Cry Me A River/My Honey's Lovin' Arms/I'll Tell The Man In The Street/A Taste Of Honey/Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf/Soon Its Gonna Rain/Happy Days Are Here Again/Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now/Much More/Come To The Supermarket In Old Peking/A Sleepin' Bee
Debut album from multi-talented musical phenomenon Barbra Streisand. The Barbra Streisand Album was both a critical and commercial success, and won three Grammy awards, most notably for Album of the Year. It contains her interpretations of eleven MOR standards, aimed squarely at the adult cabaret market, with no concessions to her beat music contemporaries. (US:8)
"Barbra simply sings the songs and allows the music to work with her instead of dominating the music. Its thrilling and refreshing all at once." "She has a voice and style unlike any other, highly original and impeccable choice of music and she clearly was a perfectionist. This album is a piece of musical history not to be ignored."
"A brilliant tour de force, gorgeous and moving and funny and startling, bristling with a talent so bright and so shining you'd think she could never top this premiere effort."
"The melting A Sleeping Bee and Soon It's Gonna Rain, and the tortured Cry Me A River, are all a testament to her artistry. Nothing here needs to be said about Barbra's voice. everyone knows it is one of the most astounding instruments in the world."
"Here on her very first album, Streisand performs the bulk of her best cabaret material. Her voice is full of youthful promise, a brash firebrand style which instantly appeals."
"Barbra Streisand's brilliance is apparent from the very first note of her sensational solo debut album. Culled from her night-club act, it displays an enormous talent which, even though untutored, raw and sometimes wayward, has a irresistible pull which suggests future greatness. Nowadays, the popular view of Streisand tends to be distorted by her monstrous ego, but here there is an engaging innocence which is impossible to ignore.”
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