A Star Is Born (1976 soundtrack)

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A Star Is Born
A star is born soundtrack.jpg
Soundtrack album by Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson
Released November 1976
Recorded 1975–1976
Studio
Genre Classic pop
Length 41:31
Label Columbia
Producer
Barbra Streisand chronology
Classical Barbra
(1976)		 A Star Is Born
(1976)		 Superman
(1977)
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Singles from A Star Is Born (1976 soundtrack)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone Unfavorable[3]
The Village Voice D+[2]

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 and eventually was certified 4× Platinum by RIAA for more than four million units shipped and has sold a total of eight million copies worldwide.[4]

"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.

According to the liner notes of Barbra's compilation box set Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in New Zealand, Brazil, the Netherlands, Italy and Mexico.[5] The import version of the CD adds the Spanish version of Evergreen as a bonus track.

Track listing

  1. "Watch Closely Now" (Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher) – 3:49
  2. "Queen Bee" (Rupert Holmes) – 3:55
  3. "Everything" (Holmes, Williams) – 3:50
  4. "Lost Inside of You" (Barbra Streisand, Leon Russell) – 2:54
  5. "Hellacious Acres" (Williams, Ascher) – 2:58
  6. "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" (Streisand, Williams) – 3:04
  7. "The Woman in the Moon" (Williams, Ascher) – 4:49
  8. "I Believe in Love" (Kenny Loggins, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – 3:13
  9. "Crippled Crow" (Donna Weiss) – 3:30
  10. Finale: "With One More Look at You" / "Watch Closely Now" (Williams, Ascher) – 7:43
  11. Reprise: "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – 1:46
  12. "Evergreen (Love theme from A Star Is Born)" (Spanish version) – 3:05 (Import version only)

The songs that appear on the soundtrack are in most cases alternate (live) and studio recordings that do not appear in the film. The alternate version of "Lost Inside of You" that actually appears in the movie, was finally released in 1991 as part of the 4-CD Barbra Streisand Anthology Just for the Record. A previously unreleased studio version of the track appeared on her 1982 compilation Memories. It was later re-recorded as a duet with Babyface for her 2014 duets album Partners.

An alternative previously unreleased studio version of the track "With One More Look At You" appeared on her 2012 retrospective Release Me.

Personnel

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The Oreos

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Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[18]
with Greatest Hits		 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[19] 3× Platinum 300,000
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[20] Gold 10,000
Japan 59,690[8]
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA)[22] 4× Platinum 4,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ A Star Is Born – Review AllMusic
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  5. ↑ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991
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  7. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5269a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
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  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson – A Star Is Born" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson – A Star Is Born". Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson – A Star Is Born". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Barbra Streisand / Kris Kristofferson – A Star Is Born". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  14. ↑ "Barbra Streisand – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Barbra Streisand.
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