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Columbia
Records has announced the upcoming release of Barbra Streisand's
"Partners" album, to debut on September 16th, 2014, featuring 12
inimitable new Streisand duets with the world's greatest male vocalists.
Ms.
Streisand took to Instagram on August 11th to announce to the world the
official September 16th release date for "Partners." Fans can pre-order "Partners"
now. All those who pre-order the album will
receive a new downloadable song "New York State Of Mind," with Billy
Joel. The Lionel Richie duet of the
classic "The Way We Were" will be also be made available to
pre-ordering fans on August 26. The third Instant Grat track, the Michael Buble
duet "It Had To Be You," - will be downloadable via pre-order on September 2.
The
inspired new musical pairings on "Partners" include, Andrea Bocelli,
Michael Buble, Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Jason Gould, Josh Groban, Billy
Joel, John Legend, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Blake Shelton, Stevie Wonder and
a breathtaking virtual duet with the King of rock n' roll, Elvis Presley. The new album, which is executive produced by
Ms. Streisand and Jay Landers, is produced by 'Babyface' and Walter
Afanasieff.
"Partners"
is comprised of 12 songs, many of which are regarded as Streisand
classics. Among the songs included are
"New York State Of Mind," with Billy Joel, "It Had To Be
You," with Michael Buble, "Come Rain Or Come Shine," with John
Mayer, "Love Me Tender," with Elvis Presley, "The Way We
Were," with Lionel Richie, "What Kind Of Fool," with John
Legend, "People," with Stevie Wonder, "I Can Still See Your
Face," with Andrea Bocelli, "Evergreen," with Babyface, and Ms.
Streisand's first studio-recorded duet with her son Jason Gould, on "How
Deep Is The Ocean."
Throughout
her career, Barbra Streisand has generously shared microphone and spotlight to
create some of the most magical duets in music history. Ms. Streisand has elevated the craft of
pairing incomparable vocal styles with impeccable song choices, transforming
the realm of the duet into the summit of collaborative artistry. For more than six decades she has seamlessly
blended such extraordinary moments – both live and in the studio – into an
acclaimed body of work that is unrivaled in popular music.
Ms.
Streisand is currently the best-selling female recording artist in history and
the only woman to make the All-Time Top 10 Best Selling artists list, an honor
which includes "Partners" duettist Elvis Presley. Ms. Streisand has recorded 51 gold, 30 platinum
and 13 multi-platinum albums in her career, including nine #1s, and is the only
recording artist to have accomplished #1 album in five consecutive decades.
Recognized
as an icon in multiple entertainment fields, Ms. Streisand has attained
unprecedented achievements as a recording artist, actor of stage and screen,
concert performer, movie producer, film director, author and songwriter. In her accomplished career she has been
awarded two Oscars, five Emmys, ten Golden Globes, eight Grammys, a special
Tony award in 1970 as star of the decade, and two Cable Ace awards – the only
artist to receive honors in all of those fields of endeavor. Ms. Streisand is the recipient of the
American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Endowment
for the Arts Medal, two Peabody Awards, A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and
a Grammy Legend Award. Ms. Streisand is
also the first film director to receive the Kennedy Center Honors.
Most
recently, Columbia Records released Barbra Streisand's "Back To
Brooklyn" concert CD/DVD, which reached #1 on the Billboard Top DVD Music
Videos chart in December of 2013. Ms.
Streisand has topped the DVD charts five times, earning nine Gold DVDs, six
Platinum and three Multi-Platinum citations.
The
"Back To Brooklyn" concert CD/DVD captures Streisand's first musical
performance in her native Brooklyn since she departed at age 16 to pursue her
acting career and became one of the most popular and acclaimed musical
performers in history.
All the
artists featured on "Partners" have achieved global acclaim. Below are just a few highlights from their
prestigious careers:
Babyface:
Has written and produced over 26 No. 1 R&B hits throughout his career. He
has won 10 Grammy Awards.
Andrea
Bocelli: Has recorded fourteen solo albums, selling over 100 million records
worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. In 1999, he was
nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards. "The Prayer", his
duet with Celine Dion for the animated film Quest for Camelot, won the Golden
Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same
category. Seven of his albums have since reached the top 10 on the Billboard
200.
Michael
Buble: Has won four Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. Buble's 2009 album
Crazy Love debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 after three days
of sales, and remained there for two weeks.
Babyface:
Has written and produced over 26 No. 1 R&B hits throughout his career. He
has won 10 Grammy Awards.
Jason
Gould: Actor, director, producer, writer and singer, his self-titled EP
garnered rave reviews in 2012, as did his live duets with Barbra Streisand on
her 2012 fall tour and her live CD/DVD package of Ms. Streisand's critically
acclaimed 2012 "Back To Brooklyn" concert.
Josh
Groban: His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and in
2007, he charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States
with over 21 million records in the nation. To date, he has sold over 25
million records worldwide. Josh appeared
on Ms. Streisand's 2002 album, "Duets," a compilation of her duet
performances throughout her career, form 1963 to 2002.
Billy
Joel: Has become the sixth best-selling
recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States.
He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy
Awards throughout his career. He has sold more than 150 million records
worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
John
Legend: Has won nine Grammy Awards. He has gained chart topping hits from his
solo work, including the Billboard Hot 100 No.1 peaking single, "All of
Me".
John
Mayer: In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for
"Your Body Is a Wonderland."
He has sold over 10 million albums in the U.S. and over 20 million
albums worldwide.
Elvis
Presley: The king of rock n' roll, he is the best-selling solo artist in the
history of recorded music, with estimated album sales of 600 million units
worldwide. He was nominated for 14
Grammys and won three, receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age
36.
Lionel
Richie: Has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the
best-selling artists of all time. Has won two Grammys.
Blake
Shelton: Has charted 24 country singles, including 11 #1's. He has been
nominated five times for a Grammy Award. Has won the Academy of Country Music's
Entertainer of the Year twice.
Stevie
Wonder: Has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two
Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist, and has sold over
100 million albums and singles, making him one of the Top 60 best selling
artists.
Track Listing for "Partners"
1. It Had To Be You with Michael Buble
2. People with Stevie Wonder
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine with John Mayer
4. Evergreen with Babyface
5. New York State Of Mind with Billy Joel
6. I'd Want It To Be You with Blake Shelton
7. The Way We Were with Lionel Richie
8. I Still Can See Your Face with Andrea Bocelli
9. How Deep Is The Ocean with Jason Gould
10. What Kind Of Fool with John Legend
11 Somewhere with Josh Groban
12 .Love Me Tender with Elvis Presley
~ Columbia Records
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