bill Schnee George Beauregard Jack Andrews John Fiore Willie The Kid Greer recording engineers Ed Thrasher photographyReferences Edit a b c Billboard Magazine Review Barbra Joan Streisand September 18 1971 Retrieved November 17 2012 a b Barbra Streisand Awards AllMusic Archived from the original on March 9 2016 Retrieved October 17 2021 a b William Ruhlmann Barbra Joan Streisand AllMusic Review www allmusic com Retrieved November 8 2012 Larkin Colin 2006 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Vol 7 MUZE p 800 a b Stephen Holden January 6 1972 Rolling Stone Review Barbra Joan Streisand www rollingstone com Archived from the original on June 9 2008 Retrieved November 8 2012 Gold Awards 25 December 1971 p 62 Retrieved October 24 2021 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Top Albums CDs Volume 16 No 16 December 04 1971 Library and Archives Canada Archived from the original on July 16 2016 Retrieved July 16 2016 Collectionscanada gc ca The CASH BOX Year End Charts 1971 Archived from the original on September 20 2012 Cash Box magazine Liner notes C4K 44111 Columbia Records 1991 Barbra Streisand Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved March 29 2016 American album certifications Barbra Streisand Barbra Joan Streisand Recording Industry Association of America Howe Matthew Barbra Joan Streisand 1971 Barbra Archives Retrieved 27 January 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbra Joan Streisand album amp oldid 1158028416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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