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1981 compilation album by Barbra Streisand

Memories is a compilation album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in 1981. It is primarily a compilation of previously released material, but includes three newly recorded songs. The album was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA,[2] reaching number 10 on the US Billboard 200.[3] First released on Columbia, it was re-released under the CBS imprint in 1981 with four additional tracks. In the UK, where it was released as Love Songs, it reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart for nine weeks (seven of them consecutively and it became the best-selling album of 1982 there, the first album by a female performer to achieve it).[4] The album was certified platinum in the UK (prior to multi-platinum awards being given), and 6× platinum in Australia. According to the liner notes of Streisand’s retrospective box set, Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in the Netherlands and in Switzerland.[5]

Two brand new recordings “Memory” and “Comin’ In and Out of Your Life” were included and both released as singles. “Comin’ In and Out of Your Life” was the most successful of the new singles, peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The album also included a previously unreleased solo version of “Lost Inside of You” which had appeared on her 1976 soundtrack album A Star Is Born as a duet with Kris Kristofferson.

The album won Brit Award for British Album of the Year as Best Selling Album at the 1983 Brit Awards. It sold over 10 million copies worldwide.[6]

Track listing[edit]

Love Songs & CBS re-issue
Title Writer(s) Producer(s)
1. “Memory” (the theme from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Musical Cats) Webber 3:53
2. “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” (Duet with Neil Diamond, from Greatest Hits Volume 2, 1978) Bob Gaudio 3:24
3. “My Heart Belongs to Me” (from Superman, 1977) Alan Gordon 3:22
4. “Wet” (from Wet, 1979) Klein 4:43
5. “New York State of Mind” (from Superman, 1977) Billy Joel Klein 4:43
6. “A Man I Loved” (from Songbird, 1978)
  • Niki Oosterveen
  • George Michalski
 Klein 4:09
7. “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” (Edit) (Duet with Donna Summer, 1979) Klein 4:43
8. “Comin’ In and Out of Your Life”
  • Richard Parker
  • Bobby Whiteside
 Webber 4:09
9. “Evergreen” (from A Star Is Born, 1976) 3:05
10. “I Don’t Break Easily” (from Songbird, 1978) Roberts Klein 3:51
11. “Kiss Me in the Rain” (from Wet, 1979) Klein 4:18
12. “Lost Inside of You” (solo, differs from A Star Is Born duet) Klein 3:57
13. “The Love Inside” (from Guilty, 1980) Barry Gibb 5:04
14. “The Way We Were” (from The Way We Were, 1974) Marty Paich 3:30

Personnel[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ RIAA
  3. ^ All US charts Memories at AllMusic
  4. ^ “1980s Albums Chart Archive”. everyHit.com. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  5. ^ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
  6. ^ a b Wilson, David. “Barbra Streisand’s Memories hasn’t aged well, for all that it was a big seller”. South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ^ “Australiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  8. ^ “Austriancharts.at – Barbra Streisand – Memories” (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  9. ^ “Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – Memories” (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). “Barbra Streisand”. Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 248. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. ^ “Charts.nz – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  13. ^ “Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  14. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ^ “Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  16. ^ “Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts”. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  17. ^ “Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  18. ^ “Top Selling Albums of 1982”. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-04.. Nztop40.co.nz.
  19. ^ “Chart Archive – 1980s Albums”. everyHit.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  20. ^ “The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1982”. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  21. ^ “Disos de Oro y Platino”. CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  22. ^ “ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums” (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  23. ^ “Austrian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories” (in German). IFPI Austria.
  24. ^ “Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. Music Canada.
  25. ^ a b “Barbra Streisand” (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  26. ^ “French album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories” (in French). Syndicat National de l’Édition Phonographique.
  27. ^ “IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1984”. IFPI Hong Kong.
  28. ^ “Dutch album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories” (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Memories in the “Artiest of titel” box. Select 1984 in the drop-down menu saying “Alle statussen”
  29. ^ “New Zealand album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  30. ^ Robertshaw, Nick (August 20, 1983). “CBS Portugal Celebrates A Successful First Year” (PDF). Billboard. p. 9. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  31. ^ “British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. British Phonographic Industry.
  32. ^ “American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Memories”. Recording Industry Association of America.
  33. ^ Hudelist, Darko (October 1, 1984). “Rang-lista licencnih izdanja”. Yugopapir. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

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