Barbra Streisand

Posted on 8/29/05

NEW BARBRA STREISAND-BARRY GIBB COLLABORATIVE ALBUM,
"GUILTY PLEASURES," TO BE RELEASED AS CD AND DUALDISC
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

25th Anniversary Edition Of Original Multi-Platinum "Guilty" Album

To Be Released As DualDisc On Tuesday, August 30

Guilty Pleasures, the eagerly-awaited new collaborative album by legendary singer Barbra Streisand and producer/songwriter/vocalist Barry Gibb, will be released as both a traditional CD and as a DualDisc, on Tuesday, September 20.

Produced by Barry Gibb & John Merchant and Executive Produced by Barbra Streisand & Jay Landers, Guilty Pleasures will debut the original songs "Come Tomorrow" (Duet with Barry Gibb), "Stranger In A Strange Land" (the album's first single), "Hideaway," "It's Up To You," "Night Of My Life," "Above The Law" (Duet with Barry Gibb), "Without Your Love," "All The Children," "Golden Dawn," "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away," and "Letting Go."

The DualDisc edition of Guilty Pleasures will include the album in its entirety on the audio-only side while the DVD side will showcase all 11 songs in PCM Stereo, an exclusive interview with Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb, and music videos for the songs "Above The Law" (Duet with Barry Gibb), "Hideaway," "Stranger In A Strange Land," and "Letting Go."

To help set the stage for the eagerly-awaited release of Guilty Pleasures, Columbia Records will release the 25th Anniversary Edition of the original Guilty album as a DualDisc on Tuesday, August 30.

The audio side of the 25th Anniversary Edition of Guilty will include the nine classic tracks--"Guilty" (Duet with Barry Gibb), "Woman In Love," "Run Wild," "Promises," "The Love Inside," "What Kind of Fool" (Duet with Barry Gibb), "Life Story," "Never Give Up," and "Make It Like A Memory"--that comprised the original Guilty album.

The DVD side of the 25th Anniversary Edition of Guilty will include all nine songs in PCM Stereo, an exclusive interview with Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (containing footage not included in the Guilty Pleasures interview), live performance videos of the Barbra Streisand-Barry Gibb duets "Guilty" and "What Kind of Fool," and "Stranger In A Strange Land," an exclusive video preview of the Guilty Pleasures album."

The much-anticipated release of Guilty Pleasures comes 25 years after the pair's first multi-platinum album, "Guilty," made pop music history as a worldwide chart-topping smash which helped define the emerging Adult Contemporary pop music genre following its release in 1980.

One of the four top-selling albums--alongside "Greatest Hits Vol.2," "A Christmas Album," and "Memories"--in Ms. Streisand's extraordinary catalog, the original Guilty became the artist's fifth album to reach the #1 spot on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.

The album generated three hit singles: "Woman In Love" (#1 Adult Contemporary, #1 Pop) and the duets with Barry Gibb, "Guilty" (#5 Adult Contemporary, #3 Pop) and "What Kind of Fool" (#1 Adult Contemporary, #10 Pop). The album's title track, "Guilty," took home the coveted Grammy Award for "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Duo or Group."

Shortly after its release, the original Guilty album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America with Platinum status following within two months. Guilty has gone on to be certified 5x Platinum, with sales exceeding five million copies in the U.S. and 12 million worldwide. With 49 Gold, 30 Platinum and 13 Multi-Platinum albums to her credit, Barbra Streisand is the music industry's #1 best-selling female artist and the only female on the RIAA's Top 10 list of artists.

Posted on 7/19/05

BARBRA STREISAND RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD BOWL..
TO PRESENT AWARD TO STEPHEN SONDHEIM AT A
CONCERT HONORING THE COMPOSER'S 75TH BIRTHDAY

Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty cohosted a star-studded evening of Stephen Sondheim music at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, July 8, an ASCAP-sponsored event honoring the esteemed composer and lyricist on his 75 birthday. Ms. Streisand, joined by Beatty and ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman, presented the culminating award to the composer, many of whose songs she has recorded. She was greeted, upon her introduction, with a standing ovation from the 18,000 person audience who then joined her in singing "Happy Birthday" to the evening's honoree.

Barbra Streisand had performed at the Hollywood Bowl on two previous occasions, a concert in 1963 opened by Dave Brubeck, with Ms. Streisand preceeding Sammy Davis Jr. and again in 1968, following the assasination of Dr. Martin Luther King, when she, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby and Herb Alpert headlined a fund-raiser concert for the Poor People's Campaign, which helped carry on the Rev. King's outreach to poor children.

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Posted on 4/28/05

"MEET THE FOCKERS" CONTINUES TO SET SALES RECORDS WITH THREE
MILLION DVDs SOLD FIRST DAY, HIGHEST EVER FOR UNIVERSAL

"Meet The Fockers," which marked Barbra Streisand's return to film acting following an eight year absence from the screen, continued its record-setting ways on the first day of sales of DVDs of the comedy smash. Over 3,000,000 copies were purchased in the first 24 hours, an all-time record for Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The film, which teams Ms. Streisand with Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman, recently was acknowledged as the highest-earning live action comedy film ever and the first to pass the half billion dollar box office mark worldwide. As of April 17, 2005, the movie had sales exceeding $510,000,000, with several key foreign markets still ahead and with the film still in domestic American release four months after its Dec. 21 opening.

Posted on 4/1/05

STREISAND SET TO RECORD ALBUM PRODUCED BY BARRY GIBB;
PAIR TEAMED ON CLASSIC "GUILTY"

Nearly 25 years after their historic success with Barbra Streisand's Guilty album, the legendary singer will rejoin with Barry Gibb to work on a new album together. Mr. Gibb will again be writing and producing for the as-yet untitled project, scheduled for September release (the silver anniversary of Guilty) on Columbia Records.

Upon its initial release in 1980, Guilty was quickly certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and, within two months, achieved Platinum status. It has gone on to be certified 5x's Platinum, with sales exceeding 5,000,000 copies in the U.S. alone. It is one of Ms. Streisand's record-breaking tally of 49 Gold, 30 Platinum and 13 Multi-Platinum albums. According to the RIAA, she is the industry's #1 best selling female recording artist...and the only female in their top 10 list.

In October of 1980, Guilty became Ms. Streisand's fifth album to reach #1 on Billboard's chart. The album's single "Woman In Love" also topped the charts. Additionally, the title track "Guilty" and "What Kind Of Fool," both duets with Mr. Gibb, became Top 10 hits, with "Guilty" receiving the Grammy Award for "Best Pop Vocal performance, Duo or Group."

Mr. Gibb will compose a dozen new songs for the reunion album. (He composed all nine songs featured on Guilty). Recording will take place at his studio in Miami, FL and at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, California. Last year, the motion picture studio's historic recording facility was formally renamed The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage.

Guilty is tied with Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2,, A Christmas Album and Memories as the singer's best-selling albums to date, representing together 20 million of the over 71.5 million albums she has sold to date.

Last year Ms. Streisand made her first film appearance following an eight year absence from the screen. "Meet The Fockers," in which she stars with Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman, has become the top-earning live action comedy in film history, earning over a half-billion dollars worldwide.

Posted on 4/1/05

"MEET THE FOCKERS" BECOMES THE TOP LIVE-ACTION COMEDY BOX-OFFICE WINNER EVER, SURPASSING $500,000,000
DVD RELEASE DEBUTS APRIL 19

Barbra Streisand's first motion picture following an eight year absence from the screen, has become the highest-grossing live-action comedy film of all time. "Meet The Fockers," in which she stars with Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman, has now (according to the president of international marketing for Dreamworks Pictures) "surpassed the magic worldwide $500 million mark, the first live-action comedy ever to do so." As of March 31, Stephen Basil-Jones reported, "the film's U.S. domestic distribution by Universal Pictures has grossed aproximately $277 million, and Dreamworks' international distribution has earned $227 million, a total of $504 million to date."

Universal will release the DVD of "Meet The Fockers" on April 19. In the film, Ms. Streisand portrays sex-therapist Roz Focker with Dustin Hoffman as her husband. The DVD contains such added features as 65 bloopers and more than 20 deleted scenes.

Posted on 2/22/05

"ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER" MAKES ITS DVD DEBUT TODAY!

You can CLICK HERE to buy it online.

Posted on 7/1/04

BARBRA STREISAND'S "THE CONCERT LIVE AT THE MGM GRAND" DVD
CERTIFIED GOLD AND PLATINUM

Barbra Streisand's recently released digital video disk (DVD), "The Concert Live at the MGM Grand," has been certified both Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This brings Ms. Streisand's record of musical DVDs certified Gold to 6 and her total Platinum musical DVDs to 3. She has also achieved one Multi-Platinum musical DVD.

Posted on 6/7/04

AUCTION OF STREISAND MEMORABILIA RAISES OVER A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY THE STREISAND FOUNDATION

The live Her Name Is Barbra auction, in which thousands of fans also participated simultaneously on the Internet, raised over a half million dollars June 5 (2004) for charities supported by the Streisand Foundation, reports Darren Julien, organizer of the event.

The bidding was passionate and lively, with the live audience at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, greeting with wild applause the astonishing conclusion of some of the most spirited biddings.

These included the satin sailor blouse which Ms. Streisand designed and wore in her famous appearance on the Judy Garland television show, for which $28,800 was paid, and a cap she wore in "What's Up, Doc," which cost the buyer $10,200. Other highlights were the Superman emblazoned T shirt she wore on her "Streisand Superman" album ($6000,) her customized 1986 Ford van ($24,400) and a dress she wore in her historic performance of "Funny Girl" on Broadway ($23,900,)

Other winning bids included her classic outfit from "The Owl And The Pussycat" for which the purchaser paid $16,200. Sold in the internationally attended bidding were four hundred twenty one items associated with her acclaimed career as director, actress, singer, producer and composer, covering the four decade period she has reigned as a premiere artist.

The Streisand Foundation helps promote civil liberties, democratic values, environmental protection women's issues, AIDS research, children's welfare and other causes.

Posted on 6/7/04

KERRY FUNDRAISING CONCERT POSTPONED IN DEFERRANCE TO RONALD REAGAN PASSING

The June 7 concert for the John Kerry campaign, at which Barbra Streisand was to perform on a program also featuring Neil Diamond, Willie Nelson and Billy Crystal, was postponed shortly after the announcement of the death of former President Ronald Reagan. The concert, which was to take place at Los Angeles' Disney Concert Hall, will be rescheduled for a time and venue yet to be determined.

The announcement by the Kerry campaign stated:
Due to the passing of President Ronald Reagan, Senator Kerry is postponing all campaign activities for the next few days. Unfortunately, this means postponing the concert scheduled for June 7.

Posted on 5/14/04

BARBRA STREISAND TO PERFORM AT JUNE 7
KERRY CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING CONCERT

EVENT TO BE HELD AT LA'S DISNEY CONCERT HALL

Barbra Streisand will perform at a Kerry campaign concert June 7, 2004 at Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall, headlining the show with Neil Diamond, Willie Nelson, Billy Crystal and other artists to be announced. It will be Ms. Streisand's first public performance since she led the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event in September of 2002, raising a record sum in excess of $6,000,000 in the process. Two years prior to that, her Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium concert brought a record $5,000,000 to the Gore for President campaign.

The June 7 event is one of two concerts announced by the Democratic National Committee to benefit Kerry Victory Committee 2004, the Kerry campaign and the DNC. The second concert on June 10, 2004 will feature Bette Midler, James Taylor, John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi, Wyclef Jean, Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg.

In October of 2000, Ms. Streisand made concert appearances at LA's Staple Center and New York's Madison Square Garden. Since then, her only appearances have been to benefit political candidacies and charitable and humanitarian causes which she passionately supports.

Jann Wenner, editor and publisher of Rolling Stone, will Executive Produce both the Los Angeles concert and the New York event, which will be held at Radio City Music Hall. The Los Angeles concert also will be produced by Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chair of Miramax Films, Marty Erlichman, CEO and Chair of MEA Entertainment and Ken Ehrlich.

Tickets for the Los Angeles concert can be purchased by calling (310) 556-9172, extension 106. For the New York concert , call Ticketmaster at (212) 307-7171 or Disabled Patrons at (212) 465-6034. More information can be obtained at DNC.ORG.

Posted on 4/28/04

WINNERS SELECTED IN "MOVIE ALBUM" REVIEW CONTEST; EXCERPTS FEATURED IN NEW YORKER MAGAZINE AD

Linda Goldstone of Larkspur, California and Danny Gerstein of Portsmouth, New Hampshire have been selected winners of a national contest conducted by Sony Music Entertainment in which hundreds of fans submitted reviews of Barbra Streisand's "The Movie Album." Excerpt quotes from the winners' submissions will be featured alongside those from famed national critics Liz Smith and Joel Siegel in an ad appearing in the end-of-April issue of The New Yorker Magazine.

Streisand, who was not a judge in the contest, noted that, had she been, "I would not have been able to decide. Each entry was elegant and gracious and had true critical merit. I'm not in the habit of reading all of the media reviews, but the thoughts that were submitted - the thoughts of the people I make records for - were very meaningful to me and touched me deeply."

Peter Fletcher, Senior VP of Marketing for Sony Music, commented that "there was a flood of rave media reviews for this album, but we thought it would be fun to let the fans try their hand at it and to let the winners see their words in a major national publication."

The New Yorker ad celebrates the continuing success of "The Movie Album," which is already certified both Gold and Platinum, and the "Barbra, The Concert" DVD which debuted at #3 recently.

Posted on 4/16/04

HALF OF STREISAND'S ALBUMS NOW PLATINUM, AS "MOVIE ALBUM" IS CERTIFIED AS HER 30TH

Barbra Streisand's hit 60th Album, "The Movie Album" has been certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America,) her 30th platinum record. The distinction has now been conferred on half of her releases, and it extends her wide leadership in platinum accreditation by a female performer. She is, similarly, with 49 gold records, the substantial leader among female artists. Only Elvis Presley has been awarded more gold certifications. Released on the Columbia label, "The Movie Album," is comprised of 12 recordings, live with full orchestra, of selections she had never covered on any previous CDs.

Posted on 2/10/04

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT DEDICATES HISTORIC STATE-OF-THE-ART SCORING STAGE TO BARBRA STREISAND

Culver City, CA, February 9, 2004 - Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today unveiled a newly renovated, state-of-the art scoring stage named in honor of entertainer, Barbra Streisand. Howard Stringer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Corporation of America and Vice Chairman, Sony Corporation said that the historic stage would now be called the "Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage" in recognition of Streisand's unique contributions to both music and film. Streisand has recorded some of her most celebrated music on the scoring stage that will now bear her name, including her most recent album, "The Movie Album" from Columbia Records.

Also on hand for the dedication were Michael Lynton, Chairman & CEO of SPE, Amy Pascal, Chairman, Motion Picture Group at SPE, Andrew Lack, Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman, David Foster and Marvin Hamlisch, as well as Ms. Streisand's husband, James Brolin, and career-long manager, Martin Erlichman.

"Through her artistry, passion and incomparable talent, Barbra Streisand has redefined the very nature of both music and motion picture entertainment in our time," said Mr. Stringer. Her contributions to both Columbia Records and Columbia Pictures is without equal, and we are proud to honor her work with the dedication of the Sony Pictures Entertainment 'Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage' in her name."

"It really is a great honor to have this legendary scoring stage named after me, especially when you consider all of the amazing artists who have recorded their music here," said Streisand. "I'm grateful to Sony for making me feel very proud."

In addition to her illustrious music career with Columbia Records, Streisand has made 16 films, including seven for Columbia Pictures. She won her first two Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, in 1963 for her very first recorded album, "The Barbra Streisand Album." She received her first Academy Award© in 1968 for her debut performance in FUNNY GIRL. Over her 41-year career as an entertainer she has recorded 60 albums and won a total of 10 Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards®, six Emmy Awards, one Tony Award and 11 Golden Globes. Forty-nine of her albums have been certified Gold and 30 Platinum by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Her 49 Gold Albums are a number exceeded only by Elvis Presley.

The historic scoring stage is one of the most sought-after scoring venues in the world. Built in 1929, the recording studio has been the site of hundreds of legendary film scores including: THE WIZARD OF OZ, composed by Herbert Stothart, GONE WITH THE WIND by Max Steiner, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA by Maurice Jarre and Lennie Hayton's score to SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, as well as many of MGM's musicals starring Gene Kelly and Judy Garland. Well-known contemporary composers such as John Williams (Universal Studios' E.T. and DreamWorks' CATCH ME IF YOU CAN), Danny Elfman (SPIDER-MAN) and Hans Zimmer (BLACK HAWK DOWN) now seek out SPE's scoring stage to capitalize on the revered acoustics and unique ambience.

Ms. Streisand recorded songs for ten of her Gold and Platinum albums and the scores for three of her films, NUTS, PRINCE OF TIDES and THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (the last two of which she directed) on the scoring stage that will now bear her name.

The Scoring Stage is equipped with the 88R, a new state-of-the-art Scoring Panel, designed in conjunction with SPE. The groundbreaking design of the new Scoring Panel and new Stem Matrix option offer a major advancement in analogue recording technology. Other improvements include rewiring of the stage and control room to accommodate six Protool digital recording systems.

Posted on 1/21/04

BARBRA STREISAND'S "FUNNY GIRL" BROADWAY CAST ALBUM INDUCTED INTO GRAMMY HALL OF FAME

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has inducted the cast album of "Funny Girl" starring Barbra Streisand into the Grammy Hall of Fame, it was announced by Academy President Neil Portnow. The 1964 recording, one of the first of Ms. Streisand's 49 Gold Record albums, captured the performance which launched the actress/singer as a Broadway star and resulted in her performing the role in William Wyler's film version. The soundtrack album of the film went on the win both Gold and Platinum records. The newly honored album, designated a Grammy Classic Album, joins Ms. Streisand's single of "People" in the Hall of Fame, "People" having been inducted five years ago as a Classic Single. Recordings are not eligible for Hall Of Fame acknowledgement until 25 years after original release.

Posted on 12/9/03

Reprinted from the New York Daily News
December 9, 2003

BARBRA'S CD DODGES DRUDGE SLUDGE

BARBRA STREISAND SURVIVED ANOTHER RIGHT-WING HOOK THIS WEEKEND

Conservative Internet gossip Matt Drudge posted a story Sunday that the liberal singer "may be stripped" of her Grammy nomination since her album was in stores two weeks after the deadline. The Movie Album, on which the 61-year-old performer sang "Smile" and other film songs in front of a 75-piece orchestra, was nominated in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal category. The CD was released to record stores Oct. 14 - after the Sept. 30 cutoff set by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Ironically, it was available on technology no one knows how to use better than Drudge: "The Movie Album was available as a full album commercially via download on www.BuyMusic.com as of Sept. 30th," Columbia Records spokeswoman Claire Mercuri told us. "This meets the Grammy eligibility." NARAS spokeswoman Diane Theriot said Sony's documentation was fully acceptable.

By Joanna Malloy, New York Daily News

NARAS ISSUES STATEMENT VERIFYING STREISAND GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR "THE MOVIE ALBUM" AND REFUTING MATT DRUDGE AND CINDY ADAMS LIES

(Note: articles were run by columnists Matt Drudge [the Drudge Report] and Cindy Adams [the New York Post] stating that the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences was considering disqualifying the Grammy nomination of Barbra Streisand's "The Movie Album," the articles asserting it was released too late. Adams flat-out claimed that such disqualification had taken place. There was, of course, no truth to their stories, and their charges were refuted by the National Association of Recording Sciences, which issued the following statement:)

"We are diligent about protecting the integrity of our process, especially prior to announcing nominations. According to our records, all of this year's nominations have met the necessary criteria, and we wish all of our nominees the best of luck."

Posted on 12/5/03

BARBRA STREISAND'S "THE MOVIE ALBUM" NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY AWARD

Barbra Streisand's 60th album, "The Movie Album," has been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. She has already received ten Grammy Awards, two of which were special honors. The first of her Grammy nominations and awards were in 1963 for "The Barbra Streisand Album." "The Movie Album was released in mid-October, charting at No. 4, marking five decades in which she has had an album premiere in the top five. The new CD, her 38th Grammy nomination, quickly became certified as her 49th Gold Record, a total exceeded only by Elvis Presley. The Grammy Awards will be held February 8, 2004. The latest Grammy nomination was announced within 24 hours of a court ruling denying her the right to be treated equally with thousands of other homeowners in the protection of her security and privacy (see attached story.) In this circumstance, Ms. Streisand commented, "You win some, you lose some."

Posted on 12/3/03

STREISAND'S "THE MOVIE ALBUM" CERTIFIED AS HER 49TH GOLD RECORD

Barbra Streisand's hit 60th album, "The Movie Album" has been certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America,) her 49th such recognition, a number achieved by no other artist or act other than Elvis Presley. The new distinction is, by a wide margin, the highest number of gold records for a female performer. Similarly, with 29 platinum records, she is the substantial leader among female artists in that achievement as well. Released on the Columbia label, "The Movie Album," is comprised of 12 new recordings, live with full orchestra, of selections Ms. Streisand has never previously covered on any CD.

Posted on 10/30/03

IT'S STARTED: FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2003 THE ONE-YEAR-LONG BARBRA STREISAND AUCTION BEGINS

BARBRA STREISAND LAUNCHES YEAR-LONG INTERNET AUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS FOR CHARITY FUNDING

Barbra Streisand's first auction of personal and professional memorabilia will premiere October 31, 2003 on Ebay. For the Internet charity fundraiser, hundreds of famous or cherished effects from the artist's life and wardrobe will be placed on the block in a sale that will last a year but could be extended to as much as three years. Potential bidders can access the auction by hyperlink from the artist's BarbraStreisand.com website.

The initial item for sale will be one of the director/actor/singer's most publicized, recognized and career-pertinent outfits, the Arnold Scaasi-designed two piece evening pantsuit she wore to the 1969 Academy Awards at which she won her first Oscar, a Best Actress award for her performance in her debut motion picture, "Funny Girl."

"Each day a new item of Streisand memorabilia will be added and will be available for bidding for ten days, so that there will be ten items 'on the block' at all times," according to Darren Julien whose JulienEntertainment.com is producing the on-going auction.

Every item will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

"Ms. Streisand's only previous auctions of artifacts from her private collections were the Sothebys and Christies sales of some of her furniture and art," he noted, "and each of these established record prices for specific categories. While we have conducted other 'celebrity auctions,' we have observed that the greatest market demand has been for Barbra Streisand materiels and personal effects, and these have never before become available for auction."

Proceeds from the auction will benefit charities and causes served by The Streisand Foundation through which over $25,000,000 has been distributed/or raised for charitable efforts. The BarbraStreisand.com website is one of the Internet's most heavily trafficked personal sites, having recorded as much as one and a half million visitors in a single day.

Visit BarbraStreisand.com/ebay for advance looks at upcoming auction items.

Posted on 10/22/03

A NOTE FROM BARBRA...

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have so kindly sent in your reviews of "The Movie Album." I'm reading each of them in its entirety, not just the shortened version on the website, and I want to say very personally how humbled I am by the eloquence and graciousness of your response. They all touch me very deeply. I'm not in the habit of reading all of the media reviews, but your thoughts - the thoughts of the people I make records for - are very meaningful to me...thank you.

Respectfully and with love,

Barbra

Posted on 10/7/03

DON'T MISS YOUR SHOT AT GLORY... REMEMBER TO ENTER "THE MOVIE ALBUM REVIEW CONTEST"

If you haven't heard yet, starting October 14th, Barbra fans are invited to write their own review of The Movie Album and submit it to barbrastreisand.com for posting on our Reviews page! Every review that qualifies for posting on the site will automatically be considered for "The Movie Album Review Contest." Two reviews will be chosen to receive publication,as excerpts or in their entirety, in a national newspaper or magazine. Submissions will be accepted as soon as The Movie Album hits the stores on October 14th. Stop by the site to see if your review gets posted and to see what the competition is saying. They say, 'Everyone's a critic'... Now here's your chance to really be one!

Posted on 10/2/03
THE MOVIE ALBUM PROVES TO BE A BLOCKBUSTER HIT WITH CRITICS AS RAVE REVIEWS KEEP POURING IN
The response to Barbra Streisand's 60th album, The Movie Album, has been overwhelmingly positive. Rave reviews from critics all across the country continue to pour in to the office on a daily basis. New reviews will be posted to barbrastreisand.com each day. So, check back often... and check out what other critics are saying to make The Movie Album, "The most acclaimed album of the year! (read reviews)

Posted on 9/23/03
BARBRA STREISAND TO APPEAR ON OPRAH WINFREY SHOW OCTOBER 14 IN ONE HOUR TRIBUTE FOR THE RELEASE OF NEW STREISAND CD, "THE MOVIE ALBUM"
In a special one hour/one guest program, Barbra Streisand will appear on Oprah Winfrey's top-rated "Oprah" October 14, as the talk show host celebrates the release that day of Ms. Streisand's new CD, "The Movie Album." Filmed in Chicago, the program provides an important first, a live performance by the artist of the Charlie Chaplin composition, "Smile." This is the song which Ms. Streisand recorded two days after the passing of her beloved dog, Sammy. It is the first time the artist has sung live on television since 1963. The Oprah guesting is only the third guest appearance of the past decade by Barbra Streisand on a talk show with a live audience, having done so previously with Oprah 7 years ago and on the Rosie O¹Donnell Show.

Posted on 9/23/03
BARBRA STREISAND'S RECORDING OF CHAPLIN'S "SMILE" (FROM NEW CD, "THE MOVIE ALBUM") NAMED "OFFICIAL ANTHEM OF SPIRIT" BY HUMANE SOCIETY
(Reprinted with permission of the Humane Society of the United States)
(Washington, DC) The Humane Society of the United States and their Kindred Spirits program has named Barbra Streisand's recording of "Smile" as the Official Anthem of Spirit for those who have experienced the loss of their pet. Charlie Chaplin composed the song for his classic film, "Modern Times."
Everyone who has ever loved and lost a beloved pet knows how painful that loss can be. And superstar Barbra Streisand is no exception. She lost Sammy, a dog that had been her companion since 1994 when she bought him from a pet store two days before it was destroyed in the Northridge earthquake. Ironically, two days later, she recorded the song "Smile" for her new CD, "The Movie Album", which debuts October 14. And now the song has taken on a special meaning for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
The leadership of HSUS concluded that "Smile," with its simple lyrics about recovering from heartbreak, could bring hope and consolation to pet owners faced with losing their animal friends. And the story behind Ms. Streisand's recording makes this particular rendition especially appropriate. In fact, The HSUS is sharing the story of Streisand, Sammy, and "Smile" to its members in a special newsletter and on their website, www.hsus.org. We appreciate her gracious permission for HSUS to acknowledge her performance of "Smile" in this manner.
When the HSUS learned about Sammy's death and the story behind "Smile," they contacted Ms. Streisand's representatives to offer their sympathies and for permission to mention the story in connection with their Kindred Spirits program, which accepts memorials in the names of deceased pets and people.
"We were so gratified that Ms. Streisand agreed to help us reach out to pet owners. People who are grieving take great consolation in knowing that others appreciate and share their feelings. To have Barbra Streisand be open about how it feels to lose a pet is a great validation, and we thank her," was stated by Humane Society executive, Rob Blizard.