Barbra Streisand - Partners 09/16/14

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Barbra Streisand's new album "Partners" will be released September 16.

Tracklisting:

Track listing[edit]

Standard edition

No. Title Duet partner
1. "It Had to Be You" Michael Bublé 
2. "People" Stevie Wonder 
3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" John Mayer
4. "Evergreen" Babyface
5. "New York State of Mind" Billy Joel 
6. "I'd Want It to Be You" Blake Shelton
7. "The Way We Were" Lionel Richie
8. "I Still Can See Your Face" Andrea Bocelli
9. "How Deep Is the Ocean" Jason Gould
10. "What Kind of Fool" John Legend
11. "Somewhere" Josh Groban

12. "Love Me Tender" Elvis Presley
Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No. Title Duet partner
13. "Lost Inside of You" Babyface
14. "I've Got a Crush on You" Frank Sinatra
15. "I Finally Found Someone" Bryan Adams
16. "I Won't Be the One to Let Go" Barry Manilow

17. "Guilty" Barry Gibb

Also, Billboard has reported her return to late night TV:

Barbra Streisand is heading back to late-night TV after a very long time away.

Jimmy Fallon announced on Wednesday's Tonight Show that the legendary singer and Oscar-winning actress will appear on the show as both a guest and performer on Monday, Sept. 15.

The appearance coincides with the upcoming release of Streisand's new album Partners, which will be available Sept. 16. The album features Streisand's duets with numerous high-profile vocalists, including Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and Blake Shelton.

This will be Streisand's first appearance as a late-night guest n over 50 years, according to NBC. She made a cameo appearance on a 1994 episode of CBS' The Late Show With David Letterman.

[Dammn Baby]

Looking like Jocelyn Wildenstein there.

[Luckie Starchild]

Sept 13, 2014 12:24:30 GMT -5 Dammn Baby said:

Looking like Jocelyn Wildenstein there.

Wow, yeah… lots of Sculptra there. :o

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From Billboard:

Barbra Streisand Duets With Jimmy Fallon For First Talk Show Appearance in 50 Years

It’s not often that an entire episode of The Tonight Show is dedicated to one guest. But for a legend like Barbra Streisand, Jimmy Fallon can certainly make an exception. Streisand carried the Sept. 15 episode by herself, as she hyped her upcoming duets album Partners, out Sept. 16 via Sony.

Fallon first teamed with Streisand for an opening routine in which he shuffled through a series of show business standards -- an Elvis-style wig, a cowboy hat, a classic tux -- and tried his best to keep up with her classy charm. Then he introduced Streisand “one of the biggest stars in the history of show business” and insisted she sit in his desk for the interview session. Streisand, making her first non-cameo American talk show appearance in over 50 years, obliged, surmising out loud that she probably wouldn’t be able to pull off another five decade-wait.

Streisand chatted about reinterpreting standards on her new album with distinguished guests such as Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and -- thanks to some studio magic -- Elvis Presley. She also touched on guesting on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and how stage fright kept her from performing music for 27 years.

Finally, Streisand one-upped her interview session and wrapped the night as the show’s musical guest. She jazzed her way through a stylish solo performance of “Come Rain or Come Shine" and though John Mayer accompanies her on the Partners version, she did just fine on her own.

Streisand will also appear on ABC's GMA with Robin Roberts on Sept. 16 and The View on Sept. 17.

[Luckie Starchild]

Her son Jason sounds great on this... where has he been all this time? :o

[SHOOTER]

AllMusic gave it 3.5 stars.

Barbra Streisand's 2014 duets album, Partners, features the legendary vocalist performing songs associated with her storied career alongside a handful of handpicked guests. Produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Walter Afanasieff, Partners is a duets album in the modern tradition of such similarly inclined releases as Frank Sinatra's Duets, Tony Bennett's Duets: An American Classic, and Paul Anka's Duets. The album also follows up Streisand's 2013 live concert recording Back to Brooklyn. As with that album, Partners works as a retrospective, with Streisand revisiting songs she's recorded on past albums, such as her classic "Evergreen" from the soundtrack to her 1976 remake of A Star Is Born, performed here with Babyface. Also joining Streisand are such luminaries as Michael Bublé for "It Had to Be You," Stevie Wonder for "People," Billy Joel for "New York State of Mind," Andrea Bocelli for "I Still Can See Your Face," and others. John Mayer even brings along his guitar for a bluesy, Count Basie-inspired rendition of "Come Rain or Come Shine." With Edmonds and Afanasieff on board, the tracks on Partners showcase a pleasing balance between Streisand's various stylistic wheelhouses from Broadway standards, to adult contemporary pop, to classical crossover, and even a hint of country (as her duet with Blake Shelton reveals). While certainly a novelty, the digitally created, fan-service duet with the late Elvis Presley (Streisand's original choice of co-star for A Star Is Born) is tastefully and lovingly crafted. Ultimately, Partners works as guided tour down Streisand's memory lane, and with her resonant voice still in supple shape, any excuse to hear her sing is a welcome invitation.

[Nick]

Sept 16, 2014 7:50:33 GMT -5 Luckie Starchild said:

Her son Jason sounds great on this... where has he been all this time? :o

Yeah, he has a nice voice. It would be cool if she got the #1 album next week.

[Luckie Starchild]

GO BABS!

[SHOOTER]

#1 next week with 155-165k in sales.

Post-SoundScan:

Just for the Record... debuted at #38 (460k to date).

Back to Broadway debuted at #1 with 189k (1.7m to date).

Higher Ground debuted at #1 with 207k (3m to date).

A Love Like Ours debuted at #6 with 145k (1.1m to date).

Christmas Memories peaked at #15 with 51k (1.1m to date).

The Movie Album debuted at #5 with 162k (690k to date).

Guilty Pleasures debuted at #5 with 101k (517k to date).

Love Is the Answer debuted at #1 with 187k (511k to date).

What Matters Most debuted at #4 with 68k (219k to date)

[toomuchboy]

I just bought Just for the Record a few days ago; waiting for it to come in the mail now. :) I really hope she gets the number 1 for the six-decade record.

[Luckie Starchild]

Sept 17, 2014 15:02:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Love Is the Answer debuted at #4 with 68k (219k to date).

I think "Love Is The Answer" debuted at #1… did you mean "What Matters Most"?

[SHOOTER]

Sept 17, 2014 18:22:54 GMT -5 Luckie Starchild said:

Sept 17, 2014 15:02:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Love Is the Answer debuted at #4 with 68k (219k to date).

I think "Love Is The Answer" debuted at #1… did you mean "What Matters Most"?

Fixed.

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From Billboard.com

Barbra Streisand Set for Historic No. 1 Album

Barbra Streisand may collect her 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart next week with the arrival of her new all-star duets album, Partners.

The Columbia Records set, which was released on Sept. 16, may sell over 150,000 copies in the week ending Sept. 21, according to industry forecasters. That starting sum should be enough to fend off all other titles on next week's chart -- the top 10 of which will be revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Partners features Streisand duetting with an all-male hit parade of singers, including Stevie Wonder, Michael Buble, Blake Shelton, Billy Joel and Lionel Richie.

If Partners hits No. 1, it will make Streisand the first artist with No. 1s in each of the past six decades ('60s through '10s), and it would extend her lead as the female artist with the most No. 1 albums.

To promote the new album, Streisand made a well-publicized visit to NBC's The Tonight Show on Monday, where she was the only guest for the evening. She performed a medley of songs with host Jimmy Fallon, chatted and then sang a solo number at the end of the show. It was her first proper appearance on a late-night talk show since 1963, when she was last on The Tonight Show.

On Tuesday, she performed on ABC's Good Morning America and is scheduled to appear on ABC's The View on Thursday.

[QAF]

Barbra was my favorite female entertainer for years and years but her work beginning with the movie album and thereafter I felt was lack luster. This new album has got me excited though and I'm looking forward to purchasing it and listening to it. That said, I loved her movie with Seth The Guilt Trip. It's a shame it didn't do better because I felt it was her best work in a film in a long time.

[blahsi]

Sept 18, 2014 9:38:30 GMT -5 QAF said:

Barbra was my favorite female entertainer for years and years but her work beginning with the movie album and thereafter I felt was lack luster. This new album has got me excited though and I'm looking forward to purchasing it and listening to it. That said, I loved her movie with Seth The Guilt Trip. It's a shame it didn't do better because I felt it was her best work in a film in a long time.

I felt like I was in the minority thinking it was a great film!  I just recently watched it again on streaming.  She's too funny.

[toomuchboy]

I didn't love the movie, but I thought she played her role well.

I thought her interview with Rosie O'Donnell this morning (and the little making of snippet) was very nice.

[Juanca]

Am I too mean for laughing at the title chosen for Andrea Bocelli?

Ecstatic at the news of her #1!!!
When was her last visit to the AC charts? I wonder if she can have a song from Partners charting over there -or anywhere else! If there's a dance remix maybe she can crown the dance club charts? Lol

But really I still hope she can have another hot 100 charting single. She did a great job with I finally found someone reaching top 10 in the 90s (is the version included in the deluxe edition the original one?)

Now, does anyone know what happened with the rumored collaborations with Beyonce and Gaga?? Those could be fun!! I'd love another uptempo ala Main Event or No more tears!

[Luckie Starchild]

Barbra and Billy Joel totally soar on "New York State of Mind."

[QAF]

I wonder why she didn't duet with any female singers on this project. I would love for her to work with Kelly Clarkson.

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Debuts at number 2 on the Official UK Albums chart.

[SHOOTER]

#1 with 196k per HITS; could be 200k in the end. Easily her second best debut post-SoundScan.

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From Billboard.com:

Barbra Streisand Makes History at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart

Streisand is the only act with No. 1 albums in each of the last six decades.

It's official: Barbra Streisand's Partners album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making the icon the first act to achieve No. 1 albums in each of the last six decades.

The Columbia Records effort sold 196,000 copies in the week ending Sept. 21 according to Nielsen SoundScan, and also marks Streisand's 10th No. 1 album.

The rest of the new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Partners' opening sum is the largest sales week for a female artist in 2014, and Streisand's biggest sales frame since Christmas week of 1997. Her last album to sell more in a week was Higher Ground, which shifted 402,000 in the frame ending Dec. 28, 1997.

With a 10th No. 1, she ties for the third-most No. 1s in history with Elvis Presley (who is featured on Partners) and Bruce Springsteen. Ahead of them are the Beatles, with 19, and Jay Z, with 13. (Streisand continues to have the most No. 1 albums among women.)

Streisand's first No. 1 album came almost exactly 50 years ago: People hit No. 1 on the chart dated Oct. 31, 1964.

During the new album's release week, Streisand visited NBC's The Tonight Show on Monday, Sept. 15, where she was the only guest for the evening. She performed a medley of songs from the album with host Jimmy Fallon, chatted and then sang a solo number at the end of the show. It was her first proper appearance on a late-night talk show since 1963, when she was last on The Tonight Show.

She also was interviewed on ABC's Good Morning America (Sept. 16) and ABC's The View (Sept. 18).

[QAF]

What an amazing feat. A true living legend.

[felipe]

Sept 17, 2014 15:02:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

What Matters Most debuted at #4 with 68k (219k to date)

Any reason for this one performing so much lower than the others?

[Luckie Starchild]

Sept 24, 2014 12:17:22 GMT -5 felipe said:

Sept 17, 2014 15:02:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

What Matters Most debuted at #4 with 68k (219k to date)

Any reason for this one performing so much lower than the others?

It's a niche album of Alan and Marilyn Bergman songs and I don't think Babs did much in terms of promotion.

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"Partners" is, according to Billboard, still on the run to top next week's chart, as the gaps between this one, Kenny Chesney's latest, and the Bennett/Gaga album have narrowed down.

[floridagrl]

I love this movie so much. She's a great actress and that voice. My God. She can hold that note like no one else!

[HolidayGuy]

I love when she performed "The Main Event" at one of her concerts, and she looks at the audience and goes, "It's a rock concert!" or something to that effect. It added a nice energy to her mellow-paced show. In recent years, she's performed some of the hits she hasn't in some time (like "Woman in Love").

[SHOOTER]

Out of sheer curiosity, what is her most uptempo song?

[Luckie Starchild]

Sept 28, 2014 17:24:11 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Out of sheer curiosity, what is her most uptempo song?

Hmmm… prolly "Enough is Enough" or "The Main Event," I think...