Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway [Barnes & Noble Exclusive] [Lavender Vinyl w/12x12 Photo]

by Barbra Streisand

Overview

The follow-up to 2014's Partners, Barbra Streisand's 2016 studio effort, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, finds the acclaimed vocalist duetting with high-profile guest singers on a set of well-curated Broadway compositions. The difference this time out is that rather than simply singing the songs, wherever possible Streisand also includes the dialogue that frames the songs in their respective musical productions. The result is an album that straddles the line between a traditional pop album and musical theater recording. Helping to achieve this theatrical balance are Streisand's guests, all of whom can sing, but who, like Alec Baldwin, are primarily known as actors. On that score, Baldwin acquits himself nicely with his usual wry charm on the lightly swinging "The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened to Me" from Road Show. Not surprisingly, the more Broadway-experienced guests here, like Hugh Jackman on "Any Moment" from Smile and Patrick Wilson on "Loving You" from Passion, work both ends of the spectrum from acting to singing with seamless verve. Similarly effective are her duets with Family Guy creator turned classic crooner Seth MacFarlane on "Pure Imagination," and Melissa McCarthy on the buoyantly playful "Anything You Can Do," from Annie Get Your Gun. Particularly impressive is Star Trek's Chris Pine, whose nuanced baritone melds perfectly with Streisand on the yearning medley "I'll Be Seeing You/I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," from Right This Way and My Fair Lady. It's also fun to hear Streisand play off more than one performer, as she does here with Anne Hathaway and Star Wars' Daisy Ridley on "At the Ballet," from A Chorus Line. Kudos also go to Streisand for choosing the late Anthony Newley for the digitally created duet on "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" from The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd. Much like her Elvis duet on Partners, her turn with the acclaimed British performer is a highly unexpected one and makes for a gloriously dramatic homage to Broadway in the '60s. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	08/26/2016
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0889853509812

Tracks

1. At the Ballet
2. Loving You
3. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
4. The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened
5. Anything You Can Do
6. Any Moment Now
7. Pure Imagination
8. Take Me To the World
9. I'll Be Seeing You/I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
10. Climb Ev'ry Mountain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Barbra Streisand   Primary Artist,Director
Daisy Ridley   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Seth MacFarlane   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Antonio Banderas   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Anthony Newley   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Alec Baldwin   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chris Pine   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Melissa McCarthy   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Patrick Wilson   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jamie Foxx   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Hugh Jackman   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Anne Hathaway   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Chuck Berghofer   Bass
Dean Parks   Guitar
Luis Conte   Percussion,Latin Percussion
Nathan East   Bass
Don Williams   Timpani
Walter Afanasieff   Bass,Drums,Piano,Percussion,Synthesizer
Randy Waldman   Piano
Michael Lang   Celeste
Sal Lozano   Saxophone
Missi Hale   Vocals (Background)
Stephen Erdody   Cello
Tim Pierce   Guitar
Andrew Synowiec   Guitar
Leslie Reed   Oboe
Heather Clark   Flute
Jon Lewis   Trumpet
Tamara Hatwan   Violin
Steven Becknell   French Horn
Alex Iles   Trombone
Stuart Clark   Clarinet
Bob Zimmitti   Percussion
Bradley Cooper   Featured Artist
Luke Edgemon   Vocals (Background)
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums
Rose Corrigan   Bassoon
Gayle Levant   Harp

Technical Credits

Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Frederick Loewe   Composer
Irving Kahal   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Marvin Hamlisch   Composer
Edward Kleban   Composer
Dave Reitzas   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Jay Landers   A&R,Liner Notes,Photography
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Josef Zimmerman   Music Librarian
Walter Afanasieff   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Armin Steiner   Engineer
Todd Sussman   Editing
Trisha Hildebrandt   Music Preparation
William Ross   Arranger
Stephen Sondheim   Composer
Barbra Streisand   Arranger,Dialogue,Producer,Adaptation,Art Direction
Chris Walden   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Sammy Fain   Composer
Tyler Gordon   Engineer
Alex Hendrickson   Assistant Engineer
Kim Skalecki   Photo Research
Russell Bartmus   Music Librarian
Gregory Jamrok   Music Librarian
Mark Graham   Preparation
Gina Zimmitti   Music Contractor
Jeri Heiden   Design
Victor Pesavento   Music Librarian
Martin Erlichman   Representation
Matt Ward   Engineer
Adrian Bradford   Engineer
Alexander Kovacs   Music Preparation
Russell James   Photography
Whitney Martin   Music Contractor
Aleks von Korff   Assistant Engineer
Mary Webster   Booth Supervision,Score Coordinator
Jeremy Simoneaux   Assistant Engineer
Adam Ayan   Mastering
Anthony Newley   Composer
Carolyn Leigh   Composer