Due to drop early this fall, RELEASE ME is a collection of previously unreleased BARBRA STREISAND tracks dating back to as early as 1963. Sifting through over five decades of material, STREISAND has put together a collection of eleven tunes that should have fans jumping for joy. This from the official press release:
Highlights include: “Didn’t We” written by Jimmy Webb - recorded in 1970 for an unreleased album project titled The Singer; the standard “Willow Weep For Me” - an unreleased track recorded in 1967 for Simply Streisand, arranged by Ray Ellis noted for his legendary work with Billie Holiday; A striking version of Randy Newman’s “I Think It’s Going Rain Today,” with Barbra on vocals and Newman on piano - from the 1971 Stoney End sessions; an unreleased studio version of “With One More Look At You” from A Star Is Born; Two tracks from the unreleased sequel to the acclaimed The Broadway Album, titled Back To Broadway - “Home” (from The Wiz) and “How Are Things In Glocca Morra ? / Heather On The Hill” (from Finian’s Rainbow / Brigadoon). Reflecting on the album, Streisand noted, “The thing I’m happiest about is that I still have great affection for all these songs. They appealed to me at the time…and still do. Listening now, I actually think to myself, ‘The girl wasn’t half bad.’”
A few years back, we spoke with the Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning STREISAND, who explained it was always her goal to act and that a singing career wasn’t really part of the plan. It took an act of inspiration for her to appreciate her musical gift. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR FOR AUDIO)
RELEASE ME is scheduled to release on vinyl 9/25 and on CD 10/9
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