Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson - A Star Is Born (1976) LP - €10,00

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A Star Is Born is the soundtrack album to the 1976 musical film of the same name, performed by its stars Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. 

The album was very successful, holding the number-one spot on the Billboard 200 chart for six weeks.

“Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” was released as the album’s lead single and Streisand’s second US number 1 single spending three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and six weeks atop the easy listening chart.

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.]

Side A

A1.  Watch Closely Now - 3:49

A2.  Queen Bee - 3:55

A3.  Everything - 3:50

A4.  Lost Inside of You - 2:54

A5.  Hellacious Acres - 2:58

A6.  Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - 3:04

Side B

B1.  The Woman in the Moon - 4:49

B2.  I Believe in Love - 3:13

B3.  Crippled Crow - 3:30

B4.  Finale: With One More Look at You/Watch Closely Now - 7:43

B5.  Reprise: Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - 1:46

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
• Copyright © – CBS Inc.
• Recorded At – Sun Devil Stadium
• Recorded At – Grady Gammage Auditorium
• Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
• Recorded At – A&M Studios
• Published By – First Artists Music Co.
• Published By – Emanuel Music Corp.
• Published By – Teddy Jack Music
• Published By – Primus Artists Music
• Published By – Kiki Music Corp.
• Published By – Blackwood Music Inc.
• Published By – Bible Belt Music
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

• Art Direction – Seiniger & Assoc.
• Contractor [Musical] – Jules Chaikin
• Engineer [Associate] – Aaron Baron, Andrew MacDonald, Frank Jones, Jim Atherton, Jim Walker (5), Steven Brimmer, Stuart Taylor, Wray Smallwood
• Engineer [Re Mix Assisted By] – Jim Boyer
• Engineer [Recording] – Dan Wallin, Tom Vicari
• Orchestrated By – Ian Freebairn-Smith, Jim Pankow, Kenny Ascher, Pat Williams, Roger Kellaway, Tom Scott
• Performer [The Oreos] – Clydie King, Venetta Fields
• Performer [The Speedway] – Art Munson, Bobby Shew, Booker T. Jones, Charles Owens, Dean Hagen, Donnie Fritts, Jack Redmond, Jerry McGee, Mike Utley, Sammy Creason, Stephen Bruton, Terry Paul
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Steve Schapiro
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Francesco Scavullo
• Producer [Record] – Barbra Streisand
• Producer [Record], Engineer [Recording, Re Mix] – Phil Ramone

All Songs Recorded Live At:
Sun Devil Stadium
Grady Gammage Auditorium
The Handlebar (Wally Heider Recording)
A & M Recording Studios
Concert Recording Equipments: Enactron Truck
Special Thanks To Gary LeMel
Tom Scott courtesy of Ode Records
Jim Pankow courtesy of Chicago®
All songs © 1976 First Artists Music Co. (ASCAP) except [A4] © 1976 First Artists Music Co. (ASCAP), Emanuel Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Teddy Jack Music (BMI) [B3] © 1972 Primus Artists Music, Kiki Music Corp., Blackwood Music Inc. and Bible Belt Music (BMI). 

Notes

Release:  1976

Format:  LP, Vinyl 

Genre:  Soft Rock

Label:  CBS Records

Catalog#  86021

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed VG)  Gatefold

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