Memories (Barbra Streisand album)
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| Compilation album by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| Released | November, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Phil Ramone, Gary Klein | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Memories is an album released by Barbra Streisand in 1981. It is primarily a compilation of previously released material, but includes three newly recorded songs. The album was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA,[2] reaching number 10 on the US albums chart.[3] First released on Columbia, it was re-released under the CBS imprint in 1981 with four additional tracks. In the UK, where it was released as Love Songs, it reached number 1 on the albums chart for nine weeks (seven of them consecutively and it became the UK's best-selling album of 1982, the first album by female performer to achieve it.[4] The album was certified platinum in the UK (prior to multi-platinum awards being given), and 6× platinum in Australia. According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in the Netherlands and in Switzerland.[5]Three previously unreleased tracks, "Memory", "Comin' In and Out of Your Life", and "Lost Inside of You" were featured on the album. "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" was the most successful of the new singles, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
The album won Best Selling Album at the 1983 Brit Awards.
Track listing
Additional tracks
The CBS re-release of 1981 and the retitled re-release Love Songs contained four additional tracks.[6][7]
| Title | Composer | Time | Previously released | Notes |
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| "Wet" | Sue Sheridan, Streisand, David Wolfert | 4:00 | Wet | |
| "A Man I Loved" | 4:02 | Songbird | ||
| "I Don't Break Easily" | 3:55 | Songbird | ||
| "Kiss Me in the Rain" | Santo Farina, L. Ratner | 4:21 | Wet |
Singles
- "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" / "Lost Inside of You" (1981)
- "Memory" / "Evergreen" (1982)
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications and sales
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Personnel
- Charles Calello – producer
- Nancy Donald – design
- Albhy Galuten – producer
- Bob Gaudio – producer
- Barry Gibb – producer
- Greg Gorman – photography
- Gary Klein – producer
- Charles Koppelman – executive producer
- Tony Lane – design
- Andrew Lloyd Webber – producer
- Marty Paich – arranger, producer
- Phil Ramone – producer
- Karl Richardson – producer
- Barbra Streisand – producer
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ RIAA
- ↑ All US charts Memories at AllMusic
- ↑ "1980s Albums Chart Archive". everyHit.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ↑ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
- ↑ Memories(CBS) at AllMusic
- ↑ Love Songs at AllMusic
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Barbra Streisand – Memories". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Barbra Streisand – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Barbra Streisand. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Disos de Oro y Platino". CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Barbra Streisand in the field Interpret. Enter Memories in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories". Music Canada.
- 1 2 "Barbara Streisand" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Guilty" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ "Les Albums Double Platine". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1984". IFPI Hong Kong.
- ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Love Songs". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Love Songs in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
External links
| Preceded by Dare by The Human League The Gift by The Jam |
UK Albums Chart number-one album January 30, 1982 – March 19, 1982 March 27, 1982 – April 9, 1982 |
Succeeded by The Gift by The Jam The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden |
