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Lazy Afternoon (Barbra Streisand album)

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Lazy Afternoon is a pop album by Barbra Streisand released in 1975 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at number twelve on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA in April 1976.[3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Lazy Afternoon" (John La Touche, Jerome Moross) – 3:49
  2. "My Father's Song" (Rupert Holmes) – 3:52
  3. "By the Way" (Holmes, Barbra Streisand) – 2:55
  4. "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" (Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier) – 2:55
  5. "I Never Had It So Good" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 3:35

Side two

  1. "Letters That Cross in the Mail" (Holmes) – 3:46
  2. "You and I" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:16
  3. "Moanin' Low" (Howard Dietz, Ralph Rainger) – 4:25
  4. "A Child Is Born" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin) – 2:48
  5. "Widescreen" (Holmes) – 3:59

A promotional 12" single of "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" was released in 1975, marking Streisand's first release in this format. The same song was Streisand's first foray into disco music. Rupert Holmes, who wrote three tracks for the album, remains best known for the #1 pop hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" and the multiple Tony-award winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Singles

  • "My Father's Song" / "By the Way" (1975)
  • "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" / "Widescreen" (1975)

Personnel

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Lazy Afternoon (Allmusic Review)". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Stephen Holden (January 15, 1976). "Rolling Stone Review-Lazy Afternoon". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "RIAA: Lazy Afternoon -Gold Certification". www.riaa.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ Top Albums/CDs - Volume 24, No. 16 January 17, 1976 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 16, 2016). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  6. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Lazy Afternoon". Recording Industry Association of America.
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