album · August 23, 2011
What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman
ColumbiaSee this day
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Streisand revisits the work of her longtime collaborators, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, on this 2011 collection of previously unreleased recordings. The album offers a retrospective of the Bergmans' lyrical contributions to Streisand's storied career.
- The album was recorded at Streisand's home studio in Malibu, California. It features arrangements by Vince Mendoza and production by Streisand and Richard Jay-Alexander. The album reached number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart.
- This release marked the first time Streisand had recorded new material since her 2009 album "Love Is the Answer." The Bergmans have written lyrics for over 600 songs, including several iconic Streisand hits like "The Way We Were."
- The 11 tracks on the album include songs from films such as "The Thomas Crown Affair," "The Yentl," and "The Prince of Tides." This was Streisand's first album of new material for Columbia Records in nearly a decade.
Barbra Streisand is a Grammy, Emmy, Oscar, and Tony-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and director from New York. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with a career spanning six decades. "What Matters Most" was released late in Streisand's career, a period marked by a focus on thematic albums drawing from the Great American Songbook.
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