Songbird (Barbra Streisand album)

Songbird is the twentieth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand, released in 1978. The title track reached number 25 on the Hot 100 and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart. The album also includes Streisand's solo version of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". She also subsequently re-recorded the song as a duet with Neil Diamond and this version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978.

Songbird

May 1978^[1]

Pop

37:32

Columbia

Gary Klein

In the United States the album has been certified Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 copies.^[2] Streisand received the award at a convention held by CBS, in Los Angeles.^[3]

Barbra Streisand – vocals, back cover photography

Steve Lukather, Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour, Mitch Holder, Charlie Brown, Sal DiTroia, Larry Carlton, John Tropea – guitar

Jay Graydon

Will Lee, Abraham Laboriel, Reinie Press – bass guitar

David Hungate

David Foster, Lincoln Mayorga, Greg Mathieson – piano

Larry Muhoberac

Pat Rebillot – keyboards

Leon Pendarvis

James Newton Howard – synthesizer

Ian Underwood

- drums, percussion

Allan Schwartzberg

Jeff Porcaro – drums

Ed Greene

Bob Zimmitti, – percussion

Paulinho da Costa

Gayle Levant – harp

Ronny Lang – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone

– alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone

Jim Horn

– alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone

Ernie Watts

Larry Williams – saxophone

Steve Madaio – trumpet

Jerry Hey

– trombone

Bill Reichenbach

Louise Di Tullio – flute

George Michalski, Niki Oosterveen, Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals