Memories (Barbra Streisand album)
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| Compilation album by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Phil Ramone, Gary Klein | |||
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Memories is an album released by Barbra Streisand in 1981. It is primarily a compilation of previously released material, but includes three newly recorded songs. The album was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA,[2] reaching #10 on the US charts.[3] First released on Columbia, it was re-released under the CBS imprint in 1981 with four additional tracks. In the UK, where it was released as Love Songs, it reached #1 on the album chart for nine weeks (seven of them consecutively) [4] and it became the UK's best-selling album of 1982.[5] The album was certified platinum in the UK (prior to multi-platinum awards being given), and 6x platinum in Australia. Three previously unreleased tracks, "Memory", "Comin' In and Out of Your Life", and "Lost Inside of You" were featured on the album. "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" was the most successful of the new singles, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.. The album has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide,and it sold more than 10 million in 1981, which made it the first compilation album to sell more the 10 million in history.
The album won Best Album at the 1983 Brit Awards.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Composer | Time | Previously Released | Notes |
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| 1 | "Memory" | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn | 3:57 | Previously unreleased | |
| 2 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond | 3:26 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Duet with Neil Diamond |
| 3 | "My Heart Belongs to Me" | Alan Gordon | 3:23 | Streisand Superman | |
| 4 | "New York State of Mind" | Billy Joel | 4:46 | Streisand Superman | |
| 5 | "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" | Paul Jabara, Bruce Roberts | 4:48 | Wet | Duet with Donna Summer |
| 6 | "Comin' in and out of Your Life" | Richard Parker, Bobby Whiteside | 4:10 | Previously unreleased | |
| 7 | "Evergreen" (Love Theme from A Star is Born) | Streisand, Paul Williams | 3:07 | A Star is Born soundtrack and Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |
| 8 | "Lost Inside of You" | Leon Russell, Streisand | 3:59 | Previously unreleased | Solo recording of a song previously recorded as a duet with Kris Kristoferson for A Star is Born |
| 9 | "The Love Inside" | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Andy Gibb | 5:09 | Guilty | |
| 10 | "The Way We Were" | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch | 3:31 | The Way We Were Soundtrack and Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
[edit] Additional tracks
The CBS re-release of 1981 and the retitled re-release Love Songs contained four additional tracks.[6][7]
| Title | Composer | Time | Previously Released | Notes |
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| "Wet" | Sue Sheridan, Streisand, David Wolfert | 4:00 | Wet | |
| "A Man I Loved" | 4:02 | Songbird | ||
| "I Don't Break Easily" | 3:55 | Songbird | ||
| "Kiss Me in the Rain" | Santo Farina, L. Ratner | 4:21 | Wet |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| US Album Chart | 10 |
| Australian Album Chart | 7 |
| Austrian Album Chart | 17 |
| Canadian Album Chart | 14 |
| Dutch Album Chart | 12 |
| French Album Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Norwegian Album Chart | 6 |
| Spanish Album Chart | 20 |
| Sweden album Chart | 4 |
| UK Album Chart | 1 |
[edit] Personnel
- Charles Calello – producer
- Nancy Donald – design
- Albhy Galuten – producer
- Bob Gaudio – producer
- Barry Gibb – producer
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Gary Klein – producer
- Charles Koppelman – executive producer
- Tony Lane – design
- Andrew Lloyd Webber – producer
- Marty Paich – arranger, producer
- Phil Ramone – producer
- Karl Richardson – producer
- Barbra Streisand – producer
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RIAA
- ^ All US charts Memories at Allmusic
- ^ Love Songs chartstats.com. Retrieved 08-Mar-08.
- ^ "1980s Albums Chart Archive". everyHit.com. http://www.everyhit.co.uk/chartalb4.html. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ Memories(CBS) at Allmusic
- ^ Love Songs at Allmusic
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Dare by The Human League The Gift by The Jam |
UK Albums Chart number-one album January 30, 1982 – March 19, 1982 March 27, 1982 – April 9, 1982 |
Succeeded by The Gift by The Jam The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden |
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