Barbra Streisand

The multi-talented American began her showbiz career in the 1960s.

While the singer is often still pictured in all-black outfits, when she performed in London in 2019 her on-stage ensemble was markedly different to her usual monochrome style. Rocking power suits and glam gowns on the red carpet, she often accessorised with impressive jewellery. She continued to tour until not long before the pandemic began.

BARBARA STREISAND and Prince Charles once had an unlikely and unforgettable encounter nearly 50 years ago during his career with the Royal Navy.

With more than 150 million record sales to her name worldwide, Barbra Streisand is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. “I was drinking tea and he asked to meet me, so he came to the recording studio and I offered him a sip of the tea and I thought 'Are they going to have to test me for poison or something?' No.” “When I heard that she was currently making the film [Funny Lady, a sequel to Funny Girl] in the Warner Brothers Studios […] I was lucky enough to visit the set and to meet her there.

New Streisand Book is announced: Barbra Streisand: The Albums, The Singles, The Music by Matt Howe. 25YL is here with all the details.

On February 25, 1963, Columbia Records released The Barbra Streisand Album . The first song was “Cry Me a River,” and with that a star was born. Over the years, some of Barbra Streisand’s best songs have expressed her ambition and inspired us all. Fans will see album covers, tracks, and catalog numbers that explain all the different versions of albums that have been released in the US. I’ve peppered the book with rare photos that hopefully will surprise and delight. This book has been created with care, and the quality will not disappoint. After all, Streisand has recorded over 60 albums—there are even some tracks I don’t like, and I share that too. The magic around this entire enterprise is that my little website transcended being an homage to “the Greatest Star” and a celebration spot for fans. I’ve met Barbra several times, and the experience is always sweet and, frankly, head spinning. I assist in a small way, and not all the time, but I am always excited and amazed that I’m involved in such a capacity. Here we are, 19 years later, and Barbra Archives is a passion project that I’ve curated for all this time. After I saw the movie Yentl, I became a fan of Barbra Streisand, and my obsession with her iconic career continued after that. In the 1990s and 2000s, I was able to pick tracks or entire CDs from a list, and the seller would mail them to me. A Yahoo chat group?—I began connecting with other fans, even several of whom lived in my area.

Singer, actress and filmmaker. Oscar winner, Tony recipient, great at the Grammys and excellent at the Emmys, there is no doubt that Barbra Streisand is the ...

Barbra Streisand and Prince Charles once had an unexpected and unforgettable encounter almost 50 years ago during his career with the Royal Navy.

Barbra Streisand having more than 150 million record sales to her name worldwide, is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Barbra Streisand and Prince Charles once had an unexpected and unforgettable encounter almost 50 years ago during his career with the Royal Navy. Barbra Streisand and Prince Charles once had an unexpected and unforgettable encounter almost 50 years ago during his career with the Royal Navy.

The 10 vocals presented in this list shows her growth, artistry and development as a singer, woman and most importantly, an artist.

In some ways, this is the hardest to critique, because it’s the most seasonal, and therefore the hardest to view outside the season it is so intrinsically associated with the festivities. The track makes her seem younger than she is, and allows her to return to a place of great youth in concert whenever she sings it live. This recording is notable for slowing down the pace of the song, putting emphasis on the words in question, as the feelings that cement the song are what lead to such a strong, committed vocal from the singer in question. The vocals come from a place of vulnerability and truth, as both singers sing from their past experiences to carve one of the more engaging vocals in their canon. Streisand makes her stamp on this song that has since gone on to become a favourite in the halls of the music theatres. Her pronunciation is a little stilted, but that’s not a reflection of her singing, gushing from the bottom of her gut to the highest strands of her vocal abilities. It’s the role of the bass to pump up the band. There’s a lot more depth and density to her work, not least in this duet with Neil Diamond, the man who penned the tune. In a career that has lasted decades, the vocalist has emerged as one of the most important artists of her generation. Deeply beautiful, and cut with great interest in the work itself, this is something that works well in her standing. This shimmering ballad showcases the singer covering the Bee Gees, and does so quite well, deviating from a purr to a roaring, boisterous vocal that surrounds the instruments that coast the voices, making it more intricate to listen to. She has never tied herself to one genre alone, and this list shows her versatility, vulnerability and valiance as a person of great composition and poise.

Streisand, of course, led the original production of Funny Girl from 1964 to 1965 (and an Oscar-winning film adaptation in 1968), forging a Fanny Brice so ...

Second of all, in a truly magnificent coincidence—or, very possibly, not a coincidence at all—it is the singer, actor, director, producer, et al. (In 2014, she broke a Billboard record.) For a certain kind of musical theater fan, today is a very special day.