Barbra Streisand: Love Is The Answer

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Columbia #886974335429 (Standard Edition CD) Release: September 29, 2009 (order from Amazon.com)
Columbia #886974828327 (Deluxe Edition 2-CD) Release: September 29, 2009 (order from Amazon.com)

Executive Producer: Barbra Streisand
Produced by Diana Krall
Co-Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Orchestral Arrangements by Johnny Mandel, Alan Broadbent, and Anthony Wilson
Recorded by Al Schmitt & Steve Genewick
Mixed by Al Schmitt
Liner Notes: Barbra Streisand, Diana Krall, Jay Landers
Photography: Firooz Zahedi, Barbra Streisand, John Clayton, Mary Maurer

Disc One (Vocal with Orchestra)

1. Here's To Life (Artie Butler/Phyllis Molinary) [4:35]

2. In The Wee Small Hours (Bob Hilliard/David Mann) [4:02]

3. Gentle Rain (Luiz Bonfa/Matt Dubey) [4:19]

4. If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas) (Jacques Brel/Rod McKuen) [4:14]

5. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (Tommy Wolf/Fran Landesman) [4:32]

6. Make Someone Happy (Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green) [4:08]

7. Where Do You Start? (Johnny Mandel/Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman) [4:26]

8. A Time For Love (Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster) [5:12]

9. Here's That Rainy Day (Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen) [5:04]

10. Love Dance (Ivan Lins/Gilson Peranzzetta with English lyrics by Paul Williams) [4:43]

11. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach) [4:22]

12. Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden/Adolph Green) [4:43]

13. Bonus Track: You Must Believe In Spring (Michel Legrand/Alan & Marilyn Bergman) [4:04] - vocal & piano only

Disc Two (Vocal With Quartet)
1. Here's To Life (Artie Butler/Phyllis Molinary) - vocal/piano only [4:31]

2. In The Wee Small Hours (Bob Hilliard/David Mann) [3:58]

3. Gentle Rain (Luiz Bonfa/Matt Dubey) [4:19]

4. If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas) (Jacques Brel/Rod McKuen) [4:11]

5. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (Tommy Wolf/Fran Landesman) [4:31]

6. Make Someone Happy (Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green) [4:01]

7. Where Do You Start? (Johnny Mandel/Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman) [4:26]

8. A Time For Love (Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster) [5:12]

9. Here's That Rainy Day (Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen) [5:02]

10. Love Dance (Ivan Lins/Gilson Peranzzetta with English lyrics by Paul Williams) [4:43]

11. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach) [4:16]

12. Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden/Adolph Green) [4:44]

Footnotes

Order Love Is The Answer (deluxe 2-disc edition) from Amazon.com, watch Barbra's first interview about the new recording.
Order Love Is The Answer (standard single disc edition) from Amazon.com.
Buy the MP3 single of "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" from Amazon.com.
Read the official Columbia Records press releases - June 22, July 27, October 7.
Listen to song excerpts at barbrastreisand.com, amazon.com (both discs), and the world premiere of "Here's To Life" in its entirety at parade.com. BBC Radio 2 aired exclusive first listens to various songs.
View large image of the album cover. Biggest advance sales in Sony Music history!
Barbra Returned to NYC's Greenwich Village for One-Night Only Performance at Village Vanguard September 26, 2009, Later Released on DVD
Barbra's TV and radio appearances related to Love Is The Answer's release:
- BBC Radio 2's Barbra Streisand: The Way I Am - Oct. 3 @ 8 pm GMT (2-hour music & interview special streaming until Oct. 10)
- BBC 1's Friday Night with Streisand and Ross (recorded 9/20 - interview + 2 songs, premieres Oct. 2, view photo, read press release 1, read press release 2 with photo from show, on BBC America Oct. 9 @ 9 pm)
- Oprah Sept. 24 - interview + 2 songs (1 web only)
- CBS's Sunday Morning Sept. 27: view YouTube video
- NBC's Today Sept. 29
Barbra's print interview features:
    - InStyle Sept. issue
    - Parade Aug. 23
    - L.A. Times Aug. 31
    - NY Times Sept. 24, printed in Sunday edition
    - USA Today Sept. 27
    - Associated Press Sept. 29
Read Interview with Love Is The Answer Arranger Johnny Mandel - part 1, part 2 (10/18/09)
Listen to Soundcheck: Streisand Smackdown (October 20, 2009), a friendly WNYC-FM radio debate between Allison Waldman & Will Layman.

Sales Charts: UK Albums: #4 (10/5 chart debut), US Billboard: #1 (10/17 chart debut), #4 (10/24)

A Letter from Barbra (10/7/09)
I was just told that Love Is The Answer came out at Number One, and I want to share that honor with all of you.. my fans, my friends.. who have made that possible. I want to share it as well with Diana Krall and Tommy LiPuma and everyone who worked on the album... with Jay Landers and especially my manager Marty Erlichman and my team at Columbia Records. You'd think that getting the news that you've been Number One in five consecutive decades would make you feel old, but this makes me feel young. Thank you all.
- Love, Barbra

UK Albums Chart Move from #4 to #1! (10/12/09): Barbra comments - When the album went to #1 in the States I was surprised and thrilled. To have the same thing happen on "the other side of the pond" is just as exciting. I've always loved spending time in the UK and it's so gratifying to learn how this album has been embraced. With all my appreciation and thanks! Barbra
BB: 10-17-09 / 14 / #1 || G, 11/13/09
Read Diana Krall's essay "It Happened in Monterey" regarding working with Barbra.
Barbra's new album recording sessions in collaboration with jazz singer-pianist Diana Krall began during the week of November 17, 2008. BJS revealed the worldwide scoop in a radio interview on Nov. 3 with WYXB-FM in Indianapolis, Indiana. Krall, whose own wonderful CD Quiet Nights was released March 31 on Verve, is actually producing the album. The album was recorded with a small jazz quartet headed by Krall on piano, and orchestra arranged by Johnny Mandel. Krall recently shared the following about the recordings with Chatelaine magazine: "It’s a really beautiful record. We’ve chosen different songs for her, a combination of standards and bossa nova, plus some very challenging adult songs and she’s really passionate about them. She worked so hard. We wanted to find songs that were art-meets-commercial, that mean something to her, that tell a story about a woman who is her age, and I think that was accomplished. It’s been quite an extraordinary thing to be part of, and I’m learning a lot." Another revealing Krall interview feature regarding the new CD appears in the April 12th Edmonton Sun.