Walls (Barbra Streisand album)
Walls is the thirty-sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Barbra Streisand, released on November 2, 2018, by Columbia Records.[1] The lead single "Don't Lie to Me" was written as a criticism of America's political climate amid the presidency of Donald Trump,[2][3] while the title track alludes to Trump's frequent calls for a wall at the Mexico border.
Walls
November 2, 2018
November 2017–September 2018
- Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage (Culver City California)
- Blue Studio (Malibu, California)
- Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Grandma's House (Malibu, California)
- Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Multiview Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Sound Design (Santo Barbara, California)
- Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
- The Gentlemen's Club Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
- WallyWorld Studio (Los Angeles, California)
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Receiving critical acclaim, the album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, becoming her first studio album not to reach the top ten since "Emotion" in 1984. As of January 2023, the album has become Streisand's fifth studio album not to be certified Gold or Platinum by RIAA.
Commercial performance[edit]
Walls debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 but then dropped off the charts after a second week.[10] Walls opened at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 15,604 copies and giving Streisand her 36th top-75 album and 15th top-10 entry in the United Kingdom.[11] In Australia Walls debuted at number seven on the ARIA Albums Chart.[12]