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Release Me (Barbra Streisand album)

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2012 compilation album by Barbra Streisand
Release Me
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2012
Recorded1967–2011
GenreVocal pop
Length41:45
Label
Producer
  • Barbra Streisand
  • Jack Gold
  • Wally Gold
  • Gary Klein
  • Jay Landers
  • Peter Matz
  • Richard Perry
  • Howard A. Roberts
Barbra Streisand chronology
What Matters Most
(2011)		Release Me
(2012)		The Classic Christmas Album
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
The Boston GlobeFavorable[5]
Daily NewsStarStarStar[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The IndependentFavorable[4]

Release Me is a 2012compilation album of eleven rare and previously unreleased studio performances by American singerBarbra Streisand.

The companion compilationRelease Me 2 followed in 2021.

Overview

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Streisand announced the album's release on her official website in August 2012.[6] It contains tracks recorded between her 1967Simply Streisand and 2011What Matters Most albums, gathering unreleased material from, among others,Stoney End,The Broadway Album, andBack to Broadway. The compilation's release was accompanied by a series of short video clips posted ontoYouTube, in which Barbra discussed every track.[7] A music video for "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" was directed, photographed and edited byMatt Amato.[8]

The album debuted at number 7 on theBillboard 200 albums sales chart (with approximately 40,000 copies sold), making this her 32nd Top 10 album and her 6th consecutive Top 10 effort sinceThe Movie Album in 2003.[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Being Good Isn't Good Enough" (FromHallelujah, Baby!) – 3:30 (Intended forThe Broadway Album)
  2. "Didn't We" – 2:36 (Intended for aborted albumThe Singer in 1970)
  3. "Willow Weep for Me" – 3:31 (Intended forSimply Streisand)
  4. "Try to Win a Friend" – 4:07 (Intended forStreisand Superman)
  5. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 3:27 (Intended forStoney End)
  6. "With One More Look at You" (FromA Star Is Born) – 3:39 (Unreleased studio take)
  7. "Lost in Wonderland" – 3:33 (Recorded duringWhat About Today? sessions)[10]
  8. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?"/"Heather on the Hill" (FromFinian's Rainbow/Brigadoon) – 4:34 (Intended for unreleased version ofBack to Broadway)
  9. "Mother and Child" – 5:03 (Intended for aborted albumLife Cycle of a Woman)
  10. "If It's Meant to Be" – 4:08 (Intended forWhat Matters Most)
  11. "Home" (FromThe Wiz) – 3:37 (Intended forThe Broadway Album)

Charts

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Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]114
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]125
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]130
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14]8
French Albums (SNEP)[15]138
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16]29
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17]83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]37
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19]33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]78
UK Albums (OCC)[21]31
USBillboard 200[22]7

References

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  1. ^John Bush (October 2012)."Release Me - Barbra Streisand : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". www.allmusic.com. RetrievedOctober 9, 2012.
  2. ^Jim Farber (October 2, 2012)."Album Review: Barbra Streisand, 'Release Me'". www.nydailynews.com. RetrievedOctober 9, 2012.
  3. ^Jessica Shaw (October 3, 2012)."Release Me - review - Barbra Streisand Review".Entertainment Weekly. RetrievedOctober 9, 2012.
  4. ^Nick Coleman (October 7, 2012)."Album: Barbra Streisand, Release Me (Columbia)".The Independent. RetrievedJune 23, 2015.
  5. ^Sarah Rodman (October 8, 2012)."Decades of gems from Streisand's vaults".The Boston Globe. RetrievedJune 23, 2015.
  6. ^"RELEASE ME - Barbra's new compilation of unreleased material to debut on September 25". www.barbrastreisand.com. August 23, 2012. Archived fromthe original on August 27, 2012. RetrievedAugust 31, 2012.
  7. ^"RELEASE ME". www.youtube.com. October 2012. RetrievedNovember 19, 2012.
  8. ^"I Think It's Going To Rain Today". www.youtube.com. RetrievedNovember 19, 2012.
  9. ^Keith Caulfield (October 13, 2012)."Barbra Streisand Set For 32nd Top 10 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". www.billboard.com. RetrievedOctober 20, 2012.
  10. ^"Barbra Archives: What About Today?". RetrievedJuly 18, 2025.
  11. ^"Barbra Streisand ARIA chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. RetrievedJuly 19, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  12. ^"Ultratop.be – Barbra Streisand – Release Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  13. ^"Ultratop.be – Barbra Streisand – Release Me" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  14. ^"Barbra Streisand Chart History (Canadian Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  15. ^"Lescharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Release Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  16. ^"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2012. 45. hét" (in Hungarian).MAHASZ. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  17. ^"Italiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Release Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  18. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Release Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  19. ^"Spanishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Release Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  20. ^"Swisscharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Release Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  21. ^"Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts".UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  22. ^"Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)".Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

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