One Voice 1987 Live Album

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One Voice (1987)

One Voice original album cover.
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  • ABOUT THE ALBUM
    • Released April 20, 1987
    • Produced by: Richard Baskin
    • Musical Director: Randy Kerber
    • Recording Engineer: Ed Greene
    • Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman
    • Remix Engineer & Mastering Supervision: John Arrias
    • Musicians: Randy Kerber (Conductor, acoustic piano and keyboards); Jim Cox (synthesizers); Dan Sawyer (acoustic and electric guitar); Randy Waldman (synthesizers); Chad Wackerman (drums); Michael Fisher (percussion and sound effects); Nyle Steiner (EVI); John Pierce (electric and Moog bass); Richard Marx (background vocals)
    • Recorded Live—Malibu, California, September 6, 1986
    • Excerpts from the show written by: Marilyn & Alan Bergman and Barbra Streisand
    • Photography: Richard Corman
    • Art Direction: Tony Lane/Nancy Donald
    • “Special thanks to Barry Gibb for being there ... and Linda Feldman for the ‘invitation’.”
    • “All of Miss Streisand's proceeds from the sale of this record will be contributed to the Streisand Foundation which is a non-profit corporation. The Streisand Foundation supports qualified charitable organizations committed to antinuclear activities and the preservation of our environment, civil liberties and human rights.”
    • “This album is dedicated to Gladyce Begelman who would have loved to have been there.” [Note: Gladyce Begelman was the wife of David Begelman— a close friend of producer Ray Stark, the co-founder of Creative Management Associates (CMA), Streisand's agent there, and later, president of Columbia Pictures. Gladyce died of leukemia in June 1986.]
  • CATALOG NUMBERS
    • OC 40788 (LP)
    • CK 40788 (CD, 1987)
    • OCT 40788 (Cassette)
    • CM 40788 (MiniDisc, 1993)
  • CHARTS
    • Debut Chart Date: 5-9-87
    • No. Weeks on Billboard 200 Albums Chart: 28
    • Peak Chart Position: #9
    • Gold: 8/11/87
    • Platinum: 2/8/88

    Gold: 500,000 units shipped

    Platinum: 1 million units shipped


    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

Tracks

  1. Somewhere [5:24] (S. Sondheim / L. Bernstein)
  2. Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") [3:00] (B. Streisand / P. Williams)
  3. Something's Coming [3:04] (S. Sondheim / L. Bernstein)
  4. People [3:42] (B. Merrill / J. Styne)
  5. Send In The Clowns [5:02] (S. Sondheim) † 
  6. Over The Rainbow [4:41] (E.Y. Harburg / H. Arlen)
  7. Guilty (Duet with Barry Gibb) [4:32] (B. Gibb / R. Gibb / M. Gibb)
  8. What Kind Of Fool (Duet with Barry Gibb) [4:41] (B. Gibb / A. Galuten)
  9. Papa, Can You Hear Me? [4:50] (M. Bergman / A. Bergman / M. Legrand)
  10. The Way We Were [4:12] (M. Bergman / A. Bergman / M. Hamlisch)
  11. It's A New World [3:20] (I. Gershwin / H. Arlen)
  12. Happy Days Are Here Again [3:57] (J. Yellen / M. Ager)
  13. America, The Beautiful [4:22] (K.L. Bates / S.A. Ward)
† not included on the LP
Record store standee advertising the One Voice album.

About the Album

Barbra Streisand’s fear of the world situation was greater than her fear of performing live. To benefit the Hollywood Women’s Political Committee and raise money for six Democratic senatorial candidates, Barbra opened her Malibu ranch to a bevy of guests, press, movie stars, and politicians.


Billed as her “first full-length concert in twenty years,” Streisand performed on a stage situated in a meadow on her large estate.  She was backed by eight musicians, and performed some of her best known hits, as well as some songs she'd never sang before.  And she invited Barry Gibb to join her on stage for two duets from their hit album, Guilty, released just six years before this concert.


The concert was taped for television and eventually aired on HBO.  Columbia Records released this live album, which managed to cut down most of Barbra's patter, leaving us with her wonderful music.


The live album was released on both LP and CD; “Send in the Clowns” did not appear on the LP due to length and timing.  However, it did appear on the CD.


Rhino Entertainment released the DVD of One Voice in 2006. John Arrias is credited on the DVD as “Remix Engineer and Mastering Supervision.” The sound on Columbia's 1987 CD pales in comparison to Arrias’ 2006 DVD remix.  If you can find a copy of the DVD (which replicates the album's artwork) — get it!



Trivia:  Yes, that's Richard Marx credited on this album for background vocals (he wrote and sang the hit “Right Here Waiting For You.”) But Marx wasn't actually on stage that night. As he told The Jimmy Pardo Podcast in January 2020, Marx was approached by Streisand when she was in the studio mixing the album for release. He was recording background vocals for Kenny Rogers and Streisand heard that Marx could imitate other singers.  She told him that Barry Gibb did not sing “it outta be illegal” the night the concert was taped; Marx spent just a few minutes in the recording booth singing that line (in the voice of Barry Gibb) and was done!  Streisand didn't pay him, but he did receive a credit on the album.

Poster that says
Columbia Records ad for the One Voice album.

Grammy Nominations

  • Best Pop Female Vocal Performance Nomination: One Voice album
  • Best Music Video Performance Nomination: One Voice
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal Nomination: Randy Kerber—“Over the Rainbow”
  • Best Performance/Music Video Nomination: One Voice—Barbra Streisand

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