Love Is the Answer (album)
Love Is the Answer is the thirty-second studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand released on September 29, 2009. The album consists of jazz standards and was produced by Diana Krall and Tommy LiPuma. It also features Krall on piano and orchestral arrangements by Johnny Mandel, Anthony Wilson and Alan Broadbent. A deluxe edition contains a bonus disc featuring versions of the songs with just Streisand's vocals and Krall's quartet.[8]
Love Is the Answer
The album received critical acclaim and became Streisand's record-breaking ninth #1 album on the Billboard 200. This resulted in making Streisand the only artist to have a number one album in America in five different decades.[9] The album was certified Gold on November 13 by the RIAA, giving Streisand her 51st Gold record in the US.[10]
Promotion[edit]
To promote the album, Streisand performed for one night only on September 26 at the Village Vanguard some forty-eight years after she opened for Miles Davis at the same venue.[11] On October 2 she also gave a rare interview and performed live for a BBC TV special hosted by Jonathan Ross. Streisand's performance at the Village Vanguard was released on DVD as One Night Only Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard and was certified Platinum in the United States.
The album was promoted in a QVC special which offered a Special Edition DVD that includes bonus video tracks of "People" from My Name Is Barbra (1965); "Yesterdays" from Color Me Barbra (1966); "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" from The Belle of 14th Street (1967); "Silent Night" from A Happening in Central Park (1968); "Crying Time" (with Ray Charles) from Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments (1973).[12][13]
Accolades[edit]
On 2 December 2010, the 53rd Grammy Awards nominations were announced, and the album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[20] This was Barbra's 57th Grammy nomination in her career.