Stoney End (Barbra Streisand album)

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Stoney End
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Studio album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedFebruary 1971 (1971-02)
RecordedJuly–December 1970
GenrePop
LabelColumbia
ProducerRichard Perry
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Owl and the Pussycat
(1970) 		Stoney End
(1971) 		Barbra Joan Streisand
(1971)
Singles from Stoney End
  1. "Stoney End" / "I'll Be Home"
    Released: 1970
  2. "Time and Love" / "No Easy Way Down"
    Released: 1971
  3. "Flim Flam Man" / "Maybe"
    Released: 1971

Stoney End is the twelfth studio album by Barbra Streisand. Released in 1971, it was a conscious change in direction for Streisand with a more upbeat contemporary pop/rock sound and was produced by Richard Perry. The album peaked at #10 in the United States, her first to reach the top 10 in five years. The cover photography was taken at Sunrise Mountain, Nevada by Barry Feinstein.[1]

The album included cover versions of many songs by contemporary singer-songwriters of the day including Laura Nyro, Randy Newman and Joni Mitchell.


Singles[]

"Stoney End", composed by Laura Nyro, was released in the US as a single and charted at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart and also reached number 27 on the UK singles chart.

"Time and Love" reached Number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the AC Chart.

"Hands Off the Man", the final single, was officially titled "Flim Flam Man" (and backed with "Maybe"). It spent 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at 82.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Rolling StoneMixed[3]

AllMusic has retrospectively given the album four and a half (out of five) stars, and called it "not a perfect album, but it was so far removed from what Streisand's fans and her detractors thought her capable of that it stands as one of her major triumphs"...The review also mentioned: "whereas (The Barbra Streisand Album, 1963) had redefined the role of the traditional pop singer in contemporary terms for the early '60s, Stoney End redefined Streisand as an effective pop/rock singer."

Commercial performance[]

The album hit number 10 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Platinum with sales of 1 million copies. In the UK the album entered the chart at number 28.[4] It also peaked at #12 in Canada.[5] It peaked #62 in the 1971's Year-end chart of the Cash Box magazine.[6]

Track listing[]

Side One

  1. "I Don't Know Where I Stand" (Joni Mitchell)
  2. "Hands Off the Man (Flim Flam Man)" (Laura Nyro)
  3. "If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot)
  4. "Just a Little Lovin' (Early In The Mornin')" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)
  5. "Let Me Go" from the Columbia Pictures release Pursuit of Happiness (Randy Newman)
  6. "Stoney End" (Laura Nyro)

Side Two

  1. "No Easy Way Down" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
  2. "Time and Love" (Laura Nyro)
  3. "Maybe" (Harry Nilsson)
  4. "Free the People" (Barbara Keith)
  5. "I'll Be Home" (Randy Newman)

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 10

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.musicalmaps.com.au/search/label/barbrastreisandstoneyend
  2. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Stoney End(AllMusic Review)". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Alec Dubro (April 1, 1971). "Rolling Stone Review-Barbra Streisand Stoney End (1971)". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Barbra Streisand Stoney End UK album charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 15, No. 7 April 03, 1971". Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-16.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  6. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1971". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  7. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Je m'appelle Barbra". Recording Industry Association of America.
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