Barbra Streisand – The Broadway Album

Barbra Streisand – The Broadway Album

Released in 1985, The Broadway Album is one of Barbra Streisand's most acclaimed recordings, celebrating the timeless songs of Broadway's greatest composers. Produced by the legendary David Foster, the album features stunning interpretations of classics by Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and Harold Arlen, showcasing Streisand's extraordinary vocal range, dramatic expression, and unrivalled ability to bring musical theatre to life.

Returning to the genre that helped launch her remarkable career, Streisand delivers performances that balance technical brilliance with emotional depth. The Broadway Album became a major commercial and critical success, reaching the top of the charts and reaffirming her status as one of the world's greatest vocalists.

The album opens with Putting It Together, Stephen Sondheim's witty and insightful reflection on the creative process, before moving into Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved If I Loved You from Carousel. Bernstein's energetic Something's Coming and Sondheim's haunting Not While I'm Around lead into the emotionally powerful Being Alive, one of the album's standout performances. Side A concludes with a beautifully arranged medley of I Have Dreamed, We Kiss In A Shadow, and Something Wonderful from The King and I.

Side B begins with Streisand's unforgettable interpretation of Send In The Clowns, followed by the playful Pretty Women and the sharp, theatrical The Ladies Who Lunch, both from Sweeney Todd and Company respectively. Jerome Kern's Can't Help Lovin' That Man and George Gershwin's I Loves You Porgy lead into the touching duet Porgy, I's Your Woman Now, before the album concludes with the breathtaking Somewhere from West Side Story, providing a moving and inspirational finale.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest musical theatre albums ever recorded, The Broadway Album is an essential addition to any collection of Broadway, vocal, or traditional pop music. With impeccable production, timeless songs, and one of the finest vocal performances of Streisand's career, it remains a true classic.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Putting It Together
2. If I Loved You
3. Something's Coming
4. Not While I'm Around
5. Being Alive
6. I Have Dreamed / We Kiss In A Shadow / Something Wonderful

Side B

1. Send In The Clowns
2. Pretty Women
3. The Ladies Who Lunch
4. Can't Help Lovin' That Man
5. I Loves You Porgy
6. Porgy, I's Your Woman Now (Bess, You Is My Woman)
7. Somewhere