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Barbra Streisand, Guilty Pleasures

Audio CD

Disk ID: 1648953

Disk length: 47m 39s (11 Tracks)

Original Release Date: 2005

Label: Unknown

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Tracks & Durations

1. Come Tomorrow (Duet With Barry Gibb) 5:00
2. Stranger In A Strange Land 4:50
3. Hideaway 4:14
4. It's Up To You 3:31
5. Night Of My Life 3:59
6. Above The Law (Duet With Barry Gibb) 4:27
7. Without Your Love 3:48
8. All The Children 5:14
9. Golden Dawn 4:40
10. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away 4:01
11. Letting Go 3:53

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Review

A few tracks into this highly anticipated Barbra Streisand release and the title starts to make sense. Guilty Pleasures is a 'Streisandian' spin on a melange of popular styles, including '50s doo-wop ("Come Tomorrow"), Motown ("It's Up to You"), disco ("Night of My Life"), Broadway ("Without Your Love"), and something vaguely waltz-like ("Stranger in a Strange Land"). If that sounds gimmicky and contrived, it isn't. The musical influences are more under Streisand's spell rather than the other way around. Then there's that voice: fire-and-brimstone bold one minute, cashmere soft the next, and fully undiminished overall. Much has been made of the politics surrounding "All the Children," but the protest-song-for-Muzak reputation preceding it comes without justification. The song makes its point (for peace) mildly and without undue controversy. The voice of Barry Gibb crops up more than just on the two duets he is credited with ("Above the Law" and "Come Tomorrow"), and where it is not being showcased, on "(Our Love) Don't Throw it All Away" for example, it sounds best. Of course the other inspiration behind this album's title is a nod to Guilty, the multiplatinum album Streisand and Gibb recorded in 1980 that captured the hearts of millions and spawned decades of requests for further collaborations. With Guilty Pleasures, Streisand has managed to avoid charges that she's past her peak, as evidenced on the gorgeous love song "Letting Go." --Tammy La Gorce

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The Essential Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand returns to the scene with her newest release, Guilty Pleasures, which marks the reuniting of the legendary singer with producer Barry Gibb, whom she originally collaborated with 25 years ago on the multi-platinum record Guilty. The new album features 11 new tracks including the singles Letting Go and Stranger In A Strange Land and rekindles the magic between Streisand and Gibb that captivated so many listeners 25 years ago.

The DVD Side of the DualDisc Edition of the album also includes special bonus video footage and more!

Other Versions

Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.

Guilty Pleasures

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 47m 48s (+0m 9s)

Guilty Pleasures

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 47m 58s (+0m 19s)

Guilty Pleasures

Tracks: 18 (+7 tracks), Disk length: 1h 16m 54s (+29m 15s)

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