The Concert (Barbra Streisand album)

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The Concert
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Live album by
Barbra Streisand
ReleasedSeptember 1994
Recorded1994
Venue Madison Square Garden, New York City
Length48:36 (disc 1)
54:51 (disc 2)
103:27 (total)
Label Columbia
Producer Barbra Streisand, Jay Landers
Barbra Streisand chronology
Back to Broadway
(1993)		The Concert
(1994)		 Higher Ground
(1997)
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The Concert is a live album by Barbra Streisand, released in September 1994 through Columbia Records. [2] The album reached a peak position of number ten on the Billboard 200. [3] The Concert was certified platinum in Australia, [4] Canada [5] and the United States. [6] The song "Ordinary Miracles" was released as a CD-single by Columbia Records including a studio version of the track produced by Walter Afanasieff. [7] It was arranged and conducted by Marvin Hamlisch. An abbreviated version of the album titled The Concert: Highlights was also released with a different cover art and was certified gold by the RIAA, while the double album received a triple-platinum certification. [8]

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1/Act I

  1. "Overture" – 5:47
  2. "As If We Never Said Goodbye" – 4:20 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton, A. Powers)
  3. Opening Remarks – 1:13
  4. "I'm Still Here/Everybody Says Don't/Don't Rain on My Parade" (Stephen Sondheim) – 4:25
  5. "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" – 4:29 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
  6. "I'll Know" (with Marlon Brando) – 2:48 (Frank Loesser)
  7. "People" – 4:18 (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill)
  8. "Lover Man" – 1:17 (Jimmy Davis, Roger J. Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman)
  9. Therapist Dialogue #1 – 1:24
  10. "Will He Like Me?" – 1:59 (Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock)
  11. Therapist Dialogue #2 – 1:00
  12. "He Touched Me" – 2:51 (Milton Schafer, Ira Levin)
  13. "Evergreen" – 3:17 (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams)
  14. Therapist Dialogue #3 – 1:54
  15. "The Man That Got Away" – 4:05 (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin)
  16. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" – 3:29 (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)

Disc 2/Act II

  1. "Entr'acte" – 3:02
  2. "The Way We Were" – 3:15 (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
  3. "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" – 4:44 (Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
  4. "Lazy Afternoon" – 4:30 (John LaTouche, Jerome Moross)
  5. Disney Medley: "Once Upon a Dream/When You Wish Upon a Star/Someday My Prince Will Come" – 5:07
  6. "Not While I'm Around" (Sondheim) – 3:03
  7. "Ordinary Miracles" – 4:35 (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
  8. Yentl Medley: "Where Is It Written/Papa, Can You Hear Me/Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way/A Piece of Sky" – 9:18 (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
  9. "Happy Days Are Here Again" – 3:40 (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen)
  10. "My Man" – 3:18 (Maurice Yvain, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Jacques Charles)
  11. "For All We Know" – 5:04 (John Frederick Coots, Sam M. Lewis)
  12. "Somewhere" – 5:15 (Leonard Bernstein, Sondheim)

Charts and certifications

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [21] 3× Platinum300,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [22] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 3× Platinum1,100,000 [24]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Alan (October 15, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week . p. 19. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Concert". AllMusic . Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Concert: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ "ARIA:Australia Certifications- The Concert, Barbra Streisand". ARIA. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. ↑ "CRIA: Searchable Database- The Concert, Barbra Streisand". CRIA. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  6. ↑ "RIAA: Searchable Database- The Concert, Barbra Streisand". RIAA. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ordinary Miracles CD-single". discogs. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "RIAA certification for "The Concert: Highlights" and "The Concert"". RIAA. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Barbra Streisand – The Concert (Recorded Live At Madison Square Garden New York City)". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Barbra Streisand – The Concert (Recorded Live At Madison Square Garden New York City)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. November 5, 1994. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Barbra Streisand – The Concert (Recorded Live At Madison Square Garden New York City)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). ISBN   978-1094705002.
  14. ↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  15. ↑ "Barbra Streisand | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1994". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  21. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – The Concert". Music Canada.
  22. ↑ "Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1991–1995". Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano.
  23. ↑ "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – The Concert". Recording Industry Association of America.
  24. ↑ Keith Caulfield (June 22, 2007). "Keith discusses top debuts, Barbra Streisand, Tiffany and more". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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