What About Today?

Infobox Album
Name = What About Today?
Type = studio
Artist = Barbra Streisand


Released = Start date|1969|07
Recorded = 1968–1969
Genre = Pop
Length = 34:22
Label = Columbia
Producer = Wally Gold
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfrxqe5ldhe~T1 link]
Last album = "A Christmas Album"
(1967)
This album = "What About Today?"
(1969)
Next album = "Stoney End"
(1971)

"What About Today?" is an album released in July 1969 by Barbra Streisand. It is considered to be her first attempt at recording contemporary pop songs and was received poorly, peaking at number 31 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The album features songs originally recorded by The Beatles and Paul Simon among others. The cover photograph was an outtake from a 1968 Vogue shoot with Richard Avedon.

Track listing

ide one

#"What About Today?" (David Shire) – 2:57
#"Ask Yourself Why" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 3:03
#"Honey Pie" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:39
#"Punky's Dilemma" (Paul Simon) – 3:29
#"Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:55

ide two

#"That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom" (Harold Arlen, Martin Charnin) – 3:02
#"Little Tin Soldier" (Jimmy Webb) –3:53
#"With a Little Help from My Friends" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:40
#"Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:20
#"The Morning After" (Richard Maltby, Jr., Shire) – 2:40
#"Goodnight" (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:44

Personnel

*Barbra Streisand – singer, liner notes
*Wally Gold – producer
*Michel Legrand – arranger, conductor
*Peter Matz – arranger, conductor
*Don Costa – arranger, conductor
*Don Meehan – recording engineer
*Richard Avedon – photographer

Release history

External links

* [http://www.barbrastreisand.com/index.php?page=music4 Official Site Discography]
* [http://www.bjsmusic.com/what.html The Barbra Streisand Music Guide - What About Today?]