''Simply Streisand'' (1967) is the ninth studio album released by American singer

Barbra 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 ...

. The album was released simultaneously with '' A Christmas Album'' and was Streisand's first that failed to chart in the Top 10 of the ''Billboard'' 200 when it peaked at #12. ''Simply Streisand'' was recorded March 14, 15 and 20th, 1967. The album sold 250,000 in its first week in the market. It was certified Gold by

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on April 24, 2002.

Production

This was Streisand's first straight album — meaning songs in English, and without a TV special tie-in — since September 1964, when Columbia Records released ''

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'', even though " The Nearness of You" was played during the opening credits of Streisand's 1968 CBS-TV special, ''A Happening in Central Park'', a year later. The liner notes for the LP were written by the composer

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: "No one is talented enough to sing with the depth of a fine cello or the lift of a climbing bird," he wrote. "Nobody, that is, except Barbra." A song called "Look" (originally recorded for the previous album, '' Je m'appelle Barbra'') was included as a b-side to the single: "Stout-Hearted Men". Streisand also recorded " Willow Weep for Me" and " Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" during these sessions. Both songs were not included in ''Simply Streisand''. "Willow Weep For Me" was released in the fall of 2012.

Reception

The album received mixed to unfavorable reviews from music critics. William Ruhlmann from ''

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'' website gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that "If this were the only Streisand album you ever heard, you'd still think she was good. It's only in comparison to what went before that it seems mediocre." Stephen Holden of ''

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'' later wrote that ''Simply Streisand'' was similar to '' The Third Album'' (1964), "but it lacked the freshness of its prototype." According to ''

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'' magazine,

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reports a sale of nearly 250,000 in its first two weeks on the market.

Track listing

Side one

#" My Funny Valentine" (

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) – 2:22 #*From '' Babes in Arms'' (1937) #" The Nearness of You" (

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, a ...

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) – 3:27 #" When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher,

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) – 2:56 #"Make the Man Love Me" (

Dorothy Fields Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include " The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (193 ...

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) – 2:26 #*From '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1951) #" Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, James Sherman) - 2.50

Side two

#" More Than You Know" ( Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose,

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) – 3:29 #"I'll Know" (

Frank Loesser Frank Henry Loesser ( "lesser"; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals ''Guys and Dolls (musical), Guys and Dolls'' and ''How to Succeed in Business ...

) – 2:47 #*From ''

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'' (1950) #"

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) – 3:36 #*From ''

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'' (1939) #" The Boy Next Door" (

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) – 2:50 #*From '' Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944) #"Stout-Hearted Men" (Hammerstein,

Sigmund Romberg Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his Musical theatre, musicals and operettas, particularly ''The Student Prince'' (1924), ''The Desert Song'' (1926) and ''The New Moo ...

) – 2:43 #*From '' The New Moon'' (1928)

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

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* David Shire – conductor * Frank Laico – recording engineer *Ray Gerhardt – recording engineer *James Moore –

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References

External links

Barbra Streisand Archives: Records/Simply Streisand
{{Authority control Barbra Streisand albums Albums arranged by Ray Ellis 1967 albums Columbia Records albums Albums conducted by David Shire