Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

• Artist: Barbra Streisand
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1978
• Total Time: 39:35
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Between the release of Barbra Streisand's first hits collection in 1970 and her second in 1978, she essentially became a different kind of recording artist. In the 1960s, she made a series of consistent albums devoted largely to show music material, but she scored precious few singles hits, with only one, "People," and reaching the Top Ten. But in the 1970s, she shifted to contemporary soft-rock and released a series of highly successful ballad singles, while her albums became largely inconsistent. For that reason, the hit quotient of her second hits album was much higher--"The Way We Were," "Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)," and the duet version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," sung with songwriter Neil Diamond and released on album here for the first time, all were number one hits, while "Stoney End" and "My Heart Belongs to Me" were Top Tens and "Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead," "Songbird," and "Love Theme From 'Laura Mars' (Prisoner)" reached the Top 40. That was enough material to make Volume 2 Streisand's definitive hits collection, so much so that later compilations like Memories and A Collection/Greatest Hits...And More would be forced to cannibalize it. It was also a genre-defining album in terms of the emergence of a post-'60s contemporary pop music that drew upon the rock revolution to redefine classic pop for a new generation. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")	Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams	Barbra Streisand	(3:09)
Prisoner (Love Theme from "Eyes of Laura Mars")		Barbra Streisand	(3:57)
My Heart Belongs to Me	Alan Gordon	Barbra Streisand	(3:24)
Songbird	David Wolfert, Steve Nelson	Barbra Streisand	(3:48)
You Don't Bring Me Flowers	Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman	Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond	(3:26)
The Way We Were	Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman	Barbra Streisand	(3:30)
Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead	Carole King, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Toni Stern	Barbra Streisand	(6:20)
All in Love Is Fair	Stevie Wonder	Barbra Streisand	(3:52)
Superman		Barbra Streisand	(2:50)
Stoney End	Laura Nyro	Barbra Streisand	(2:58)

Credits

Barbra Streisand (Producer), Barbra Streisand (Main Performer), Neil Diamond (Performer), Larry Carlton (Arranger), Larry Carlton (Rhythm Arrangements), Gene Page (Arranger), Charles Calello (Arranger), Charles Calello (Producer), Nick DeCaro (Arranger), Nick DeCaro (Horn Arrangements), Nick DeCaro (String Arrangements), Bob Gaudio (Producer), Don Hannah (Arranger), Gary Klein (Producer), Charles Koppelman (Executive Producer), Tommy LiPuma (Producer), Alan Lindgren (Arranger), Marty Paich (Arranger), Marty Paich (Producer), Richard Perry (Producer), Phil Ramone (Producer), Tony Lane (Design), Nancy Donald (Design), Francesco Scavullo (Photography)