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1978 studio album by Barbra Streisand
Songbird is the twentieth studio album by Barbra Streisand , released in 1978. The title track reached number 25 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart . The album also includes Streisand's solo version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers ". She also subsequently re-recorded the song as a duet with Neil Diamond and this version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978.
In the United States the album has been certified Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 copies.[4]
Track listing
"Tomorrow " (Charles Strouse , Martin Charnin ) – 2:56
"A Man I Loved" (Nikki Oosterveen, George Michalski) – 4:02
"I Don't Break Easily" (Bruce Roberts ) – 3:53
"Love Breakdown" (Alan Gordon ) – 3:36
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers " (Neil Diamond , Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman ) – 3:58
"Honey Can I Put on Your Clothes" (Jean Monte Ray, Jerry Leiber , Mike Stoller ) – 5:24
"One More Night " (Stephen Bishop ) – 3:10
"Stay Away" (Kim Carnes ) – 3:47
"Deep in the Night" (Helen Miller, Eve Merriam) – 3:10
"Songbird " (Dave Wolfert, Stephen Nelson) – 3:46
Personnel
Barbra Streisand – vocals, back cover photography
Jay Graydon , Steve Lukather , Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour , Mitch Holder, Charlie Brown, Sal DiTroia, Larry Carlton , John Tropea – guitar
David Hungate , Will Lee , Abraham Laboriel , Reinie Press – bass guitar
Larry Muhoberac , David Foster , Lincoln Mayorga , Greg Mathieson – piano
Leon Pendarvis , Pat Rebillot – keyboards
Ian Underwood , James Newton Howard – synthesizer
Allan Schwartzberg - drums, percussion
Ed Greene , Jeff Porcaro – drums
Bob Zimmitti, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Gayle Levant – harp
Ronny Lang – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Jim Horn – alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
Ernie Watts – alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
Larry Williams – saxophone
Jerry Hey , Steve Madaio – trumpet
Bill Reichenbach – trombone
Louise Di Tullio – flute
George Michalski, Niki Oosterveen, Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
Technical
Charts
Weekly charts
Certifications and sales
References
^ "Barbra Streisand Archives – Songbird" . Barbra Streisand Archives. Retrieved June 12, 2011 .
^ William Ruhlmann. "Songbird (AllMusic Review)" . AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2012 .
^ Stephen Holden (July 27, 1978). "Rolling Stone Review-Songbird" . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2012 . {{cite web }}
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^ "RIAA: Songbird -Platinum Certification" . www.riaa.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4628" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved July 28, 2013.
^ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved May 21, 2016.
^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Songbird" . Music Canada .
^ "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Songbird" . British Phonographic Industry . Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Songbird in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Songbird" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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