What Matters Most

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
Length CD 1 - 41:39
Label Columbia
Producer Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand chronology
Barbra: The Ultimate Collection
(2010)Barbra: The Ultimate Collection2010		 What Matters Most
(2011)		 Release Me
(2012)Release Me2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
The New York TimesFavorable[3]

What Matters Most is the thirty-third studio album by 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]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Windmills of Your Mind"Michel Legrand3:54
2."Something New In My Life"Legrand4:02
3."Solitary Moon"Johnny Mandel4:31
4."Nice 'n' Easy"Lew Spence4:27
5."Alone In the World"Jerry Goldsmith4:09
6."So Many Stars"Sérgio Mendes4:29
7."The Same Hello, the Same Goodbye"John Williams4:11
8."That Face"Spence4:31
9."I'll Never Say Goodbye"David Shire4:08
10."What Matters Most"Dave Grusin3:12

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

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ John Bush (August 2011). "AllMusic Review: What Matters Most". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Sales "What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman"". hitsdailydouble.com. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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  12. ↑ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  16. ↑ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  17. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  20. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Barbra Streisand – What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end charts". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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