The Ultimate Collection (2010 Barbra Streisand album)

The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album released in 2010 by American singer Barbra Streisand.

The Ultimate Collection
Compilation album by Barbra Streisand
Released	March 29, 2010
Recorded	1964–2009
Genre	Vocal
Label	Legacy, Columbia
Barbra Streisand chronology
Love Is the Answer (2009) The Ultimate Collection (2010) What Matters Most (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Daily Express	[2]
Contactmusic.com	[3]

The album peaked at #8 in the United Kingdom,[4] with sales of 24,736.[5]

The Ultimate Collection was the 51st best-selling album of 2011 in the UK, with sales of 231,000.[6] The BPI certified the album Platinum on December 20, 2013.

In Canada the album peaked at number 24 and had sold 23,357 copies as of March 2013. It was certified Gold in Hungary.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Woman in Love" (from Guilty, 1980)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb	Barry Gibb Albhy Galuten Karl Richardson	3:52
2.	"Evergreen" (from A Star Is Born (soundtrack), 1976)	Barbra Streisand Paul Williams	Streisand Phil Ramone	3:06
3.	"The Way We Were" (from The Way We Were, 1974)	Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Marvin Hamlisch	Marty Paich	3:31
4.	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (Duet with Neil Diamond, from Greatest Hits Volume 2, 1978)	Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Neil Diamond	Mike Berniker	3:23
5.	"Guilty" (Duet with Barry Gibb, from Guilty, 1980)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	Barry Gibb Galuten Richardson	4:24
6.	"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet with Donna Summer, from Wet, 1979)	Paul Jabara Bruce Roberts	Gary Klein	4:44
7.	"Don't Rain on My Parade" (from Funny Girl (soundtrack), 1968)	Jule Styne Bob Merrill	Jack Gold	2:45
8.	"Memory" (from Memories, 1981)	Andrew Lloyd Webber T. S. Eliot Trevor Nunn	Webber	3:53
9.	"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (from Yentl (soundtrack), 1983)	Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Michel Legrand	Streisand Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman	3:31
10.	"As If We Never Said Goodbye" (from Back to Broadway, 1993)	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Streisand	4:43
11.	"Tell Him" (Duet with Celine Dion, from Higher Ground, 1997)	David Foster Linda Thompson Walter Afanasieff	Foster Afanasieff	4:51
12.	"Stranger in a Strange Land" (from Guilty Pleasures, 2005)	Barry Gibb Ashley Gibb Stephen Gibb	Barry Gibb John Merchant	4:50
13.	"I've Dreamed of You" (from A Love Like Ours, 1999)	Rolf Lovland Ann Hampton Callaway	Streisand	4:52
14.	"Send in the Clowns" (from The Broadway Album, 1985)	Sondheim	Streisand	4:42
15.	"People" (from People, 1964)	Jule Styne Bob Merrill	Streisand	3:41
16.	"Smile" (from The Movie Album, 2003)	Charlie Chaplin John Turner Geoffrey Parsons	Tommy LiPuma	4:16
17.	"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (from Love Is the Answer, 2009)	Bob Hilliard David Mann	Diana Krall	4:02
18.	"Somewhere" (from The Broadway Album, 1985)	Leonard Bernstein Sondheim	Foster	4:46

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8]	24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	32
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10]	28
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[11]	69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12]	11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13]	73
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	81
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	8

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ)[16]	Gold	3,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Platinum	300,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Jon O'Brien (2007-03-26). "AllMusic Review:Barbra:The Ultimate Collection". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
2. Simon Gage and Paul Callan (22 October 2010). "Album review: The Ultimate Collection - Barbra Streisand (Sony)". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
3. Nima Baniamer (10 November 2010). "Barbra Streisand - The Ultimate Collection Album Review". www.contactmusic.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
4. "The Official Charts Company - The Ultimate Collection by Barbra Streisand Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
5. Bacalzo, Dan. "Barbra Streisand's Barbra:The Ultimate Collection first week sales". musicweek.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
6. Hyett, Paul (2011-06-01). "Barbra Streisand's Barbra: The Ultimate Collection sales". freak-search.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
7. "Barbra Streisand - Hungary Certification". zene.slagerlistak.hu. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
8. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Barbra - The Ultimate Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
10. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 43, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
11. "Mexicancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Barbra - The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
12. "Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – Barbra - The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
13. "Spanishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Barbra - The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Barbra - The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
15. "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
16. "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2010" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
17. "British album certifications – Barbra Steisand – Barbra: The Ultimate Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Barbra: The Ultimate Collection in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.