Songbird_(Barbra_Streisand_album)

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Songbird (Barbra Streisand album)

1978 studio album by Barbra Streisand


Songbird is the twentieth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in 1978. The title track reached number 25 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart. The album also includes Streisand's solo version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". She also subsequently re-recorded the song as a duet with Neil Diamond and this version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978.

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In the United States the album has been certified Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 copies.[2] Streisand received the award at a convention held by CBS, in Los Angeles.[3]

Critical reception

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The Los Angeles Times deemed the album "down-the-pike Streisand, safely negotiating the lanes to the right of the middle of the road."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Tomorrow" (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin) – 2:56
  2. "A Man I Loved" (Nikki Oosterveen, George Michalski) – 4:02
  3. "I Don't Break Easily" (Bruce Roberts) – 3:53
  4. "Love Breakdown" (Alan Gordon) – 3:36
  5. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 3:58
  6. "Honey Can I Put on Your Clothes" (Jean Monte Ray, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 5:24
  7. "One More Night" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:10
  8. "Stay Away" (Kim Carnes) – 3:47
  9. "Deep in the Night" (Helen Miller, Eve Merriam) – 3:10
  10. "Songbird" (Dave Wolfert, Stephen Nelson) – 3:46

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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References

  1. "Barbra Streisand Archives – Songbird". Barbra Streisand Archives. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  2. "RIAA: Songbird -Platinum Certification". www.riaa.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. CBS L.A. convention highlights. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 August 1978. p. 14. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. William Ruhlmann. "Songbird (AllMusic Review)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  5. Kemnitz, Robert (September 1978). "Records". Orange Coast (Vol.4, nº 9 ed.). Emmis Communications. p. 72. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  6. Stephen Holden (July 27, 1978). "Rolling Stone Review-Songbird". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. Blume, Dave (9 Jul 1978). "Too Many Cooks Dilute the Streisand Soul". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 85.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Songbird". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Songbird in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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