What About Today?, Barbra Streisand's first new studio album in two years, was her initial, frankly unsuccessful encounter with the pop music revolution of the 1960s.
The songs were by Paul Simon, Lennon/McCartney, Bacharach/David -- not exactly hard rock, but apparently beyond the ken of Streisand, who employed her usual armory of belting and shtick, all to no avail.
Her usual arrangers, Peter Matz, Don Costa, and Michel Legrand, succeeded in turning some excellent contemporary material into Las Vegas schmaltz and glitz, and Streisand sang the songs the same way.
She was laughably unable to comprehend the work of her own peers.
Streisand was actually younger by a year or two than Paul Simon and John Lennon.
She sang as if she was old enough to be their mother.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What About Today?David Shire | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | Ask Yourself WhyAlan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Honey PieJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | Punky's DilemmaPaul Simon | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Until It's Time for You to GoBuffy Sainte-Marie | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | Little Tin SoldierJimmy Webb | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | With a Little Help from My FriendsJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | AlfieBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | The Morning AfterRichard Maltby, Jr., David Shire | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Good NightJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | That's A Fine Kind Of Freedom | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 34 mins | 78 MB | |||||
| 34 mins | 179 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 2 | John Arrias | Restoration |
| 3 | Richard Avedon | Photography |
| 4 | Burt Bacharach | Composer |
| 5 | Alan Bergman | Composer |
| 6 | Marilyn Bergman | Composer |
| 7 | Don Costa | Arranger, Conductor |
| 8 | Hal David | Composer |
| 9 | Wally Gold | Producer |
| 10 | Bernie Grundman | Remastering |
| 11 | Michel Legrand | Arranger, Composer |
| 12 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 13 | Richard Maltby, Jr. | Composer |
| 14 | Peter Matz | Arranger, Conductor |
| 15 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 16 | Don Meehan | Engineer |
| 17 | Buffy Sainte-Marie | Composer |
| 18 | David Shire | Composer |
| 19 | Paul Simon | Composer |
| 20 | Barbra Streisand | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 21 | Jimmy Webb | 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). |