Though it is credited to Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, A Star Is Born is in effect the soundtrack album to the motion picture of the same name, a rock-oriented retelling of the story that had been filmed three times before.
That it is not billed as a soundtrack only indicates that the album contains the songs featured in the film, but not the score.
Of course, the main drawing card here is "Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)," the number one hit.
But the rest of the album is slight.
Streisand isn't much of a rock singer and these aren't much as rock songs (the songwriters include Paul Williams and Rupert Holmes).
For his part, Kristofferson sounds even more gravelly than usual, and he isn't even growling his own compositions, which doubtless would have been superior to what he's been given to sing.
Nevertheless, spurred by the hit single and the box office success of the film, A Star Is Born was the best-selling album of Barbra Streisand's career up to this point.
["Evergreen," co-written by Streisand and Williams, won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watch Closely NowKenny Ascher, Paul Williams | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Queen BeeRupert Holmes | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | EverythingRupert Holmes, Paul Williams | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Lost Inside of YouLeon Russell, Barbra Streisand | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Hellacious AcresKenny Ascher, Paul Williams | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The Woman in the MoonKenny Ascher, Paul Williams | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I Believe in LoveAlan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Kenny Loggins | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Crippled CrowDonna Weiss | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Finale: With One More Look at You/Watch Closely NowKenny Ascher, Paul Williams | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 07:43 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") [Reprise]Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams | Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Ascher | Composer, Orchestration |
| 2 | Jim Atherron | Associate Engineer |
| 3 | Aaron Baron | Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer |
| 4 | Alan Bergman | Composer |
| 5 | Marilyn Bergman | Composer |
| 6 | Jim Boyer | Assistant, Remix Assistant |
| 7 | Steve Brimmer | Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer |
| 8 | Jules Chaiken | Contractor, Musical Coordinator |
| 9 | Ian Freebairn-Smith | Orchestration |
| 10 | Rupert Holmes | Composer |
| 11 | Frank Jones | Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer |
| 12 | Roger Kellaway | Orchestration |
| 13 | Kris Kristofferson | Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 14 | Kenny Loggins | Composer |
| 15 | Andrew MacDonald | Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer |
| 16 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering, Remastering |
| 17 | James Pankow | Orchestration |
| 18 | Jimmy Pankow | Orchestration |
| 19 | Phil Ramone | Engineer, Producer, Remixing |
| 20 | Leon Russell | Composer |
| 21 | Francesco Scavullo | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 22 | Steve Schapiro | Back Cover, Photography |
| 23 | Tom Scott | Orchestration |
| 24 | Steve Shapiro | Photography |
| 25 | Wray Smallwood | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Barbra Streisand | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 27 | Stuart Taylor | Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer |
| 28 | Tim Vicari | Engineer |
| 29 | Tommy Vicari | Engineer |
| 30 | Jim Walker | Assistant Engineer, Associate Engineer |
| 31 | Dan Wallin | Engineer |
| 32 | Donna Weiss | Composer |
| 33 | Stewart Whitmore | Digital Editing |
| 34 | Pat Williams | Orchestration |
| 35 | Paul Williams | Composer |
| 36 | Paul Williams | Composer, Musical Supervision |
| 37 | Paul Williams | Composer |
| 38 | Paul Williams | Musical Supervision |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |