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Barbra Streisand Love Like Ours Release Date: 1999 09 21 Label: Columbia Barbra Streisand makes sure there's no doubt to what love she's referring to in the title of A Love Like Ours. On both the front and back covers, and throughout the liner notes, she's seen with her new husband, James Brolin. As a matter of fact, the album is no less than a celebration of her love of Brolin and their storybook wedding. To some, this may be a little too sentimental, but the emotions are genuine, as she makes abundantly clear in her gushing, track-by-track liner notes. Streisand tackles both standards and newly written tunes, including the Richard Marx-penned "If You Ever Leave Me," which she sings with Vince Gill. She claims in the liner notes that "If You Ever Leave Me" was intended to be a country song -- that's why Gill sings on the track -- but, like the Gershwin tune "Isn't It a Pity," the show tunes, and "We Must Be Loving Right," the other country song on the album, everything is given a measured, polished adult contemporary production. That's a little ironic, since Streisand claims nearly everything was recorded live with an orchestra. Nevertheless, it sounds as if it was assembled in a studio piece by piece, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, the absence of longtime collaborator Marvin Hamlisch is notable, since the arrangers on A Love Like Ours don't have much flair. Consequently, the album is a little subdued, which is appropriate for a romantic album. And, judged as a romance album, it works pretty well. Essentially, A Love Like Ours is a simple love album, a soundtrack to Streisand and Brolin's wedding that will work for other weddings. It's mood music that doesn't set the mood, but will compliment the mood quite nicely. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 I've Dreamed of You Callaway, Loveland 4:46 2 Isn't It a Pity? Gershwin, Gershwin 5:22 3 Island Bergman, Martins, Lins, Bergman 4:37 4 Love Like Ours Grusin, Bergman, Bergman 3:59 5 If You Ever Leave Me Marx 4:38 6 We Must Be Loving Right Brown, Blaker 3:37 7 If I Never Met You Pitchford, Snow 3:38 8 It Must Be You Dorff, Smith 3:29 9 Just One Lifetime Manchester, Snow 4:18 10 If I Didn't Love You Miles, Roberts 4:18 11 Wait Bergman, Bergman, Legrand 4:10 12 Music That Makes Me Dance Merrill, Styne 7:05 13 [CD-Rom Track] Releases: Year Type Label 1999 CD Columbia 1999 CD Sony Music Distribution 1999 CD Columbia 2008 CD Sbme Special Mkts. 1999 CS Columbia

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