Barbra Streisand - Release Me (2012) *Repost*
Barbra Streisand - Release Me (2012)
Pop/Rock, Vocal, Ballad | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Full Scans (PNG) | 41:52 | 868,93 Mb
Label: Columbia (USA) | Cat.# 88725 45855 2 | Released: 2012-10-08 (2012-09-25)
Pop/Rock, Vocal, Ballad | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Full Scans (PNG) | 41:52 | 868,93 Mb
Label: Columbia (USA) | Cat.# 88725 45855 2 | Released: 2012-10-08 (2012-09-25)
"Release Me" is a 2012 compilation album of rare and previously unreleased tracks by American singer Barbra Streisand. She announced the album's release on her official website in August 2012. It contains tracks recorded between her 1967 "Simply Streisand" and 2011 "What Matters Most" albums, gathering unreleased material from, among others, "Stoney End", "The Broadway Album", and "Back to Broadway". The compilation's release was accompanied by a series of short video clips posted onto YouTube, in which Barbra discussed every track. A music video for "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" was directed, photographed and edited by Matt Amato. The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 albums sales chart (with approximately 40,000 copies sold), making this her 32nd Top 10 album and her 7th consecutive Top 10 effort since "The Movie Album" in 2003.
~Wikipedia
Barbra Streisand - Release Me (2012) *Repost*
In the liner notes to this collection of previously unreleased material, co-producer Jay Landers paints a picture of the Barbra Streisand vault, where hundreds of boxes ranging from '60s acetates to '90s 48-track tapes to Pro Tools "cases" apparently sit waiting for their first issue. It's curious, then, that Release Me only includes 11 songs. Chalk it up perhaps to Streisand's heavy hand on the controls of her career, which never lets a song spring forth until its impact has been studied and predicted. (Of course, her career is hers alone, and it's difficult to argue with the high personal standard she's maintained during her 50-year career; it should also be noted that in 1991, she released a rarities-heavy box set titled Just for the Record....) Ranging from 1967 to 2011, Release Me shows that she and Landers certainly chose well. The results provide as pretty a picture of Streisand's talents and interests as the best compilation ever could. All of the varied pop scenes she touched over the years are represented here, from Broadway to the Bergmans to A Star Is Born to Jimmy Webb and Randy Newman, although of course, her long and varied career makes her able to do no more than dip a toe in the waters of those pools. The Webb cover, "Didn't We," is a highlight, as is the Newman song, "I Think It's Going to Rain Today," recorded in New York in 1970 with only Newman's piano for tender, expressive accompaniment. The standard "Willow Weep for Me" is given one of its best ever versions, including even Billie Holiday's (originally recording the song in 1967, Streisand nabbed arranger Ray Ellis, famed for his Lady in Satin charts). One of her career landmarks, A Star Is Born, is represented by "With One More Look at You," in a forgotten studio version since she insisted on singing the song live while filming, and that was the version used on the soundtrack. It's hard to complain when the results are this stunning, but including not even a dozen songs on this compilation (rumored to be only the first) is liable to break just a few fans' hearts; based on what can be heard here, some fans would rather hear more like this than eat.
~Review by John Bush
Barbra Streisand - Release Me (2012) *Repost*
Barbra Streisand - Release Me (2012) *Repost*
Release of this album: 2012, September, 25 [LP Columbia Records, Cat.# 88725 45855 1, USA]
Release of this CD: 2012, October, 8 [CD Columbia Records (USA), Cat.# 88725 45855 2, UPC: 887254585527]
Ⓒ 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Ⓟ 2012 Barbra Streisand, Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Distributed by Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Printed/Made in U.S.A.
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
Here's the numbers for this Streisand album:
Debut Chart Date: 18-10-2012
No. Weeks on Billboard 200 Albums Chart: 10
Peak Chart Position: #7
"Release Me" … track by track:
• Track 1 - Recorded: August 1985, Intended for "The Broadway Album" (1985).
• Track 2 - Recorded: March 1970, Intended for aborted album "The Singer" (1970).
• Track 3 - Recorded: March 1967, Intended for "Simply Streisand" (1967).
• Track 4 - Recorded: April 1977, Intended for "Superman" (1977).
• Track 5 - Recorded: September 1970, Intended for "Stoney End" (1971).
• Track 6 - Recorded: February 1977, Outtake from "A Star is Born", Unreleased studio take.
• Track 7 - Recorded: April 1968, Recorded during the "What About Today?" (1969) sessions.
• Track 8 - Recorded: April 1988, Intended for unreleased version of "Back to Broadway" (1993).
• Track 9 - Recorded: April 1973, Intended for aborted album "Life Cycle Of A Woman" (1973).
• Track 10 - Recorded: August 2011, Intended for "What Matters Most" (2011).
• Track 11 - Recorded: August 1985, Intended for "The Broadway Album" (1985).
Credits:
Album Produced by – Barbra Streisand and Jay Landers
Remixing and Tape Restoration – Brian Malouf
Original Masters Recorded & Mixed by – John Arias, Armin Steiner, Don Meehan, Glen Kolotkin, David Reitzas
Remixed at – Cookie Jar Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Tape Restoration at – Iron Mountain, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by: Stephen Marcussen at – Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Research Assistance – Matt Howe
Liner Notes – Jay Landers
Creative Direction – Dave Bett
Art Direction & Design – Kristin Lum
Album Cover Photo – Firooz Zahedi
Vault photos – Jay Landers
Note: With the exception of track 6, the recordings on this album were transferred from first generation master tapes. Every attention was paid to preserving the sonic perspective of the sessions as they were originally recorded and mixed.
Tracklist:
01. Being Good Isn't Good Enough (from "Hallelujah, Baby!") (03:31)
(Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)
02. Didn't We (02:37)
(Jimmy Webb)
03. Willow Weep For Me (03:31)
(Ann Ronell)
04. Try To Win A Friend (04:07)
(Larry Gatlin)
05. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (03:27)
(Randy Newman)
06. With One More Look At You (from "A Star Is Born") (03:40)
(Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams)
07. Lost In Wonderland (03:34)
(Marshall Barer, Antônio Carlos Jobim)
08. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? / Heather On The Hill (from "Finian's Rainbow" / "Brigadoon") (04:35)
(E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
09. Mother And Child (05:04)
(Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand)
10. If It's Meant To Be (04:09)
(Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Brian Byrne)
11. Home (from "The Wiz") (03:37)
(Charles Smalls)
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See also:
Barbra Streisand - The Barbra ...) [2007, Digitally Remastered]
Barbra Streisand - The Third Album (1964) [1993, Remastered Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - People (1964) [2002, Remastered with Bonus Track]
Barbra Streisand - Simply Streisand (1967) [1993, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre...st Hits (1970) [2004, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Joan...) [1994, Digitally Remastered]
Barbra Streisand - Stoney End (1971) [1994, Digitally Remastered]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre...) [1989, Digitally Remastered]
Barbra Streisand - The Way We ...5, Reissue] {Japan for Europe}
Barbra Streisand - Classical Barbra (1976) [1990, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Streisand Superman (1977) [1986, Japan for Europe]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre... (1978) [1984, Japan 35DP 161]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre...olume 2 (1978) [1987, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Wet (1979) [1992, Japan]
Barbra Streisand - Wet (1979) [2008, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Emotion (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]
Barbra Streisand - The Broadway Album (1985)
Barbra Streisand - Just For Th... [1998, Reissue] {4CD Box Set}
Barbra Streisand - Christmas Memories (2001) [Japan]
Barbra Streisand - The Third Album (1964) [1993, Remastered Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - People (1964) [2002, Remastered with Bonus Track]
Barbra Streisand - Simply Streisand (1967) [1993, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre...st Hits (1970) [2004, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Joan...) [1994, Digitally Remastered]
Barbra Streisand - Stoney End (1971) [1994, Digitally Remastered]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre...) [1989, Digitally Remastered]
Barbra Streisand - The Way We ...5, Reissue] {Japan for Europe}
Barbra Streisand - Classical Barbra (1976) [1990, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Streisand Superman (1977) [1986, Japan for Europe]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre... (1978) [1984, Japan 35DP 161]
Barbra Streisand - Barbra Stre...olume 2 (1978) [1987, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Wet (1979) [1992, Japan]
Barbra Streisand - Wet (1979) [2008, Reissue]
Barbra Streisand - Emotion (1984) [Japan, 1st Press]
Barbra Streisand - The Broadway Album (1985)
Barbra Streisand - Just For Th... [1998, Reissue] {4CD Box Set}
Barbra Streisand - Christmas Memories (2001) [Japan]