Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits

Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Barbra Streisand
Released January 1970 (LP)
October 1990 (CD)
Recorded 1963-1968
Genre Pop
Length 32:21
Label Columbia
Producer Mike Berniker, Robert Mersey, Ettore Stratta, Jack Gold, Warren Vincent
Barbra Streisand chronology
What About Today?
(1969)		 Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits
(1970)		 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

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.[3]

Track listing

Side One

  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” (Robert Colby, Mark Jourdan, A. Canfora, J. Baselli) – 3:40
  6. “Don't Rain on My Parade” (Merrill, Styne) – 2:44
    • This song had been released on the soundtrack to Funny Girl.

Side Two

  1. “My Coloring Book” (Fred Ebb, John Kander) – 4:09
  2. “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.
  3. “My Man” (Jaques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) – 2:55
    • This song had been released on My Name Is Barbra.
  4. “Gotta Move” (Peter Matz) – 1:58
    • This song had been released on The Second Barbra Streisand Album. A rerecording appears on Color Me Barbra.
  5. “Happy Days Are Here Again” (Jack Yellen, Milton Ager) – 3:07

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Canada Albums (RPM)[4] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 44
US Billboard 200[6] 32

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic Review
  2. ↑ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rs5star_ed1.htm 5-Star-Albums from the Second Edition (Published in 1983) of "The Rolling Stone Record Guide"
  3. ↑ "Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits UK album charts". www.chartstats.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 13, No. 8 April 11, 1970". Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.. RPM
  5. ↑ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Barbra Streisand – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Barbra Streisand. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Greatest Hits Volume II". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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