| "Let’s Start Right Now" | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Single | |
| Song by Barbra Streisand | |
| Published | Noa Noa Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Ediçoes Musicais Tapajos, Ltda. |
| Released | 1999 |
| Studio | Sony Scoring Stage |
| Length | 4:59 |
| Label | Sony Entertainment Inc. |
| Composer(s) | Cristovão Bastos, Abel Silva |
| Lyricist(s) | Roxanne Seeman |
| Producer(s) | Barbra Streisand |
"Let's Start Right Now" is a song recorded by Barbra Streisand set to the music of the Brazilian song "Raios de Luz" written by Brazilian songwriters Cristovão Bastos and Abel Silva released in 1991 by Simone. Its English lyrics were written by Roxanne Seeman and are unrelated to the original Portuguese-language song.[1][2]
The song was recorded with a 72-piece orchestra arranged and conducted by Jorge Calandrelli at the Sony Pictures Studio Scoring Stage in 1999, produced by Barbra Streisand during the "A Love Like Ours" album sessions.[3] Humberto Gatica was the recording engineer.[4] Barbra Streisand and Jay Landers are the executive producers of the track.
"Let's Start Right Now" was included as a promotional bonus CD single (Columbia #CSK 43719) in a limited edition of Barbra Streisand's "A Love Like Ours" album (Columbia #CK 63981) sold exclusively at Sam Goody and all U.S. Musicland Group stores.
"Let's Start Right Now" appears as a bonus track on the international CD single release of the Barbra Streisand & Vince Gill duet, "If You Ever Leave Me".[5] Versions of this single were released September - October 1999 with Let's Start Right Now included on the September 13, 1999 in Holland (#667801-2), October 18, 1999 in the UK (#668124-2), and Australia (EP CD 667914–2) releases.[5]
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 2002-03-16.
- ^ "MIDEM Billboard Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. January 27, 1996. p. 26.
- ^ Let's Start Right Now - Barbra Streisand | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-24
- ^ "Barbra Streisand / Vince Gill - If You Ever Leave Me". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ a b "Barbra Streisand Archives | The Barbra Streisand FAQ". barbra-archives.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.