Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits

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).

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. This was the second album from Streisand to chart in the UK, peaking at #44 in the UK album charts. ^[2]

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
   • This song had been released on My Name Is Barbra, Two....
3. “Why Did I Choose You” (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 2:49
   • This song had been released on My Name Is Barbra.
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 on Je m'appelle Barbra and 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
   • This song had been released on The Second Barbra Streisand Album.
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. An abbreviated version appears as part of a medley on Color Me Barbra.
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. A rerecording appears on Color Me Barbra.
11. “Happy Days Are Here Again” (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 3:07
    • This song had been released on A Happening in Central Park. The original studio version appears on The Barbra Streisand Album.

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

References

• Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits album liner notes. Columbia Records. 
• "Greatest Hits – Barbra Streisand". All Media Guide, LLC. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r24150. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 

External links

• http://www.bjsmusic.com/grhits1.html