One Voice (1987)
Catalog Number(s):
- OC 40788 (LP)
- CK 40788 (CD, 1987)
(Above: A scan of the LP's front and back cover. The LP back cover differed slightly from the CD's back cover. The LP featured the text from Barbra's invitation tape at the top: “I could never imagine myself wanting to sing in public again...” The LP tracks were listed at the bottom. On the CD, only the tracks appeared on the back.)
(Below: The album's picture sleeve—front and back—with lyrics and liner notes ...)
Tracks—LP
Side One
- Somewhere
- Evergreen
- Something's Coming
- People
- Over the Rainbow
- Guilty
Side Two
- What Kind of Fool
- Papa, Can You Hear Me?
- The Way We Were
- It's A New World
- Happy Days Are Here Again
- America The Beautiful
Tracks—CD
- Somewhere [5:24]
(S. Sondheim / L. Bernstein) - Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") [3:00]
(B. Streisand / P. Williams) - Something's Coming [3:04]
(S. Sondheim / L. Bernstein) - People [3:42]
(B. Merrill / J. Styne) - Send In The Clowns [5:02] †
(S. Sondheim) - Over The Rainbow [4:41]
(E.Y. Harburg / H. Arlen) - Guilty (Duet with Barry Gibb) [4:32]
(B. Gibb / R. Gibb / M. Gibb) - What Kind Of Fool (Duet with Barry Gibb) [4:41]
(B. Gibb / A. Galuten) - Papa, Can You Hear Me? [4:50]
(M. Bergman / A. Bergman / M. Legrand) - The Way We Were [4:12]
(M. Bergman / A. Bergman / M. Hamlisch) - It's A New World [3:20]
(I. Gershwin / H. Arlen) - Happy Days Are Here Again [3:57]
(J. Yellen / M. Ager) - America, The Beautiful [4:22]
(K.L. Bates / S.A. Ward)
† not included on the LP
About the Album
- Released April 20, 1987
- Produced by: Richard Baskin
- Musical Director: Randy Kerber
- Recording Engineer: Ed Greene
- Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman
- Remix Engineer & Mastering Supervision: John Arrias
- Musicians: Randy Kerber (Conductor, acoustic piano and keyboards); Jim Cox (synthesizers); Dan Sawyer (acoustic and electric guitar); Randy Waldman (synthesizers); Chad Wackerman (drums); Michael Fisher (percussion and sound effects); Nyle Steiner (EVI); John Pierce (electric and Moog bass); Richard Marx (background vocals)
- Recorded Live—Malibu, California, September 6, 1986
- Excerpts from the show written by: Marilyn & Alan Bergman and Barbra Streisand
- Photography: Richard Corman
- Art Direction: Tony Lane/Nancy Donald
- “Special thanks to Barry Gibb for being there ... and Linda Feldman for the ‘invitation’.”
- “All of Miss Streisand's proceeds from the sale of this record will be contributed to the Streisand Foundation which is a non-profit corporation. The Streisand Foundation supports qualified charitable organizations committed to antinuclear activities and the preservation of our environment, civil liberties and human rights.”
- “This album is dedicated to Gladyce Begelman who would have loved to have been there.” [Note: Gladyce Begelman was the wife of David Begelman— a close friend of producer Ray Stark, the co-founder of Creative Management Associates (CMA), Streisand's agent there, and later, president of Columbia Pictures. Gladyce died of leukemia in June 1986.]
One Voice, released in 1987, is a 20-plus-year-old CD that has not been touched by Columbia since it was originally released. It'd be nice if Sony/Columbia remastered it.
Please note that Rhino Entertainment released the DVD of One Voice in 2006. Rhino replicated the CD artwork for the DVD. John Arrias is credited on the DVD as “Remix Engineer and Mastering Supervision”.
So, it's possible—with the DVD—to see and hear One Voice with fantastic sound. However, it's a shame that the CD is still on the market sounding like it's 20 years old.
[Link to Amazon.com ... One Voice DVD]
[Barbra-Archives link to One Voice TV page]
Billboard Charts
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
Here's the numbers for this Streisand album:
- Debut Chart Date: 5-9-87
- No. Weeks on Billboard 200 Albums Chart: 28
- Peak Chart Position: #9
- Gold: 8/11/87
- Platinum: 2/8/88
Gold: 500,000 units shipped
Platinum: 1 million units shipped.
Note: The record company must submit an album to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) where it undergoes a certification process to become eligible for an award. The process entails an independent sales audit, which calculates the quantity of singles or albums shipped for sale, net after returns. The audit surveys shipments to the entire music marketplace, including retail, record clubs, television sales, Internet orders and other ancillary markets. Based on the certification of these shipments, a title is awarded Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum or Diamond status. The data here comes directly from official sources, mainly the RIAA online database.
Grammy Noms
- Best Pop Female Vocal Performance Nomination: One Voice album
- Best Music Video Performance Nomination: One Voice
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