Barbra Streisand
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"A Love Like Ours"
Pauline Kael once took note of some
romantic musical numbers in a Marx Brothers film that were intended,
according to a movie executive, "for people to identify
with." "What people?" she sensibly asked. One
can only imagine what Kael might have to say about A Love Like
Ours, a Streisand self-celebration disguised as a paean to her
romance with hubby James Brolin (The Car). "When love like
ours arrives, we guard it with our lives," Streisand emotes
on the disc's near-title track, unavoidably bringing to mind
an early South Park episode's battle against a monster-robot
version of the superstar. Draped in gauzy arrangements and the
occasional "soulful" (her word) Kenny G sax solo, Streisand
even manages to make a few truly great songs ("The Music
That Makes Me Dance," "Isn't It a Pity?") sound
overbearing in this context. --Rickey Wright |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: A music fan from Columbia, MD
(USA)
She is alive, well, and in love!
This collection of mostly new songs combined with a couple of
classics like "Isn't it a Pity" and "The Music
that makes me Dance", is an incredibly eclectic mix that
demonstrates her interpretive power. Barbra's voice is remarkable,
and sounds just as brilliant as it did when she recorded the
soundtrack for Yentl and later the Broadway Album (mind you,
that was over 15 years ago). The album is crafted like a short
musical, where she begins confessing how she's dreamed about
the love she's finally found in "I've Dreamed of You",
and takes us through the myriad of emotions inspired by love.
From the very physical/sensual "The Island", to her
soaring rendition of "Just one lifetime", to the profound
"Wait", Streisand interprets with such fervor that
there is almost a visual quality to her music. Undoubtedly, her
duet with Vince Gill "If you Ever Leave Me" will catch
your ear, as will the fun and simple rendition of "We Must
be Loving Right" (previously released by George Strait),
where she proves that no music genre is foreign to her, and where
the sweetness and yearning of her voice rivals that of Patsy
Cline. Enjoy listening! |
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