Songbird (Barbra Streisand album)

Songbird is the twentieth studio album by Barbra Streisand, released in 1978. The title track reached number 25 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart. The album also includes Streisand's solo version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". She also subsequently re-recorded the song as a duet with Neil Diamond and this version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978.

Songbird
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	May 1978[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	37:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	Gary Klein
Barbra Streisand chronology
Superman (1977) Songbird (1978) Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1978)
Singles from Songbird
"Songbird / Honey Can I Put On Your Clothes?" Released: 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	unfavorable[3]

In the United States the album has been certified Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 copies.[4]

Track listing

1. "Tomorrow" (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin) – 2:56
2. "A Man I Loved" (Nikki Oosterveen, George Michalski) – 4:02
3. "I Don't Break Easily" (Bruce Roberts) – 3:53
4. "Love Breakdown" (Alan Gordon) – 3:36
5. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 3:58
6. "Honey Can I Put on Your Clothes" (Jean Monte Ray, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 5:24
7. "One More Night" (Stephen Bishop) – 3:10
8. "Stay Away" (Kim Carnes) – 3:47
9. "Deep in the Night" (Helen Miller, Eve Merriam) – 3:10
10. "Songbird" (Dave Wolfert, Stephen Nelson) – 3:46

Personnel

• Barbra Streisand – vocals, back cover photography
• Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour, Mitch Holder, Charlie Brown, Sal DiTroia, Larry Carlton, John Tropea – guitar
• David Hungate, Will Lee, Abraham Laboriel, Reinie Press – bass guitar
• Larry Muhoberac, David Foster, Lincoln Mayorga, Greg Mathieson – piano
• Leon Pendarvis, Pat Rebillot – keyboards
• Ian Underwood, James Newton Howard – synthesizer
• Allan Schwartzberg - drums, percussion
• Ed Greene, Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Bob Zimmitti, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Gayle Levant – harp
• Ronny Lang – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Jim Horn – alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
• Ernie Watts – alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
• Larry Williams – saxophone
• Jerry Hey, Steve Madaio – trumpet
• Bill Reichenbach – trombone
• Louise Di Tullio – flute
• George Michalski, Niki Oosterveen, Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals

Technical

• Charles Koppelman – executive producer
• Armin Steiner – engineer, remixing
• Nick DeCaro, James Newton Howard, Lee Holdridge, Gene Page – orchestral arrangements
• Steve Schapiro – front cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	30
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	10
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	48
US Billboard 200[8]	12

Certifications and sales

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[10]	Platinum	100,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[11]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[12]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Barbra Streisand Archives – Songbird". Barbra Streisand Archives. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
2. William Ruhlmann. "Songbird (AllMusic Review)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
3. Stephen Holden (July 27, 1978). "Rolling Stone Review-Songbird". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. "RIAA: Songbird -Platinum Certification". www.riaa.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4628". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
7. "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
8. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
10. "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Songbird". Music Canada.
11. "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Songbird". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Songbird in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
12. "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Songbird". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.