Beautiful/Love/Where You Lead/I Never Meant To Hurt You/One Les Bell To Answer-A House Is Not A Home/ Space Captain/Since I Fell For You/Mother/The Summer Knows/I Mean To Shine/You've Got A Friend
Barbra Streisand entered the 1970s with her traditional MOR material rapidly going out of fashion. To remain relevant she changed her style to include interpretations of recent pop hits, some of which feature on Barbra Joan Streisand. (US:11)
“If you are true Streisand fan, or simply want to see how diverse she was in the seventies, you should pick up Barbra Joan Streisand which heads off straight into rock. Barbra provides the definitive versions of Carole King's Beautiful, Where You Lead, and You've Got A Friend as well as delivering covers of John Lennon's Mother and Love that surpass the originals. For those who also love the old torch style Streisand, there are old-fashioned piano-based ballads like I Never Meant To Hurt You and Since I Fell For You. However, the majority of the material here is rock based, such as her stunning version of Space Captain."
“While criticized at the time of its release for attempting to mix too many different styles of musical genres into one album, Barbra Joan Streisand has nevertheless endured as one of the brightest gems in Streisand's massive catalogue. Sequencing soft ballads next to mild rockers may have seemed disorientating; however time has uncovered and enhanced the disc's unique sense of dizzying cohesiveness.”
“Barbra Joan Streisand was the classic superstar's first major success in the MOR/AOR market. For its time period, it could easily fit a rock label, especially considering Barbra's status as a more traditional vocalist.”
“This is an incredible mix of everything this wondrous singer does best. John Lennon’s masterful Love is haunting and mesmerizing, and Mother is a truly extraordinary vocal sung with heart-stopping passion. Laura Nyro's gorgeous I Never Meant To Hurt You is a very fine song which is deeply moving and the composer herself must have enjoyed this heartfelt performance. One Less Bell To Answer/A House Is Not A Home is a dazzling tour-de-force medley where Barbra's gorgeous voice soars to amazing heights and the effect is so stunning that this becomes one of her greatest ever recorded performances. Plus Barbra knows how to rock out with a brilliant take on Elton John's Space Captain. Barbra was at her creative and vocal peak throughout this wondrous collection so if you love great singing do not miss this.”
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