Songbird is the twentieth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in 1978. The title track reached number 25 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart. The album also includes Streisand's solo version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". She also subsequently re-recorded the song as a duet with Neil Diamond and this version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978.
In the United States the album has been certified Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 copies. Streisand received the award at a convention held by CBS in Los Angeles.
Critical reception
The Los Angeles Times deemed the album "down-the-pike Streisand, safely negotiating the lanes to the right of the middle of the road."
Track listing "Tomorrow" (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin) – 2:56 "A Man I Loved" (Nikki Oosterveen, George Michalski) – 4:02 "I Don't Break Easily" (Bruce Roberts) – 3:53 "Love Breakdown" (Alan Gordon) – 3:36 "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 3:58 "Honey Can I Put on Your Clothes" (Jean Monte Ray, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 5:24 "One More Night" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:10 "Stay Away" (Kim Carnes) – 3:47 "Deep in the Night" (Helen Miller, Eve Merriam) – 3:10 "Songbird" (Dave Wolfert, Stephen Nelson) – 3:46
Personnel Barbra Streisand – vocals, back cover photography Charlie Brown, Dennis Budimir, Larry Carlton, Sal DiTroia, Mitch Holder, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Lee Ritenour, John Tropea – guitar David Hungate, Abraham Laboriel, Will Lee, Reinie Press – bass guitar David Foster, Lincoln Mayorga, Greg Mathieson, Larry Muhoberac – piano Leon Pendarvis, Pat Rebillot – keyboards James Newton Howard, Ian Underwood – synthesizer Allan Schwartzberg – drums, percussion Ed Greene, Jeff Porcaro – drums Paulinho da Costa, Bob Zimmitti – percussion Gayle Levant – harp Ronny Lang – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Jim Horn – alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone Ernie Watts – alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone Larry Williams – saxophone Jerry Hey, Steve Madaio – trumpet Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone Louise Di Tullio – flute George Michalski, Niki Oosterveen, Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals Technical Charles Koppelman – executive producer Armin Steiner – engineer, remixing Nick DeCaro, James Newton Howard, Lee Holdridge, Gene Page – orchestral arrangements Steve Schapiro – front cover photography
Charts Chart (1978)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. 30US Cashbox Top Albums11
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