Barbra Streisand: Partners Compact Disc Deluxe Edition [2014]

"Partners" is Barbra Streisand's thirty-fourth studio album, featuring 12 brand new inimitable Barbara Streisand duets with the world's greatest male vocalists. This is the legendary artist's first duets album in more than a decade, and debuts new studio recordings of songs Streisand classics and others. "Partners" is profit of $ 12 songs plus 5 Bonus Tracks all on one Compact Disc And many of qui are Regarded as Barbra Streisand classics.

Currently Ms. Streisand is the best-selling female recording artist in history and the only woman to make the All-Time Top 10 Best Selling Artists list. Recorded She has 51 gold, 30 platinum and 13 multi-platinum albums in her career, Including Nine No.1s, and is the only recording artist to-have Accomplished No.1 album in five consecutive decades. Recognized as an icon in multiple entertainment fields, Streisand Ms. HAS attained Unprecedented achievements as a recording artist, actor and screen of course, concert performer, movie producer, movie director, author and songwriter. In her career she has-been Accomplished Awarded two Oscars, five Emmys, ten Golden Globes, eight Grammys, a special Tony award in 1970 as star of the decade, and two Cable Ace awards the only artist recevoir honors in all fields of Of Those endeavor. Ms. Streisand is the recipient of the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Endowment for the Arts Medal, two Peabody Awards, A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Legend Award. Ms. Streisand est le premier movie director recevoir the Kennedy Center Honors.

Artist: Barbra Streisand

Producers: Kenny Babyface Edmonds and Walter Afanasieff

Executive Producers: Barbra Streisand and Jay Landers

Recording and Mixing: David Reitzas

Orchestra Arrangement: Walter Afanasieff and William A. Ross

Conductor: William A. Ross

Label: SONY MUSIC

Song Title Track Listing:
01. It Had To Be You Barbra Streisand with Michael Bublé
02. People Barbra Streisand with Stevie Wonder
03. Come Rain or Come Shine Barbra Streisand with John Mayer
04. Evergreen Barbra Streisand with Babyface
05. New York State Of Mind Barbra Streisand with Billy Joel
06. I'd Want It To Be You Barbra Streisand with Blake Shelton
07. The Way We Were Barbra Streisand with Lionel Richie
08. I Still Can See Your Face Barbra Streisand with Andrea Bocelli
09. How Deep Is The Ocean Barbra Streisand with Jason Gould
10. What Kind Of Fool Barbra Streisand with John Legend
11. Somewhere Barbra Streisand with Josh Groban
12. Love Me Tender Elvis Presley with Barbra Streisand

Bonus Song Title Track Listing:
13. Lost Inside of You Barbra Streisand with Babyface
14. I've Got a Crush on You Barbra Streisand with Frank Sinatra
15. I Finally Found Someone Barbra Streisand with Bryan Adams
16. I Will not Be the One to Let Go with Barbra Streisand Barry Manilow
17. Guilty Barbra Streisand with Barry Gibb

Andrews Compact Disc Review: Barbra Streisand Helped usher in the era of the 'music superstar duet' in 1978 When She and Neil Diamond Recorded "You Do not Bring Me Flowers." Her streak of hit duets continued The Following year with Donna Summer on "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" and the Year After with Barry Gibb Guilty on the album. Now Barbra Streisand returns to the throne duets for Partners, a CD album featuring her and male singers Many old and young.

For the uninitiated, the casual, hard-core fans with gold more unbridled affection for Ms. Streisand than mine (yes, it's possible), Partners That Is definitely a total knockout. That's not Necessarily unjustified. I Understand the reasoning behind this release. Was the template set in 1993 When Frank Sinatra released Duets, an album de son classics and standards re-Worked for _him_ --other and singers with (in MOST cases) the intention to bring a new, younger, or different audience to Sinatra. The trend continued with more Recently Tony Bennett on His Own "duet" albums. Apparently it's time for Streisand to join the ranks of Sinatra and Bennett in this respect. HOWEVER, the template of "revisiting the classics" did not need to be Followed.

It's difficulty for this listener to get past the fact Abebooks web Many are hearing of Ms. Streisand's enduring standards (Especially "People," "The Way We Were" and "Evergreen") again, Even If They Have beens altered and reinterpreted. What makes the re-visitations more disheartening Is That Barbra Streisand is exemplary voice in shape. In fact, the voice is stronger than it startlingly Appeared on her last two studio albums During her gold mini concert tours in 2012 and 2013! When she employees the belt at the top end of her range, it remains a marvel.

With Each New Barbra Streisand concert outing, arrangements and vocal classics exchange for her decisions in order to keep the material fresh and inspiring for Both the singer and her audience. A similar "modus operandi" is in place for MOST of Partners. In the original or previous live versions, if a note was taken down, it's now taken up. If an arrangement Was jazzy before, now it's rock; and so on. The study in opposites Seems To serve only to keep Ms. Streisand interested and engaged.

I wholeheartedly believe the business viability of different Partners Would Be No. They HAD taken one or all of These alternate routes. Having Said That of all, I can step back from the frustration to take the album for what it is. Fait que respect, I'm happy to report que la Streisand magic is intact is much of Partners. Tremendous Her voice blend with Andrea Bocelli on "I Still Can See Your Face," a new and heart-breaking remembrance of departed love, brought` tears and the ever-valued "Streisand spine tingle."

Of Barbra Streisand's three beloved classics, "The Way We Were" with Lionel Richie is completely Call The Most revitalized. Conceptually, the song Becomes lovers singing Their regrets to Each Other. The re-structuring of some melodic phrases, backing vocals from album co-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Even a slight nod to guitar "Evergreen" in 30 seconds, all work to remarkable effect. Whatever adult contemporary radio is These Days, pounce on it shoulds That One. It 'truly' could be a hit all over again.

Blake Shelton's country drawl is thick occasionally mixing with Streisand's more lyrical tone, but "I'd Want It To Be You" is a considerably new sweet pop tune about friendship. "How Deep Is the Ocean," Ms. Streisand's duet with her richly voiced his Jason Gould, remains poignant and Affecting As It Was During Ms. Streisand's Most recent live performances.

Aussi I enjoyed the subtle alterations to the melody of "Somewhere" with Josh Groban, and "Love Me Tender," featuring a voice from the late Elvis Presley, is effective and striking. HOWEVER, I can tell it Would Have beens So Even if Ms. Streisand HAD sung it alone for a different project. A big surprise is the decision to remake one of Barbra Streisand's previous duets, Especially one from Guilty, the biggest selling album in Ms. Streisand's vast catalog. Originally sung with Barry Gibb "What Kind of Fool" with John Legend Is Given a hugely epic and dramatic arrangement. The layers to the sweeping, cinematic track are dense, haunting and incredibly successful. John Legend and Barbra Streisand match the arrangement with palpable passion. If you want the actress in song, here she is!

The "big" treatment is not as kind to "New York State of Mind" with Billy Joel. Streisand is over-singing and DESPITE echoes of George Gershwin's piano in playing Billy Joel (I assume it's Billy, I do not-have liner notes), the love of New York is not as present as in Streisand's original. When Barbra and Billy banter at the end, it's cute, goal Does not resonate beyond "cute." It est aussi fantastic great to hear Ms. Streisand swing with Michael Bublé on the thrilling "It Had To Be You," When the order comes in big band on "Come Rain or Come Shine" with John Mayer, the mix puts Mayer's fantastic, BB King blues-type guitar in battle with it. Keeping it stripped down to Mayer's guitar and the voices Would Have-been more than enough.

"People" is the one song I sense Barbra Streisand Would rather not sing again if She Had her druthers. I Was Rather excited, though, to see Stevie Wonder paired with her for this release. As one of the MOST vibrant and alive musicians on the planet, I figured Would give His Presence "People" a real shot in the arm. While Stevie and Barbra sound lovely as imagined, it's Rather subdued. I expected Some unrestrained "Stevie joy."

Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" melody May be too sophisticated for the Babyface R & B treatment. The other Babyface collaboration "Lost Inside of You" (on the album deluxe edition available only through Target) fares much better and is highly evocative Reviews another track. Babyface and co-producer Walter Afanasieff Provide a welcome shift from the standard sonic landscape Rather Streisand Surrounded by has-been with rare exception over the last 20 years. The variations in tempo, genre and style continues to Prove Streisand's incredible flexibility as a singer.

Rumour has it That a follow-up to Partners, with all female singers, is already in progress. Speculated names-have included Bette Midler, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Perhaps a posthumous pairing with Whitney Houston. This being white the box, I would like to close with a quote. Granted, it's a quote that's over 30 years old and prospects can exchange fait que amount of time.

In 1983 Barbra Streisand Said, "The last pair of times I Performed, I picked all new material; stuff That Would interest me to sing The audience really complained, y'know They wanted to hear my old standard I tried to.?. say, Even to 'em, I have to grow. I have to move forward. I can not live in the past. I can not grow old singing "People" and "The Way We Were." DESPITE The Many delights of Partners , Ms. Barbra Streisand Seems to be doing Just That.

Finally, this is Barbra Streisand's first album to follow the template of Frank Sinatra's 1993 "Duets" album has late-career collection of remakes of familiar songs with an intergenerational mixed bag of guests. (Streisand's own 2002 "Duets" album Was Devoted mostly to Previously released recordings.) It's a total pleasure to hear Ms. Streisand with Partner is still a master of her craft at 72 Especially doing something Slightly different with 'em and MOST of the tracks are top notch. And I imagine shoulds older music fans are the only ones buying CDs These Days, It Would not be surprising if this turns out to be one of the year's biggest sellers. Very Highly Recommended!

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