1981 compilation album by Barbra Streisand
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Memories is a compilation album by American singer Barbra Streisand , released in 1981. It is primarily a compilation of previously released material, but includes three newly recorded songs. The album was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA ,[2] reaching number 10 on the US Billboard 200 .[3] First released on Columbia , it was re-released under the CBS imprint in 1981 with four additional tracks. In the UK , where it was released as Love Songs , it reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart for nine weeks (seven of them consecutively and it became the best-selling album of 1982 there, the first album by a female performer to achieve it).[4] The album was certified platinum in the UK (prior to multi-platinum awards being given), and 6× platinum in Australia . According to the liner notes of Streisand's retrospective box set , Just for the Record , the album also received a record certification in the Netherlands and in Switzerland .[5]
Two brand new recordings "Memory " and "Comin' In and Out of Your Life " were included and both released as singles. "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" was the most successful of the new singles, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The album also included a previously unreleased solo version of "Lost Inside of You" which had appeared on her 1976 soundtrack album A Star Is Born as a duet with Kris Kristofferson .
The album won Brit Award for British Album of the Year as Best Selling Album at the 1983 Brit Awards .
Track listing [ ]
1. "Memory " (the theme from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical Cats ) Webber 3:53 2. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers " (Duet with Neil Diamond , from Greatest Hits Volume 2 , 1978) Bob Gaudio 3:24 3. "My Heart Belongs to Me " (from Superman , 1977) Alan Gordon 3:22 4. "Wet" (from Wet , 1979) Klein 4:43 5. "New York State of Mind " (from Superman , 1977) Billy Joel Klein 4:43 6. "A Man I Loved" (from Songbird , 1978) Niki Oosterveen George Michalski Klein 4:09 7. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) " (Edit) (Duet with Donna Summer , 1979) Klein 4:43 8. "Comin' In and Out of Your Life " Richard Parker Bobby Whiteside Webber 4:09 9. "Evergreen " (from A Star Is Born , 1976) 3:05 10. "I Don't Break Easily" (from Songbird , 1978) Roberts Klein 3:51 11. "Kiss Me in the Rain" (from Wet , 1979) Klein 4:18 12. "Lost Inside of You" (solo, differs from A Star Is Born duet) Klein 3:57 13. "The Love Inside" (from Guilty , 1980) Barry Gibb 5:04 14. "The Way We Were " (from The Way We Were , 1974) Marty Paich 3:30
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^ AllMusic review
^ RIAA
^ All US charts Memories at AllMusic
^ "1980s Albums Chart Archive" . everyHit.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012 .
^ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
^ "Australiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1982" . Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-04 . . Nztop40.co.nz.
^ "Chart Archive - 1980s Albums" . everyHit.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015 .
^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1982" . Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. . Cash Box magazine .
^ "Disos de Oro y Platino" . CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association .
^ "Austrian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . Music Canada .
^ Jump up to: a b "Barbra Streisand" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland .
^ "Les Albums Double Platine" . infodisc.fr . SNEP . Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05 .
^ "French album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique .
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1984" . IFPI Hong Kong.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Enter Memories in the "Artiest of titel" box.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 1 March 2016 .
^ "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . British Phonographic Industry .Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Memories in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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