While critiqued for lacking any Streisand singing, critics generally felt the music paired nicely with the dialogue. Commercially, the album charted in both the United States and Canada.
The Owl and the Pussycat was released to movie theaters on November 3, 1970, by Columbia Pictures.[1] The accompanying soundtrack was released on vinyl and 8-track cartridge on December 19 of the same year through Columbia Records,[2][3] featuring five tracks of dialogue spoken by cast members Barbra Streisand and George Segal recorded over music performed by American band Blood, Sweat & Tears.[4][5] They created the instrumentals for the film while touring shortly before band member and lead vocalist, David Clayton-Thomas, departed the group.[6] This was Clayton-Thomas's first film score credit, and he considered the work as being difficult because he was tasked with placing music over preexisting dialogue. He wrote: "Somebody should have told me what can happen when you do a film score. When the picture is completed, the powers that be can do what they want with the score."[7] The record's five song titles correlate with different scenes in the film and are primarily rock-influenced.[8]
The soundtrack's creation was headed by Richard Halligan, who composed and arranged the selections.[6] Screenwriter Buck Henry is credited with writing all five album tracks while Thomas Z. Shepard served as the album's sole producer.[2] Rather than five individual songs, the 8-track cartridge of the soundtrack features "Highlights from Buck Henry's Hilarious Screenplay" in four consecutive parts.[3]
Criticism towards the soundtrack was aimed at the absence of Streisand's vocals. AllMusic's William Ruhlmann awarded The Owl and the Pussycat 1.5 out of 5 stars. He suggested that the soundtrack was Streisand's least successful because the album's songs featured the singer talking and enduring in "endless bickering" instead of actually singing and performing with live vocals.[9] The staff members at Billboard noted the influence of rock and big band-style music and wrote that "the music that is heard [...] fits in with the dialogue quite well". Concluding, they wrote: "the dialog itself runs the gamut from absurdly sublime material to simply ridiculous material".[4]
In the United States, the album debuted at the bottom position on the Billboard 200 chart on February 6, 1971.[10] It later peaked at number 186, becoming Streisand's lowest-charting entry of her entire career, behind 1967's A Christmas Album and 1970's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, which both peaked at number 108.[11] However, the soundtrack fared better for Segal, as his previous highest-peaking record was The Yama Yama Man, which peaked at number 199 in September 1967.[12] On Canada's Top Albums chart conducted and published by RPM, The Owl and the Pussycat debuted at number 85 during the week ending January 16, 1971.[13] It eventually peaked at number 74.[14]
Blood, Sweat & Tears released all the film's instrumental and incidental compositions on Rare, Rarer & Rarest, a 2013 compilation album that also includes outtakes from The Owl and the Pussycat score.[15]
Referencesedit
^"The Owl and the Pussycat: Cast and Crew". Fandango. from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
^ abcdThe Owl and the Pussycat (Comedy Highlights and Music from the Soundtrack) (Liner notes). Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Blood, Sweat & Tears (8-track cartridge ed.). Columbia. 1970. SA 30401.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ abBillboard staff (January 2, 1971). "Album Reviews Continued". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 1. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
^Billboard staff (December 19, 1970). "According to Variety, Our Two New Releases Are Already Smash Hits". Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 13. ISSN 0006-2510. from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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For Edward Lear s poem see The Owl and the Pussy Cat The Owl and the Pussycat is the soundtrack album to the 1970 American film of the same name Released by Columbia Records it features film dialogue by Barbra Streisand and George Segal recorded over music performed by American band Blood Sweat amp Tears The album s five tracks were all written by Buck Henry produced by Thomas Z Shepard The Owl and the PussycatSoundtrack album by Barbra Streisand George Segal and Blood Sweat amp TearsReleasedDecember 19 1970 1970 12 19 GenreRockLength46 41LabelColumbiaProducerThomas Z ShepardBarbra Streisand chronologyOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970 The Owl and the Pussycat 1970 Stoney End 1971 George Segal chronologyThe Yama Yama Man 1967 The Owl and the Pussycat 1970 A Touch of Ragtime 1974 Blood Sweat amp Tears chronologyBlood Sweat amp Tears 3 1970 The Owl and the Pussycat 1970 Blood Sweat amp Tears 4 1971 While critiqued for lacking any Streisand singing critics generally felt the music paired nicely with the dialogue Commercially the album charted in both the United States and Canada Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 Release history 6 1 Instrumentals 7 References 7 1 Bibliography 8 External linksBackground editThe Owl and the Pussycat was released to movie theaters on November 3 1970 by Columbia Pictures 1 The accompanying soundtrack was released on vinyl and 8 track cartridge on December 19 of the same year through Columbia Records 2 3 featuring five tracks of dialogue spoken by cast members Barbra Streisand and George Segal recorded over music performed by American band Blood Sweat amp Tears 4 5 They created the instrumentals for the film while touring shortly before band member and lead vocalist David Clayton Thomas departed the group 6 This was Clayton Thomas s first film score credit and he considered the work as being difficult because he was tasked with placing music over preexisting dialogue He wrote Somebody should have told me what can happen when you do a film score When the picture is completed the powers that be can do what they want with the score 7 The record s five song titles correlate with different scenes in the film and are primarily rock influenced 8 The soundtrack s creation was headed by Richard Halligan who composed and arranged the selections 6 Screenwriter Buck Henry is credited with writing all five album tracks while Thomas Z Shepard served as the album s sole producer 2 Rather than five individual songs the 8 track cartridge of the soundtrack features Highlights from Buck Henry s Hilarious Screenplay in four consecutive parts 3 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Criticism towards the soundtrack was aimed at the absence of Streisand s vocals AllMusic s William Ruhlmann awarded The Owl and the Pussycat 1 5 out of 5 stars He suggested that the soundtrack was Streisand s least successful because the album s songs featured the singer talking and enduring in endless bickering instead of actually singing and performing with live vocals 9 The staff members at Billboard noted the influence of rock and big band style music and wrote that the music that is heard fits in with the dialogue quite well Concluding they wrote the dialog itself runs the gamut from absurdly sublime material to simply ridiculous material 4 Track listing editAll tracks written by Buck Henry and produced by Thomas Z Shepard 2 The Owl and the Pussycat Comedy Highlights and Music from the Soundtrack Standard edition 2 No TitleLength1 The Confrontation 11 182 The Warmup 9 553 The Seduction 4 014 The Morning After 11 055 The Reunion 10 22Total length 46 41 An alternate edition of the soundtrack was released on 8 track cartridge and cassette tape divided into four tracks instead of five The Owl and the Pussycat Comedy Highlights and Music from the Soundtrack 8 track cartridge edition 3 No TitleLength1 Highlights from Buck Henry s Hilarious Screenplay Part 1 11 362 Highlights from Buck Henry s Hilarious Screenplay Part 2 11 363 Highlights from Buck Henry s Hilarious Screenplay Part 3 11 364 Highlights from Buck Henry s Hilarious Screenplay Part 4 11 36Total length 46 24Personnel editBarbra Streisand dialogue George Segal dialogue Blood Sweat amp Tears music Richard Halligan composer arranger Buck Henry writer Al Hirschfield illustrations Arthur Kendy engineering Steve Schiffman liner notes Thomas Z Shepard producerCharts editIn the United States the album debuted at the bottom position on the Billboard 200 chart on February 6 1971 10 It later peaked at number 186 becoming Streisand s lowest charting entry of her entire career behind 1967 s A Christmas Album and 1970 s On a Clear Day You Can See Forever which both peaked at number 108 11 However the soundtrack fared better for Segal as his previous highest peaking record was The Yama Yama Man which peaked at number 199 in September 1967 12 On Canada s Top Albums chart conducted and published by RPM The Owl and the Pussycat debuted at number 85 during the week ending January 16 1971 13 It eventually peaked at number 74 14 Chart 1971 Peak position Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 14 74 US Billboard 200 11 186Release history editRegion Date Format s Label Ref United States December 19 1970 LP Columbia 2 8 track cartridge 3 Instrumentals edit Blood Sweat amp Tears released all the film s instrumental and incidental compositions on Rare Rarer amp Rarest a 2013 compilation album that also includes outtakes from The Owl and the Pussycat score 15 References edit The Owl and the Pussycat Cast and Crew Fandango Archived from the original on December 28 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 a b c d e The Owl and the Pussycat Comedy Highlights and Music from the Soundtrack Liner notes Barbra Streisand George Segal Blood Sweat amp Tears Vinyl release ed Columbia 1970 S 30401 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b c d The Owl and the Pussycat Comedy Highlights and Music from the Soundtrack Liner notes Barbra Streisand George Segal Blood Sweat amp Tears 8 track cartridge ed Columbia 1970 SA 30401 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Billboard staff January 2 1971 Album Reviews Continued Billboard Vol 83 no 1 Nielsen Business Media Inc p 30 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved December 27 2017 Billboard staff December 19 1970 According to Variety Our Two New Releases Are Already Smash Hits Billboard Vol 82 no 51 Nielsen Business Media Inc p 13 ISSN 0006 2510 Archived from the original on April 28 2018 Retrieved December 27 2017 a b Leszczak 2014 p 33 Broadcast Music Inc 1970 p 95 Smith 1998 pp 55 56 a b Ruhlmann William Original Soundtrack The Owl amp The Pussycat AllMusic Archived from the original on December 28 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 Billboard staff February 6 1971 Billboard Top LP s Positions 106 200 Billboard Vol 83 no 6 Nielsen Business Media Inc p 64 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved December 27 2017 a b Barbra Streisand Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved December 26 2017 George Segal Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Archived from the original on April 28 2018 Retrieved December 27 2017 Top RPM Albums Issue 3736 RPM Library and Archives Canada Archived from the original on December 28 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 a b Top RPM Albums Issue 3750 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved December 26 2017 Lymangrover Jason Blood Sweat amp Tears Rare Rarer amp Rarest AllMusic Archived from the original on December 29 2017 Retrieved December 29 2017 Bibliography edit The Many Worlds of Music Broadcast Music Inc 1970 Leszczak Bob December 11 2014 Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases 1950 2000 Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 1 4422 4008 7 Smith Jeffrey Paul 1998 The Sounds of Commerce Marketing Popular Film Music illustrated ed Columbia University Press ISBN 0 2311 0863 X External links editThe Owl and the Pussycat at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Owl and the Pussycat soundtrack amp oldid 1219166769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
