Release Me

~ Release by Barbra Streisand (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

all 11 tracks are previously unreleased songs, spanning a cross-section of her career from 1963 to the present.

Annotation last modified on 2012-09-02 05:39 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Being Good Isn’t Good Enough (from Hallelujah, Baby!)
producer:
Peter Matz and Barbra Streisand
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1985-08)
orchestrator:
Sid Ramin
recording of:
Being Good Isn’t Good Enough (Hallelujah, Baby!) (in 1985-08)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1967) and Adolph Green (in 1967)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1967)
publisher:
Stratford Music Corporation
3:30
A2Didn’t We
producer:
Wally Gold
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1970-03)
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
cover recording of:
Didn’t We? (in 1970-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Canopy Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:36
A3Willow Weep for Me
producer:
Jack Gold and Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale)
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (on 1967-03-20)
arranger:
Ray Ellis (US producer, arranger and conductor)
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1967-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:31
A4Try to Win a Friend
producer:
Gary Klein (producer, songwriter)
pedal steel guitar:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist) (in 2012-05)
piano:
John Hobbs (in 2012-05)
background vocals:
Jaime Babbitt (in 2012-05)
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Try to Win a Friend (in 1977-04)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Gatlin
publisher:
Parker Lou Music LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
4:07
A5I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
piano:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) (on 1970-09-23)
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (on 1970-09-23)
cover recording of:
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today (on 1970-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:27
A6With One More Look at You (from A Star Is Born)
producer:
Gary Klein (producer, songwriter)
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1977-02)
recording of:
With One More Look at You (A Star Is Born) (in 1977-02)
writer:
Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
publisher:
Sunset Squid Music, Warner Olive Music LLC and First Artists Music Co. (in 1976)
3:39
B1Lost in Wonderland
producer:
Jack Gold
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1968-04)
arranger:
Peter Matz
recording of:
Lost in Wonderland (in 1968-04)
lyricist:
Marshall Barer
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Corcovado Music Corp.
3:33
B2How Are Things in Glocca Morra? / Heather on the Hill (from Finian’s Rainbow / Brigadoon)
producer:
Rupert Holmes
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1988-04)
arranger:
Rupert Holmes
recording of:
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (from "Finian's Rainbow") (in 1988-04)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Glocca Morra Music Corp.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
recording of:
The Heather on the Hill (from "Brigadoon") (in 1988-04)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc.
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
4:34
B3Mother and Child
producer:
Barbra Streisand
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1973-04)
arranger:
Michel Legrand
recording of:
Mother and Child (in 1973-04)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
F‐Sharp Productions Ltd. and Threesome Music Co.
5:03
B4If It’s Meant to Be
producer:
Barbra Streisand
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 2011-08)
arranger:
Brian Byrne (Irish composer, conductor, and arranger)
recorded at:
Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage (formerly Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage before Feb 9, 2004) in Culver City, California, United States (in 2011-08)
recording of:
If It's Meant to Be (in 2011-08)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Brian Byrne (Irish composer, conductor, and arranger)
publisher:
Alamar Music Co.
4:08
B5Home (from The Wiz)
producer:
Barbra Streisand
bass guitar [bass]:
Neil Stubenhaus (in 2012-05)
drums (drum set):
J.R. Robinson (session drummer) (in 2012-05)
piano:
Randy Waldman (in 2012-05)
vocals:
Barbra Streisand (in 1985-08)
recording of:
Home (The Wiz) (in 1985-08)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Smalls (US composer & songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Wiz (Charlie Smalls musical)
3:37

Credits

Release

liner notes:Barbra Streisand
Jay Landers (Executive producer, A&R, producer, songwriter and music publisher) (in 2012)
miscellaneous support:Brian Malouf (task: tape restoration)
producer:Jay Landers (Executive producer, A&R, producer, songwriter and music publisher)
Barbra Streisand
remixer:Brian Malouf
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4151560 [info]
ASIN:US: B008XX6J92 [info]

Release group

Wikidata:Q3283540 [info]