Songbird (Barbra Streisand album)
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Songbird is a studio album by Barbra Streisand
, released in 1978. The album includes Streisand's solo version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". She also subsequently recorded this song as a duet with Neil Diamond
and this version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978. The title track
reached #25 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart
.
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
, released in 1978. The album includes Streisand's solo version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". She also subsequently recorded this song as a duet with Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
and this version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978. The title track
Songbird (Barbra Streisand song)
"Songbird" is the title track and first single released from Barbra Streisand's 1978 album. It was written by Dave Wolfert and Steve Nelson and produced by Gary Klein.On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at number 25...
reached #25 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
.
Track listing
- "TomorrowTomorrow (1977 song)"Tomorrow" is a song from the musical Annie, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, published in 1977.-Production history in the musical:...
" (Charles StrouseCharles StrouseCharles Strouse is an American composer and lyricist.-Life and career:Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel Strouse...
, Martin CharninMartin CharninMartin Charnin is an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director. Charnin's best-known work is as conceiver, director and lyricist of the hit musical Annie....
) 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 BergmanAlan BergmanAlan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.-Life & career:Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA. His involvement in the entertainment industry began in the early 1950s as a director of children's television shows...
, Marilyn BergmanMarilyn BergmanMarilyn Bergman is a composer, songwriter and author.She was born Marilyn Keith in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English at New York University...
) 3:58 - "Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes" (Jean Monte Ray, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller) 5:24
- "One More Night" (Stephen BishopStephen Bishop (musician)Stephen Bishop is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist.-History:Bishop was born in San Diego, California, and attended Will C. Crawford High School...
) 3:10 - "Stay Away" (Kim CarnesKim CarnesKim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
) 3:47 - "Deep in the Night" (Helen Miller, Eve Merriam) 3:10
- "SongbirdSongbird (Barbra Streisand song)"Songbird" is the title track and first single released from Barbra Streisand's 1978 album. It was written by Dave Wolfert and Steve Nelson and produced by Gary Klein.On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at number 25...
" (Dave Wolfert, Stephen Nelson) 3:46
Sales/chart performance
Chart | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart | 12 |
Australian Album Chart | 30 |
UK Album Chart | 48 |