| Love Is the Answer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | November 17, 2008–2009 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | (positive)[3] |
| The Boston Globe | (?)[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[5] |
| The Guardian |  [6] |
| The Times | [7] |
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]
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]
- ^ "Reviews for 'Love Is The Answer'by Barbra Streisand". Metacritic. Retrieved Sep 29, 2009.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ The Boston Globe review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ "Barbra Streisand/Diana Krall: Love Is the Answer | CD review". The Guardian. 2009-09-24. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07.
- ^ The Times review[dead link]
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (July 27, 2009). New Two-Disc Streisand Recording to Feature Songs by Bernstein, Kern, Brel, Styne and More. Archived 2009-07-30 at the Wayback Machine Playbill. Retrieved on August 7, 2009.
- ^ "Barbra Streisand Surprises With Ninth No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard.com. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ Bacalzo, Dan (2009-11-16). "Barbra Streisand's Love Is the Answer Certified Gold: Theater News on TheaterMania.com - 11/16/2009". Theatermania.com. Retrieved 2010-07-08.