A Star Is Born (1976 soundtrack)

A Star Is Born
Soundtrack album by
Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson
ReleasedNovember 1976
Recorded1975–1976
Venue
  • The Handlebar (Tempe)
  • Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe)
  • Grady Gammage Auditorium
StudioA&M (Hollywood)
GenreClassic pop
Length41:31
LabelColumbia
Producer
Barbra Streisand chronology
Classical Barbra
(1976) 		A Star Is Born
(1976) 		Superman
(1977)
Kris Kristofferson chronology
Surreal Thing
(1976) 		A Star Is Born
(1976) 		Songs of Kristofferson
(1977)
Singles from A Star Is Born
  1. "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
    Released: December 1976
  2. "Watch Closely Now"
    Released: May 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling StoneUnfavorable[3]
The Village VoiceD+[2]

A Star Is Born is the soundtrack album to the 1976 musical film of the same name, performed by its stars Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. The album was very successful, holding the number-one spot on the US Billboard 200 chart for six weeks and eventually was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA for more than four million units shipped and has sold a total of eight million copies worldwide.[4]

"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" was released as the album's lead single and became Streisand's second US number one single, spending three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and six weeks atop the easy listening chart.

According to the liner notes of Streisand's compilation box set Just for the Record, the album also received a record certification in New Zealand, Brazil, the Netherlands, Italy and Mexico.[5] The import version of the CD adds the Spanish version of "Evergreen" as a bonus track.

  1. ^ A Star Is Born – Review AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 14, 1977). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (February 24, 1977). "Barbra Streisand – A Star Is Born". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Vincent, Alice (January 22, 2020). "First Barbra, now Pamela: How super-producer Jon Peters took Hollywood for a ride". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Liner notes, C4K 44111. Columbia Records, 1991