What Matters Most

What Matters Most is the thirty-third studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand. The album is Streisand's collection of songs by her longtime friends Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman. Streisand produced the album herself. The first disc contains Bergman songs not previously recorded by Streisand, while the second disc contains previously recorded Bergman songs.[4] On November 30, 2011 the album received a nomination in the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.The album sold 68,000 in United States in the first week and a total of 210,000 copies (as of July 2012).[5]

What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	August 23, 2011
Recorded	2010-11 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Grandma's House
Genre	Traditional pop, vocal music
Label	Columbia
Producer	Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand chronology
The Ultimate Collection (2010) What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman (2011) Release Me (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
The New York Times	Favorable[3]

A Happening at Starbucks

In promotion of the album, Streisand's February performance at the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit was made available to view on the Starbucks Digital Network between August 23 and 30.[6][7]

Track listing

All lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, except "That Face", lyrics by Alan Bergman and Lew Spence. Composers indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Windmills of Your Mind"	Michel Legrand	3:54
2.	"Something New In My Life"	Michel Legrand	4:02
3.	"Solitary Moon"	Johnny Mandel	4:31
4.	"Nice 'n' Easy"	Lew Spence	4:27
5.	"Alone In the World"	Jerry Goldsmith	4:09
6.	"So Many Stars"	Sérgio Mendes	4:29
7.	"The Same Hello, the Same Goodbye"	John Williams	4:11
8.	"That Face"	Lew Spence	4:31
9.	"I'll Never Say Goodbye"	David Shire	4:08
10.	"What Matters Most"	Dave Grusin	3:12
Total length:			41:34

Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Way We Were"	Marvin Hamlisch	3:30
2.	"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"	Michel Legrand	3:19
3.	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (duet with Neil Diamond)	Neil Diamond	3:24
4.	"Papa, Can You Hear Me?"	Michel Legrand	3:29
5.	"Pieces of Dreams"	Michel Legrand	3:26
6.	"The Island"	Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins	4:35
7.	"The Summer Knows"	Michel Legrand	3:40
8.	"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"	Michel Legrand	5:09
9.	"After the Rain"	Michel Legrand	3:43
10.	"A Piece of Sky"	Michel Legrand	4:20
Total length:			38:35

Starbucks Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"The Way We Were"	Marvin Hamlisch	3:30
12.	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (duet with Neil Diamond)	Neil Diamond	3:24
13.	"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"	Michel Legrand	3:19
Total length:			51:47

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 42 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 29 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 60 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 54 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 19 French Albums (SNEP)[14] 156 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 18 Hungarian Albums Chart[16] 14 Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 37 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 30 Polish Albums Chart[19] 24 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 18 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 54 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 28 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 7 US Billboard 200[24] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Peak position Billboard Year-End[25] 186

External links

• What Matters Most on Amazon
• What Matters Most on iTunes
• What Matters Most at AllMusic

References

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2. Mikael Wood (10 August 2011). "EW Review: What Matters Most". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
3. Stephen Holden (22 August 2011). "The New York Times Review: What Matters Most". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
4. "New album "What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman" coming August 23". barbrastreisand.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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6. "Watch a never-before-seen Barbra concert at Starbucks featuring songs from What Matters". barbrastreisand.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
7. ""A Happening at Starbucks" premieres tomorrow!". barbrastreisand.com. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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