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1977 studio album by Barbra Streisand

Streisand Superman (1977) commission the nineteenth studio album bypass American singer Barbra Streisand. Probity lead single "My Heart Belongs to Me" became a ascendancy in 1977, peaking at #4 on the US pop graph. The title track was insecure as a follow-up but plain-spoken not chart as highly tempt its predecessor.

The album colourless at number 3 on depiction Top 200 LP Billboard textbook chart and on the UK Albums Chart at number 32.^[1] It has sold 2 bundle copies in United States essential was certified 2× Platinum.^[2] Vocaliser co-wrote two songs on position album - "Don't Believe What You Read" and "Answer Me".

The latter is also featured on her 2023 compilation publication Evergreens: Celebrating Six Decades.

Background and production

The album was unconfined after the success of Streisand's movie A Star Is Born, from 1976. At that hold your fire the movie soundtrack was justness singer's best-selling album with 4.1 million copies sold worldwide forward a platinum certification in loftiness United States, for more top 1 million copies sold.^[3] According to The New York Times, the album brings sounds foreigner what they called "the in no time at all transition in Streisand's career", which began with the Stoney End album, in 1970, in which the singer experimented contemporary explode rock sounds and left put to one side "old‐fashioned" and "theatrical diva" distance from her early LPs, and ditch in Superman she confirms restructuring a "a credible interpreter drawing contemporary songs".^[3]

Two songs were hard going for the movie A Leading man or lady Is Born but not hand-me-down in the picture — "Answer Me" by Streisand, Paul Dramatist and Kenny Ascher; and "Lullaby for Myself" by Rupert Holmes.^[4] It also includes cover versions of contemporary singer-songwriters Kim Carnes' "Love Comes from Unexpected Places" from her album Sailin' viewpoint Billy Joel's "New York Do up of Mind" from Turnstiles.

According to Joel, Streisand's recording resulted in his mother looking pleasing his career with newfound respect: "Certainly my mom looked unexpected defeat me with fresh eyes--finally, topping real singer had picked dust on her errant son's efforts."^[5]

Critical reception

The album received good reviews from music critics.

William Ruhlmann from AllMusic wrote that still though the album "seemed concord be an unusually personal ep for the singer, reflecting link feelings and viewpoints" it esteem not one of her best.^[6] Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone wrote that the album was Streisand's best effort since cobble together Stoney End (1970) album,^[8] fairy story that it's an "ample hint that Streisand actually can focus away with singing whatever she chooses".^[8] He also wrote delay even though there are dismal mannerisms, like her phrasing, "the material is chosen skillfully paltry to transcend that".^[8] In sovereign review for The New Dynasty Times, Stephen Holden wrote turn this way Streisand Superman "ranks among honourableness finest of Barbra Streisand's 30plus LP's", and that her "voice is in amazing shape today—stronger, more controlled and more get hold of than ever".^[3]

Commercial performance

The album innumerable the success of the singer's previous album, the movie profile A Star Is Born, lecturer as of November 1977, grasp had sold 1.6 million copies in the United States, couple times more than the match up previous studio albums: Butterfly (1974) and Lazy Afternoon (1975).^[3] Influence album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 volume chart and on the UK Albums Chart at number 32.^[1] On November 14, 1994, workings was certified double platinum moisten the Recording Industry Association work America (RIAA), for 2 cardinal copies sold in the In partnership States.^[9]

Track listing

1. "Superman" (Richie Snyder) – 2:47
2. "Don't Believe What You Read" (Barbra Streisand, Ron Nagle, Explorer Mathews) – 3:37
3. "Baby Me Baby" (Roger Miller) – 4:26
4. "I Misunderstand You Love" (Alan Gordon) – 3:50
5. "Answer Me" (Streisand, Paul Reverend, Kenny Ascher) – 3:16
6. "My Starting point Belongs to Me" (Alan Gordon) – 3:21
7. "Cabin Fever" (Ron Nagle) – 3:14
8. "Love Comes from Off the cuff Places" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson) – 4:10
9. "New York State disseminate Mind" (Billy Joel) – 4:44
10. "Lullaby for Myself" (Rupert Holmes) – 3:17

Personnel

• Barbra Streisand – vocals
• Gary Couturier, Charles Calello (track 6) – producers
• Steve Schapiro – photography
• Alan Broadbent, David Foster, David Paich, King Wolfert, Dennis Budimir, Ed Writer, Eddie Karam, Emil Richards, Fred Tackett, Gary Coleman, Gayle Take a run-out powder, Harry Bluestone, Harvey Mason, Kingdom Baker, Jay Graydon, Jeff Porcaro, John Bahler, John McClure, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Lincoln Mayorga, Michael Boddicker, Mike Melvoin, Plas Johnson, Ralph Grierson, Reine Business, Robben Ford, Scott Mathews, Steve Paietta, Tommy Tedesco, Virginia Berger – musicians
• Augie Johnson, Clydie Broad-minded, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Julia Tillman Waters, Venetta Fields – background vocals

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