Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson – A Star Is Born (1976/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson – A Star Is Born (1976/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:40 minutes | 472 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia

A Star Is Born is the soundtrack album to the motion picture of the same name. Of course, the main drawing card here is “Love Theme From ‘A Star Is Born’ (Evergreen)”, the number one hit. 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.

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.] ~ AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann

Tracklist:

1-01. Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson – Watch Closely Now (03:49)
1-02. Barbra Streisand – Queen Bee (03:55)
1-03. Barbra Streisand – Everything (03:50)
1-04. Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson – Lost Inside of You (02:54)
1-05. Kris Kristofferson – Hellacious Acres (02:58)
1-06. Barbra Streisand – Evergreen (Love Theme from, “A Star Is Born”) (03:04)
1-07. Barbra Streisand – The Woman in the Moon (04:49)
1-08. Barbra Streisand – I Believe in Love (03:13)
1-09. Kris Kristofferson – Crippled Crow (03:30)
1-10. Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson – Finale: With One More Look at You / Watch Closely Now (07:43)
1-11. Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson – Evergreen (Love Theme from, “A Star Is Born”) (Reprise) (01:48)

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