What Matters Most
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| Studio album by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| Released | August 23, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, Vocal music | |||
| Length | CD 1 - 41:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Barbra Streisand | |||
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What Matters Most is the thirty-third studio album by Barbra Streisand. The album is Streisand's collection of songs by her longtime friends Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman. Streisand produced the album herself. The first disc contains Bergman songs not previously recorded by Streisand, while the second disc contains previously recorded Bergman songs.[1] On November 30th 2011 the album received a Nomination in the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
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[edit] A Happening at Starbucks
In promotion of the album, Streisand's February performance at the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit was made available to view on the Starbucks Digital Network between August 23 and 30.[2][3]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Windmills of Your Mind" | Michel Legrand | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Something New In My Life" | Legrand | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Solitary Moon" | Johnny Mandel | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Nice 'n' Easy" | Lew Spence | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Alone In the World" | Jerry Goldsmith | 4:09 |
| 6. | "So Many Stars" | Sérgio Mendes | 4:29 |
| 7. | "The Same Hello, the Same Goodbye" | John Williams | 4:11 |
| 8. | "That Face" | Spence | 4:31 |
| 9. | "I'll Never Say Goodbye" | David Shire | 4:08 |
| 10. | "What Matters Most" | Dave Grusin | 3:12 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "The Way We Were" | Marvin Hamlisch | 3:30 | ||||||
| 2. | "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | Legrand | 3:19 | ||||||
| 3. | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | Neil Diamond | 3:24 | ||||||
| 4. | "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" | Legrand | 3:29 | ||||||
| 5. | "Pieces of Dreams" | Legrand | 3:26 | ||||||
| 6. | "The Island" | Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins | 4:35 | ||||||
| 7. | "The Summer Knows" | Legrand | 3:40 | ||||||
| 8. | "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" | Legrand | 5:09 | ||||||
| 9. | "After the Rain" | Legrand | 3:43 | ||||||
| 10. | "A Piece of Sky" | Legrand | 4:20 | ||||||
All lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, except "That Face", lyrics by Alan Bergman and Lew Spence. Composers indicated.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Hungarian Albums Chart[4] | 14 |
| Polish Albums Chart[5] | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 |
| Canada Top 200 | 11 |
| UK Top 40 Albums | 7 |
| German Top 50 Albums | 18 |
| ARIA Top 50 Albums (Australia) | 42 |
| FIMI (Italia) | 37 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "New album "What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman" coming August 23". barbrastreisand.com. 27 June 2011. http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/news/new-album-what-matters-most-barbra-streisand-sings-lyrics-alan-marilyn-bergman-coming-august-23. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Watch a never-before-seen Barbra concert at Starbucks featuring songs from What Matters". barbrastreisand.com. 17 August 2011. http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/news/watch-never-seen-barbra-concert-starbucks-featuring-songs-what-matters-most. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ ""A Happening at Starbucks" premieres tomorrow!". barbrastreisand.com. 22 August 2011. http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/news/happening-starbucks-premieres-tomorrow. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2011&het=36&submit_=Keres%E9s. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=688&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
