Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an iconic Jewish American singer and film actress, producer, and director.

Singing career

She has recorded more than 60 albums, almost all with the Columbia Records label, after her early work in the 1960s (The Second Barbra Streisand Album, The Third Album, My Name Is Barbra, etc.). Many were soundtrack albums from her films.

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Columbia Records - 1960s

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During the 1970s she was also highly prominent in the pop charts, with number-one records like "The Way We Were", "Evergreen", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" and "Woman In Love".

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When the 1970s ended, Streisand was named the most successful female singer in the US, with only Elvis Presley and The Beatles having sold more albums.

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Elvis Presley - The Beatles

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Streisand returned to her musical theater roots with 1985's The Broadway Album. This was an unexpected commercial success, and featured some songs reworked by Stephen Sondheim especially for this recording.

Related Topics:
Musical theater - 1985 - The Broadway Album - Stephen Sondheim

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At the end of the last millennium, she still was the number-one female singer in the United States, with number-one albums in each decade since she had started out.

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In 1991 she released a four-disc box set, entitled Just for the Record. A separate disc, entitled "Highlights from Just for the Record" featured two dozen tracks, including live material, greatest hits, and rarities, from her early recordings up to 1991.

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Around 1992, however, success was not in Streisand's favor. She was losing money, and sought advice from former boyfriend Dennen. He suggested she perform in a series of live concerts, not only for financial reasons, but to overcome her chronic stage fright, as well. The tour was one of the biggest all-media merchandise parlays in history. Dennen later wrote a book called My Life with Barbra.

Related Topics:
1992 - Stage fright

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On New Year's Eve 1999 she returned to the concert stage, scoring another personal triumph for giving the highest grossing single concert in Las Vegas history to date. She later toured Australia with that programme, called Timeless, which was also released on a two-disc album by Columbia.

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1999 - Las Vegas - Australia

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Her most recent albums have been Christmas Memories (2001), a collection of somber holiday songs, and The Movie Album (2003), featuring famous movie themes and backed by a large symphony orchestra.

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2001 - 2003 - Orchestra

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In April 2005, Streisand announced that her next album would be written and produced by Bee Gees star Barry Gibb, with whom she had collaborated on the 1980 hit Guilty. Guilty Pleasures, a sequel album to the previous Guilty, was released worldwide in September 2005. The album is called Guilty Too in the UK.

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2005 - 1980

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