One Voice (Barbra Streisand album)
One Voice is the third live album released by Barbra Streisand. Her first full-length concert in twenty years, One Voice began as a benefit performance at Streisand's Malibu, California home on September 6, 1986. The concert was broadcast on HBO in December that year, followed by the album's release in April 1987.[2]
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Released | April 20, 1987 | |||
Recorded | September 6, 1986 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 49:48 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Richard Baskin | |||
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The album contains Streisand's only recordings of two Harold Arlen classics "Over the Rainbow" and "It's a New World" as well as her version of "America the Beautiful".
The concert and album raised millions for Democratic candidates and for charities committed to anti-nuclear activities and the preservation of our environment, civil liberties, and human rights.[3]
Track listing
- "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:19
- "Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams) – 3:01
- "Something's Coming" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 4:12
- "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:49
- "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) – 4:38
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 3:41
- "Guilty" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) Duet with Barry Gibb – 5:25
- "What Kind of Fool" (Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten) Duet with Barry Gibb – 4:31
- "Papa, Can You Hear Me? (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 4:32
- "The Way We Were (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch) – 3:48
- "It's a New World" (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin) – 3:03
- "Happy Days Are Here Again" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 4:42
- "America the Beautiful" (Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) – 5:02
Video release
The concert was produced as an HBO television special, broadcast December 27, 1986. The One Voice album and a VHS home video of the concert were both released in April 1987. A DVD release of One Voice appeared in 2006. The concert footage includes some of the many celebrities in attendance, as well as bits of Robin Williams performing an ad-libbed monologue to open the show.
Personnel
- Barbra Streisand – vocals
- Barry Gibb - vocals (Tracks 7–8)
- Don Sawyer – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Pierce – bass guitar, synthesizer
- Randy Kerber – keyboards, piano
- Chad Wackerman – drums
- Michael G. Fisher – percussion
- Randy Waldman - synthesizer
- Richard Marx – background vocals
- Nyles Steiner - Steinerphone (EWI)
- Richard Baskin - Album Producer
Charts
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Certifications and sales
One Voice has been certified Platinum in the United States and New Zealand for sales of 2,000,000 and 15,000 copies.[16] According to the liner notes of Barbra's retrospective box set: Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.[17]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[18] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[23] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Allmusic review
- Streisand Sends a Message with One Voice (September 26, 2006). Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0819". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – One Voice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Barbra Streisand – One Voice" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- "Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – One Voice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 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 – One Voice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1987". Archived from the original on September 18, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
- "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – One Voice". Music Canada.
- "Dutch album certifications – Barbra Streisand – One Voice" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter One Voice in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- "New Zealand album certifications – Barbra Streisand – One Voice". Recorded Music NZ.
- "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – One Voice". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type One Voice in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – One Voice". Recording Industry Association of America.