Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits

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Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits
Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits cover
Compilation album by Barbra Streisand
Released January 1970
Recorded 1963-1968
Genre Pop
Length 32:21
Label Columbia
Producer Mike Berniker, Robert Mersey, Ettore Stratta, Jack Gold, Warren Vincent
Professional reviews
Barbra Streisand chronology
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Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Barbra Streisand. It was released in January, 1970 (see 1970 in music). It was her first compilation album and was released on Columbia records (catalog no. 9968).

Contents

[edit] Album Information

Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits includes many of her biggest charting songs such as “People” which had reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Second Hand Rose” which peaked at #32 on that chart. It also includes “Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long” which had never before been released on an album. The album would reach #32 on the Billboard 200 and would be certified double-platinum by the RIAA.

[edit] Track listing

  1. “People” (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) – 3:39
    • This song had been released on People.
  2. “Second Hand Rose” (Grant Clarke, J.F. Hanly) – 2:08
  3. “Why Did I Choose You” (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 2:49
  4. “He Touched Me” (Ira Levin, Milton Schafer) – 3:08
    • This song had been released on My Name Is Barbra, Two....
  5. “Free Again” (R. Colby, Mark Jourdan, A. Canfora, J. Baselli) – 3:40
    • This song had been released as a single in 1966.
  6. “Don't Rain on My Parade” (Styne, Merrill) – 2:44
    • This song had been released on the soundtrack to Funny Girl.
  7. “My Coloring Book” (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 4:09
  8. “Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long” (Smiley Lewis, Victor Young, F. Whitehouse, Milton Berle) – 2:04
    • This song had been released as a single in 1966.
  9. “My Man” (Jaques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) – 2:55
    • This song had been released on My Name Is Barbra.
  10. “Gotta Move” (Peter Matz) – 1:58
    • This song had been released on The Second Barbra Streisand Album.
  11. “Happy Days Are Here Again” (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 3:07

[edit] Personnel

  • Mike Berniker – producer (tracks 1, 7, and 10)
  • Don Costa – arranger & conductor (track 4)
  • Jack Gold – producer (tracks 6 & 11)
  • Frank Laico – engineer
  • Michel Legrand – arranger & conductor (track 5)
  • Peter Matz – arranger & conductor (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10)
  • Robert Mersey – producer (tracks 2, 3, 4, 9)
  • Lawrence Schiller – cover photo
  • Ettore Stratta – producer (track 5)
  • Barbra Streisand – vocals
  • Warren Vincent – producer (track 8), sound supervisor
  • Stan Weiss – engineer

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