| | Essential Barbra Streisand CD Barbra Streisand Discography of CDs
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Although Barbra Streisand has recorded for the same company, Columbia Records, throughout her career, her work has not been particularly well represented on compilations. Four single-disc best-ofs dot her discography, but the listener who wanted to do something as simple as purchase an album containing the original studio recordings of both her first Top Ten hit, "People," and her first number one, "The Way We Were," without plumping for the four-CD box set Just for the Record , was out of luck. Complicating the compiling of her career highlights is her position as essentially an album artist, despite having scattered 11 Top Ten pop hits across 32 years. The ideal collection would have to do justice to her popular early albums of the '60s, her mid-career singles hits of the '70s, and her renewed album success in the '80s and '90s. Here it is. At a CD-busting length of over two and a half hours, this 40-track double-disc set encapsulates Streisand's recording career in chronological order from her 1963 debut album to 1999. (Two previously unreleased tracks sound like outtakes from her later album projects. "Someday My Prince Will Come" probably got left off of A Love Like Ours, while the gospel-tinged "You'll Never Walk Alone" must have been intended for Higher Ground.) Intelligently picking signature performances from her best and most popular albums, it largely eschews a raft of singles that got into the bottom half of the Top 40, but leaves out only one Top Ten hit, "What Kind of Fool." The singer's versatility and her ability to impose her immediately identifiable vocal style on a variety of material are emphasized in recordings that range from Broadway show tunes to disco. A collection like this has been needed for a long time as a gateway to Streisand's bountiful, indeed overwhelming, catalog. ~ William Ruhlmann
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel includes: Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Donna Summer, Bryan Adams, Barry Gibb.
Producers include: Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Baskin, Richard Perry.
Q (May 2002, p.136) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Blessed with a voice that can tenderise like an eight-pound sledgehammer....a good career overview..." Essential Barbra Streisand Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Easy Listening, Vocal, Nostalgia | | Label | Columbia | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2043  | | CD Universe Part number | 2847729 | | Catalog number | 86123 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Jan 29, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Barbra Streisand
Also: Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Donna Summer, Bryan Adams, Barry Gibb, Barry Gibb, Bryan Adams | | Additional Info | Limited Edition; Remastered |
Essential Barbra Streisand Songs Essential Barbra Streisand Music Essential Barbra Streisand Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Easy listening
A must for any Barbra fan. Truly "ESSENTIAL "
Submitted by a reviewer (Santee, CA, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No An Anthology worth having
Excellent 2CD collection featuring recordings ranging from her early years to the present. Good selection of songs. If you wanted to buy one Streisand CD, this would be the one
Submitted by a reviewer (Schuylkill Haven, PA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No She's still the best!
No Streisand fan should be without this CD. The selections span several decades of her music and each one makes you remember how good it felt to sing her songs.:) You won't be disappointed. Best of all, I saved $7 buying it thru CDU. Thanks!!
Submitted by a reviewer (Somerset, NJ)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No FANTASTIC !!!!!
THE ESSENTIAL BARBRA, IS ONE OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF ALL TIME. THIS CD IS A MUST FOR STREISAND FANS.I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF IT. IT IS A WONDERFUL BUY AND A GREAT COMPLILATIONS OF SOME OF HER GREATEST HITS. BUY IT!!!
Submitted by a reviewer (HOUSTON,TX,USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Excellent Collection
This is an excellent overview of Ms. Streisand's work. There's one little problem, however. How could any retrospect of Barbra Streisand's career not include the track, Songbird? Otherwise, it's a wonderful collection. Buy it. L. Beverly
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