At a time when Barbra Streisand's career was in decline, what turned out to be only her first greatest-hits album seemed to serve as both a summing up and a kiss-off of her 1960s recordings.
Streisand was not primarily a singles artist; between 1964 and 1969, she enjoyed nine chart singles, of which only one, "People," made the Top Ten, with only one other, "Second Hand Rose," reaching the Top 40.
But in that time, she scored seven gold-selling, Top Ten albums.
This hits collection contained seven of her chart singles, plus her non-charting early single "My Coloring Book," "Happy Days Are Here Again," which was one of the highlights of her debut album (heard here in the live version from A Happening in Central Park), and "Don't Rain on My Parade" from the Funny Girl soundtrack.
For casual fans, that made for a good sampling of Streisand's most prominent '60s work, and if at the time it seemed likely that this was all the hits there would be, instead the '60s proved to be only the first chapter in Streisand's career.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PeopleBob Merrill, Jule Styne | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Second Hand RoseGrant Clarke, James F. Hanley | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 3 | He Touched MeIra Levin, Milton Schafer | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Free Again | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Don't Rain on My ParadeBob Merrill, Jule Styne | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | My Coloring BookFred Ebb, John Kander | Barbra Streisand | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Sam, You Made the Pants Too LongSam M. Lewis, Victor Young | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 8 | My ManJacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | Gotta MovePeter Matz | Barbra Streisand | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 10 | Happy Days Are Here AgainMilton Ager, Jack Yellen | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Why Did I Choose You | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 32 mins | 74 MB | |||||
| 32 mins | 172 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Ager | Composer |
| 2 | Michael Berniker | Producer |
| 3 | Jacques Charles | Composer |
| 4 | Grant Clarke | Composer |
| 5 | Don Costa | Arranger, Conductor |
| 6 | Fred Ebb | Composer |
| 7 | Jack Gold | Producer |
| 8 | James F. Hanley | Composer |
| 9 | John Kander | Composer |
| 10 | Frank Laico | Engineer |
| 11 | Michel Legrand | Arranger, Conductor |
| 12 | Michael Leonard | Composer |
| 13 | Ira Levin | Composer |
| 14 | Sam M. Lewis | Composer |
| 15 | Herbert Martin | Composer |
| 16 | Peter Matz | Arranger, Composer, Conductor |
| 17 | Bob Merrill | Composer |
| 18 | Robert Mersey | Producer |
| 19 | Channing Pollack | Composer |
| 20 | Milton Schafer | Composer |
| 21 | Ettore Stratta | Producer |
| 22 | Barbra Streisand | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 23 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 24 | Warren Vincent | Producer, Sound Supervision |
| 25 | Stan Weiss | Engineer |
| 26 | Albert Willemetz | Composer |
| 27 | Jack Yellen | Composer |
| 28 | Victor Young | Composer |
| 29 | Maurice Yvain | Composer |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |