2000 live album by Barbra Streisand
Timeless: Live in Concert live album released byBarbra Streisand on September 19, 2000 (see2000 in music ). It was her fifth live album and was released onColumbia Records (catalog no. 63778). The album was issued a week before what were said to be her final concerts in September 2000 and would reachplatinum certification .
Timeless is a double album which includes moments from Streisand'sNew Year's Eve , 1999 andNew Year's Day , 2000 shows at theMGM Grand Garden Arena on theLas Vegas Strip , which were part of herTimeless concert tour.[ 1] play in two acts and even has a two-minuteentr'acte featuring conductor,Marvin Hamlisch , who is also present throughout the performance. It opens with a dramatization of her first, amateur recording session, in whichLauren Frost plays a part described in the credits as "Young Girl" though Streisand later refers to her as "my little-girl self" and "mini me". The rest of Act One traces Streisand's career from her club days toBroadway and her movie performances.
Act two opens with several of Barbra'sduets . This section is followed bydialogue and songs both reminiscent and optimistic thanks to the backdrop of the New Year's holiday. As themidnight hour approaches, Barbra is joined on stage by husband,James Brolin . Much of the dialogue takes place as smallscenes orskits about time and timelessness. The CD version includes songs that span Streisand's career up to that time, such as "Cry Me a River " and "Happy Days Are Here Again ", from herdebut album , and "At the Same Time" from her 1997 albumHigher Ground
The 24-page CD insert includes photographs, portraits and concert shots as well as an account of the dress rehearsal written by producer, Jay Landers. The 2-CD set includes over two hours of performance divided into 37 tracks. The album debuted at No. 21 on theBillboard 200Top Internet Albums chart ,Timeless peaked at No. 2. On October 20, 2000, the album received gold and platinum certification from theRIAA . According toNielsen Soundscan , the albums sold over 477,000 copies as of 2007.[ 2]
Barnes & Noble offered a bonus in their sale of the CD package: a CD single "Come Rain Or Come Shine " recorded live during one of Barbra's Australian performances.
"Opening/You'll Never Know "(with Lauren Frost, Alec Ledd, andRandee Heller ) (Harry Warren ,Mack Gordon ) – 2:31 "Something's Coming"(with Lauren Frost) (Leonard Bernstein ,Stephen Sondheim ) – 3:41 "The Way We Were " (Marvin Hamlisch ,Alan Bergman ,Marilyn Bergman ) – 4:18 "Shirley MacLaine Y1K"(dialogue) – 4:41 "Cry Me a River " (Arthur Hamilton) – 3:14 "Lover, Come Back To Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II ,Sigmund Romberg ) – 2:54 "A Sleepin' Bee " (Harold Arlen ,Truman Capote ) – 3:43 "Miss Marmelstein " (Harold Rome ) – 2:27 "I'm the Greatest Star/Second Hand Rose/Don't Rain on My Parade " (Jule Styne ,Bob Merrill / Grant Clarke,J.F. Hanly / Styne, Merrill) – 5:21 "Something Wonderful /Being Alive" (Rodgers and Hammerstein / Sondheim) – 4:35 "As Time Goes By "/"Speak Low " (Herman Hupfeld /Kurt Weill ,Ogden Nash ) – 2:10 "Alfie " (Burt Bacharach ,Hal David ) – 4:02 "Evergreen " (Streisand,Paul Williams ) – 4:04 "Dialogue"(Father, Part #1) – 1:18 "Papa, Can You Hear Me? /You'll Never Know"(with Lauren Frost) (Michel Legrand , A. Bergman, M. Bergman / Warren, Gordon) – 3:20 "A Piece of Sky"(with Lauren Frost) (Legrand, A. Bergman, M. Bergman) – 3:13 "Entr'acte" (Hamlisch) – 2:21 "Putting It Together" (Sondheim) – 3:35 "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Alan Jay Lerner ,Burton Lane ) – 2:27 "Send in the Clowns " (Sondheim) – 3:06 "Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy "(withJudy Garland ) /"Guilty"(withBarry Gibb ) /"I Finally Found Someone "(withBryan Adams ) /"Tell Him "(withCeline Dion ) /"You Don't Bring Me Flowers "(withNeil Diamond ) " (Milton Ager ,Jack Yellen / Arlen,Ted Koehler / B. Gibb,Maurice Gibb ,Robin Gibb / Adams, Hamlisch,Robert Lange /Linda Thompson ,Walter Afanasieff ,David Foster / Diamond, A. Bergman, M. Bergman) – 2:07 "Sing "(withJason Gould ) /"I've Got a Crush on You "(withFrank Sinatra ) (Joe Raposo /George Gershwin ,Ira Gershwin ) – 3:22 "Technology"(Dialogue) – 2:03 "The Clicker Blues" (Hamlisch, A. Bergman, M. Bergman) – 0:58 "Simple Pleasures" (Hamlisch, A. Bergman, M. Bergman) – 3:02 "The Main Event/Fight" (Paul Jabara ,Bruce Roberts / Jabara, Bob Esty) – 4:07 "Dialogue"(Father, Part #2) – 1:35 "I've Dreamed of You" (Rolf Løvland ,Ann Hampton Callaway ) – 3:24 "At the Same Time" (Callaway) – 4:53 "Auld Lang Syne (Ballad)" (adapted byRobert Burns ) – 1:49 "Dialogue"(Barbra and Brother Time) – 0:51 "People " (Styne, Merrill) – 3:46 "New Year's Eve/Auld Lang Syne"(Celebration) – 6:00 "Everytime You Hear Auld Lang Syne"(Barbra/Audience) (Hamlisch, A. Bergman, M. Bergman) – 4:22 "Happy Days Are Here Again" (Ager, Yellen) – 3:33 "Don't Like Goodbyes" (Arlen, Capote) – 1:42 "I Believe /Somewhere "(with Lauren Frost) (Ervin Drake , Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl,Al Stillman / Bernstein, Sondheim) – 8:42 NOTE: Some performers do not appear in person.
Bryan Adams –vocals Robert L. Adcock –celli Louis Armstrong –trumpet Steve Becknell –french horn Douglas Besterman –arranger Chris Bishop – engineer Peggie Blu –backing vocals Chris Boardman – arranger Ralph Burns – arranger, adaptation Jorge Calandrelli – arrangerDarius Campo –violin Chris Carlton – engineer Jon Clarke –woodwind John Clayton – arranger Don Costa – arrangerJoe Covello – photography Debbie Datz-Pyle – contractor Mario de Leon – violin Neil Diamond – vocals Celine Dion – vocals Chuck Domanico –bass Bruce Dukov – violin Sam Emerson – photography Martin Erlichman – executive producer Bob Esty – arranger, conductor David Ewart – violin Peter Fletcher – product manager David Foster – arranger Bruce Fowler –trombone Ian Freebairn-Smith – arranger Lauren Frost – vocals Matt Funes –viola Judy Garland – vocals Barry Gibb – vocals Phil Gitomer – technical manager Savion Glover –actor Mark Graham –librarian Gary Grant – trumpet Dan Greco –percussion Henry Grossman – photography Marvin Hamlisch – arranger, director Jack Hayes – arranger Gwen Heller – violin Randee Heller – vocals David Hewitt - recording engineer Remote Recording's Silver Truck Ryan Hewitt – assistant engineer Jerry Hey – trumpetDan Higgins – woodwind Jim Hoffman – librarian Rupert Holmes – arrangerCarrie Holzman-Little – viola Paul Jabara – arranger Bruce Jackson – sound design Ron Jannelli – woodwind Alan Kaplan – trombone Eddie Karam – arranger Suzie Katayama – celli Steve Khan –narrator Jay Landers – executive producer Alec Ledd – vocals Annie Leibovitz – photographyBrian Leonard – violin Warren Leuning – trumpet Gayle Levant –harp Dane Little – celli Charles Loper – trombone Jeremy Lubbock – arranger Stephen Marcussen – mastering Nick Marshall – mixing Peter Matz – arranger, producerKevin Mazur – photography Ed Meares – bass Don Mischer – producerSuzette Moriarty – French horn Horia Moroaica – violin Ralph Morrison – concert master Peter Morse – lighting design, lighting director Dan Newfeld – viola Robin Olson – violin Kenny Ortega – writer, assistant directorMarty Paich – arrangerDean Parks –guitar Joel Peskin – woodwind Barbara Porter – violin Sid Ramin – arranger Tom Ranier –keyboards Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction, design Dave Reitzas – mixing Nelson Riddle – arrangerBruce Roberts – arranger Gil Romero – violin William James Ross – arranger Randee Saint Nicholas – photography Mark Sazer – violin Walter Scharf – arrangerHarry Shirinian – viola John Simpson – engineer Frank Sinatra – vocals Kim Skalecki – assistant Lew Soloff – trumpetMichael Starobin – arranger Barbra Streisand – director, vocals, producer, writer Neil Stubenhaus –electric bass Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator Karen Swenson – consultant, photo research Sydney Philharmonia Choirs - backing choirPhil Teele – trombone Alberto Tolot – photography Bob Tricarico – woodwind Charles Valentino – actor Fred Vogler – engineer Jürgen Vollmer – photographyRandy Waldman – arranger, keyboards Brad Warnaar – French horn Phil Yao – French horn Ken Yerke – violin Firooz Zahedi – photography, cover photo Patty Zimmitti – contractor Robert Zimmitti – percussion Torrie Zito – arranger
Certifications and sales [ edit ] Region Certification Certified units /salesAlbum United States (RIAA )[ 7] Platinum 500,000^ Video Australia (ARIA )[ 8] Platinum 15,000^ United States (RIAA )[ 9] Platinum 100,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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