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Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the first performer to earn Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. Streisand's career began in the early 1960s performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters. Following guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records—retaining full artistic control in exchange for accepting lower pay, an arrangement that continued throughout her career. Her studio debut, '' The Barbra Streisand Album'' (1963), won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, Streisand has amassed a total of 31 RIAA platinum-certified albums, including ''People'' (1964), '' The Way We Were'' (1974), '' Guilty'' (1980), '' The Broadway Album'' (1985) and '' Higher Ground'' (1997). She was the first woman to score 11 n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Songs Recorded By Barbra Streisand
American entertainer Barbra Streisand has recorded songs for 37 studio albums, 15 soundtracks, 12 compilations, 11 live albums, and has been featured on songs on compilations or other artists' respective albums. She has also written or co-written several of her songs. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Streisand is the second-best-selling female album artist in the United States with 68.5 million certified albums in the country, and a career total ranging from 150 to 200 million making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Different recordings of the same songs have been listed separately. For songs released years after being recorded, separate recording and release years have been listed. Songs Notes References External linksBarbra Streisand songsat AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Streisand Discography
Barbra Streisand is an American actress and singer. Her discography consists of 120 singles, 37 studio albums, 12 compilations, 11 live albums, and 15 soundtracks. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Streisand is the second-best-selling female album artist in the United States with 68.5 million certified albums in the country, and a career total ranging from 150 to 200 million making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. With 52 gold and 31 platinum albums, Streisand exceeds all other female singers and all other recording artists other than Elvis Presley. She is the only female artist to have achieved fourteen multi-platinum albums, including the soundtrack for her film '' A Star Is Born''. Her recordings have earned her eight Grammy Awards and the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award and Legend Award. According to ''Billboard'', till 2021 Streisand holds the record for the female with the most number one albums (11). ''Billboard'' als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Streisand
Adam Fredric Streisand (born June 9, 1963, in New York City) is an American trial attorney notable for his involvement in high profile litigation with regard to private wealth disputes, fiduciary litigation, business succession and "partnership disputes and litigation involving trusts, estates and conservatorships." He is credited with preserving both NBA franchises in Los Angeles, having represented former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at trial against Donald Sterling over the Los Angeles Clippers, and Jeanie Buss in litigation over control of the Los Angeles Lakers. Streisand also represented Dea Spanos Berberian and Georgia Angelos in litigation involving succession and control over the LA Chargers and Baltimore Orioles, respectively. Streisand is one of the most influential people in Los Angeles, due to his involvement in battles over the estates of the rich and famous, including Michael Jackson, Tom Petty, Hugh Hefner, Muhammad Ali, Ray Charles, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand Album)
''The Way We Were'' is the fifteenth studio album recorded by American singer Barbra Streisand. The album was released in January 1974, preceded by the commercial success of its lead single " The Way We Were" first released in September 1973. Three additional songs were newly recorded for the album, while six of the tracks salvaged unreleased material from previous Streisand projects. Following the distribution of a soundtrack album for the eponymous 1973 film, Columbia added a caption to Streisand's LP (''Featuring the Hit Single The Way We Were and All in Love Is Fair'') in order to minimize confusion between the two albums. Covering a wide array of themes, Streisand sings about recovering relationships, social awareness, and love in general: a contemporary pop album blended with her signature vocal style. Streisand's production team included Tommy LiPuma and Wally Gold, while Marty Paich contributed to the title track. The lead single topped the charts in both Canada a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty (Barbra Streisand Album)
''Guilty'' is the twenty-second studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand released on September 23, 1980, by Columbia Records. It was produced by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and his group's regular production team of Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. Streisand released a sequel to this album, ''Guilty Pleasures (Barbra Streisand album), Guilty Pleasures'', in 2005, also produced and largely written by Gibb. Both albums can also be considered partial-collaboration albums, since Streisand not only performed two duets with Gibb, but Gibb could also be heard as a background vocalist in a few other songs solely by the artist herself, along with the fact that both singers were on the cover for both albums issued. The album sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Background and production After the huge success of the Bee Gees in the late 1970s, Gibb began to focus on writing and producing songs. Streisand approached Gibb to write songs for her new album—initially he was going ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way We Were (song)
"The Way We Were" is a song by American singer Barbra Streisand from her fifteenth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on September 27, 1973, through Columbia Records. The 7" single was distributed in two different formats, with the standard edition featuring B-side track " What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"; the Mexico release instead included an instrumental B-side. The song was written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch, while production was solely handled by Marty Paich. "The Way We Were" was specifically produced for the record, in addition to three other tracks, including her then-upcoming single " All in Love Is Fair" (1974). Its lyrics detail the melancholic relationship between the two main characters Katie Morosky (Streisand) and Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford) in the 1973 film of the same name. Its appeal was noted by several music critics, who felt its impact helped revive Streisand's career. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broadway Album
''The Broadway Album'' is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released by Columbia Records on November 4, 1985. Consisting mainly of classic show tunes, the album marked a major shift in Streisand's career. She had spent ten years appearing in musicals and singing standards on her albums in the 1960s. Beginning with the album '' Stoney End'' in 1971 and ending with the album ''Emotion'' in 1984, Streisand sang mostly rock, pop, folk, and disco-oriented songs for Columbia records. Noted Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim personally penned additional lyrics for the songs "Putting It Together" and " Send in the Clowns" on request of the singer. The album, originally released on the Columbia label and subsequently re-released by Columbia and Sony Records, was a critical and commercial success. First certified gold by the RIAA on January 13, 1986, it reached four times platinum on January 31, 1995. The album was accompanied by a television special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Partners Sing Broadway
''Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway'' is the thirty-fifth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released on August 26, 2016, by Columbia Records. ''Encore'' is her third studio album of Broadway songs and featured duets with several well-known actors including Jamie Foxx, Melissa McCarthy, among others. The album was promoted with the release of " At the Ballet" as a single. ''Encore'' debuted at the top of the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, extending Streisand's record as the woman with the most number-one albums in chart history, and the oldest woman to top the chart. The album also reached number one in Australia and the United Kingdom, where it became her third and seventh chart-topper respectively. ''Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway'' received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2017. Commercial performance The first leg of Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic concert tour preceded the albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barbra Streisand Album
''The Barbra Streisand Album'' is the debut album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released February 25, 1963, on Columbia Records, catalogue CL 2007 in mono and CS 8807 in stereo. It peaked at number 9 on the '' Billboard Top LPs'', and has been certified a gold album by the RIAA. By 1966, the album had sold over one million copies worldwide. The album was nominated for five Grammys at the 1963 Grammy Awards and won Album of the Year and Best Female Vocal Performance. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2006. Background Columbia label president Goddard Lieberson initially resisted signing Streisand to a contract, finding her style too close to the cabaret singers he disliked and too far from the understated approach of Jo Stafford or Rosemary Clooney, who recorded for the label in the 1950s. Lieberson relented and agreed to sign her. Nearly three decades later Streisand said: The most important thing about that first contract – actually, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Ground (Barbra Streisand Album)
''Higher Ground'' is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, her first in four years (following 1993's '' Back to Broadway''). The album was inspired by and dedicated to Virginia Clinton Kelley. It was released in North America on November 11, 1997, and a day earlier in Europe. The lead single, " Tell Him"—a duet with Celine Dion—was released on October 7, 1997, and become an international hit. Follow-up singles were "If I Could" and the title track. "If I Could" had been previously recorded by jazz singer Nancy Wilson as well as a medley of the inspirational standards " I Believe" and " You'll Never Walk Alone", later both issued as standalone recordings by the singer. The album also contains a cover of Bernard Ighner's "Everything Must Change", a song which Streisand had previously recorded in sessions for her 1974 album ''ButterFly'' but had remained unreleased. ''Higher Ground'' became Streisand's eighth number-one album in the US and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)
"Evergreen" (also called "Love Theme from ''A Star Is Born''") is the theme song from the 1976 film ''A Star Is Born (1976 film), A Star Is Born''. It was composed and performed by American singer, songwriter, actress and director Barbra Streisand with lyrics by Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams, and arranged by Ian Freebairn-Smith. The song was released on the soundtrack album to ''A Star Is Born''. Background As composers, Streisand and Williams earned an Academy Award for Best Original Song, making Streisand the first woman to be so honored as a composer. She also earned a Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Streisand and Williams also won Golden Globes for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song. The song's opening couplet, "Love, soft as an easy chair; love, fresh as the morning air", almost did not appear that way. Williams wrote the "morning air" line first, but told Streisand to "flip those two first lines, because it sings better". In 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Streisand On Screen And Stage
Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, producer, director and screenwriter. Streisand's career began in the early 1960s performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters. Following her established recording success, Streisand ventured into film by the end of the 1960s. She starred in the critically acclaimed '' Funny Girl'' (1968), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 41st Academy Awards. Additional fame on the big screen followed with the extravagant musical '' Hello, Dolly!'' (1969), the screwball comedy '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972), and the romantic drama ''The Way We Were'' (1973). With the release of '' Yentl'' (1983), Streisand became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film.Kagan, Jeremy. ''Directors Close Up'', Scarecrow Press (2006) p. 297 She received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, becoming the first (and for 37 years, the only) woman to win that award. Streisand later produced and directed ''The Prince o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
