Columbia to Release Streisand Concert CD May 8

On May 8th, Columbia Records will release a two-CD set of Barbra Streisand's recent concert tour.

Recorded live in Philadelphia and New York, the discs also feature a number of duets with Il Divo, who appeared with Streisand in the concerts.  Richard Jay-Alexander co-directed the tour with Streisand.  William Ross conducted.

The track listings follow:

Act I
Overture
"Starting Here, Starting Now"
"Down With Love"
"The Way We Were"
"Ma Premiere Chanson"
"Evergreen" (with Il Divo)
"Come Rain or Come Shine"
"Funny Girl"
"The Music That Makes Me Dance"
"My Man"
"People"

Act II
Entr'acte
"The Music of the Night" (with Il Divo)
"Jason's Song"/"Carefully Taught"/"Children Will Listen"
"Unusual Way"
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
"Happy Days Are Here Again"
"(Have I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair?"
"The Time of Your Life"/"A Cockeyed Optimist"
"Somewhere" (with Il Divo)
"My Shining Hour"
"Don't Rain On My Parade" (reprise)
"Smile"

A star for over four decades, Streisand received Tony nominations for her Broadway debut I Can Get It For You Wholesale and for her star-making turn as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (she would receive a Star of the Decade, Hall of Fame Tony in 1970). Streisand would go on to recreate the role on film for a 1969 Oscar (she tied with Katharine Hepburn that year). She was also nominated for her performance in The Way We Were. She received another Oscar for co-writing "Evergreen" for A Star is Born and was similarly nominated for "I Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces. Other film credits include Hello, Dolly!, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, What's Up, Doc?, Funny Lady, Nuts and Yentl. She has also produced several of her movies.

The winner of multiple Grammy Awards, Streisand has sold many millions of records, with 50 of them gold and 30 platinum. She is also the only artist to have Billboard #1 albums spanning four decades--the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s. Her many albums include "Guilty," "Duets," "Higher Ground," "Memories," "Lazy Afternoon," "The Broadway Album" and "The Movie Album." In addition to her Tony, Oscars and Grammys, Streisand has won five Emmys, eight Golden Globes, two ASCAP Film and Television Awards, as well as the American Film Institute Award.

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Photo of Barbra Streisand by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.