- Memories (Barbra Streisand album)
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Memories 
Compilation album by Barbra Streisand Released 1981 Genre Pop Length 40:21 Label Columbia Producer Phil Ramone, Gary Klein Barbra Streisand chronology Guilty
(1980)Memories
(1981)Yentl
(1983)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Memories is an album released by Barbra Streisand in 1981. It is primarily a compilation of previously released material, but includes three newly recorded songs. The album was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA,[2] reaching #10 on the US charts.[3] First released on Columbia, it was re-released under the CBS imprint in 1981 with four additional tracks. In the UK, where it was released as Love Songs, it reached #1 on the album chart for nine weeks (seven of them consecutively) [4] and it became the UK's best-selling album of 1982.[5] The album was certified platinum in the UK (prior to multi-platinum awards being given), and 6x platinum in Australia. Three previously unreleased tracks, "Memory", "Comin' In and Out of Your Life", and "Lost Inside of You" were featured on the album. "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" was the most successful of the new singles, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.. The album has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide,and it sold more than 10 million in 1981, which made it the first compilation album to sell more the 10 million in history.
The album won Best Album at the 1983 Brit Awards.
Contents
Track listing
# Title Composer Time Previously Released Notes 1 "Memory" Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn 3:57 Previously unreleased 2 "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Neil Diamond 3:26 Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Duet with Neil Diamond 3 "My Heart Belongs to Me" Alan Gordon 3:23 Streisand Superman 4 "New York State of Mind" Billy Joel 4:46 Streisand Superman 5 "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" Paul Jabara, Bruce Roberts 4:48 Wet Duet with Donna Summer 6 "Comin' in and out of Your Life" Richard Parker, Bobby Whiteside 4:10 Previously unreleased 7 "Evergreen" (Love Theme from A Star is Born) Streisand, Paul Williams 3:07 A Star is Born soundtrack and Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 8 "Lost Inside of You" Leon Russell, Streisand 3:59 Previously unreleased Solo recording of a song previously recorded as a duet with Kris Kristoferson for A Star is Born 9 "The Love Inside" Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Andy Gibb 5:09 Guilty 10 "The Way We Were" Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch 3:31 The Way We Were Soundtrack and Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Additional tracks
The CBS re-release of 1981 and the retitled re-release Love Songs contained four additional tracks.[6][7]
Title Composer Time Previously Released Notes "Wet" Sue Sheridan, Streisand, David Wolfert 4:00 Wet "A Man I Loved" 4:02 Songbird "I Don't Break Easily" 3:55 Songbird "Kiss Me in the Rain" Santo Farina, L. Ratner 4:21 Wet Charts
Chart (1996) Peak
positionUS Album Chart 10 Australian Album Chart 7 Austrian Album Chart 17 Canadian Album Chart 14 Dutch Album Chart 12 French Album Chart 5 New Zealand 2 Norwegian Album Chart 6 Spanish Album Chart 20 Sweden album Chart 4 UK Album Chart 1 Personnel
- Charles Calello – producer
- Nancy Donald – design
- Albhy Galuten – producer
- Bob Gaudio – producer
- Barry Gibb – producer
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Gary Klein – producer
- Charles Koppelman – executive producer
- Tony Lane – design
- Andrew Lloyd Webber – producer
- Marty Paich – arranger, producer
- Phil Ramone – producer
- Karl Richardson – producer
- Barbra Streisand – producer
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RIAA
- ^ All US charts Memories at Allmusic
- ^ Love Songs chartstats.com. Retrieved 08-Mar-08.
- ^ http://www.everyhit.co.uk/chartalb4.html
- ^ Memories(CBS) at Allmusic
- ^ Love Songs at Allmusic
External links
Preceded by
Dare by The Human League
The Gift by The JamUK Albums Chart number-one album
January 30, 1982 – March 19, 1982
March 27, 1982 – April 9, 1982Succeeded by
The Gift by The Jam
The Number of the Beast by Iron MaidenStudio albums The Barbra Streisand Album (1963) · The Second Barbra Streisand Album (1963) · The Third Album (1964) · People (1964) · My Name Is Barbra (1965) · My Name Is Barbra, Two... (1965) · Color Me Barbra · (1966) Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) · Simply Streisand (1967) · A Christmas Album (1967) · What About Today? (1969) · Stoney End (1971) · Barbra Joan Streisand (1971) · Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments (1973) · The Way We Were (1974) · ButterFly (1974) · Lazy Afternoon (1975) · Classical Barbra (1976) · Streisand Superman (1977) · Songbird (1978) · Wet (1979) · Guilty (1980) · Emotion (1984) · The Broadway Album (1985) · Till I Loved You (1988) · Back to Broadway (1993) · Higher Ground (1997) · A Love Like Ours (1999) · Christmas Memories (2001) · The Movie Album (2003) · Guilty Pleasures (2005) · Love Is the Answer (2009) · What Matters Most (2011)Live albums A Happening in Central Park (1968) · Live Concert at the Forum (1972) · One Voice (1987) · Barbra: The Concert (1994) · The Concert: Highlights (1995) · Timeless: Live in Concert (2000) · Live in Concert 2006 (2007)Compilations Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits (1970) · Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1978) · Memories (1981) · A Collection: Greatest Hits.. and More (1989) · Just for the Record... (1991) · Highlights from Just for the Record... (1992) · The Essential Barbra Streisand (2002) · Duets (2002) · The Ultimate Collection (2003)Cast recordings
and SoundtracksI Can Get It For You Wholesale – Original Broadway Cast Recording (1962) · Pins and Needles (1962) · Funny Girl – Original Broadway Cast Recording (1964) · Funny Girl – Soundtrack (1968) · Hello, Dolly! (1969) · On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) · The Owl and the Pussycat (1971) · The Way We Were (1974) · Funny Lady (1975) · A Star Is Born (1976) · The Main Event (1979) · Yentl (1983) · Nuts (1987) · The Prince of Tides (1991) · The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)Films Funny Girl (1968) · Hello, Dolly! (1969) · On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) · The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) · What's Up, Doc? (1972) · Up the Sandbox (1972) · The Way We Were (1973) · For Pete's Sake (1974) · Funny Lady (1975) · A Star Is Born (1976) · The Main Event (1979) · All Night Long (1981) · Yentl (1983) · Nuts (1987) · The Prince of Tides (1991) · The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) · Meet the Fockers (2004) · Little Fockers (2010) · My Mother's Curse (2012)Musicals Videos My Name Is Barbra (1986) · Color Me Barbra (1986) · A Happening in Central Park (1986) · Putting it Together: The Making of The Broadway Album (1986) · One Voice (1988) · Barbra: The Concert (1994) · Timeless: Live in Concert (2001) · Barbra: The Concert Live at the MGM Grand (2004) · Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials (2005) · Barbra: The Concerts (2009) · One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard (2010)Tours An Evening with Barbra Streisand (1966) · Barbra Streisand: The Concert Tour (1994) · Timeless: Live in Concert Tour (2000) · Streisand: The Tour (2006-2007)Related articles UK best-selling albums (by year) (1970–1989) 1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) · 1971: Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) · 1972: 20 Dynamic Hits (Various Artists) · 1973: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (Elton John) · 1974: The Singles: 1969–1973 (The Carpenters) · 1975: The Best of The Stylistics (The Stylistics) · 1976: Greatest Hits (ABBA) · 1977: Arrival (ABBA) · 1978: Saturday Night Fever (Original Soundtrack) · 1979: Parallel Lines (Blondie) · 1980: Super Trouper (ABBA) · 1981: Kings of the Wild Frontier (Adam and the Ants) · 1982: Love Songs (Barbra Streisand) · 1983: Thriller (Michael Jackson) · 1984: Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie) · 1985: Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits) · 1986: True Blue (Madonna) · 1987: Bad (Michael Jackson) · 1988: Kylie (Kylie Minogue) · 1989: Ten Good Reasons (Jason Donovan)
Complete list · (1956–1969) · (1970–1989) · (1990–2009) · (2010–2029) Categories:- 1981 compilation albums
- Barbra Streisand compilation albums
- Columbia Records compilation albums
- Albums arranged by Marty Paich
- Albums produced by Phil Ramone
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