Barbra Joan Streisand (album)

Barbra Joan Streisand
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	August 1971
Recorded	June 1971
Genre	Pop, soft rock
Length	41:23
Label	Columbia
Producer	Richard Perry
Barbra Streisand chronology
Stoney End (1971) Barbra Joan Streisand (1971) Live Concert at the Forum (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	unfavorable[2]
Billboard	favorable[3]

Barbra Joan Streisand is an album by Barbra Streisand, released in August, 1971 on Columbia Records. It is notable for including "I Mean to Shine", the first recording of a song written by the Steely Dan duo of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.^[4] The album also features production and backing work by members of the female band Fanny.

Chart and certification

The album reached #11 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[5] The album peaked #25 in Canada.^[6] According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in Belgium and in Sweden.^[7]

Track listing

Side one:

1. "Beautiful" (Carole King) – 2:15
2. "Love" (John Lennon) – 3:06
3. "Where You Lead" (Carole King, Toni Stern) – 2:58
4. "I Never Meant to Hurt You" (Laura Nyro) – 3:51
5. "Medley: One Less Bell to Answer/A House Is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 6:33

Side two:

1. "Space Captain" (Matthew Moore) – 3:22
2. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:27
3. "Mother" (John Lennon) – 4:40
4. "The Summer Knows" (Michel LeGrand, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman) – 3:43
5. "I Mean to Shine" (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker) – 2:55
6. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:54

Personnel

• Barbra Streisand - vocals
• June Millington, Mike Deasy, John Uribe, Louie Shelton, Eric Weissberg - guitar
• Hugh McCracken, June Millington - acoustic guitar
• Larry Muhoberac, Nickey Barclay, Michel Rubini, Nick De Caro, Lincoln Mayorga - piano
• Donald Fagen, Billy Preston - organ
• Joe Osborn, Jean Millington, Larry Knechtel - bass
• Alice DeBuhr, Jim Gordon, Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner - drums
• Richard Perry, Alice DeBuhr - percussion
• Bobby Keys, Jim Price - horns
• Gene Cipriano - clarinet, oboe
• Clydie King, Oma Drake, Venetta Fields, Fanny, Sherlie Matthews - background vocals

Singles

• "Where You Lead" / "Since I Fell For You" (1971)
• "Mother" / "The Summer Knows" (1971)
• "Space Captain" / "One Less Bell To Answer / A House Is Not A Home" (1971)

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "Barbra Joan Streisand (Allmusic Review)". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
2. Stephen Holden (January 6, 1972). "Rolling Stone Review-Barbra Joan Streisand". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
3. Billboard Magazine Review-Barbra Joan Streisand. books.google.com. September 18, 1971. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
4. http://barbra-archives.com/record/albums/barbra_joan_streisand.html
5. "RIAA-Barbra Joan Streisand (Certification)". www.riaa.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
6. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 16, No. 16 December 04, 1971". Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.. Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
7. Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991